Two days in a Golf GTI

[Swallowtail]

Thanks to Austral here in Brisbane, I have a Mark VI Golf GTI to drive around in for a couple of days...

It's a Carbon Steel Metallic DSG 5 dr - options fitted are sunroof and leather.



I'll post up some pics and impressions over the next couple of days, but for now it's off to have some more fun...

[h100vw]

That's nice looking Simon, when are they getting it back?

Gavin

[arbour]

Hi nice looking car. How did you go about hooking this up.Did you buy your r36 through them?

[tinto]

Great colour - one of those shades you don't realise is black until you see a black car next to it!

[Swallowtail]

That's nice looking Simon, when are they getting it back?

Gavin

Monday morning...

Hi nice looking car. How did you go about hooking this up.Did you buy your r36 through them?

Yes I did, but it is mainly because they are trying to make effort to show willing to work on relationships with our VWW community.

Great colour - one of those shades you don't realise is black until you see a black car next to it!

That's cos it's not black... it's dark grey.

More pics later today.

[Swallowtail]

[tinto]

That's cos it's not black... it's dark grey.

I phrased that badly, meant to say 'isn't black'
I was standing next to one at the Perth launch and thought it was black pearl until I saw a black one across the showroom.
It is a subtle hue that works well with the red accents.


And Murphy, unless it is significantly different in the mk6, there's nothing subtle about an aggressive launch control takeoff

[johng]

Any thoughts on the changes such as bluetooth, usb connectivity and sound system that are new to the mk 6?

Any other threads on these issues?

[Swallowtail]

The interior looks nice, better than the MkV - more classy - although there are a couple of bits that look a bit cheap (e.g. the little flip up cover in the center console that covers the 12V socket).
Bluetooth - don't buy from VW, go aftermarket. See my posts on Bluetooth in the Car Audio section. USB connectivity - MDI is well worth the $ in my opinion. The car had it fitted, it sits in the center console armrest on the Golf, great location, and it works very well. Sound system - it was an RCD510 in the car - sound is OK, nothing to write home about though.