Official Golf MK6 Picture Thread - 2nd Edition

[REXman]

[REXman]

NOT MINE:


NOT MINE:

[BBP]

We took possession of my wife's car on Saturday.

Initial impressions:

1. The refinement of the engine is brilliant for a car at this level.
2. The cabin noise is very low. You feel isolated from the world like you do in much more expensive cars. Almost as good as my XF.
3. The adaptive chassis control is magic. My wife only drives with it in comfort mode. That combined with the taller tyres on the 16" wheels makes for a hugely compliant ride.
4. DSG is wonderful when on the move. A bit grumpy in stop start traffic.
5. The Dynaudio is worth the spend. The power and clarity it generates is surprising for only a 300w system. The amplifier is boxed under the front passenger seat.
6. The premium bluetooth installed by Barloworld Mascot is how every bluetooth system should work. Call clarity is excellent. All the call information and features from her iPhone 3Gs appear on the screen or in a menu on the screen. You even get a digital number pad and a bar graph for your reception level. I fail to see how this bluetooth system could be improved.
7. Reversing camera changes the way you drive (well, backwards at least). Every car should come with one. Much safer (and MUCH easier) than trying look over your own shoulder or use the rear vision mirror.
8. Materials in the cabin are very good. They could be slightly better (some of the matt black plastics are not going to age well) but if they made it better it would then be Audi quality and that obviously is not what VW wants for this car.
9.The iPod cable has worked perfectly with her iPhone 3Gs. And it charges the phone. Haven't used the USB cable yet.
10. Window tint has no bubbles ... yet. Not sure of the %. I just asked for max legal all round.
11. Fog lamps have cornering function enabled. That is, the left one turns on (at low speeds) when turning left etc.
12. Footwell lamps stay on when driving. Nice.

But enough of that, here are some photos:

[BBP]

And some Bluetooth screen shots:

[Ryan_R]

This part of the car wasn't dirty, so I thought I'd take a pic of it

[sharkablue]

Here are some better pics of my car:

[rs73]

thank's to the new car stimulus handed out a while ago, not sure though how much was it really passed onto buyers. 2nd hand market are really crap now, another good reason to keep the car and don't bother the trouble of selling it (although I sold my V35 grey import in 2 days - surprisingly). would be interesting to see the next ABS statistic update if that really brings the average age down.

back to topic... this is not actually a photo, but rather an illustration. since I can't easily find mk6 pics black on black - but what do you think of this style, black on black with red highlights?

[peedman]

For me its the longer doors and smaller fixed rear window that makes 3 door > 5 door. Practicallity wise having to constantly fold the seats forward for passengers is annoying so its lucky i dont have to deal with that!

Heres some pics btw:

[peedman]

Its prob best to inspect them before you buy as the quality can vary and the detail could be lacking. As for functionality as a wheel, they should have no problems.

Dont forget companies like VMR, Avant Guarde and Miro make essentially replicas of other wheels and they are popular in the US.

[Pepe]

Finally got around to washing and waxing my car yesterday, and it was an overcast day today... so picture time! A few from this morning. Original sized ones linked.