Any colour you want as long as it’s white.

[barrym381]

If I wanted a 3dr and a manual, I'd be getting this... 



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003108220927?postcode=s37bh&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&model=GOLF&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&make=VOLKSWAGEN&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

That’s dsg 

[Jim_mk7.5]

If I wanted a 3dr and a manual, I'd be getting this... 


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003108220927?postcode=s37bh&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&model=GOLF&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&make=VOLKSWAGEN&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

That’s dsg 

Oops! Well spotted, it's listed as a manual but then its also listed as Clubsport S so clearly DD Classics aren't very clued up with modern cars! 

[monkeyhanger]

If I wanted a 3dr and a manual, I'd be getting this... 


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003108220927?postcode=s37bh&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&model=GOLF&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&make=VOLKSWAGEN&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

That’s dsg 

Oops! Well spotted, it's listed as a manual but then its also listed as Clubsport S so clearly DD Classics aren't very clued up with modern cars! 

Maybe they just slotted the gearshift lever to the left and called it manual?   

[AGB]

If I wanted a 3dr and a manual, I'd be getting this... 


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202003108220927?postcode=s37bh&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=Used&model=GOLF&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=GTI%20Clubsport%20S&make=VOLKSWAGEN&radius=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

That’s dsg 

Oops! Well spotted, it's listed as a manual but then its also listed as Clubsport S so clearly DD Classics aren't very clued up with modern cars! 

Maybe they just slotted the gearshift lever to the left and called it manual?   

 

[Exonian]

Not that I’m remotely biased in the least, but I decided that the VW marketing people must know a thing or two about aesthetics.

They chose a white three door GTI as their launch commercial feature car.

https://youtu.be/iK20UnL_hjQ

“Regrets, I’ve had a few... “


I ordered one myself, my first ever brand new car, within a few days of model launch.
Pure White manual Performance Pack 



I even had to pay extra for the colour as white wasn’t free at that time.

It’s quite a popular shade as the mk7 GTI looks good in it.
Hell, I’m on my fifth in a row! If I had to change cars again tomorrow then a white Golf would be right up there again.


My thoughts on my own GTI 3 door?

It looked great, I love the rear window line aping the mk1 Golf’s, and proper GTIs should be three doors anyway 

In practice it was a PITA. The doors were too long to get out of easily in my garage or tight parking bays. I hated having to reach back to get the seat belt on (#shortarse) especially when my back was playing up.
The front seats didn’t slide forward far enough to get into and out of the back seats very easily either.

On the flip side, the natty little cup holders either side of the rear squab were cool, the interior didn’t appear to have been cheaped out on quite so much because there were no non-illuminating rear door trims or sills and did I mention it looked better in profile?

Aside from that I thought the power delivery was a bit flat, it was very good on fuel and the gear-change wasn’t the best.

The white manual R I had afterwards had five doors.
That was a much better car full stop. No wonder they’re so popular. Simply brilliant machine.

After that a white manual GTD graced my drive for a brief few weeks and that was the last brand new car I owned. That’s about all I have to say about that car...

Next up was a white manual Clubsport. Fantastic looks, fantastic handling, much more exciting power delivery than a standard GTI and a fluffy steering wheel. Recommended.

Then came a TCR. But that’s also got 5 doors plus is a DSG so irrelevant here. At least it’s white.


My advice? I don’t actually have any.
My opinion? If you want a newish three door manual GTI M, get one you can actually have some fun in every single day. Get an up! GTI


Hell, I might even follow my own opinion later this year, I don’t need a family car anymore, I don’t need nearly 300bhp and having spent the last three weeks reengaging with a manual gearbox again I sure don’t need DSG...
Oh, it’d have to be a white one too   

[barrym381]

Not that I’m remotely biased in the least, but I decided that the VW marketing people must know a thing or two about aesthetics.

They chose a white three door GTI as their launch commercial feature car.

https://youtu.be/iK20UnL_hjQ

“Regrets, I’ve had a few... “


I ordered one myself, my first ever brand new car, within a few days of model launch.
Pure White manual Performance Pack 



I even had to pay extra for the colour as white wasn’t free at that time.

It’s quite a popular shade as the mk7 GTI looks good in it.
Hell, I’m on my fifth in a row! If I had to change cars again tomorrow then a white Golf would be right up there again.


My thoughts on my own GTI 3 door?

It looked great, I love the rear window line aping the mk1 Golf’s, and proper GTIs should be three doors anyway 

In practice it was a PITA. The doors were too long to get out of easily in my garage or tight parking bays. I hated having to reach back to get the seat belt on (#shortarse) especially when my back was playing up.
The front seats didn’t slide forward far enough to get into and out of the back seats very easily either.

On the flip side, the natty little cup holders either side of the rear squab were cool, the interior didn’t appear to have been cheaped out on quite so much because there were no non-illuminating rear door trims or sills and did I mention it looked better in profile?

Aside from that I thought the power delivery was a bit flat, it was very good on fuel and the gear-change wasn’t the best.

The white manual R I had afterwards had five doors.
That was a much better car full stop. No wonder they’re so popular. Simply brilliant machine.

After that a white manual GTD graced my drive for a brief few weeks and that was the last brand new car I owned. That’s about all I have to say about that car...

