The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

The last generation 5 Series has an electronic handbrake. Adaptive cruise control is still an extra on the new 5 Series too so no chance of seeing it standard on a 3/4 Series anytime soon.

The manual handbrake was one thing that I didn't like going back to From gti to 330e but in practice I rarely use it unless on a slope as the auto gearbox locks up the wheels anyway. I have high beam assist and you will find this on plenty of 430's too.
I got over missing keyless entry instantly too to be honest and this was something I really thought I'd miss.
Adaptive cruise I would like but again its nice to have but I wouldn't pay extra for it.
Re the ride height of x drive, ac schnitzer do a kit that replaces the springs on x drive cars with lowered springs and apparently this transforms the ride/ handling and appearance of the cars.
It's a simple swop apparently.
Beshoffs have a good value one for sale now.

JoeA3 wrote: »

I had a spin in a couple of 430d's today, a friend is looking to change to one so I went along for the ride. Really impressive car for the money (a 6-8 month old one can be got for less than new R money and these cars are pushing 70k new!). There's an official BMW "performance pack" upgrade available too (essentially a BMW Ecu remap and bigger intercooler) that brings the car up to 280-ish bhp. It's some machine to shift!

Would make a man think!

I'm kind of in this place my self at the moment. Iv changed the Gti every 2 years since 2011 with the Mk6, to the Mk7 (132), with the Mk7 current (152). Possibly I should have opted for the R back in the last change, but I did tick most option boxes with the car I got, and really do love it.

I took a look at the 7.5 R up in Mc Allister's on Saturday morning, and did like all of the new tech etc. But with the > €20K cost to change is possibly a bridge to far.

The comment above about the 430d is very interesting, (I used to own an old 318ci back in the day, and loved that too) also the new 5 does look very nice, and in a 3-6 months there could be good demos available ?

No idea what to do at the moment ???

everlast75 wrote: »

While we are on the subject of change, here's a question.

I'm currently thinking of getting a "summer weekend" kind of car - probably at about 2k. A convertible as I've never owned one.

Now, my daily is the GTi, so the question is... would you pay out that 2k for such a car, or is the GTi enough and lean towards pumping the 2k into that to maybe tweak/personalise it?

Nice idea, just had a look on Carzone for price less that 2,000 and cabrio - 92 cars... Unfortunately €POA also falls in there...

This is not to bad for €1,500

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/audi/a4/used-2003-audi-a4-2-4-170bhp-dublin-fpa-3067695815003379403

or this on the second page :D:D, Might be a problem in the rain...

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/bmw/z4/used-2017-171-bmw-z4-does-you-little-cork-fpa-7591904565237399938

On the 2nd car idea, it's not an idea that works well in Ireland. I have often thought of having a fun car and then the boring car for the commute. Problem is the fun car still will need insurance, NCT most likely and tax. The insurance is the biggest issue, as I have found that you can only apply you NCB discount to one vehicle. So in your case you have a nice GTI then you buy some other motor that will have comparable running costs. The cost of ownership is not proportional at all to the miles you do. Therefore only real solution is to buy a classic car. Tax then is not an issue, and insurance usually be less than €300 as long as you have another car.

But then the issue becomes buying a classic car that ticks the boxes you want.

Mk1 mx5 maybe would be regarded as a classic now for most insurers. You won't get a 30year old example for a few more years for the classic tax but they are relatively small engined anyway so not a deal breaker.

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/mazda-mx5-eunos/15198798

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Is it reasonable to expect a courtesy car from the garage when mine is going in for a service plus a check of some issues covered under warranty?

They will likely have no issue as there is a warranty claim there. They then put the courtesy car in the warranty claim and let big bad VW foot the bill. Customer and garage both win. I believe this is how BMW do it as anytime our car had warranty work carried out, car was no issue. Last time I brought a car to BMW for work that wasn't covered by warranty they wanted 25 quid for the use of a car.

Thanks for the replies.

I was toying with the idea of buying a Mk4 GTi as a weekend car and keep my F10 as the main commuter. Being one of the less desirable GTis means they are going quite cheap these days (2k would buy you a decent one) and tax is reasonable on them too. Biggest problem is trying to get insurance on more than one car here. Ireland really sucks when it comes to having any sort of interest in cars other than just as a to b transport.

Theres half a dozen cars I would buy in the morning if I could insure them just on a Saturday...

Dave PP wrote: »

From my own experience some of the major Dublin VW dealers offer to source you a rental. When this came up on my first service on my last GTI I rang the sales guy I dealt with and asked what the policy was and should I take my business elsewhere in future as this was the first time if encountered this after spending 40+. From then on never an issue with providing a courtesy car.

Frank Keane gave me a polo for the day when I dropped my old passat in for service. I would expect a courtesy when dropping a car in for a service from the garage I had spent 40-50k in.

Fiskar wrote: »

Saw a nice 151D Golf R in Tom Canavans yesterday for €20950, that is some depreciation hit for a 2 year old car, these things cost >35k?

That wasn't a Golf R. R-Line maybe.

dastardly00 wrote: »

This seems to be the car that Fiskar saw:

http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/volkswagen/golf/used-2015-151-983571983515-dublin-fpa-841262978610455464

1.2 TSI

BEAST.