« Reply #7 on: 18 May 2010, 16:41 »
I don't have them. I'd like them.
The thing is that with SEAT you get the same system for about two thirds of the price, maybe less. With VW they charge a considerable sum for them and in the UK we're used to being ripped off by just about everyone and expect poor service from just about everyone, so an awful lot of people aren't prepared to pay through their nose for something that other cars have either as standard or as a much cheaper option.
Plus with the current poor exchange rate a Golf isn't exactly good value for money which ever way you look at it to start with at basic list price.
Added to all the above, many cars in the UK are employer funded or part funded through leases. To keep the lease costs down the spec tends to be fairly basic.
I unfortunately pay for my own car thus it was bought in as basic a spec as I could find and I added all the extras I wanted myself (or am in the process of). This has 2 benefits, one being that it saves me a lot of money and the other being that it's quite good fun doing a bit of bargain hunting.
Then finally there's the point that I hardly use the GTI anyway. If I did a lot of driving the Xenons would have made a lot more financial sense.
Still awake after all that? Well you did ask!!!
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