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Offline Mk7-GTD

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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #10 on: 26 January 2016, 19:37 »
Quote from: golfhappy on 26 January 2016, 11:53
Well after having my MK6 GTD for about 3 years, its a record as i like a car, i looked at the price to change and thought naw i aint paying that so i bought a Fiesta st. Great little car but the recaro seats broke my back!
So after 6 weeks enough was enough and i bought a Seat leon fr 150 with tech pack! The car just didn't look fight so stuck on a roof spoiler, yeh it looked better and the seats were comfy...bit like a couch from DFS! 6 months of ownership and still didn't quite like the look of the thing...so i got myself a GTD. Looks brilliant, drives great and very happy....its funny to end up where i should have been in the first place! and i think it would have been cheaper  :cry:

And after i wrote this i've just phoned the performance centre and they're going to reset my Bluefin and remap the darn thing tomorrow..now extremely happy  :smiley:

Did your Seat have the LED headlights? If so how do you find them compared to the hid' son the GTD?
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #11 on: 26 January 2016, 20:06 »


Did your Seat have the LED headlights? If so how do you find them compared to the hid' son the GTD?
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Yeh full led lights. Found them great. Possibly the low beam slightly better than the GTDs and main just the same. Flicking between main and low slower than the shutters. A lot on the Seat forum complain about them in the rain but i couldn't.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #12 on: 27 January 2016, 15:06 »
My GTD is a tool... it is a company car, I got it because the emissions are low (109 g/km) which reduces the BIK. I've had Golfs before (A Mk2 GTI 16v and an Edition 30) so I'm no stranger to them.

My GTD has been faultless, it is fast enough when I'm driving for work, it has been economical (averaged more than 47mpg over 37K miles), it is comfortable and handles well enough.

3 of us went away for a lads weekend (to the Andros Trophy) in the Alps above Grenoble... it took three of us and all our luggage and took the trip in its stride...

It is difficult to find much to fault... it is just a bit dull and worthy but that's fine for a work tool...

If I want faster/better handling/more comfort... I have an XKR Convertible for that...

I could have had a GTI or an R but neither fitted the bill in terms of the low emissions...

So, the GTD, a fine car... will I have another... no because if it is a company car I can find cars, now, with better performance and lower BIK (Merc C350e Estate possibly) and if not a company car... I won't care too much about the emissions and head for a 340i M-Sport Touring...

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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #13 on: 27 January 2016, 16:33 »
I'm a big fan of the GTD, and was a big fan of the mk6 GTD and yet I owned neither!

I've spent a reasonable amount of time in GTD's as a friend of mine hires them from time to time and he will always bring it round for me to have a drive in. I've tried both manual and DSG and don't have any particular preference, the manual is more involving and I love the way you can use the torque to slingshot out of corners and the DSG suits the narrow power band but hides the torque kick. The DSG launch control actually makes it seem a lot quicker than the figures suggest but I guess that's because you're just a passenger really.
If I had a company car allowance the GTD would be top of my list. However, here's the thing - I'd quite happily buy one as a private purchaser too as the power delivery suits modern traffic conditions and with the extra fuel range it's less time stood shivering on a garage forecourt and at current prices must be significantly cheaper to run than a GTI.

When I saw the first pics of the ClubSport and immediately hated the front bumper on it then it was the GTD that seemed it would be the more likely successor to my GTI when it hit three years old. Obviously a tuning box and pedal box would have been immediately added and if the Bridgestone tramping got to me then a new set of tyres would quickly be fitted...

Due to an unexpected and unplanned purchase of an R you'd have thought that the lure of a GTD would have long since vanished from my radar but...

... well lets just say if my R wasn't technically an outright purchase and I was in a PCP situation then the Inchcape email I just received showing £2500 contribution plus other discounts from dealers would sway me towards a GTD (with tuning box) over the R with no hesitation!

Am I mad? Well yes, certifiably.

