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Offline RhysT21

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Re: Newbie here, Few Q's
« Reply #10 on: 23 June 2015, 14:50 »
Thanks for the input guys, I went to my local dealer this morning and had a chat to them, They told me it would be around 20 weeks wait for the Gti due to the factory having a holiday in august, Which would mean delivery would be mid Nov, Not the nicest time of year to be collecting a car, Does it actually take around 20 weeks?
If so I'm really considering ordering in early Oct for 1st march delivery

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Re: Newbie here, Few Q's
« Reply #11 on: 23 June 2015, 16:45 »
There's a red GTI moving in near me soon. I've seen the car a few times, always mint when I've seen it (not for long when it moves in as it'll be covered in builders dust!).
Red looks good on the mk7.
I prefer white (must be a chav going by Snooze) as it shows the red highlights off and really suits the GTI.
Dark colours mask all the contrasting bits so I'm not keen on dark coloured GTIs and GTDs but any other Golf looks good in dark colours.
Light colours show off the angles and sharp lines the best, but in all honesty the GTI looks good in all colours.

The PP is great, the brakes alone make it worth the money but the VAQ diff is fantastic. Ignore the 10bhp!!!
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Re: Newbie here, Few Q's
« Reply #12 on: 23 June 2015, 16:57 »
I'd spec PP for the brakes alone. You can never have too much brakes!

The diff and the extra power (which is actually only to offset the extra weight from the e-diff) are fun, but brakes can be a life saver all the time.
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