« Reply #13 on: 30 December 2014, 14:29 »
Like others, I specced it as it was cheap and a bit of a novelty thing. It amuses passengers no end so worth the money just for that!
However I rarely use it and have never used it to bay park yet which I understand it can also do?
And I'll also say that as I'm someone who drives a lot in the dark, just like the RVC it's one of the most useful things you can spec on the car. I visit Cornwall reasonably often, and those of you who don't know Cornwall it's full of narrow streets and granite kerbs and in summer it's very busy so parking spaces are small and hard to find. This is when the park assist comes into its own. I always change the wheels on my cars, always have done and probably always will, so parking is always a bit nervy when you have expensive low profile tyres and polished rims sitting just an inch or two above the tarmac due to very low profile rubber-wear.
Park assist has got me into spaces I'd never ever attempt even in a smaller car, it's truly amazing and probably one of the first or possibly the only option I'd tick when buying another car.
I'd think it would be a pain to retro-fit but I'd consider that too if I decide not to buy new again.
Of the things on the mk7 I'm not really sold on such as keyless (ok, I can understand it for women who carry a ton of junk in their bag but that's about it, having had experience of it on my dad's car when it locks up when you go a bit out of range cleaning the car and the mirrors fold up infuriates me) and the electronic handbrake which is half good and half not so good especially if you regularly drive cars without it, and even DSG which I'm totally not sold on now I've spent a bit of time with one - the RVC and Park Assist are genuinely useful.
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