Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[irossiter]

They call themselves car journos and think a car's top speed is whatever the speedo goes up to

[Mutley251]

My dealer told me just on Friday pricing will be the 11th and on sale the 12th. Will be interesting to see who is telling the truth. Can't wait to drive one though.

My info suggests pricing will be tomorrow (Tuesday) and VW website will be live with more info on the new model. Also suggests the initial demo cars will be on their way to dealers.

[irossiter]

They had better arrive soon because Mercedes are offering a very good deal on an A250!

[newconvert]

They had better arrive soon because Mercedes are offering a very good deal on an A250!

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of deal? Although I'm excited about pricing etc tomorrow for GTI, the wait has given me plenty of time to get interested in other cars! A250 looks pretty good.

[pologti18t]

They had better arrive soon because Mercedes are offering a very good deal on an A250!

And how long do you need to wait for your A250 to arrive?

[Marcotto]

And how long do you need to wait for your A250 to arrive?

Most likely the same amount of time as a customer order GTI will be.

[irossiter]

Yep, the usual 4-6 month wait for A250. But i want a PP Golf GTI and it doesn't look like we are going to get it on Oz.
The professional service you receive at Mercedes is on another level to VW with offering corporate discounts, free servicing, reduced rates to park at the Merc dealer at the airports (probably still $200 a day though!! ).
It is amazing how good the Merc website is as well, particularly when compared to VW. I know driving the car is by far the most important thing but we are in a high tech computer age now (showing my age!) and ANY info i want on the car is there including clips explaining EVERY feature on the cars including options and how to access them via the central display etc etc.
Anyway should i wait for the PP GTI because I'm pretty sure it would be a better all round car (yes I've answered my own question) but it's so goddamn stylish and the interior is beautiful. If the ride wasn't so firm I probably would have already signed up

[Ryan_R]

Check the UK VW website - probably has more info on features, how stuff works, etc.

[spikeyboy22]

Yep, the usual 4-6 month wait for A250. But i want a PP Golf GTI and it doesn't look like we are going to get it on Oz.
The professional service you receive at Mercedes is on another level to VW with offering corporate discounts, free servicing, reduced rates to park at the Merc dealer at the airports (probably still $200 a day though!! ).
It is amazing how good the Merc website is as well, particularly when compared to VW. I know driving the car is by far the most important thing but we are in a high tech computer age now (showing my age!) and ANY info i want on the car is there including clips explaining EVERY feature on the cars including options and how to access them via the central display etc etc.
Anyway should i wait for the PP GTI because I'm pretty sure it would be a better all round car (yes I've answered my own question) but it's so goddamn stylish and the interior is beautiful. If the ride wasn't so firm I probably would have already signed up

That is very nice, but what is the deal?

[Arnold]

I looked at the A250 and CLA200 on Saturday. The A250 boot is substantially smaller than the Golf's. The CLA's was much longer, and deeper I believe but no fold down seats and without the practicality of a hatch.

Compared with BMW, from an aesthetic and ergonomic perspective I think MB has lost the plot, especially when compared with BMW whose cars seem to have much more cohesive dashboards, an exemplar VW-Group cars follow fairly closely.

Mercs have improved stylistically on the outside (consider the A250, CLA 250 and updated E-Class compared with its downright chintzy predecessor) but still have a way to go to match BMW, or even VW/Audi, on the inside.

Of course, for the money, the Mark VII GTI is hard to beat and even trumps its pricier competitors in some areas.