Retrofit Dynaudio & DAB?

[AdrianM]

Yesterday we took delivery of a Candy white Golf Highline with DSG; from what I can tell, this model approximates a UK GTI in basic kit and options minus some of the styling and of course the engine. Here a GTI costs around £45,000 and my 1.4 TSI set us back around £36,000.

That is the equivalent of a Golf GT in the UK.
Different options to the GTI

I thought so at first too but looking at the UK configuration tool, there are a number of differences in options, not least of which are the engines you are allowed to have in the GT. Maybe it's difficult to compare like with like.

You've lost me 
However my Uk GT has "Highline" on one of the sticker codes.

Isn't that just what they call the computer?

[p3asa]

Yesterday we took delivery of a Candy white Golf Highline with DSG;..........................

That is the equivalent of a Golf GT in the UK.
Different options to the GTI

I thought so at first too but looking at the UK configuration tool, there are a number of differences in options, not least of which are the engines you are allowed to have in the GT. Maybe it's difficult to compare like with like.

You've lost me 
However my Uk GT has "Highline" on one of the sticker codes.

Isn't that just what they call the computer?

Eh?? But you have just said your golf is called a Golf Highline. 

Yes Highline is what they class as the computer but it is also what they class as a trim level abroad.
ie. in UK we get Golf S, SE, Bluemotion, GT and then the GTI / GTD
Abroad it comes in Trendline, Comfortline, Highline and GTI / GTD

That is why your Golf Highline is the equivalent as a UK GT and why my GT has a sticker on it stating "Highline"

[AdrianM]

Yesterday we took delivery of a Candy white Golf Highline with DSG;..........................

That is the equivalent of a Golf GT in the UK.
Different options to the GTI

I thought so at first too but looking at the UK configuration tool, there are a number of differences in options, not least of which are the engines you are allowed to have in the GT. Maybe it's difficult to compare like with like.

You've lost me 
However my Uk GT has "Highline" on one of the sticker codes.

Isn't that just what they call the computer?

Eh?? But you have just said your golf is called a Golf Highline. 

Yes Highline is what they class as the computer but it is also what they class as a trim level abroad.
ie. in UK we get Golf S, SE, Bluemotion, GT and then the GTI / GTD
Abroad it comes in Trendline, Comfortline, Highline and GTI / GTD

That is why your Golf Highline is the equivalent as a UK GT and why my GT has a sticker on it stating "Highline"

Yes, they call it the "Highline" model here and it has the highline dash computer but I thought that in the UK the only thing they call "Highline" is the dash computer so I'm a little surprised that you have a "highline" sticker. But there are difference in trim/options still I think; for instance, the winter pack is not an option and it's standard here.

[spenny_b]

Erm,

Thanks for the interest in the topic, folks, but I'm still not a lot closer to answering my original questions. We seem to have strayed waaay off topic with a debate about the merits (or lack of) of opting for hi-fi upgrades! 

Thinking a few well-played eBlag bids for an amp and some new Rainbow component speakers may be the way forward; at least come re-sale time they're pretty generic to all cars rather than a Mk6 Golf.

[p3asa]

Yes, they call it the "Highline" model here and it has the highline dash computer but I thought that in the UK the only thing they call "Highline" is the dash computer so I'm a little surprised that you have a "highline" sticker. But there are difference in trim/options still I think; for instance, the winter pack is not an option and it's standard here.

Sorry Spenny_b your right its way off topic but at least the subject line is being bumped for you 

Adrian, I have a highline sticker like all other GT owners in the UK because the GT and Highline are one of the same.
Yes there are differences between them like the winter pack, but that is country specific.
Its the same in all models. i.e. the GTI in the UK doesn't get certain extras that other countries GTI's do get as standard but they are both GTI's

I don't know VW's logic in naming their cars differently from the ones abroad but your highline is the same as the UK's GT.

[AdrianM]

Yes, they call it the "Highline" model here and it has the highline dash computer but I thought that in the UK the only thing they call "Highline" is the dash computer so I'm a little surprised that you have a "highline" sticker. But there are difference in trim/options still I think; for instance, the winter pack is not an option and it's standard here.

Sorry Spenny_b your right its way off topic but at least the subject line is being bumped for you 

Adrian, I have a highline sticker like all other GT owners in the UK because the GT and Highline are one of the same.
Yes there are differences between them like the winter pack, but that is country specific.
Its the same in all models. i.e. the GTI in the UK doesn't get certain extras that other countries GTI's do get as standard but they are both GTI's

I don't know VW's logic in naming their cars differently from the ones abroad but your highline is the same as the UK's GT.

Ah, okay. Well, glad we cleared that up then.