Could have had a manual standard out of the box GTi but I would have had to really pay for it in overall costs where as I get the GTD with DSG & 5 Door + additional options at minimal cost to me and with even more saving in running cost.
It it a lease/company car based on CO2? If so, I guess it makes sense over a GTI. Still not convinced by the running-cost savings relative to new car ownership in general, but each unto their own on how to justify something!
The company car C02 and petrol costs is purely why I've ordered a GTD.
I'd love a GTI but can't justify the extra running costs.
Additional cost for vehicle + a lot heavier C02 charges and then running costs make it a no brainer for Company Car folk - Would I like the red stripe and red tartan seats and all the red bits that shout GTi? Of course, there is the added prestige on that alone
but I know the GTD looks great too and that my driving experience is going to pretty damn good as basically getting pretty much same car with plenty of performance still on tap just with lower costs across board.
Exactly, i'm going from a 143bhp Mini to 184ps. So i'm getting a decent chunk of extra power and torque.
The GTD this time round looks almost identical to the GTI except the red line and the split exhaust at the rear. I've got Leather so the red tartan doesn't affect me.
I actually prefer the standard GTD alloys. All GTI's for the past 7 years seemed to have the same ones.