The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

JoeA3

OSI wrote: »

APR was given as 1.9% for some reason, will have to question that.

R or GTI is a tough decision. With equivalent spec it's about €70 a month more, and that's before I take into account the extra fuel and insurance costs, so it really comes down to whether I can justify the extra money for the extra bit of car and as they are, it's going from "Hmmm, maybe" to "What the **** am I doing". While I'm sold on the R's performance, I'm not a massive fan of it's looks tbh. A lot of thinking due :-/

Insurance costs are the same. You may even find the new car (whether R or GTI) is cheaper to insure than your MK5.

Fuel is the only significant differentiator (34-35mpg versus 26-27mpg).
Road tax too - about 200 p/a more.

dar83

It really comes down to the deal you're offered overall as well. If it does only come down to ~70pm difference, then the R is definitely worth thinking about. I get you on the looks department bit, the GTI has a slightly more aggressive styling, which I personally like, but if you spec the R with Pretorias and in Lapiz Blue, then it's a stunning looking machine that is only really done justice in person as the pictures make it look far more bland than it actually is.

When I was pricing last year the difference for me between the GTI-P and the R ended up being about 6-7k on paper compared to both RRP's as then there is a much smaller gap which convolutes things, but my own scenario made my decision quite a bit easier to be honest. :P

vintagevrs

I don't like the way they focus so much on the monthly payment amount. 70 euro per month is 2.5k. Then the final payment will also be a few €k more, not sure how much though.

carsfan

Yeah but that's the way car buying has gone now.
In the U.S. Now most car ads give the monthly lease price not the rrp as virtually nobody buys cars over there for cash apparently.
Also if the R is more sought after and keeps a greater proportion of its value the difference between R and GTI narrows.
I don't know if they both depreciate the same. They certainly appear to be low depreciators compared to other cars( in Ireland at least, think UK is different).

vintagevrs

If people stop buying them they might hold their value better! Don't get an R, terrible car.

Ogogo

Just an FYI for anyone with Nav in their GTI/GTD or R you can update the maps for free at this link.

http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Navteq-NavteqEurope-Site/en_GB/-/GBP/View-Promo?Page=VW_Europe&NewLocaleID=en_GB&NewDomainName=Navteq-NavteqEurope-Site&cwt=application/ApplicationFrame_campaign_light

It is free, legal and above board. Its a case of downloading the appropriate file - although it is a bit big 14GB or so, unziping it and copying it to an SD car.

I just thought it was interesting because it cost a few hundred euro to update them in my last car.

JoeA3

Ogogo wrote: »

Just an FYI for anyone with Nav in their GTI/GTD or R you can update the maps for free at this link.

http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Navteq-NavteqEurope-Site/en_GB/-/GBP/View-Promo?Page=VW_Europe&NewLocaleID=en_GB&NewDomainName=Navteq-NavteqEurope-Site&cwt=application/ApplicationFrame_campaign_light

It is free, legal and above board. Its a case of downloading the appropriate file - although it is a bit big 14GB or so, unziping it and copying it to an SD car.

I just thought it was interesting because it cost a few hundred euro to update them in my last car.

Yeah technically you get 3 years free updates from there but I've not yet heard of a case where that 3 year freebie has expired for anyone.

carsfan

The satnav in my car thought we were in Wolfsburg last night for about twenty minutes before correcting itself.
This morning it told me my key battery was low but then didn't repeat that warning again.
This evening it told me there was a stop/start fault. This message disappeared later.
Should I be worried?

vintagevrs

Sounds like somethings up alright. Might be an idea to get it hooked up at the dealers to see if there is an issue.

Only issue I have with mine is the headunit needing a reboot every so often. I went weeks there without having to do it, and it happened again yesterday.

JoeA3

carsfan wrote: »

The satnav in my car thought we were in Wolfsburg last night for about twenty minutes before correcting itself.
This morning it told me my key battery was low but then didn't repeat that warning again.
This evening it told me there was a stop/start fault. This message disappeared later.
Should I be worried?

1. Common complaint with the Nav! The old RNS unit in my MK6 did that a lot. It might need a firmware update, but a bit like the common blank screen issue, a reboot should fix it.

2. Have you keyless? Keyless is very hard on the keyfob battery. I changed battery in the GTI key after about 16-17 months.

3. Stop start error, probably nothing much to worry about. Think I've seen that before too. An ignition cycle will fix it and you probably won't see it again for a long time if ever.

You can probably tell I work in software development, hence my ambivalence and acceptance that sometimes you just have to "reboot"

carsfan

Cheers Joe
I have the keyless alright so may be the cause of that.
Car is due a service in 2k so will wait till then to get dealer to investigate unless something else crops up.
First issues I've had with the car at all. Was just thinking the other day how faultless it's been in fact.

