The Mega Mk7 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 01:11PM

Odd, I'd have thought there'd be reasonable uptake of the 190 Passat. I'm sure my local dealers sold a couple of them. I guess the vast majority still go for the 1.6...

Marcusm · 03-06-2016 01:23PM

R.O.R wrote: »

My VW dealer told me the MK7 Golf is now in Run Out phase, before MK8 arrival. Can't imagine the Run Out is going to take 18 months or so.....

From end of week 22 production (today I think) they have discontinued (for sale in Ireland anyway, not sure about the whole of Europe):

Edition-R
Lounge
Comfortline
GTI 220hp
GTO PP 230hp

Comfortline/Lounge/Edition-R is being replaced by the Golf Allstar - based on Comfortline, similar specification to the Lounge (had Pano roof and Nav) with some additional features too.

GTI models being replaced by Clubsport 265ps

Few other models have had variants discontinued for Ireland due to lack of uptake
up! - all models (small rentals will now need to be Citygo/Mii then)
2.0Tdi 190ps Passat's (all except Alltrack)
Passat Highline 1.4Tsi and Comfortline 1.4Tsi DSG
Passat 4Motion (except Alltrack)
Scirocco 184bhp
CC 184bhp
Toureg Terrain Response model (whatever that was)

Hopefully website will be updated soon.

That's interesting; I thought the Clubsport was a limited edition 40 year anniversary keep with a run of 1,000 or so.

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 01:45PM

Clubsport starting at 44k is a significant jump from current gti starting price.

Would appear that the mark 8 is really just a facelift of mark 7 so. I wonder if they have brought its introduction forward due to falling sales as a result of diesel gate.

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 02:06PM

It's too big a jump for performance gains that in the real world will be irrelevant.

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 02:08PM

carsfan2 wrote: »

It's too big a jump for performance gains that in the real world will be irrelevant.

Especially if you have to shell out another 1.5 - 2k for the bucket seats. It'll be interesting to see how they spec it compared to the UK.

bazz26 · 03-06-2016 02:45PM

They have revised and streamlined the UK Golf Mk7 specifications too:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/95765/new-volkswagen-golf-estate-match-edition-announced

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 03:29PM

My sources tell me the Clubsport prices are as follows...

Clubsport M6F 3dr - 43,475
Clubsport M6F 5dr - 44,475
Clubsport D6F DSG 3dr - 45,375
Clubsport M6F DSG 3dr - 46,300

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 03:43PM

The lapiz really pops in this weather...

vintagevrs · 03-06-2016 03:47PM

Yeah but can ye fry an egg on your bonnet??

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 04:00PM

vintagevrs wrote: »

Yeah but can ye fry an egg on your bonnet??

I could on my head for sure.

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 04:03PM

With those club sport bucket seats it looks like you lose the centre arm rest. I love that arm rest and wouldn't be without. Funny how the little things make a difference.

Lapis looks good joe.

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 04:04PM

carsfan2 wrote: »

With those club sport bucket seats it looks like you lose the centre arm rest. I love that arm rest and wouldn't be without. Funny how the little things make a difference.

Those seats look so good in that video you posted the other day though. I think I could live without the armrest... in fact, with the heavy side bolstering, the armrest could be out of elbow's reach anyway.

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 05:00PM

Carbon grey is particularly nice though. A lot of R owners would have had it if it were available. VW don't really do "out there" colours...

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 05:01PM

If you look on the German website there appears to be a much bigger colour selection.

I think my carbon grey looks good in the sun to be honest, the metallic flecks sparkle. It gets a lot of second glances and when I dropped my son off at school yesterday which I normally never do his school mates were very impressed apparently. So thumbs up from 10 year old boys!

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 05:02PM

carsfan2 wrote: »

If you look on the German website there appears to be a much bigger colour selection.

Yep, special order colours. Think they cost up to about 2k to spec :eek:

everlast75 · 03-06-2016 05:06PM

so it's straight from a 'regular' GTi to a club sport and no more performance pack?

I wonder if that will be a good thing or a bad thing for those selling their mark 7 versions...

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 06:00PM

I think this may help values of second hand gti's as a new one will be even more expensive than previously there will be more distance between them.
When a new car was only 4/5 grand more than a secondhand almost every one would go new.
Now there will be more of a gap between one/two year old cars and a new clubsport.

noelf · 03-06-2016 08:55PM

OSI wrote: »

Days like today make me wish the GTI had a few more interesting colours than white, red, grey or black.

Although this should cost €1700 in Germany vw is giving it's for free ..

R.O.R · 03-06-2016 10:10PM

everlast75 wrote: »

so it's straight from a 'regular' GTi to a club sport and no more performance pack?

I wonder if that will be a good thing or a bad thing for those selling their mark 7 versions...

Nope. There's no 'regular' GTi either so it's Clubsport or R.

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 10:12PM

It's surely a good thing for anyone with a relatively fresh GTI. The cheapest new one will now be R money for the foreseeable so it can only strengthen used values of 132-161 cars.

everlast75 · 03-06-2016 10:14PM

R.O.R wrote: »

Nope. There's no 'regular' GTi either so it's Clubsport or R.

so VW are doing away with the GTi? that makes no sense.. to me anyway. it's an iconic car!?

carsfan2 · 03-06-2016 10:17PM

They're not doing away with it. It's now the gti clubsport.

But I would guess when the facelift/ mark 8 comes in October, the regular gti will return.

JoeA3 · 03-06-2016 10:19PM

Exactly. It's a temporary thing.
With the R and Clubsport so closely priced, which car will customers go for?!

TheBazman · 04-06-2016 02:22PM

Bloody kerbed my Cadiz this morning. Annoying but there were a few marks on both of the fronts so time to get them sorted out now.

alastair · 05-06-2016 02:12AM

JoeA3 wrote: »

Carbon grey is particularly nice though. A lot of R owners would have had it if it were available. VW don't really do "out there" colours...

vintagevrs · 05-06-2016 08:05AM

Remember this?

carsfan2 · 05-06-2016 08:23AM

Polo harlequin if I recall

Don't think it was a best seller?

everlast75 · 05-06-2016 10:17AM

vintagevrs wrote: »

Remember this?

A VW children's coloring in book?

carsfan2 · 05-06-2016 10:27AM

I remember seeing a couple of them over the years on the roads and actually hired one of them with a canvas roof while on honeymoon many years ago.
I think it was VW trying to show that the Germans have a sense of humour.
I wonder if the owners trading them in found it funny with what they were being offered for their cars after ...

carsfan2 · 10-06-2016 07:08PM

In his review of the new Ford Focus RS, Bob Flavin reckons that the suspension in the golf R is just a little too "bouncy bouncy" in daily use.Honda civic R too stiff but Focus just right.

Any of you R boys agree?

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