The Official Golf Mk VI Picture Thread

[Flighter]

Not really. It's not that easy to sell the original 17" GTI wheels. If you can find anyone to buy them as a set, you might get $1000 (from sales I've seen around the forums). So $1200 vs $4200 (to account for the $1000 you may get in the OE sale) is still a huge difference.

The 17" wheels do have some value as you say, and I won't dispute your estimate of $1000 a set on the second hand market, as I really wouldn't have a clue. I was writing about the marginal cost via VW though, as that is what a new car purchaser would be dealing with; VW deletes the 17"s and replaces them with 18"s. That said, I certainly wouldn't pay $1000 a wheel for Detroits (excluding tyres no less) under any circumstances, and I wonder how many would. For that reason I still think your estimate of their true worth is overstated (price is one thing, worth is another). Just my opinion though, so no hard feelings OK?

[Corey_R]

Yeah - and whilst I agree with you, it still doesn't change how much money you actually have to hand over.
Your new car HAS to come with wheels. So regardless of what wheels are on there, if you want to upgrade to a set of 18" wheels, you have 1 option from the factory, which is $1200, or you can go any of the dealer accessories wheels (all over $4k once you add tyres), or the option that you suggested ($5200).

So it doesn't really matter how you want to state the value of the original wheels, $1200 vs $4k or $5k etc is a huge difference. That's all I was pointing out.
And of course no hard feelings

[cameronp]

Hey cameronp,

Just wondering what tint you have on your TSI. Is it the tint that comes with the Sports Pack, or something else?

Cheers

The back windows and hatch are just the tint that comes with the sports pack. Front windows were done by Tint-A-Car, their "Midnight Express" darkest legal tint. If you look carefully, they don't quite match - the back windows are marginally darker and have a disconcerting green colour to them - but it's good enough for me. I didn't really shop around because Tint-A-Car in West Perth are a short walk from work and their quote was less than half what the dealer wanted.

[Brendan_A]

Too many pictures of GTIs and not enough of TSIs here!



Looks good next to the TDI that my housemate bought last year...



If I get time I might take some better photos on the weekend.

Nice car mate! Good colour too. Hope to have my TSI Sports next saturaday.

[kman86]

I've got a black tsi with sport pack.... won't have time today but will try and get pics this week

Cheers Nic

[clubbie]

My car arrived yesterday, about a week early.

Dealer rang me today, now the long wait till monday.

Couple of quick snaps with the phone.

[diop]

Awesome
You're making me jealous!

[gtimal]

The wife and I picked our car up on Friday .She's left it in the garage since Friday because the roads are covered in mud so my car is covered in it .


Cheers

[Nath]

nice!! love the plate paper mod! lol

[GTi Crow]

The wife and I picked our car up on Friday .She's left it in the garage since Friday because the roads are covered in mud so my car is covered in it .


Cheers

Notice you have a towbar - how neat is the fitting as I am also getting one and have been worried about the look.