Next up was a white manual Clubsport. Fantastic looks, fantastic handling, much more exciting power delivery than a standard GTI and a fluffy steering wheel. Recommended.

Then came a TCR. But that’s also got 5 doors plus is a DSG so irrelevant here. At least it’s white.


My advice? I don’t actually have any.
My opinion? If you want a newish three door manual GTI M, get one you can actually have some fun in every single day. Get an up! GTI


Hell, I might even follow my own opinion later this year, I don’t need a family car anymore, I don’t need nearly 300bhp and having spent the last three weeks reengaging with a manual gearbox again I sure don’t need DSG...
Oh, it’d have to be a white one too   

Having bought 5 of them    what kind of discount did you get on each car and how much did you get back for them if you don't mind me asking and I tried to get her indoors an up gti as there about 160 a month to lease

[Splashalot]

..... having spent the last three weeks reengaging with a manual gearbox again I sure don’t need DSG...

Sorry for the brief thread hijack, but pls expand, Exonian!  (Or if I've missed the thread, pls link)

[My other womans a vw.]

Great post Exonian,you’ve had almost the who’s who of Mk 7 performance Golfs-you’ve nearly had more cars in that one post,than i’ve had my entire driving life-do you get bored with them?
I think the up Gti is nice,but it’s a similar size to the wife’s cinquecento she had years ago and when I drove that,my kids mates said I looked like Mr Incredible.

[Exonian]

Having bought 5 of them    what kind of discount did you get on each car and how much did you get back for them if you don't mind me asking and I tried to get her indoors an up gti as there about 160 a month to lease

I‘m a jet setting multi-billionaire with a modest taste in cars. It’s all done with loose change from down the back of my sofa.


Actually I’m very modestly paid and have quite high bills and living expenses so if I can manage to do it then almost anyone can. It’s just a matter of doing my homework and taking as few gambles as possible.
I don’t have PCP deals running so can be ultra flexible,
The GTI PP and R depreciated quite heavily but the Clubsport and GTD held values really well so it all averages out.
I try and do it in smaller more affordable jumps as and when I can afford it, keeping a constant eye on the market. I don’t spend loads of money on gadgets and fripperies so treat the car like a hobby as well as a means of getting to work and taking junk to the tip.
I don’t have a magic recipe, I just do what works for me.

Where have you seen the cheap up! GTI deals?

..... having spent the last three weeks reengaging with a manual gearbox again I sure don’t need DSG...

Sorry for the brief thread hijack, but pls expand, Exonian!  (Or if I've missed the thread, pls link)

No, you’ve not missed anything! I’ve barely looked at a forum for weeks and weeks never mind posting anything.
We had a “lockdown“ in the UK about three weeks ago so my youngest son moved back home after having to vacate his girlfriend’s university digs. He arrived back with my other car complete with nearly bald tyres 

A rare long period of sunshine meant the TCR could have its first bath for many months and was duly put away to self isolate in the garage.
My other car is an old manual Diesel and does 15-20mpg more than the TCR so it’s been put back into use full time by me (as my son is working from home) because I’m a ‘key worker‘ and have had to work stupidly long hours for a few weeks due to two of my direct colleagues having to be off medium term for Covid related reasons and workload has gone ballistic. I’ve had a much needed week off this week. Exhausted!

Great post Exonian,you’ve had almost the who’s who of Mk 7 performance Golfs-you’ve nearly had more cars in that one post,than i’ve had my entire driving life-do you get bored with them?
I think the up Gti is nice,but it’s a similar size to the wife’s cinquecento she had years ago and when I drove that,my kids mates said I looked like Mr Incredible.

I’ve been driving for 32 or 33 years and have lost count how many cars I’ve had.

Like many enthusiasts I don’t ever got bored of my cars but tend to like trying new things out, be it modifying my car or trying different variations or varieties on a similar theme.
I tend to think of my mk7’s as one single car that I’ve experimented every possible permutation of!
Depending on affordability and my needs at any given time I’ll buy a model to suit and change accordingly.
Other areas of my life have been fairly constant so I divert too many energies into swapping bits of cars or the actual cars!
I think it’s genetic as my father was a lifelong coin and antique collector and we used to joke that his mother lived in almost every road in her hometown at one point or another!! She was forever moving house 

[barrym381]

Having bought 5 of them    what kind of discount did you get on each car and how much did you get back for them if you don't mind me asking and I tried to get her indoors an up gti as there about 160 a month to lease

I‘m a jet setting multi-billionaire with a modest taste in cars. It’s all done with loose change from down the back of my sofa.


Actually I’m very modestly paid and have quite high bills and living expenses so if I can manage to do it then almost anyone can. It’s just a matter of doing my homework and taking as few gambles as possible.
I don’t have PCP deals running so can be ultra flexible,
The GTI PP and R depreciated quite heavily but the Clubsport and GTD held values really well so it all averages out.
I try and do it in smaller more affordable jumps as and when I can afford it, keeping a constant eye on the market. I don’t spend loads of money on gadgets and fripperies so treat the car like a hobby as well as a means of getting to work and taking junk to the tip.
I don’t have a magic recipe, I just do what works for me.

Where have you seen the cheap up! GTI deals?


Im sure Keith from central vehicle leasing sent me an email about it but I can’t seem to find the email but they have them on there site

https://centralukvehicleleasing.co.uk/