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Offline mcmaddy

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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #50 on: 22 June 2015, 08:24 »
It may be too big so tiguan is the sensible choice maybe even a Volvo xc60  :whistle:
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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #51 on: 22 June 2015, 23:33 »
battleshipgray/MJ26 - had a back to back test drive at main Belfast dealer - GTD first and could have driven on home happily - the GTI which followed wasn't a good comparison as it had DSG and without wanting to start another debate - DSG's not for me.

So fair to say no further on in terms of decision.

I showed him an email of an offer I have for a GTI through Carwow and he nearly fell of his seat - said he would speak to sales manager and get back to me - I don't expect to hear from him any time soon LOL
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Offline MJ26

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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #52 on: 23 June 2015, 00:10 »
I think your salesman might be play acting with you a bit as they well know the discounts available across the water. I have two firm offers on paper with both VW and Audi, and whilst they wouldn't match my best broker prices they were both within £250-500 of them to cover the costs of going to England. Which I think is fair enough. So hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised!

If you want to test a manual GTi, go to Agnews in Mallusk as I was out in theirs last week! I currently have a dsg Leon SC, and whilst I don't regret going for it, I will definitely be going manual if I do settle on the GTI. The manual on the GTI is one of the best I've ever driven.
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Offline Greerso

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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #53 on: 23 June 2015, 00:21 »
Quote from: MJ26 on 23 June 2015, 00:10
I think your salesman might be play acting with you a bit as they well know the discounts available across the water. I have two firm offers on paper with both VW and Audi, and whilst they wouldn't match my best broker prices they were both within £250-500 of them to cover the costs of going to England. Which I think is fair enough. So hopefully you will be pleasantly surprised!

If you want to test a manual GTi, go to Agnews in Mallusk as I was out in theirs last week! I currently have a dsg Leon SC, and whilst I don't regret going for it, I will definitely be going manual if I do settle on the GTI. The manual on the GTI is one of the best I've ever driven.

TBH I'm only starting to check prices locally before deciding what to do - I'd happily pay a few pounds more than you're suggesting to avoid the trouble of going across the water although I did go to Scotland once to buy so not totally put off at the thought.

Are you in a Cupra at the moment - I had one for a long weekend recently that thing was quick
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Offline MJ26

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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #54 on: 23 June 2015, 02:23 »
Yes, lot to be said for staying local. My workplace is 200 yards from the dealership, so it would be handy if even just for servicing. I have just been adamant that I was prepared to travel if I couldn't get a good deal.

Yes those Cupras are meant to be quick! Basically R performance for GTI money? I have a 1.8 FR dsg now. Not a bad car to drive - fair bit slower than my previous Mazda 3 MPS but a lot more economical. But it had a cheap interior. Before it was even run in, it had an intermittent rattle from the nasty hard plastic driver's door card, probably made worse by being by my right ear. I never felt it bad enough to ask the dealer to start pulling it apart. It then magically disappeared for months before recently returning, and now the passenger door has joined in too. Off course it doesn't annoy me now being on borrowed time!

By contrast my other half has a mk6 GTI with 30000 miles on it with never so much as a squeak from it. I hope the mk 7s are as well built?

Anyway, I have never bonded with it - miss not having a hot hatch as opposed to warm, and rattles don't help!

Once I start looking at other options, it's hard to stop the momentum - I'm sure I'm not the only one here like that!
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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #55 on: 23 June 2015, 08:02 »
I ordered my new GTd with Agnews in Mallusk last week, they came within a couple of hundred ££££s of the brokers in England, that was good enough for me :smiley:
Now I just wish I ordered the 19 Santiagos :angry:
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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #56 on: 23 June 2015, 08:56 »
Quote from: Cossieian on 23 June 2015, 08:02
I ordered my new GTd with Agnews in Mallusk last week, they came within a couple of hundred ££££s of the brokers in England, that was good enough for me :smiley:
Now I just wish I ordered the 19 Santiagos :angry:

I'm thinking I need to get up to Mallusk then - cheers guys
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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #57 on: 24 June 2015, 00:32 »
Have to say wasn't wild about Mallusk. Nice coffee though!
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Offline p3asa

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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #58 on: 02 July 2015, 15:18 »
Quote from: Cossieian on 23 June 2015, 08:02
Now I just wish I ordered the 19 Santiagos :angry:

What's stopping you? You'll probably have several weeks to chop and change your order. Its only once the build week is confirmed that you can't change your order.
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Re: GTD or GTI
« Reply #59 on: 02 July 2015, 18:07 »
Quote from: Cossieian on 23 June 2015, 08:02
I ordered my new GTd with Agnews in Mallusk last week, they came within a couple of hundred ££££s of the brokers in England, that was good enough for me :smiley:
Now I just wish I ordered the 19 Santiagos :angry:

Make the change now, before another VW price rise kicks in - I paid about £80 more for my Prets than I would have, had I ordered them with the car rather than after a price rise!
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