What do you think to this Spec and options ?

[FamilyDub]

Why? because of the cost ?

Mainly. Personal taste too, I'd rather the money went to the Lux pack, Winter pack and other toys like cruise control.

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Supposedly, other drivers flash Xenon-equipped cars all the time assuming they've got their high-beams on....

[Fanters]

I've always had just standard lights and i've always found them to dull especially in winter on motoroways and sometimes on unlit backroads. They are quite expensive but do look quite nice. i only wish i could get the rear LEDS also !

I can handle a bit of flashing ( i think !)

[FamilyDub]

I can handle a bit of flashing (I think !)

 

Each to their own and the usual applies, why not if you can afford them?

[Snoopy]

Storage pack im not sure of unless you really need the nets. The draws are not that big to make them useful imo.
The luxury pack if your going for the 18s so you get the curb view on the passenger mirror imo maybe worth looking at.

[dubber36]

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.  

I'm suggesting that when you are on the motorway and have to slow to a crawl you are likely to be in a lower gear. When the road clears, you need to get back up to speed manually and then resume your set speed once in 6th gear to avoid it cancelling when you press the clutch to change gear. In an auto or dsg car, you could accelerate using the stalk from pottering to cruising speed in one go.

Cruise works really well and can be extremely usefull at all speeds if used correctly, what I am saying is that it works even better on an auto.

Thanks guys.

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.

I've had some pretty stiff cars in the past and whilst they have been quite embarrassingly uncomfortable on B roads and around town, they have been perfectly fine on smooth A roads and motorways.

[Fanters]

Storage pack im not sure of unless you really need the nets. The draws are not that big to make them useful imo.
The luxury pack if your going for the 18s so you get the curb view on the passenger mirror imo maybe worth looking at.

Hmm got to think of the wife, she could put her makeup in it (storage Pack). I wondered about the lux pack as i'm not speccing parking sensors (as i can park ) you might have a point there.

Thanks

[Fanters]

[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.[/quote]

I've had some pretty stiff cars in the past and whilst they have been quite embarrassingly uncomfortable on B roads and around town, they have been perfectly fine on smooth A roads and motorways.
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My Audi A4 sport is quite a hard ride so i hoped by getting ACC it may be better, not just on motorways but also around town or some B roads.

[simonpolly]

I have cruise control on my touran and to be honest i never use it,i would save yourself the money and opt for something else

[Fanters]

I have cruise control on my touran and to be honest i never use it,i would save yourself the money and opt for something else

Never had it in one of my cars but always thought it may be useful for motorway journeys ! If the price keeps rising i may drop this option to keep costs down.

[FamilyDub]

Never had it in one of my cars but always thought it may be useful for motorway journeys ! If the price keeps rising i may drop this option to keep costs down.

If it makes your decision any easier, our last five cars - stretching seven years - have all had cruise control.

There are options I'd have liked on the GTI;- DSG, MFSW, leather, etc, but I could live without them, so I'm not bothered. For me, cruise control isn't one of these things - it's an essential.

I personally can't speak about it's functionality with DSG and I think I perhaps picked up dubber36's point wrongly a bit earlier.

Let us know your final spec decsion?