But I will add that yesterday coming off a roundabout in the R there was a Royal Mail Fiat Doblo in front of me. Lets just say that the traffic was quite heavy so I didn't want to drive like an arse but by the time we got to the next roundabout the Doblo was quite a distance in front of me!!!  :laugh:
The driver gave me the thumbs up and a big smile.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #14 on: 27 January 2016, 22:36 »
Quote from: Exonian on 27 January 2016, 16:33
I'm a big fan of the GTD, and was a big fan of the mk6 GTD and yet I owned neither!

I've spent a reasonable amount of time in GTD's as a friend of mine hires them from time to time and he will always bring it round for me to have a drive in.

I think having a car from time to time is totally different from having it permanently. Its a bit like having a car that has its faults then in a few years time after selling it, your brain tricks you into thinking it was a great car and you wish you had it back again  :grin:

I had an Up for a few days when my car was having some warranty work done. Great wee car that I really enjoyed. There was something about revving the nuts off it to keep up with traffic that I really enjoyed. But I certainly couldn't have it as a daily.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #15 on: 27 January 2016, 22:50 »
Quote from: p3asa on 27 January 2016, 22:36
Quote from: Exonian on 27 January 2016, 16:33
I'm a big fan of the GTD, and was a big fan of the mk6 GTD and yet I owned neither!

I've spent a reasonable amount of time in GTD's as a friend of mine hires them from time to time and he will always bring it round for me to have a drive in.

I think having a car from time to time is totally different from having it permanently. Its a bit like having a car that has its faults then in a few years time after selling it, your brain tricks you into thinking it was a great car and you wish you had it back again  :grin:

I had an Up for a few days when my car was having some warranty work done. Great wee car that I really enjoyed. There was something about revving the nuts off it to keep up with traffic that I really enjoyed. But I certainly couldn't have it as a daily.

I drove an up once as well and loved it. It is a pity they never made a GTi like they did with the Lupo. My friends wife had one an it was a cracking car.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #16 on: 28 January 2016, 09:42 »
My OH has a Lupo, just  a basic 1.0 which we've had for nearly 13 years so I've driven it a fair bit. It's a good little car, very reliable but slow. Problem now though is the light controls on my GTI make the Lupo feel really dated. The brakes are awful, the clutch heavy and I'm pretty sure the accelerator pedal is broken :grin: I'm trying to persuade her to change to an Up, even if it's just for the safety but she's happy with her Lupo. Financially it doesn't make sense to change but I'd be happier with her driving in traffic in something that'll stop when you really need it to.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #17 on: 28 January 2016, 14:28 »
actually the up's a really nice city car.
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #18 on: 29 January 2016, 05:13 »
I'd have loved an Up! GT(I)
A 1.0 turbo engine with just over 100 bhp and 140-150 lb ft remapped to about 120 bhp would be my ideal car.
Cheapish to buy and run and depreciation nowhere near the ridiculous levels newer Golfs (and their immediate rivals) are now suffering.
Perfect for a private buyer like me and perfect for the sort of roads near me.
Then I'd just hire something bigger if I needed to a couple times a year.
Do any manufacturers make something similar (sub Polo size but still seat four people and quickish)?
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Re: Thoughts on the GTD
« Reply #19 on: 29 January 2016, 06:27 »
Quote from: Exonian on 29 January 2016, 05:13
I'd have loved an Up! GT(I)
A 1.0 turbo engine with just over 100 bhp and 140-150 lb ft remapped to about 120 bhp would be my ideal car.
Cheapish to buy and run and depreciation nowhere near the ridiculous levels newer Golfs (and their immediate rivals) are now suffering.
Perfect for a private buyer like me and perfect for the sort of roads near me.
Then I'd just hire something bigger if I needed to a couple times a year.
Do any manufacturers make something similar (sub Polo size but still seat four people and quickish)?

How about an Abarth 595 Competizione with 180bhp easily tuned to over 200bhp. I just had a quick look and £22,600 for the spec I would pick.

http://www.abarthcarconfigurator.com/en_UK/500/default.aspx?eqpm=003

Sorry for going off topic.
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