Quote from: Hairy Porter on 17 September 2009, 13:15On Order : GTI mk6, 3dr Manual, Candy White, Full Leather, Xenons, ACC, 18", RCD510 + Dynaudio, DAB Radio, Winter Pack, Luxury Pack. - Build Week 39You missed DSG from the list. A man who really understood money would not have Full Leather, Xenons, ACC, 18", RCD510 + Dynaudio, DAB Radio, Winter Pack, Luxury Pack.I'f I wanted a Taxi I'd hail one for a few quid, I'm not in the habit of spending £1500 for one.
On Order : GTI mk6, 3dr Manual, Candy White, Full Leather, Xenons, ACC, 18", RCD510 + Dynaudio, DAB Radio, Winter Pack, Luxury Pack. - Build Week 39You missed DSG from the list. A man who really understood money would not have Full Leather, Xenons, ACC, 18", RCD510 + Dynaudio, DAB Radio, Winter Pack, Luxury Pack.
i believe you implied that all gti's were shopping cars. if yours is for that then fine. but for others its not (pretty much everyone else). a gti is not a shopping car. your gti is a shopping car.
glad that's cleared up -excellent discussion though, you can't beat a heated debate!!
that was fun lol (i need to get out more!!)
Quote from: matchboy on 17 September 2009, 14:24that was fun lol (i need to get out more!!)If you go out, put a coat on...it's getting cold.you may even want to consider some 'winter tyres'?
I'f I wanted a Taxi I'd hail one for a few quid, I'm not in the habit of spending £1500 for one.
you may even want to consider some 'winter tyres'?
The GTD is like a blow up doll. The GTI is like a proper woman. Sure the doll might last longer, and the woman might have higher running costs, but which would you rather have?
Quote from: Ess_Three on 17 September 2009, 12:54Quote from: VWKev on 17 September 2009, 12:25I still cant get my head round this, and dont want to take it off topic but I have to ask. If a £23k Golf GTI without extras, is classed as shopping run, shool run and bit of fun car, then what are cars at £10k-£15k classed as ? (and dont say sh!t)A Golf GTI at £28600 is still a shopping car to me...as that's what I'll do in it.It's not in any way related to cost...it's what you buy it for.You buy a Elise/Exige/911 etc for weekend fun (a sportscar)...You buy a GTI to drive to work, take the kids to school and fetch the shopping.You buy a people carrier when you have no desire to live any more.Simples.A £10-15k car is likely to be a smaller shopping car, older fancier car or less well specced shopping car.Does it matter?A Golf is a Golf...regardless of what you think the badge tells you...it's a Golf.A car most people will use everyday to go to work in and fetch the shopping in.Therefore, making it a shopping car.Just a shopping car a step up from some of the sh!te out there.Well for me personally, I've never had a great amount of money growing up and only in the part 15 years or so I have been able to start living at a decent standard. I appreciate money more and the value of it. I'm proud to now be in a comfortable position to own a GTI, so when I see people say its 'Just a Golf' or 'Its a shopping run car' it f**kin riles me, but I think I get it now, there's some people out there that are spoon fed spoilt thingys and have probably never worked a day in their life, or are lucky enough to have a high paid pen pusher job that they have lost all track of reality and can discredit the GTI so easily. Just because you and others think thats what the car is, doesnt make it so, some people including myself have worked hard as f**k to get one. Count yourself lucky you have one and possibly more than one car, the snob nosed arrogance is oozing out of some people here its ridiculous, others are not as lucky and its an achievement owning one including myself.
Quote from: VWKev on 17 September 2009, 12:25I still cant get my head round this, and dont want to take it off topic but I have to ask. If a £23k Golf GTI without extras, is classed as shopping run, shool run and bit of fun car, then what are cars at £10k-£15k classed as ? (and dont say sh!t)A Golf GTI at £28600 is still a shopping car to me...as that's what I'll do in it.It's not in any way related to cost...it's what you buy it for.You buy a Elise/Exige/911 etc for weekend fun (a sportscar)...You buy a GTI to drive to work, take the kids to school and fetch the shopping.You buy a people carrier when you have no desire to live any more.Simples.A £10-15k car is likely to be a smaller shopping car, older fancier car or less well specced shopping car.Does it matter?A Golf is a Golf...regardless of what you think the badge tells you...it's a Golf.A car most people will use everyday to go to work in and fetch the shopping in.Therefore, making it a shopping car.Just a shopping car a step up from some of the sh!te out there.
I still cant get my head round this, and dont want to take it off topic but I have to ask. If a £23k Golf GTI without extras, is classed as shopping run, shool run and bit of fun car, then what are cars at £10k-£15k classed as ? (and dont say sh!t)
