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Offline Diehammer

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #10 on: 27 March 2015, 15:41 »
Don't like Tornado Red & no Keyless Entry i am out
I think you're already out at you have a Diesel on order!
Are you not able to twist a key? Poor fella! When I was younger you had to wind your own windows down with handles and walk around the car to move your own wing mirrors. First world problems of today eh? Now where's me pipe and slippers?

The jury is out on red for me, some days I like it and some days I don't. At least it's 'free'.


Fair point Exonian i do have a GTD on order but i do like the R.
I am used to having the start/stop button on my cars for the past 8 years.
Winding windows down was great at least you could force them when they were frozen shut.
I paid nearly £12k less for a brand new GTI with options, Do you really get £12k worth more of car? and USED at that  :huh:

Depends on your perception of value.
To some people a Golf R is a cheap respectable runabout to go with the big 4x4 for the family and the Porsche for the weekends. To other people it's an aspirational object.
To me it's  "Nearly £40k for a Golf? Jesus wept! I really should have studied harder at school..."
Still, if people didn't buy them VW wouldn't make them.
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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #11 on: 27 March 2015, 15:49 »
Don't like Tornado Red & no Keyless Entry i am out
I think you're already out at you have a Diesel on order!
Are you not able to twist a key? Poor fella! When I was younger you had to wind your own windows down with handles and walk around the car to move your own wing mirrors. First world problems of today eh? Now where's me pipe and slippers?

The jury is out on red for me, some days I like it and some days I don't. At least it's 'free'.


Fair point Exonian i do have a GTD on order but i do like the R.
I am used to having the start/stop button on my cars for the past 8 years.
Winding windows down was great at least you could force them when they were frozen shut.
I paid nearly £12k less for a brand new GTI with options, Do you really get £12k worth more of car? and USED at that  :huh:

Depends on your perception of value.
To some people a Golf R is a cheap respectable runabout to go with the big 4x4 for the family and the Porsche for the weekends. To other people it's an aspirational object.
To me it's  "Nearly £40k for a Golf? Jesus wept! I really should have studied harder at school..."
Still, if people didn't buy them VW wouldn't make them.

I found your reply in there somewhere! The joys of quoting using a smart phone eh?

I was just pulling your leg btw.

I drive about five vehicles in a week all of which need ignition keys and I have enough trouble trying to remember which one needs the handbrake pulled on at a junction and which one doesn't...  :laugh:
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #12 on: 27 March 2015, 18:24 »
I really wish dealers would list the factory options separately....

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #13 on: 28 March 2015, 00:00 »
I really wish dealers would list the factory options separately....

Me too.
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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #14 on: 28 March 2015, 00:03 »
Cracking high price for a second hand car.
Next .........  :laugh:

...My BRAND NEW better specced 5 door DSG 5 will be costing £4.5k less than this beast!
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Offline AndyG

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #15 on: 28 March 2015, 06:56 »
4.5k less than this one,good work!
Until I started coming on here I had no idea that you could get serious discount.There must be loads of customers who don't realise this.Personally this forum has saved me 4k.
Just noticed it has black door mirrors.
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Offline Mark V GTD

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #16 on: 28 March 2015, 08:49 »
Just noticed it has black door mirrors.
You have the option of black or silver.....

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #17 on: 28 March 2015, 09:37 »
4.5k less than this one,good work!
Until I started coming on here I had no idea that you could get serious discount.There must be loads of customers who don't realise this.Personally this forum has saved me 4k.
Just noticed it has black door mirrors.

The ball park figure for discpount was just over 12% on a new car when i did my reseearch last year. I had to travel 300 miles to collect but when the local dealer would not even discuss decent discounts I walked away and placed my order. Just over £24 k for a new GTI PP was well worth the trip  :smiley:
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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #18 on: 28 March 2015, 14:38 »
My R that is replacing my GTI comes with 2k on the clock. Has black metallic, 19" wheels, Nav Pro, leather, and winter pack for £32k......just saying £38k is a lot!
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Offline charlie

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Re: Cracking Tornado Red!
« Reply #19 on: 28 March 2015, 17:46 »
Cracking high price for a second hand car.
Next .........  :laugh:

...My BRAND NEW better specced 5 door DSG 5 will be costing £4.5k less than this beast!
Next time I buy a car booth I'm taking you. Some government organisations would save ££££££ taking you along :grin:
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