What do you think to this Spec and options ?

[Fanters]

paid deposit to get on  a waiting list for a build slot in January and agreed a price(inc of vat rise)  with a decent enough discount and my initial spec was going to be :

GTI 5 DR DSG
White
18" Monza's
Bi Xenon Headlights
Cruise Control
Telephone Prep Rsap(bluetooth)
RCD 510 Touch screen radio
DAB Digital Radio Reception
ACC
Storage Pack

If you have any of these options then please give me your feedback.

I'm still not 100% sure if to go with Manual or DSG even after reading all the comments! do quite a bit of motorway driving so should it be DSG ?

[dubber36]

Nice spec, but with the amount of motorway driving you saw you do, I'm not sure that you would need ACC.

I would stick with the DSG though. Especially as you are having cruise control. It never really works that well with manual cars. In a manual car, if you have to slow down, and change down for traffic, you have to accelerate manually until you get back into 6th gear before you can "resume" your set cruising speed when the road clears. DSG will do it all for you.

[Snoopy]

Keep in mind for iirc £156 the dealer will retrofit the cruise control. Ie its cheaper that way

[Fanters]

Thanks guys.

Good tip on the cruise control. Thanks

I thought the ACC would be good for the motorway driving as i could put it in comfort (plus when the wife and the kids are all in they would prefer comfort)
Maybe i should try and test one with ACC.

[Rhyso]

Keep in mind for iirc £156 the dealer will retrofit the cruise control. Ie its cheaper that way

and a year's less warranty

[Snoopy]

1 years less warrenty on a stalk that costs £50 to replace, If it does go wrong in that last year. Thats well worth paying £54 extra to have it factory fitted. 

[FamilyDub]

I personally wouldn't bother with:-

Bi Xenon Headlights

you are having cruise control... It never really works that well with manual cars.

To be blunt, that's nonsense. If you actually plan your direction and speed properly, then cruise control is easy to use. In fact, you begin to  see how inconsistent other drivers' motorway speeds are.

Also, certainly in my car (with factory cruise) you can 'accelerate' using only the cruise control stalk. The only major downside - to me, anyway - is you'll still have to change gear then re-set it.

get back into 6th gear before you can "resume" your set cruising speed

Factory fit cruise works above 19mph, so are you suggesting it should only be used in 6th gear..?

Heck, I potter about town with it set at 29 to avoid speeding fines.  

[Snoopy]

^ Just as info the factory fit and dealer fit is exactly the same thing/part. Its just a replacment stalk and a bit of software work to activate it.

[Fanters]

I personally wouldn't bother with:-

Bi Xenon Headlights

Why ? because of the cost ?

[Snoopy]

If your doing alot of motorway driving i would spec them. Its why i did.