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Offline gabrialboy

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Next car- G6 Gti DSG *Taking delivery tomorrow*
« on: 04 September 2011, 19:17 »
Hi Gents,

Well 8 months down the line in my new Championship Ed Honda Civic Type R and I have the urge to swop cogs into a Gti... :cool:The 2nd time now I'm considering the Golf. The previous round it lost out to my ex S3...
As a petrol head at heart I've been fortunate in owning quite a few hatches over the past 5 years but my choices were all specific at the time....

The CTR is too focussed for my needs at the moment. In comparison to my ex rides it's a great hatch but with the constant traffic I'm facing on a daily basis I'm leaning towards getting an auto or dsg box.
Also considering practicality and not interested in getting another 2 door hatch.
My shortlist include:

New United Grey G6 Gti DSG- xenons, RCD510, Sunroof, Bluetooth
New Light White MINI Countryman S Auto- Sunroof, Chilli Pack, PDC & Centre Armrest
2010 Merc C350 AMG with low mileage-

Need some opinions and thoughts from the owners out there whether you'd buy another Gti again given the choices I have...
Shot  :nerd:
« Last Edit: 09 September 2011, 20:13 by gabrialboy »
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Next car- Opinions
« Reply #1 on: 04 September 2011, 19:42 »
Looking at your past rides i would probably go for the edition 35 DSG GTI.
Im not a fan of the countrymen a mate has the clubmen S and he use to have a JCW S before that both good cars but just lacking comfort for me.
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Offline am1w

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Re: Next car- Opinions
« Reply #2 on: 04 September 2011, 20:01 »
I'd get the GTI or go the whole hog and get an R. The Ed35 is a halfway house between the GTI and the R.
Oh, I dislike  all those wheels that come with the Ed35.
This is my considered opinion.
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Re: Next car- Opinions
« Reply #3 on: 04 September 2011, 20:39 »
Thx for the replies... was actually referring to the sticky on this topic as I only discovered it after posting this thread... Was considering an R but waiting period too long... unfortunately we don't get the 35th Ed over here in SA...From what I've researched I don't see the R justifying the price premium over the Gti... 4 motion and exclusivity not worth it imho.... reckon that the Gti strikes the best balance in performance and comfort looking at the options out there... was keen on the candy white but there's just too many of them out there so I've decided that if I settle on the Golf it'll have to be my personal favourite colour for the Gti United Grey...
Was also thinking of the 135i but will be a used one and I'm not the biggest BM fan. Then I'm also stuck with only 2 doors again so have decided to eliminate the bimmer from the shortlist...
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Re: Next car- Opinions
« Reply #4 on: 04 September 2011, 20:41 »
ED35 or the Merc the ed35 is going to be a blinding motor  :wink:
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Re: Next car- Opinions
« Reply #5 on: 04 September 2011, 20:50 »
Steve: The Ed35 is not available in SA.

I've also got a Mercedes C Class 350 CDI AMG Sport Auto. Prefer my GTI.
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Re: Next car- Opinions- GTI on the way....
« Reply #6 on: 07 September 2011, 20:04 »
so i sorted out most of the paperwork today and my new gti is due for delivery tomorrow so chances are I'm collecting on the weekend.
My timing was spot on it seems as a batch has just arrived into the country... only problem was I couldn't get the RCD510 as there were no UG units in the batch with sunroof, xenons & rcd510. So had to scratch the radio upgrade from my options list-
whooohooo getting excited now... x mas is early this year.... :grin:
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Re: Next car- Opinions- GTI on the way....
« Reply #7 on: 07 September 2011, 20:15 »
Quote from: gabrialboy on 07 September 2011, 20:04
so i sorted out most of the paperwork today and my new gti is due for delivery tomorrow so chances are I'm collecting on the weekend.
My timing was spot on it seems as a batch has just arrived into the country... only problem was I couldn't get the RCD510 as there were no UG units in the batch with sunroof, xenons & rcd510. So had to scratch the radio upgrade from my options list-
whooohooo getting excited now... x mas is early this year.... :grin:

Nice one mate, I wouldnt worry about the RCD510 mate, get an RNS510 sat nav unit for £550 from one of the guys here.  Many of us have and it's well worth it.


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Re: Next car- Opinions *GTI Arriving tomorrow*
« Reply #8 on: 08 September 2011, 10:17 »
Quote from: Jimmymature on 07 September 2011, 20:15
Nice one mate, I wouldnt worry about the RCD510 mate, get an RNS510 sat nav unit for £550 from one of the guys here.  Many of us have and it's well worth it.

+1 Easily sorted, enjoy your new motor!  I know I am  :laugh:
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Re: Next car- Opinions *GTI Arriving tomorrow*
« Reply #9 on: 08 September 2011, 19:28 »
thanks gents,

2 more sleeps-
Dealer sent me these today....





Just need to confirm the following on the rcd 310... I've noticed that there's been a small change on these units- black and blue backlighting... I'm not sure whether mine is the latest and would like to confirm this beforehand... Was under the impression that the car was shipped up from the port today but apparently the dealer sourced the vehicle from another dealership. I need clarification of this tomorrow... so holding thumbs everything is as I was expecting :undecided:



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