The official I have ordered/received my new MKVI thread

[Mariani]

Just clocked the 500km mark and am absolutely impressed with the GTI engine. So smooooootttttthhhhh and refined. Incredible. S**** over my old Cooper S turbo.

So is it dangerous if I take out an R to compare? Wll I walk away regretting GTI purchase?

Admittley I haven't redlined my car yet. I feel bad. I will stick it out for the 1500km's.

Mic

[dyljoy]

how about the Dyna setup? do u think it need a sub or just fine

[MiiLos]

I've just hit the 300km mark, and i can agree with Mic. I've got no regrets, asides not optioning the RVC! Reversing visibility at night is piss poor especially with dark tint and the weak reverse light.

IMO the Dynaudio is quite good, a Sub isn't really necessary unless you crave the deep end bass. I like my bass so I'm now contemplating the Rockford Fosgate P3 Slim with matching Rockford 300-1 amp.

[dyljoy]

i am agree with that. and put a small sub will done the job and save space for sure

[fully]

She'll be right mate. Don't stress.

I did lots of research before ordering my GTD. I knew I wanted either a Japanese car or German car, as they are the most mechanically sound IMHO. I have owned Nissan and Subaru's in the past, but also like Mazda. I started checking out the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4 and liked what I saw, but these were about 20k more than the Nissan/Subaru/Mazda offerings. I turned to the Top Gear website (and others) for car reviews. I found they were pretty harsh with all their reviews, so I got curiousas to what they considered to be a good car which wasn't over $200,000 and has at least 10 cylinders... enter stage left the Golf GTI. They had scored it 17/20. It seemed a great size for my needs, and was about $20,000 less than the BMW 3 Series and Audi A4, so it certainly was appealing (to be able to get a vehicle with nice interior at a reasonable price). I know a guy who knows a guy who owns a GTI and he's really happy with it... I ran into some lady at the post office who owns a GTD and loves it... I checked out every youtube clip and website/magazine review I could find about the GTI/GTD/R and the all came back with very positive things to say about them. I was more interested in the GTD, due to the great fuel economy, put also having all the same great styling and features of the GTI. Even when they'd put the GTI up against the WRX or the Mazda 3 MPS, they'd choose the GTI as being the better choice, reason being that refinement and quality is better than slightly more acceleration. Fair point I guess. I ended up test driving the GTI twice, and then ordering the GTD.

So after all that, the next 5 weeks waiting will be terrible.
I guess it's natural to sometimes second-guess myself, but when I consider the research that went into it I think I've made the right choice.

Well done mate and i hope the 5 weeks goes quickly for you, funny you mention the GTD, there was a red one there today when i picked up my car, looked damn hot!

Well i have my car and i've done 95kms already hahaha, it's so smoothhhhh..

[SilvrFoxX]

So is it dangerous if I take out an R to compare? Wll I walk away regretting GTI purchase?

No, because you have the GTI and are happy with it you will only find issues with the R

Congrats we all know the feeling

[DCRL]

Picked up the R last night, didn't want to come home, just wanted to keep driving. Will post some pics once the rain stops in Melbourne and can give the car a good wash.

[Candyman]

Picked up the R last night, didn't want to come home, just wanted to keep driving. Will post some pics once the rain stops in Melbourne and can give the car a good wash.

Nah, I want to see it dirty

Congrats.

[SilvrFoxX]

Nah, I want to see it dirty

So do I .. but nothing to do with cars

[Firstgolfr]

Hi All,

I've placed my order for my R and after making a few upgrades (like leather and 19's) I'm now satisfied with my choice. My question is around the delivery times at current (Jul 2011). I was expecting a 9 month delay (factory build) but when I spoke to the guy today it sounded like a much shorter turn-around time, even when coming from the factory. He mentioned checking Nadoc to see if a car with my specs was in the country or on a boat already and will get back to me with firmer details on expected delivery. It sounded promising though that my 9 month wait time was far, far longer than what I'll actually have to wait. Has anyone ordered a Golf R recently (factory build or not) and what wait times were you told?

I look forward to your response/s.

Cheers all.