GTD - report

[p3asa]

first night with car on the drive 3:00am alarm went off
twice! Thought someone was trying to steal it!
Took it back to garage and they could not find any fault, clearly water had got where it shouldn't!

Someone else on here or on another forum had similar faults with their alarm and it turns out the car had been programmed on the VAG COM alarm setting as a 3 door, when in fact it was a 5 door. Or vice versa but it seemed to cure their problem.

I can't believe how much acceleration I have on the motorway in 4th in my diesel. It flies.

[countrytrucker]

Ive got a GTD supposedly waiting at the dealers for me, just trying to get a collection/delivery date sorted. Been waiting for it since mid July!!! so I am well and truly boucing off the ceiling now waiting for it.

Hope its worth the wait. Previously had MK4 2.0 'GTI', MK4 1.8T GTI and MK5 140 GT TDI. Hope it compares well to these. Would absolutely love a new GTI but would cost me about £40-50 a month more to buy and a tank of gas a month so just couldn't stretch that far!!

What colour did you get? mines candy white.

I went for candy white too.

I have a Fiscon kit, 19s and lowering springs waiting for it too!

[Snoopy]

Still don't know how you GTD owners are getting 52mpg out of the GTD unless its all motorway miles. We have a new CR TDI audi at work with the same engine and its not doing anywere near that average unless on the motorway

I've read a few times that although the GTD is slower than the Gti, it feels as fast  -  let us know what you think...

Its the torque spread and the amount of it. They do feel as quick at part throttle openings in town especially weaving in and out the traffic .

[Jimbo Mc]

countrytrucker

Sounds great, will look awesome on 19s. I'll only have the bogo 17s. Haven't seen one on them yet as all the ones ive seen have the optional 18s

Cheers

[mds69]

Sounds great, will look awesome on 19s. I'll only have the bogo 17s. Haven't seen one on them yet as all the ones ive seen have the optional 18s

I have the GTD on 17s - they look great, much prefer them to the GTD 18s.  Pretty easy to keep clean as well!  Will post some pics when have dry/have time etc...

[Jay]

GTD FTW 

I love the torque, when you first set off in 1st and doing say 10mph, then floor it you just hear the engine rpm increase & turbo spool up then suddenly all Hell is unleashed as the turbo becomes fully spooled and WOOSH off you go    There's nothing quite like that of a high powered diesel 

[JJH]

Sounds great, will look awesome on 19s. I'll only have the bogo 17s. Haven't seen one on them yet as all the ones ive seen have the optional 18s

I have the GTD on 17s - they look great, much prefer them to the GTD 18s.  Pretty easy to keep clean as well!  Will post some pics when have dry/have time etc...

Got to agree about the 17's, at the showroom I struggled to see the difference is size between the17's and 18's.
Automatically knew I wanted the bigger wheels and would have specced them  but the 17's just looked better to me. Looking on Autotrader and Ebay virtually all GTD's have the 18's fitted so will at least be alittle rarer.

This video shows them off quite well....all be it against some very ordinary standard GTI wheels in France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n8-I116GKk

[flc1962]

Funny about the alarm I had a wee blip bout a week after getting the car, seems to have settled down now though. Gremlin

[AlanH]

[flc1962]

Nice motor mate and the wheels look better than expected