JoeA3

carsfan wrote: »

Cheers Joe
I have the keyless alright so may be the cause of that.
Car is due a service in 2k so will wait till then to get dealer to investigate unless something else crops up.
First issues I've had with the car at all. Was just thinking the other day how faultless it's been in fact.

Keyfob replacement is simple. Pick up a battery for about €2 in a chemist and pop it in. Could be a pain in the arse if it stops working and you don't have the spare near to hand. The car can be still be opened and started though - it's in the manual

vintagevrs

The new 7 series charges it's key wirelessly! :cool:

Watched a video of the new 750i recently. The amount of tech in that makes the Golf look like a calculator.


Prob get one next year......:pac:


Edit: This looks amazing. Totally unnecessary but pretty cool. 19 mins in, can't link to that time in the video

markad1

Car net registration is back working

vintagevrs

Yeah I noticed the Vehicle health report is now online. It's pretty useless, but could/will be used to help prevent clocking cars. In a similar way cars serviced in the dealer network have their millage recorded, the health check records this too and keeps it in the big VW cloud.

Maestro84

OSI wrote: »

APR was given as 1.9% for some reason, will have to question that.

R or GTI is a tough decision. With equivalent spec it's about €70 a month more, and that's before I take into account the extra fuel and insurance costs, so it really comes down to whether I can justify the extra money for the extra bit of car and as they are, it's going from "Hmmm, maybe" to "What the **** am I doing". While I'm sold on the R's performance, I'm not a massive fan of it's looks tbh. A lot of thinking due :-/

Apparently, 0% finance is only for cars ordered and registered before the 31st of March. So you would have to take delivery before then.

vintagevrs

Just came across this, makes the golf look very fast. Faster than I thought it would look tbh. Prob not stock.

Neilw

vintagevrs wrote: »

Just came across this, makes the golf look very fast. Faster than I thought it would look tbh. Prob not stock.

Did you see the vbox figures for a stage 1 R posted elsewhere?
0-60 in 3.4
0-100 in 7
And 30-60 in 2 seconds :eek:

10 years ago they were figures only exotic material could touch....now it's hot hatch territory.

vintagevrs

Yeah its mental compared to what used to be considered supercar fast. All possible with a laptop too. Are you tempted?
Not sure I am, with warranty worry and it's not exactly slow now. I'd say a spin in a stage one would soon change my mind though.

Neilw

vintagevrs wrote: »

Yeah its mental compared to what used to be considered supercar fast. All possible with a laptop too. Are you tempted?
Not sure I am, with warranty worry and it's not exactly slow now. I'd say a spin in a stage one would soon change my mind though.

No I'm not tempted at all, I think it's too much of a gamble when it comes to warranty.
In fairness the standard car is no slouch as it is, mine seems to be freeing up nicely too. Seems VW's claims of performance are fairly conservative, Dsg cars hitting 60 in 4.6 when tested.

Nonoperational

markad1 wrote: »

Anyone get carnet or app connect working?
Dealer doesn't think activation is available yet.
Can't register for carnet as vw site keeps reporting an error.
Not impressed.

Got app-connect activated a few weeks ago. Definitely available.

markad1

Nonoperational wrote: »

Got app-connect activated a few weeks ago. Definitely available.

I was on to the dealer during the week.
Booked in next week for activation. I'll update when done.
Anyone else find the dealers not well informed on the tech options

JoeA3

markad1 wrote: »

Anyone else find the dealers not well informed on the tech options

This is par for the course. You seem surprised.

Nonoperational

markad1 wrote: »

I was on to the dealer during the week.
Booked in next week for activation. I'll update when done.
Anyone else find the dealers not well informed on the tech options

Don't talk to me. I had to explain about app-connect numerous times. To the extent of telling them the order code.

To be honest I actually prefer the integration with the standard VW set up with the exception of spotify.

fletch

Spotted a Lapiz blue R on Cadiz wheels at the Wicklow Mountains run at Laragh GAA club today...somebody on here? Looked very well

GustavoFring

Bet that's The Bazmans!

MisterDrak

The GTi's / GTD's are definitely selling well alright.

I got in a convoy of 3 Gti's (1 PP) and GTD heading into Malahide yesterday morning.

dar83

MisterDrak wrote: »

The GTi's / GTD's are definitely selling well alright.

I got in a convoy of 3 Gti's (1 PP) and GTD heading into Malahide yesterday morning.

I was driving through there yesterday myself, but I didn't spot any other GTI's, let alone be in a convoy.

JoeA3

I got the tin of elbow grease out over the weekend and gave the R a good post-winter going over. Then I took it along to the Galway cars and coffee meet...

IMG_6838 by irishcarspotter, on Flickr

IMG_6836 by irishcarspotter, on Flickr


More pics of the meet here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishcarspotter/

SBPhoto

Looking very well Joe love the wheels, Thinking of the S3 myself, but with doing 30k plus a year it wouldn't be very economical.