Stiff competition for the Mk7 Golf GTI - Second Edition

[alebonau]

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Most of the UK reviews of the A250 are also pretty middle of the road. I don't know if the A250 here has better specs or drives better, but am yet to see a bad review from Aus. Maybe in the UK compared to similar valued cars it just doesn't cut it.

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Paul...

Thanks for that mate. Yeah I agree with most of the reviews I've come across, there's no really bad one from Australia. The only complaints seem to be consistant (harsh ride) but as several members have pointed out, its not really the case.

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our a250 is pretty loaded here, also disregard any overseas review re ride quality of the a250 as they get run flats whereas we dont. the run flats on the overseas cars is going to have an adverse effect on ride.

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Hopefully I will have a look at both this Easter, not sure I want another GTI as the mk7 looks pretty similar to the mk6.

Paul...

yes main reason am not waiting for the mk7 overall I just see it too much like the mk6

[tonymy01]

I wish they'd just sell a Highline GTI spec car with more things as standard. Maybe as part of the Performance Pack.

They do, it is called the Golf R.



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[DoggieHowser]

They do, it is called the Golf R.



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Really, the Golf R has RVC, Dynaudio, Adaptive Chassis Control as standard? Wasn't when I was looking.


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[tonymy01]

Really, the Golf R has RVC, Dynaudio, Adaptive Chassis Control as standard? Wasn't when I was looking.

lol... ok ok, called my bluff.
but it certainly has HID and a few other things standard that are only optional on the GTi..

[DoggieHowser]

I don't disagree the R is good value but I still think a high line GTI is a good way to improve asp. That a good number of GTI owners are jumping ship is IMHO indicative that the market is there. And not everyone wants to wait 6 months for a custom build and take a big hit in depreciation come time to sell.

[alebonau]

lol... ok ok, called my bluff.
but it certainly has HID and a few other things standard that are only optional on the GTi..

true things like bi xenons and park assist plus rear tinted windows are standard on the R thats optional on the golf. but when I looked the golf R was just as bad as the gti with the way options add up and head was going a bit giddy with the price spiralling of to the ridiculous !

eg. the golf R stock is $57,088 on the road in vic add rvc, dyn+satnav the two tone microfibre seats and sun roof and suddenly its $72k or add a bit more and a fully loaded car is $77k :O again am sure no one goes nuts with a fully optioned car but we all know options like that you never get your money back on. so its always a good thing to have a more fully loaded car as standard so dont have to loose too much by adding options

[martinijosh]

Lol... VW Australia pricing is beyond stupid.

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[jrgti]

Yes, VW pricing is crap. However, deep inside we all know Merc is playing catch up. Their more competitive pricing will covert more buyers to them which means less R/GTI on the road (and that is good) and force VW to lower their price eventually or include more options for free, increase warranty, lower capped price servicing etc (but not after everyone has jumped ship).
I personally would like to see more people buy a Merc so that there is less of the car I want (the R or audi quattro).

[XTC838]

the next-gen WRX may post an even bigger threat if they could make it look like this and priced around what it is now:

Next-gen Subaru WRX images leaked!

[DoggiesUtd]

the next-gen WRX may post an even bigger threat if they could make it look like this and priced around what it is now:

Next-gen Subaru WRX images leaked!

is that legit?
looks like a lexus on the side