Mk6 GTI 0-60mph

[matchboy]

you have the same spec as me kev except i'm getting a 5 door as we have a little one!  as for leather rolfe, i personally think its a lot of money however its worth it for resale value - plus when's its cold in the winter just slap those heated seats on and job done!

we had a sunroof years ago when the missus had a V5 - its v nice on a summers day i have to say!

[R32UK]

Depends, DSG or Manual? 

Dont think there are many tests yet. All mags are quoting VW times or just putting ''under 6 secs''

No difference in DGS or Manual

[ub7rm]

One thing about the leather - yes it looks very pretty but you need to look after it well.

The quality of the leather in the mk5 is way down on what I had on my mk4 recarros ( ) I don't know if thats because the recarro leather is better quality than the 'vw' leather or that standards slipped from one mk to the other. 

When I got rid of my mk4 with nearly 100k miles the seats were almost perfect.

At 40k on the mk5 the bolsters are pretty ratty looking and it just generally scuffs easily.  I do condition them and all the rest of it but I fear rather than adding to the value if I leave them the way they are they will detract value.

I suspect the mk6 will have the same stuff as the mk5 so be carefull with it!

I personally would go for the cloth with winter pack.

[Rolfe]

I've gone for the winter pack so I'll still have the heated seats even with cloth.  (Look, I live nearly 800 feet up a hill in Scotland, it's a necessity!)

My Peugeot is over 11 years old and its leather seats still look great, too good for scrappage really!    Durability was one reason I fancied leather in the Golf, but some of the posts in this forum are making me reconsider that.

I'm not convinced the leather seats add that much to the resale value - or the sunroof or even the ACC come to that.  The DSG might, depending.

Rolfe.

[GolfTi]

Rolfe
I agree with you about the leather, it is freezing for a minute or so even with the heated seats. (And scorching in the summer).
(And the tartan is just soooo nice.)

Resale - depends how long you keep it, leather will make a difference for the first few years. After that not really.

DSG could go either way depending on the take up. (Marmite - love it or hate it).


Please keep up your brilliant postings.

[matchboy]

its funny you should say about the leather on your mk4, cause on our old v5 the leather was awful and stretched ridiculously, but i've not found that on the mk5 (granted its only 2 years old compared to the v5 which was 4 years old).  i personally think leather is a massive selling point but hey that's just me!  once you have leather you can't go back to a cloth finish.

[Snoopy]

Autoexpress  review week before last said 0-60 6.6, 30-70 6.0 (white 3 door manual inc most the toys and on 18s)

[keelaw]

Autoexpress  review week before last said 0-60 6.6, 30-70 6.0 (white 3 door manual inc most the toys and on 18s)

[GolfTi]

  once you have leather you can't go back to a cloth finish.

Oh yes you can. And I will.

[andykram]

Autocar the other week said 6.7 sec on official test.