GTI Incoming

[fredgroves]

Excellent news!

I've never seen Altantic Blue on a GTI actually, its the only colour I've not seen yet.

[JoeGTI]

Nice one.

It’s a really nice colour. My wife has it on a T-Roc and it looks stunning I must say, particularly in the sunny few days we’ve just had. Very deep rich lustre to it.

I think with the red GTI details it will look great.

[Colh]

Picked up today 

[fredgroves]

That looks great! I'd even go as far as to say the wheels suit that colour.

[Colh]

Downside is that when I drove it home, I saw a neighbour from the next street, who previously had a silver/white MK7.5, sitting in his drive in THE SAME BLOODY CAR!

[Colh]

Small irritations:

1) Lack of coin drawer on side of steering wheel - though I normally use mobile parking payment now, so unlikely a big miss
2) No metal kick plate on front door sills
3) Hard plastic inside glove box - also doesn’t seem any bigger despite lack of CD player etc.
4) Lane assist nearly pulled me back into a car parked on a verge
5) Golf embossed next to wireless charging mat - should be GTI surely!
6) No sunglasses holder - though I’ve not had one that didn’t rattle, so maybe no big miss.

Good stuff:
1) it’s quick
2) first time DSG for me and it’s excellent
3) I like the infotainment though it’ll take a bit of getting used to
4) seats are lush
5) seems more spacious inside but putting that down to lack of gearstick from the manual

More driving today!

[dfm]

Looks great Colh! Enjoy.

[fredgroves]

Sounds like you are having fun Colh.

You do get used to lane assist or good at quickly switching it off. I leave it on on a roads and motorways but turn it off down back roads... Its easy to do.

[Exonian]

The car looks fab Colh 
Funnily enough about a week or so ago I saw my first mk8 GTI on the road (it was just pulling out of a supermarket car park, a lady driving it) and it was in that colour. It looked very nice in the sunshine.

[king monkey]

Congratulations. Really nice looking car there.