If I had to buy again, it would definitely be a 5 door GTD+DSG, properly specced.
I would be spending less time and money in gas stations. 
There you go, that backs up exactly what I said a moment ago. Its all down to money, f**k all to do with the GTD being more desirable. 
Its more desirable at the moment because the combination of it a) looking like a gti b) "miles" better economy
Of course if fuel/money was not an issues we would all have a gti/r
There is very few people who that have bought a gti on here would hold there hands up and say ok a gtd is a better combination for me than the gti I bought. If you can then then fair play
When petrol costs were cheaper then there was an arguement for the gti, however I would expect a huge amount of people who have gti's have never even driven a gtd so cant even comment really.
Honestly I think I've fell into a hole and came out in coo-coo land.
The GTI is history, its what brought hot hatches into the world, its the badge, its the looks through the years, the famous interior, its the car itself, its the ownership, the DESIRABILITY of wanting to own one, the GTI is iconic, famous and hugely sought after.
No-one actually gives a toss about GTD's apart from GTD owners. It doesnt matter how the car runs, wither you can save 2p on fuel or wither you get 10 gazillion extra miles, or wither you can remap it to make it faster, its got absolutely no desirability at all, its a 2nd choice to someone that cant afford a GTI.
Seriously someone help me the f**k out here.
I never bought the GTI for the badge Kev , I got them for the perfomance and the drive & the GTD is right next to it sorry to burst your bubble :evil:I will always defend the GTD yes becuse I have one. I dont care what people say on here about the GTD its pure class with dare I say it to you DSG.
You'll need to read my posts better mate, I have nothing, apart from fuel, against the GTD. I'm not downing on the GTD at all, and no-one else here is saying the GTD is not good in the slightest. I couldnt give a rats ass about it, doesnt mean its not good. We are talking about the GTD Vs GTI in desirability, nothing else.
If you woke up one morning and thought, ok new mk6's are out. I want the top line models so will look at the GTD and GTI. Did you choose the GTD due to price ? fuel efficiency ? Insurance maybe ? How quick you could get hold of one ? Or maybe even a factor of all of them together ? Lets say yes, you have chosen a car based on those factors and lets say hypothetically the GTI was the same price, same fuel consumption etc, you and everyone else with a brain cell would choose the GTI.. ask yourself why ?
But they are different and you chose the GTD, you chose it because you've saved a few bob and you wont have to goto the garage as much and you can map it to get to GTI speeds. That has not made the GTD more desirable, maybe it has to you and I'm not arguing that fact, but the GTD as a car over the GTI for desirability as a whole is almost as silly as saying the GTD is faster than a GTI.
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