The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

blondeonblonde wrote: »

In my experience there are only two companies that will talk to me for insuring my gti - Aviva and 123. None of the others either want to know or those that do quote a ridiculously high price. Like a previous poster said I too have 7 yrs ncb and age is not an issue. You'd swear it was a lambo you were trying to insure!

I'm with Chill for a few years but I'd be slow enough to recommend them. They're basically a broker that will get you the "best" quote from 7 or 8 companies.

carsfan wrote: »

I'm with AIG direct since last April who were cheaper when I renewed by about 150 euro. Previously I was with AIG through a broker and they couldn't match the direct quote from the same company for some reason. I think it was about 400 euro. I enquired last week about changing to a golf R and it only was 65 euro more for a year.
I do think that all car insurances are on the up so reckon we are going to have to face increases regardless of our driving history.

So have you decided on what you are going to do?

COME ON!

was browsing the GTIs today and got a chuckle from this car based in McAllisters - seems they are only on season 7 of 24 :pac:




original link

http://www.joeduffy.ie/volkswagen/used-cars/10085/volkswagen-golf/#

Just checking the mileage, and I traded it in with 21K,km, some dealer has been putting up KM's on my baby !

My 132 GTI took a good while to shift too. The dealer only offloaded it in early December (I also traded it in back in August).

They're either pricing them too strongly or people are just favouring buying new, to take advantage of the low PCP rates on the new stuff, etc.

Picked up Friday.





First impressions... Very impressed overall. More than I though I'd be. People will probably remember me almost diverting to an A6...

I went for the half leather alcantara interior and it's very nice. Well put together and feels as nice or nicer as any of the other cars I've test drove in the past few months. It has everything you'd need, and a few nice touches. I really like the xenon headlights and the way they adjust to cornering. The stereo is decent for stock but I do slightly regret not getting the dynaudio upgrade. Integrates well with the phone and getting Carplay activated next weekend.

Personally I love the white and the alloys. Prefer them to the GTI stock alloys. The chassis is brilliant. It's firm and sporty but comfortable. Feels very difficult to disturb.

I'm coming from a GTI and the diesel is different. Being honest, it's not as nice. The power is quite limited outside 2000 - 4000 rpm. It's fast when you are in the band, outside it it's not. I may look at a tuning and pedal box which apparently transform the car. Driving wise as I mentioned above it's very impressive from a handling point of view. The manual gearbox is fantastic. Very precise. Better than the MK5. The car overall feels very refined. You are cruising along at 150 kph before you know it. You don't feel the speed like you do in a MK5.

I've only done 200 Km and I'm averaging around 40 mpg whilst pushing on a lot and doing a lot of town driving. In my GTI I average around 24 mpg doing similar driving. Coupled with diesel being 20c a litre cheaper it is a substantial difference.

Overall I'm very happy. Will be interesting to see how it goes over the next few months. The Mk7 GTD/GTI/R are pretty special in my (bias) opinion.

Thanks. Absolutely agreed re interior. Personally I prefer it to Audi interiors too. You were indeed 100% correct. They are fitting it next week free of charge. I refused to accept the car until they agreed to do it!

Apparently it's €258 cost to them, and they are taking the hit x2 because my OH got a new car from them too with the promise of carplay being activated. I made a bit of a fuss to be honest, feel a bit bad in hindsight, but the two cars are going in next weekend for activation!

Yeah I got on to the sales manager and there has been major discussions with VW Ireland. I'll let you know. It's amazing how difficult they make it. I could probably order a code from eBay Germany today and it would work.

To be honest I think it's a bit rich charging for silly extras like this on a 40k car.

JoeA3 wrote: »

Very very nice, well wear. The GTD wheels are one of the nicest oem wheels out there, absolutely agreed.

So I was right after all lol.... CarPlay wasn't fitted. Are they retro activating it free of charge? If so, you're doing well, I think it's €300++ !

As an aside, I was car shopping with my sister today. She's looking for something relatively "sensible". Looked at Focus's, Octavias, Quasqai's, Golfs, Leon's, Jettas... All much of a much ness. But I must say none of them touch the Golf in terms of interior feel and quality imo. The skoda was particularly grim which surprised me, given the love it gets and it's obvious link with VW. Felt very utilitarian compared to even the VW Jetta.

Good sale on Fords for January in case you hadn't seen, I ordered myself a Fiesta ST So the Z on has a few days/weeks left!!

Very nice. Do you have MIB 1 or 2 infotainment? Yeah love the Xenons. Took it for a good spin today, I think I'm adjusting to the diesel. There is some serious mid range poke all the same.