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Offline Exonian

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #80 on: 25 September 2020, 17:49 »
Mrs Groves needs a 128ti with its hotkeys  :whistle:

I wonder how much of the chassis differences are snake oil.
There’ll be a setting in DCC for winter tyres buried in a sub-sub-sub-menu if it’s actually programmed intricately for differently weighted wheels.
The biggest difference I can think of is more likely factoring in the different width and offset between the 18’s and 19’s to eliminate chances of arch fouling and steering lock.
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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #81 on: 25 September 2020, 19:19 »
Mrs G might well discover a 128ti on the drive soon...
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Offline AndyGTI

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #82 on: 25 September 2020, 20:22 »
Mrs G might well discover a 128ti on the drive soon...

Well if the estimates of £31-32k are right, I think they will be on a lot of people’s drives
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #83 on: 25 September 2020, 21:23 »
Presume that’s £31-32k before discount? That’d be a real bargain.
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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #84 on: 25 September 2020, 21:25 »
Allegedly that's the rrp... Quite what they don't include for that price remains to be seen...
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #85 on: 25 September 2020, 21:42 »
Yeah that seems really low Fred. Well worth watching though.
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Offline Guzzle

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #86 on: 25 September 2020, 22:04 »
That is really low, considering a standard 118i M Sport with 136bhp and a manual gearbox is just shy of £28k before ticking any options.
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Offline david25

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #87 on: 27 September 2020, 12:56 »
The manual version is reviewed in auto express 16 September edition, getting 4.5 stars

There is also a preview of the new S3 with fake engine noise via the stereo!
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Offline king monkey

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #88 on: 27 September 2020, 14:05 »
The manual version is reviewed in auto express 16 September edition, getting 4.5 stars

There is also a preview of the new S3 with fake engine noise via the stereo!

Presume that fake engine noise works in a similar way to the Mk7/7.5 GTI and R.
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Offline fredgroves

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Re: Gti Reviews
« Reply #89 on: 27 September 2020, 15:47 »
Sounds like VAG have gone the BMW route.... they use the stereo and not a rattling tin can on the windscreen.
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