Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[DoggieHowser]

People seem to want it for some reason...(i wouldn't pay extra). On the Golfs and Mercs the sat nav is around $1000 (if not standard)
As for HIDs... you pay $$$$ to get them, pay extra for insurance, then pay $$$$ to replace bulbs. Not something I could justify.

I'm surprised you'd have to pay extra for insurance on bixenons. And I've never had to change my bixenons on our 8 year old GTI before we sold it, and I've had 10 year old Evo 8MRs with bixenons still working properly. My old Mitsubishi may have had a dodgy auto box but its bixenon lights also was not an area of low reliability.

[readerr0r]

I'm surprised you'd have to pay extra for insurance on bixenons. And I've never had to change my bixenons on our 8 year old GTI before we sold it, and I've had 10 year old Evo 8MRs with bixenons still working properly. My old Mitsubishi may have had a dodgy auto box but its bixenon lights also was not an area of low reliability.

Yeah I'm pretty sure that while Xenons are $200 a bulb or some such price, they will generally last the life of the car and it isn't really an insurance risk any more as I don't think there is much theft of them in Aus, especially since they're quite common.

[DoggieHowser]

We have a 77TSI Mk6 Golf with halogens and a Tiguan 155TSI we got later was optioned with the bixenon. Have to say that in my neck of the woods, about 20-30 minutes from Brisbane, the auto-swivelling bixenons are just a godsent. The bixenon just illuminates much further into the distance which becomes very obvious when I switch to the 77TSI halogens.

[Ryan_R]

@readerror - But if you crash into someone/something, they're likely to need replacing, which would cost a lot more than the halogen alternatives.

[DoggieHowser]

@readerror - But if you crash into someone/something, they're likely to need replacing, which would cost a lot more than the halogen alternatives.

That IS a new reason for not going for bixenons. So I guess for that matter, there's no reason to buy an R or S3 either because that would be far more expensive to fix in a crash, no?

[mickbrown]

I don't expect it to be less than $50k. I expect it to be more. I said that.

You missed my point. I don't have a problem with all the extras and their cost.

I enjoyed your use of capitals and bold text to convey your excitement, though.

[Ryan_R]

That IS a new reason for not going for bixenons. So I guess for that matter, there's no reason to buy an R or S3 either because that would be far more expensive to fix in a crash, no?

No, that was just my guess as to why insurance premiums would be higher with them. I want to get xenons as much as you do.

[Golf7]

I'm back! Word is that they are going to have a cheap, boggo GTI as well as a more expensive luxury GTI as well as a more performance orientated model... Whatever that means, all that I am certain about is that the first cars start arriving very soon indeed!

[AdamD]

I'm back! Word is that they are going to have a cheap, boggo GTI as well as a more expensive luxury GTI as well as a more performance orientated model... Whatever that means, all that I am certain about is that the first cars start arriving very soon indeed!

Bundling of options into packs has been under consideration for some time AFAIK. There are a ton of benefits of doing it this way, not least of which are better stock control (fewer option combinations) and higher resale.

[team_v]

So basically a Standard GTi for entry level and then adidas/Ed35/pirelli versions with extras to come later.