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Offline keelaw

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #10 on: 03 September 2009, 21:48 »

Slower
Uglier
More expensive
Less practical


Then I won't feel the need to change!  :)

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Offline andykram

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #11 on: 03 September 2009, 21:51 »
Does anyone know the exact reason why the steering wheel has a flat bottom? It just seems a bit pointless to me so they can get rid of that on the VII.

How about a more realistic price, otherwise they'll price converts like me into another marque.

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #12 on: 03 September 2009, 21:53 »
Does anyone know the exact reason why the steering wheel has a flat bottom? It just seems a bit pointless to me so they can get rid of that on the VII.

How about a more realistic price, otherwise they'll price converts like me into another marque.

I like it, for me thats a must keep.  Just another little touch that sets it apart from the cooking models.
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Offline mac7

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #13 on: 03 September 2009, 22:01 »
delete the seat belt chime (I know you will never do this, but I'm asking anyway)

Please tell me this can be disabled. If not by the dealer or VAG-COM then I'll be willing to cut cables, pull out lightbulbs or whatever is necessary!

back to the list:

much lighter construction
a more charismatic engine (5 or 6 cylinder would be nice, if unlikely)
bigger standard wheels
in fact, any other wheels than the Monzas
less chrome on the dash and switches
DSG with total manual over-ride
ESP with total manual over-ride
standard adaptive chassis with - you guessed it - manual over-ride
standard bluetooth that works with more than one brand of phone
a standard radio which doesn't look like it was pulled out of a 2001 base model Lupo
DAB which I can have with sat-nav and a reverse camera
parking sensors which you can't see
auto wipers that have a simple old-fashioned fixed-intermittent setting
auto lights which switch off again when it's not dark (or is this sorted on the Mk6?)
metallic/pearl colours other than black, silver, blue-grey, grey and grey (although they all look good!)
xenons and LED's
decent quality optional leather
the option to remove any factory standard equipment which I don't want and get a discount as a result

and finally...

retractable mudflaps  :grin:

 
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Offline loki86

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #14 on: 03 September 2009, 22:09 »
delete the seat belt chime (I know you will never do this, but I'm asking anyway)



retractable mudflaps  :grin:

 
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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #15 on: 03 September 2009, 22:19 »
Does anyone know the exact reason why the steering wheel has a flat bottom? It just seems a bit pointless to me so they can get rid of that on the VII.

How about a more realistic price, otherwise they'll price converts like me into another marque.

Because of a big, deep, VAG parts bin. Good enough for Lambos and RSs', good enough for VW...?  :cool:
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Offline FroGTI

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #16 on: 04 September 2009, 07:12 »
Does anyone know the exact reason why the steering wheel has a flat bottom? It just seems a bit pointless to me so they can get rid of that on the VII.

The official reason is that it helps you get in and out more easily, i.e. your legs don't rub on the rim when sliding in and out. IMO, it's just there to flatter our egos and make us think we're driving an F1 car, whose flat-bottomed wheels do actually serve a purpose, as they sit just millimetres from the driver's thighs. All a bit ridiculous really: F1 drivers don't usually have to negotiate roundabouts during a Grand Prix, flat-bottomed wheels on a Golf just make turning unnecessarily awkward.

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #17 on: 04 September 2009, 07:56 »
Does anyone know the exact reason why the steering wheel has a flat bottom? It just seems a bit pointless to me so they can get rid of that on the VII.

The official reason is that it helps you get in and out more easily, i.e. your legs don't rub on the rim when sliding in and out. IMO, it's just there to flatter our egos and make us think we're driving an F1 car, whose flat-bottomed wheels do actually serve a purpose, as they sit just millimetres from the driver's thighs. All a bit ridiculous really: F1 drivers don't usually have to negotiate roundabouts during a Grand Prix, flat-bottomed wheels on a Golf just make turning unnecessarily awkward.

Never had any probs with the flat bottom... it also helps you know where the wheels are at without looking at the wheel.

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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #18 on: 04 September 2009, 08:07 »
I like it, for me thats a must keep.  Just another little touch that sets it apart from the cooking models.

Agree on this one
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Re: Suggestions for the MkVII
« Reply #19 on: 04 September 2009, 09:58 »
I like it, for me thats a must keep.  Just another little touch that sets it apart from the cooking models.

Agree on this one

+1   :cool:
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