Excuses to buy a MKVI

[NewGolf]

Dont you guys get bored of having nothing buy Golfs? I never buy the same marque more than twice so as much as I like the Leon and the Toledo before it, its gonna be something different next time.

Nope!
And I've come from 4 Audi's, a'll bought new !

Ive come from 3 brand spanker golfs to an Audi,(M3 in the middle of me golfs,wota mistaka to maka) just gotta be german for me i,m afraid, nothing else will do end off!!

Fully agree. Cant beat the German engineering. When you get in another make, you really notice the difference!

[NewGolf]

get the same colour and she probably wont know the difference!! 

That's for sure.
Mk5 is only four years old, normal production runs are usually getting on for twice that.
This is nothing more than a midterm facelift.

Apart from the 265HP engine, oh and the 4wd, oh and the adaptive suspension, and park assist, better fuel economy and uprated interior. Oh and redesigned body, different rear suspension setup, lighter components and modern styling.

Not much more then. I could go on...
 

Well done - you've swallowed it whole.
VW will be well pleased.Introduction of new trim/cabins/engines halfway through a model's life is nothing new.

I repeat, it's just a facelift.

I will be pleased, just as I drive it outta the dealership...... 

[teebee]

 

[chrissyr32]

get the same colour and she probably wont know the difference!! 

That's for sure.
Mk5 is only four years old, normal production runs are usually getting on for twice that.
This is nothing more than a midterm facelift.

How can it be a mid term facelift when its being unvieled as a mk 6?? Its a new model not a mk5.

[teebee]

Same platform !
Same looks !.......don't new models tend to look different ?

The real Mk6 will be along in another four or five years, depending on how this facelift rejuvenates sales.

[MAT ed30]

I had a chat with the wife and she said if the GTI-R comes out we are having it  or if they do it on the rocco we are having a look 

[Phil mcavity]

The mk6 is only being brought in cus the VW are not making enough profit with it. Bring out something thats cheaper to produce in mass numbers, is a no brainer in any bussiness.

Im sure the Mk5 will be hard to better, tweek it maybe but this mk6 is not from a clean sheet of paper. Why scrap a popular model altogether if it works, Visual tweeks is all thats gonna change, underneath except the engine will be very simular (and Cheaper Suspention)

[RedRobin]

....I don't have to make any excuses to anyone - I can do exactly as I like.

The only version I may be seriously interested in is the GTI-R 2.0T 265bhp AWD - But only subject to a long test drive.

[neg]

Me too, the wife has her own car (although WE would discuss changing that)

[Steve78]

Okay, so I'm seeing a lot of threads saying "my car's this......"  & "it is out of warranty now so..."

I get the feeling that a few people on here are readying their excuses to chop their beloved MKV's for a MKVI!

Am I right?

What excuses valid reasons are you going to give to your other halves come exchange time?

and....will it actually be a MKVI?

As long as the GTI MkVI is a better car than the MkV GTI I can see myself picking one up.  I've only had my GTI since April though, so it won't be until very late 2009 at the earliest, but most probably sometime in 2010. 

I think anyone buying a MkVI in the first year is taking a bit of a gamble.  Need to give a car a good 12 months for the manufacturer to iron out all the niggles & issues...

But the bottom line is that my car is too good to even contemplate changing already.