Long time away from the forum & a new GTI ordered!

[Steve78]

Hi all, it's been a very long time since I've posted but I ordered a new GTI over the weekend to replace my Mk5.

I went for a 3 door DSG model in Carbon Grey with some extras:

Advance telephone connection
Climate comfort windscreen
Dynaudio sound pack
High beam assist
Park assist system
Rear view camera
Winter pack
Keyless entry
Door Sill Trim – Steel with GTI lettering

Perhaps I could have saved a few quick without some of the toys, but who cares.  Life is to be enjoyed...

I haven't been given a delivery date but they say it would be as long as 20 weeks.

[CraigW]

Hi all, it's been a very long time since I've posted but I ordered a new GTI over the weekend to replace my Mk5.

I went for a 3 door DSG model in Carbon Grey with some extras:

Advance telephone connection
Climate comfort windscreen
Dynaudio sound pack
High beam assist
Park assist system
Rear view camera
Winter pack
Keyless entry
Door Sill Trim – Steel with GTI lettering

Perhaps I could have saved a few quick without some of the toys, but who cares.  Life is to be enjoyed...

I haven't been given a delivery date but they say it would be as long as 20 weeks.

Nice spec although I would have forgone a few of the options and added the Performance Pack 

[Steve78]

I thought about the PP, but the majority of my time on the road is spent in heavy traffic to and from work so I added a few toys and extras that I'd actually get the full benefit from.

[Suklpm]

What do your get with the winter pack that you don't get anyway? Is it just heated seats?

[Steve78]

According to VW "Winter pack includes headlight washers, heated front seats, heated windscreen washer jets and low washer fluid warning light" & I think the mirrors are already heated.  I have it on my current GTI so I'd miss it if it wasn't there on my new car.

I also have a very trivial question, but I'm a heavy user of Spotify.  If my iPhone is connected can I play music via Spotify?

[GerryD]

Nice spec, alot of which I spec'd up for a quote on a GTD, except winter pack and windscreen.
Wasn't keen on the wait, so did a deal on a heavily spec'd stock car.
It will be a long wait.

I hope you got a good deal.

[Steve78]

I could have shopped around and perhaps got a slightly better deal but I got around £1500 off & a very reasonable part-ex offer for my Mk5 GTI.  I don't have the time to shop around or travel to a dealer miles away so.  So I know I could have got another grand off somewhere further afield but I am happy with the deal agreed between Lancaster VW of Letchworth and myself.

They are very local to me which is also something I am happy about.

[thebear29uk]

Hi Steve

I've ordered mine recently. Pure White 3dr PP manual with DCC, Dynaudio, Discover Satnav, Winter Pack, Park Assist, High Beam Assist, Keyless and Rear Camera. I've not got a BW yet but in answer to your question on Spotify my understanding is you can play it through Bluetooth or with the media cable. It won't let you scroll through albums or playlists but will show track info and allow you to ff/rw.

Dave

[marnie]

If you have Bi-Xenon headlights the only extra with the Winter Pack is heated seats.

[Gnasher]

If you have Bi-Xenon headlights the only extra with the Winter Pack is heated seats.

...and heated windscreen washer jets