Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[jdbrown1953]

Thanks mate
Was just curious as I had gotten vastly different orc from a couple of dealers
Just wanted to see users own experience with them

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[MY GTI MK7]

Guy's looking at buying a GTI MK7 but why is there a $1300 difference dearer for leather and bi-xenon compared to pp gti.
If the dealer said because full leather and heated seats I would believe that.
But would it be fair to say 19's & led brake lights to cost around $2000.
So that said is the GTI at $44000 is about $2000 to dear

[MY GTI MK7]

Could you pick one up for $50000 driveway with DSG metallic paint leather and bi-xenon's?

[pologti18t]

Have also realised that the GTI comes with Discover Media NOT Discover Pro which is not even offered here as an option. What a bunch of marketing idiots. No wonder the GTI 7 sales hasn't really taken off.

How would you know what the sales figures for the GTI were?
Have you seen the price charged OS for the Discover Pro? It's an extremely expensive option.

VWA have been smart, not idiots, in the way they have reduced the options available on the Golf range. They are also smart in the way they have included adaptive suspension (wow the customers during the test drive) and sat nav as standard.

[pologti18t]

Guy's looking at buying a GTI MK7 but why is there a $1300 difference dearer for leather and bi-xenon compared to pp gti.
But would it be fair to say 19's & led brake lights to cost around $2000.

The 19inch wheel upgrade isn't overly expensive in the UK. LED tailights aren't worth anything as an option.
Full leather and Bixenons are expensive options here. Just buy a PP.

[ctan]

How would you know what the sales figures for the GTI were?
Have you seen the price charged OS for the Discover Pro? It's an extremely expensive option.

VWA have been smart, not idiots, in the way they have reduced the options available on the Golf range. They are also smart in the way they have included adaptive suspension (wow the customers during the test drive) and sat nav as standard.

Sales figures was from a local dealer here in Sydney. He mentioned sales has not been to their expectation.

Don't have a problem with them bundling Discover Media as std but why not offer Media Pro as an option for those who want it and are willing to pay for it. And why not DynaAudio. Getting back into my Golf 6 after the test drive yesterday the differences between the Audio and the clarity of the RNS screen with the GTI 7 audio and Discover Media was very obvious.

To me it takes the fun out of what is an excellent car. I agree they have got the DCC right.

[Brendan_A]

Sales figures was from a local dealer here in Sydney. He mentioned sales has not been to their expectation.

That's strange... My dealer told me the opposite. Lol

[AdamD]

And why not DynaAudio.

The company is Dynaudio, not DynaAudio.

Dynaudio and Volkswagen - All there is.

Incidentally, the Dynaudio in the Mk7 is a 400w system (up from 300w in the Mk6) and adds a subwoofer. Hopefully it'll be an option in the R!

You should be able to install a better-than-factory system from component parts (splits, sub and amp), for around the $2k mark.

[DoggieHowser]

The company is Dynaudio, not DynaAudio.

Dynaudio and Volkswagen - All there is.

Incidentally, the Dynaudio in the Mk7 is a 400w system (up from 300w in the Mk6) and adds a subwoofer. Hopefully it'll be an option in the R!

You should be able to install a better-than-factory system from component parts (splits, sub and amp), for around the $2k mark.

I am just not too keen to dismantle panels to install stuff aftermarket. It tends to lead to new rattles

[pologti18t]

Don't have a problem with them bundling Discover Media as std but why not offer Media Pro as an option for those who want it and are willing to pay for it. And why not DynaAudio.

Because VW don't want to go down that route anymore. They want to streamline the model range and options.