Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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looks so good here:
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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That looks mean! Very nice!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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That interior shot isn't of the one we drove, ours had the cloth interior and normal gearbox.
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
Location: Hesketh Bank, Lancashire
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How come you got asked Ollie?
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Steve got asked, he was allowed to take someone.
The bloke that took us out for our sighting laps was bigging up the Alpine Course/Track and how good it was, but compared to where I had been for the last 6 days I couldn't share his enthusiasm.
Good day out though none the less, good experience.
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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I do like the look of the mk6 GTi, but i still can't help thinking that a set of decent rims on a Scirroco would make it look just as good...
Eitherway, the prices of them are horrific in terms of VFM
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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Is the Scirroco cheaper?
If it is I would also prefer that on some decent springs and a map.
Like you say the GTi certainly isn't value for money at all.
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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A second hand one would be nice in a few months time. I suspect they will depreciate like mad?
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Spanishfly
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Registered: 2nd Jul 08
Location: London
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quote:
Originally posted by Ojc
Myself and Steve106GTi got invited by VW to drive the new Golf GTi today, hospitality was laid on and the bacon sandwich was nice and the chicken lunch was even better.
 Car crap then
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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Yeah a second hand one would be ok, but for some reason these VW's hold their value far to well and someone will still be paying over the odds for it.
I suppose the list price for an Astra is 21k but in reality you pay £16,995 but the Astra H is coming to the end of it's life so discounts are higher.
But if you can somehow get the GTi for 18k you are getting closer in terms of VFM deffo.
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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I'd consider one for my next car. In white of course!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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They've got some nice finance deals on at the moment, I'm guessing that most people would buy them, pay something like £200-£300 a month for three or so years and give it back afterwards...
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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its very nice that tbh, love the look, maybe the fact its underpowered is they are planning a special like a edition 35 or similar in a few years
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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VW could do an R version at a later date like they have with the Scirroco.
Its not all about outright power though
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Why would you bother with the DSG?
Fantastic gearbox but not on aGTI
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