MK6 Golf in the flesh
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stewies_minion

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1,167 posts

217 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Dropped wife's Mk5 off at a main dealer this morning.

I was mooching sround the showroom and having a looksee at the cars kicking about. Spotted an odd looking radio in a Golf. Instantly hit be jealousy, I nosed in a bit further......

New MK6 in the flesh. It genuinely took the best part of a minute to clock it as a 6.

It is almost identical to the 5. Especially the bulk of the interior.

VW - lazy in the styling department.

mitch78

963 posts

226 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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That's probably because the MkVI is basically little more than a facelifted MkV.

Blame the marketing dept rather than the designers, the MkVII will be the real MkVI. (if that makes sense)

stewies_minion

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1,167 posts

217 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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I can see a sum total of 7 MK5 owners rushing out to buy a MK6.

Top work VW marketing.

Muzzer

3,814 posts

251 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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It does seem a bit futile.

IINM, they've only created the Mk6 as it's cheaper to build?

Makes sense - create car virtually the same, sell to people who are either buying anyway or have to have the new model, fix small bits that weren't so good, flog at the same price as the old one. Job done.

Alfahorn

7,825 posts

238 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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Anyone with any sense will buy a 2 or 3 year MKV anyway and save themselves a few bob.

VAG1

784 posts

219 months

Monday 22nd December 2008
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BAHN-STORMA said:
stewies_minion said:
VW - lazy in the styling department.
They're owned by Porsche.... what did you expect!
lol good one

J400uk

16,117 posts

237 months

Thursday 25th December 2008
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I saw my first UK model in the flesh this week. They are very nice, and look better than the pictures suggest, but you can't help but notice the similarity to the MK5. The whole feel and looks about the car are very much the same, just with a few minor changes. However although I havent driven one yet it sounds like things have changed dramatically behind the scenes with the new TSI petrols and CR-TDI diesels and sharpened up handling. Certainly seems to be getting a lot of rave reviews by the press.

stewies_minion

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1,167 posts

217 months

Friday 26th December 2008
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I spotted one whilst out today.

Covered in a few days filth. Looked a lot swizzier in motion.