The Golf GTi lease thread.

[The_0ne]

but I should hear sound so that I can pull over if I need to


on my company vehicle (Another VW) and my bmw I get notification sounds on both when attached to bluetooth

[Denzel85]

My work phone (windows) interupts radio/spotify to say I have a text and then reads it out if requested. iPhone doesn't seem to have this functionality. Not fussed though.

[va1o]

The_0ne said:

but I should hear sound so that I can pull over if I need to


on my company vehicle (Another VW) and my bmw I get notification sounds on both when attached to bluetooth

I reckon it's because the iPhone is trying to route the notification sounds via the A2DP Bluetooth audio connection. So if you were playing music through your iPhone to the car over Bluetooth you would hear the notification sounds come through on the car speakers, but you wouldn't hear them if listening to radio or another media source. I'm sure my GTD did that but my BMW doesn't since it hasn't got a Bluetooth audio connection

Edited by va1o on Tuesday 21st February 12:35

[wp_synergy]

Hi all.

What's the best 5 door DSG lease deals out there at the moment?

Am looking to pick one up ASAP.

Thanks in advance.

[JTsp33d]

You are probably best at just doing a lease deals search on google or trying the brokers most of us on here used, central vehicle leasing or national vehicle leasing.

A word about CVL, they are good up until the point where they have your money and then it's hard to get any replies out of them. That being said I am happy with my deal, they just need to work on there customer after sales.

[johnwilliams77]

JTsp33d said:

You are probably best at just doing a lease deals search on google or trying the brokers most of us on here used, central vehicle leasing or national vehicle leasing.

A word about CVL, they are good up until the point where they have your money and then it's hard to get any replies out of them. That being said I am happy with my deal, they just need to work on there customer after sales.

Completely agree. The complete unknowns of leasing commands and VW wa the main reason I had always bought my cars outright. After dealing with CVL and VW (neither very good) I am happy enough to buy used and take the risk of breakdowns / no warranty if it means I don't get stupid calls from VW, mistakes from CVL and generally all round crap service. Give VW their credit, they weee quick enough to resolve the issues and gave me a partial refund of goodwill for their cockups.

[wp_synergy]

Been offered a fairly good deal, or what I think is a good deal;

Golf GTI 5 door DSG metallic black
8k miles PA
9+23 @ £220inc VAT

What do you guys think of that?

I was going to wait for the new shape but can imagine deals being at least £100 more than that PM.

[johnwilliams77]

That's not a bad deal at all
They're great cars, go for it

[wp_synergy]

Agreement signed.

Now to shift my BMW 125d!

I am pretty excited about returning to petrol turbo ownership.

[johnwilliams77]

wp_synergy said:

Agreement signed.

Now to shift my BMW 125d!

I am pretty excited about returning to petrol turbo ownership.

Great level of tech as standard, you will love it.

[pitch3110]

wp_synergy said:

Been offered a fairly good deal, or what I think is a good deal;

Golf GTI 5 door DSG metallic black
8k miles PA
9+23 @ £220inc VAT

What do you guys think of that?

I was going to wait for the new shape but can imagine deals being at least £100 more than that PM.

Who is this with buddy?? I have a fella at work who is keen on one.

Many thanks

[AlexL94]

Just trickled over 4000 miles today. I've noticed the car is feeling a lot more eager to go through the full rev range now and feels looser. Also have a long term average of 30mpg which i'm rather impressed with!

[johnwilliams77]

AlexL94 said:

Just trickled over 4000 miles today. I've noticed the car is feeling a lot more eager to go through the full rev range now and feels looser. Also have a long term average of 30mpg which i'm rather impressed with!

Try harder

[JTsp33d]

About to tick over 2k miles here. Still have the modding bug in me that wants to lower it and swap the wheels but resisting for now...Find myself also using the ACC near all the time now also on the motorways.

[johnwilliams77]

JTsp33d said:

About to tick over 2k miles here. Still have the modding bug in me that wants to lower it and swap the wheels but resisting for now...Find myself also using the ACC near all the time now also on the motorways.

I find it pretty good too. Not too intrusive

[AlexL94]

johnwilliams77 said:

Try harder

For reference, that is on a 9 mile commute in rush hour traffic across Liverpool. City centre driving it drops to about 24 and then a recent blast through the Peak District resulted in 18mpg over a full tank!

[wp_synergy]

pitch3110 said:

Who is this with buddy?? I have a fella at work who is keen on one.

Many thanks

Sorry for the late response.

Spoke to a chap called Graham at Hub Leasing. Extremely helpful and really competitive. I think he had 1 GTI (Red, 5Dr, Auto) left when I secured mine.

Taking delivery on the 10th. I cannot bloody wait!!

[Stuntman62]

It's all in the timing... Their website says £330- assume this is for the latest model

[wp_synergy]

Stuntman62 said:

It's all in the timing... Their website says £330- assume this is for the latest model

As far as I know he only had 2 MK7's left.

It's worth giving Graham a call and seeing what he has in stock.

I assume that price is for the new model yes.

[Paul0568]

Wife's new car arrived on Friday:



The car was ordered through CVL in October. It was one of their special offer deals. (£252/month on a 1+23 with 10K miles pa). It has been ready for delivery since the end of December but her existing lease didn't end until March. Dealer kindly agreed to delay delivery of the new car. Bonus is that it was registered on a 17 plate last week.

I clocked up 250 miles over the weekend. First impressions are excellent! I will be looking for opportunities to drive it more.