GTI 'No brainer' options.

[V5Ade]

Okay, so what are your 'no brainer' options for the MK7?
For me as I have kids, the extra side rear airbags were obvious. Also the Performance pack and Dynaudio (LSD and decent speakers really good value as far as I'm concerned).

What else should I have ordered and why?

[CraigW]

For me the Performance pack is the only no brainer option but what I love is the keyless entry and would always want that now. The standard car is so well equipped it doesn't need many extras added

[davyk31]

I went for leather interior as this will be the family car and eventhough the kids are very careful the seats are just so much easier to clean if they are leather.

Also went for basic nav.

[dubber36]

For me it would have to be the diesel engine and the left pedal delete.

[iandjm]

DSG, Dynaudio and active suspension for me 

[lew321]

DSG, Dynaudio, PP 

[GTI7me]

PP, Nav. Thats it imo. The rest aren't so much no brainers.

J

[JBirchy]

For me, (although many people will disagree) the PP isn't a no brainer option. If you're driving at 10/10ths everywhere then yes, it's the one to go for, but I will be driving at 7-8/10ths max, and won't be pushing the car hard enough to see the benefits of the higher spec diff over the standard XDS diff. Furthermore, for me, only 10bhp extra wasn't enough to justify spending another £980. Had it been an extra 30bhp, then yes, it's a no brainer.

For me, no brainer options are Adaptive Chassis Control, Sat Nav and DSG.

[GTI7me]

I understand where you are coming from JBirchy. However i also think the bigger brakes and callipers finish off the look nicely 

J

[JBirchy]

I understand where you are coming from JBirchy. However i also think the bigger brakes and callipers finish off the look nicely 

J

Yes I do agree with you there actually... The bigger brakes (aesthetically) was the biggest consideration when deciding whether to go PP or not!