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Offline AAddict

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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #110 on: 28 April 2013, 08:18 »
I think alot depends on how you are buy the car for me its cash so id have to fork out another 1k in July / August. If come two years and I decide to sell the car as I have been doing with my last three cars. If a PP version is worth 1k more than mine fair enough im quids in. If however the PP version is worth 2K more its just cost me £500 per year extra to drive a lesser car :cry:. If only I could see into the future :smiley: I can see the temptation on finance to just spend the cerca 40 per month...

Just out of curiosity has anyone has a finance quote for the PP and non PP model. How does the guaranteed residual look?

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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #111 on: 28 April 2013, 10:35 »
An educated guess, but I think you'll find that those that are happy to cough up the £1000 for the PP will also be those happy to cough up another £500 or so for a remap at some point in the future. The two will go hand in hand.
Like any hobby or a good meal or holiday, you just accept that it's dead money but you've enjoyed it.

Having had at least eight or nine cars that have had engine remaps I can tell you that the PP will make ALL the difference thus equipped.
If you're just planning on leaving the car standard then I'd think twice. Well in fact I wouldn't think twice, I'd order a GTD DSG as it will be better. But that's just me  :tongue:
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #112 on: 28 April 2013, 10:49 »
Excactly what I am considering ordering as my car needs to be replaced in October.

GTI performance pack 5 door dsg
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GTD 5 door dsg
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #113 on: 28 April 2013, 11:44 »
Thanks Aaddict


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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #114 on: 28 April 2013, 14:22 »
Think i will be adding it to my order, in that video on youtube, when the guy is shown selecting different modes on the dash is this only available then if the PP is on the car?
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #115 on: 28 April 2013, 14:47 »
Think i will be adding it to my order, in that video on youtube, when the guy is shown selecting different modes on the dash is this only available then if the PP is on the car?
Those modes being selected are part of the driver profile selection, standard on the GTI/GTD.  If you add Dynamic Chassis Control to the spec, I think that you get more options related to that.  Not sure adding the Performance Pack adds anything to those options.
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #116 on: 28 April 2013, 14:56 »
Think i will be adding it to my order, in that video on youtube, when the guy is shown selecting different modes on the dash is this only available then if the PP is on the car?
Those modes being selected are part of the driver profile selection, standard on the GTI/GTD.  If you add Dynamic Chassis Control to the spec, I think that you get more options related to that.  Not sure adding the Performance Pack adds anything to those options.

There's the settings for the dif with the PP cars.
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #117 on: 28 April 2013, 15:04 »
Thanks guys, going to add the PP , if i didnt and then met up with another owner who had it and tried his car, maybe i would forever regret it, finalise the spec tomorrow
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #118 on: 28 April 2013, 15:07 »
Have to admit guys, the more I read the reviews and the more I speak to people, the more I'm tempted to tick the box for the PP.  I plan on keeping it for a good number of years, so spread over that it's not so bad.  Really not bothered about the extra paper, but the brakes and diff are slowly selling it to me.
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Re: Performance Pack or Not? Have you?
« Reply #119 on: 28 April 2013, 16:04 »
Well, I have deliberated too much on this and finally given in and asked to add the option to my order. I did get a good price on it to be honest too, which helped.

As I will keep the car for 3 years or so, I couldn't live all that time knowing I could have had it, did the same kind of thing when we had the mk6 and didn't spec Xenons due to the cost, and always regreted that decision.

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