The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

I see the new Polo has Safelock and an alarm as an option

BobbyBingo wrote: »

Enlighten me please. What is 'Safelock' ? It comes up on the radio every time I switch off..

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Deadlocks. When car is locked with key you can’t open it from the inside.

Stevie_D_D wrote: »

I became a GTI owner this week

Everything about the car is better than I expected. It sounds unreal, even better than what I got from countless Youtube videos and the alloys look a lot better in person too as I wasn't too keen on them in photos!

I only have one unexpected issue :eek:

I'm really paranoid that someone will try to steal it. Does this feeling go away? (please say yes ) I know we can't live our lives worrying about things that might or might not happen, but this is really getting to me at the moment which is very disappointing considering I should be feeling like a kid at Christmas! Anyone else go through anything like this or am I a fool to be even thinking about it?

Cheers!

Congrats, well wear, post a few pics up. What spec did you get?

Not foolish at all really. Scroll back a few pages and you’ll see my tale of woe. Some toe rag nicked my mirror caps off my driveway last month!

Beyond taking common sense precautions there’s not much else you can do. The biggest risk these days the theft of parts off the car - wheels, lights, spoilers, mirrors (!). So just be careful where you park it, consider security lights and/or cctv at your house if you haven’t already done so.

JoeA3 wrote: »

Yeah he had a 172 R-Line out for a few hours today to try it out. I drove it myself too. Very nice car alright. Comfortable, well equipped and decent to look at. The dealer wasn't keen on talking money / trade in prices for another week or two until they know what the prices / option packs / APR rates are for 181.

The R-Line kit makes a lovely job of it but there's no way he'll spend 2-3k for it... I wonder will they do an offer on that kit for Jan. We'll see.

While in the dealers I sat into a new Arteon. That's a very impressive looking car too.

Mine was told today that the R Line pack was reduced late last year to half price on the Tiguan for early 2017 orders and if the same happens for 2018 orders they will pass on the savings. Same for any other price reductions, but if the prices increase he'll pay what the price was today.

Also said about the 1.9% PCP and if the rate drops he'll pass that on.

Both the salesman and finance guy were very upfront about both and they brought it up rather than dad having to mention it.

To be honest I'd say they've won themselves a customer for as long as my dad is driving with the way they've done this deal. Dad drove Mazda's for the last 15 years and was dead set on a CX5 but the dealer wouldn't budge on his offer so he walked away.

DaveyDave wrote: »

What's the deal with extended test drives? Seen it on a few threads here for different cars and was wondering how they work.

I'm guessing it's certain dealers with certain models?

Ah it’s not that unusual. If you’re known to them / a good customer. You might have to do a temp transfer of insurance which is no biggie.

OSI wrote: »

The best deterrent to people stealing a GTI is someone else nearby buying an R :P (sorry Joe)

I was concerned about my Superb... but I reckon they'll take the GTI down the street first :pac:

Not GTI/R but thought someone in here might be able to answer. Was reading a few first drive reviews of the Hyundai i30n and see that the non performance pack one is £25k in the UK. What is that likely to translate to over here when you add VRT and a bit of an Irish mark up?

MidMan25 wrote: »

Was looking myself earlier, best guess based on the other Hyundai cars is in the region of 33-35k. (The other models convert to euro prices when you divide the sterling price by 0.7-0.8 approximately)

€33k would be a good price, especially when you consider the spec as standard. I'd imagine most GTI owners wouldn't consider it so I reckon they would be trying to take sales from the lesser named hot hatches.

Anyone see the white mk7 in wexford 1.6tdi on donedeal ? Seems cheap with all the extras he even has the gtd seats put in .... it has been on dd for a while

Mf310 wrote: »

Anyone see the white mk7 in wexford 1.6tdi on donedeal ? Seems cheap with all the extras he even has the gtd seats put in .... it has been on dd for a while

Not half cheap enough imo. Well I guess if you broke it for the parts it might be worthwhile!

Such a monumental waste of money. Seems to be a popular thing to do up in the North especially for some reason.

emmetkenny wrote:

I could have sworn that was on Irish plates. I've seen it drive through Enniscorthy a few times over the last few weeks.

Could be sold but owner didnt take it down most likely the case

Mf310 wrote: »

Could be sold but owner didnt take it down most likely the case

I'll keep an eye out for it. When I did see it first I thought why would you even bother, it's still a 1.6 at the end of the day no matter how "sporty" they made it look.

Lads this is the GTI / R thread, not the fecking Hyundai or the 1.6 tee-diddly-eye thread.