Interesting Journey

[Able20]

Hi All,

The journey started back in Nov-09 when invited to the Australian launch of the MkVI Golf GTI at Calder Park Raceway. At the time I was a happy and content owner of a two year old VE Calais 6.0ltr V8. After half day spent thrashing the living daylights out of the Golf GTI's around Calder, it opened my eyes to all the fun I was missing out. Needless to say, by March 2010 I was a proud owner of a MkVI Golf GTI in Tornado Red and Detroit 18" alloys. The Calais was soon forgotten.

The wife got in on the act in 2013 with a MkVII 103 TSI Highline.

March this year seemed like a good time to upgrade from MkVI GTI to MkVII GTI Performance. Having picked up my new ride late May 2015 I couldn't be prouder. Brilliant, unbelievable vehicle.

Two months later and 2000kms of GTI Performance ownership I did something silly, I drove a Golf R.

Sometimes you can't deny the heart, and at great financial cost, last Friday (31/07/2015) I placed an order for a MY16 Golf R at the expense of my two month old GTI Performance.......I can't wait.

Having read VWWatercooled for years, I thought it was time to become part of it.

Thanks for listening.

[sports racer]

You fool.

You should go back to basics and get a MK1 Golf. In the end it will probably cost you as much as the R once you've replaced everything but you'll never want to upgrade again.

Cheers

Paul

[sparkyboy69]

Able

Im about to place an order for MY16 GTi pp. How did you find the pp and what sort of trade did you get on the R?

[Able20]

Sparkyboy69, what can I say, it was ugly. Even so it was something I needed to do.

What was important to me was the change-over figure, but on the paperwork the GTI PP was $43K.