Interesting article about mk7 GTI

[PenguinGTI]

In our Mk5 gti we can easily fit two bicycles inside the car (wheels off, of course) and luggage for 2 for a week, and yet the car is short and easy to park in London. BMW doesn't have a vehicle that does that job, which is a bit odd in my opinion.

So, we're holding out till the Mk7 comes along, then we'll decide. So far, the Mk5 (5 years old and still trouble free) is doing well, so just another year or so to go...

Added to that the GTI can hoon round a track or B-road whenever the driver fancies and your post pretty much sums up the appeal of the GTI. 

[carl1]

It will be a mk7 gti for me, if over 26.5k i'll go the next class up to a BMW

The problem we have is that BMW don't do practical hatchback. If I were to get a one series, I would probably go for the saloon version as the hatchback is so compromised.

In our Mk5 gti we can easily fit two bicycles inside the car (wheels off, of course) and luggage for 2 for a week, and yet the car is short and easy to park in London. BMW doesn't have a vehicle that does that job, which is a bit odd in my opinion.

So, we're holding out till the Mk7 comes along, then we'll decide. So far, the Mk5 (5 years old and still trouble free) is doing well, so just another year or so to go...

Just shows how what a great allrounder the GTI is, i think it would be a new 3 series (i don't really need the practicallity of a hatch) if i were to go BMW but it doesn't look that great in the flesh if im honest, it looks like a real life bad photoshop job , maybe it will grow on me.