Reply With QuotePicked up my wife's new 90 TSI DSG yesterday which we ordered New Year's Eve. Originally ordered in black we later switched to pure white and the car looked fabulous with the Victorian black and white plates in the series starting with A. Like the last few cars the dealer gave us the choice of a narrow range numbers. So our 90 TSI was parked on the showroom floor with a grey metallic Golf R parked behind, 3 digits later with one of the plate choices we'd passed over.
The paint and preparation was fantastic. The material in the 90 TSI seats I prefer the look of to the Comfortline, but the material does feel a shade coarse. Had a small moment buyers remorse last night, the Golf is so good was thinking could have justified a Comfortline although they are another $7k.
Our TSI has come with Continental tyres. Later on if I can talk the boss around the slightly lower profile 16" tyres we'll get done Toronto wheels and probably fit Michelin Primacy 3 ST tyres.
Today out and about with my wife's old Mk 5 Golf, 1.6 manual. New tyres today, Michelin Energy XM2 all around. Sadly Michelin no longer import the Primacy LC in 15" size. These were a NVH transformation when fitted so hopefully the XM2 are not far behind. Then once RWCd the Mk 5 will be going to a sibling. A major upgrade from a 1999 Daewoo Lanos she's currently driving. A very soft spot for this Mk 5! It runs better no than when new, been garaged all its life. There's a certain pleasure in manually changing gears. But perhaps less so in traffic.
Wife not so keen on the stop start in the new Golf (you can alter the settings). But it's kind of novel in traffic, must save a lot of fuel. Inside VW have done a terrific job with the Mk 7 dash, even our base model looks very polished.
Originally Posted by Splashalot
Was hiding behind some blackish tyre/sticker goop. 
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