RE: Golf GTD announced
Discussion
ohtari said:
Glosphil said:
Simon Bags said:
ohtari said:
Way, way north of 3k/year. You'd end up killing a diesel engine in no time with those journeys. I would suggest 15k+ to really make proper use of a diesel powerplant.
Besides, why would you want a diesel? For the money you could have a nicely specced Focus ST
Had a feeling it wouldn't be good for what I need. Focus ST? Funny you mention that, I'm already in one, on a '55 plate that is. Not sure I like it being a 5 door though.Besides, why would you want a diesel? For the money you could have a nicely specced Focus ST
Thanks for info though.
Bags.
I think the trick with the new ones is to go for the estate, in a subtle colour. It looks better (imo) and should keep the boy racers at bay. Once mountune get their act together, it would be a fairly potent sleeper
GroundEffect said:
funkyrobot said:
I still can't get my head around a diesel Golf costing £25k.
£25k is £20k 10 years ago.Motorrad said:
May I be the first to suggest buying a used 911 instead?
Well said, sir. I would like to build on this from an entire fleet perspective - for £25k you could have:
A lovely BMW e38 740i for wafting
A 90's K-series Caterham for hooning
A Series 3 Land Rover for green laning
A K10 Micra for slumming to the station each morning
And so on and so forth..
The thing about a diesel Golf is it's a car you buy with your head. You never lust after one. You buy one, run it for many many years for beer money, and then you sell it on and get rather more of your money back than if you'd bought a Ford, Vauxhall, Renault etc. In the meantime you can park it anywhere and drive it anywhere without attracting any attention of any sort. You never love it, but you do grow quite attached to it because it's so damn good at what it does.
We've got a 2003 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
We've got a 2003 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
Edited by Limpet on Thursday 21st February 16:52
Limpet said:
The thing about a diesel Golf is it's a car you buy with your head. You never lust after one. You buy one, run it for many many years for beer money, and then you sell it on and get rather more of your money back than if you'd bought a Ford, Vauxhall, Renault etc. In the meantime you can park it anywhere and drive it anywhere without attracting any attention of any sort. You never love it, but you do grow quite attached to it because it's so damn good at what it does.
We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
That sums it all up rather well, I think.We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
Matt UK said:
Limpet said:
The thing about a diesel Golf is it's a car you buy with your head. You never lust after one. You buy one, run it for many many years for beer money, and then you sell it on and get rather more of your money back than if you'd bought a Ford, Vauxhall, Renault etc. In the meantime you can park it anywhere and drive it anywhere without attracting any attention of any sort. You never love it, but you do grow quite attached to it because it's so damn good at what it does.
We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
That sums it all up rather well, I think.We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
drivin_me_nuts said:
Matt UK said:
Limpet said:
The thing about a diesel Golf is it's a car you buy with your head. You never lust after one. You buy one, run it for many many years for beer money, and then you sell it on and get rather more of your money back than if you'd bought a Ford, Vauxhall, Renault etc. In the meantime you can park it anywhere and drive it anywhere without attracting any attention of any sort. You never love it, but you do grow quite attached to it because it's so damn good at what it does.
We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
That sums it all up rather well, I think.We've got a 2002 mk4 GT TDI 130. We keep thinking of parting with it, but it's reliable, economical, good to drive in a lazy, torquey, long legged sort of way, and it just doesn't look 10 years old. Neither of us lie awake thinking about it, neither of us would think of getting up early to drive it, but it goes from A to B with no drama, does 48 mpg round the houses, 60 on the motorway, and never seems to need anything apart from an annual oil and filter change and consumables.
If this mk7 does the same thing, it's a winner, and yes I would probably buy one.
PH article said:
the GTD brings a useful turn of speed for sensible shoes Monday to Friday transport. Which you can, with luck, exorcise at the weekend with something noisy and more fun..
Fire99 said:
No doubt fairly competent but I would mourn spending £25k of my own money on one. It wouldn't fill me with joy, walking out the door and seeing it on the driveway after parting with the cash.
I'd bet that hardly anyone does spend £25k cash on one. As a company car, it makes sense.Golfs used to be cars you bought with your head. Now it seems the GT variants are bought with the littler brain rattling around inside your head.
Modern BMWs seem to be a little more head friendly at present re: efficiency/performance..
Impending Mk7 GTI vs M135i might solidify the argument highlighted by the GTD vs 125d.
Modern BMWs seem to be a little more head friendly at present re: efficiency/performance..
Impending Mk7 GTI vs M135i might solidify the argument highlighted by the GTD vs 125d.
Ive just sold an e90 M3. Only do 4k per year and just can't stretch its legs where I live. Picked up a low mileage Mk6 GTD the other week. Loving the torque, even sounds good and the chassis it spot on. Dont miss the M3 at all. Went back to diesel as missed the linear torque of my Alpina D3.
SR06 said:
Ive just sold an e90 M3. Only do 4k per year and just can't stretch its legs where I live. Picked up a low mileage Mk6 GTD the other week. Loving the torque, even sounds good and the chassis it spot on. Dont miss the M3 at all. Went back to diesel as missed the linear torque of my Alpina D3.
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