Who owns a Golf GTD / GTI / R?

[Participant]

I've currently got an 2004 VW Polo 9n (I'll upload a picture one day), I've been looking at Golfs as an upgrade - what year & model would you guys recommend?

2019 Golf R fully loaded.

 

[thewanted]

2019 Golf R fully loaded.

Obviously

How's the new GTI?

 

[Participant]

Obviously

How's the new GTI?

Picking it up tomorrow PM. They sent the wheels to be refurbished because there were some curbing marks.

Pretty excited, even though it's going to be wife's car and I'll probably have to beg her to use it.

 

[Participant]

Picked it up today and we love it. I can see this being another ten year keeper!

 

[thewanted]

Awesome, congrats! I still get a semi when I see one of these. Weird, I know.

 

[SDK^]

The GTi looks so much better than the R

 

[silvagti]

Picked it up today and we love it. I can see this being another ten year keeper!

Looks fantastic

 

[Kanpai]

Picked it up today and we love it. I can see this being another ten year keeper!

looks amazing, congrats!

 

[DeanT77]

@Participant that is a very nice looking car!

 

[Participant]

Thanks all.

Anyone know how to swap these out? The dealership put some in the glovebox but I don't know how to fit them.



Looks like they slide / clip in but I don't want to damage anything. Had a Google but couldn't find any decent guides.

Thanks.

 

[dessimpson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbppqM69UcU

 

[Participant]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbppqM69UcU

Perfect, thanks. Done and very easy.

 

[Finglonga]

The dealer did mine for me FOC also swapped mine to the same as yours as it came with the PP red GTI on them and I wanted the black.

 

[Participant]

The dealer did mine for me FOC also swapped mine to the same as yours as it came with the PP red GTI on them and I wanted the black.

Have you still got the red ones? These are mine now:

 

[Finglonga]

Have you still got the red ones? These are mine now:

No said just swap them for the black ones sorry. You can use red nail varnish to change them if that is what you are after.

 

[ddoubleep]

Picked it up today and we love it. I can see this being another ten year keeper!

This looks mint. Great colour. The R are dime a dozen. Always find the GTi a head turner when I see one as way rarer. The wife wants the M135i when we change up but I have a soft spot for the GTI PP as my current GT hasn't put a foot wrong for years.

 

[Kristoph]

I know this isn't a specific GTI/GTD question, but I'm after a bit of advice on narrowing down rear discs on my 09 MK6 GT TDI (140).

Everywhere is coming up with a couple of options, only major difference I can see is disc diameter and thickness.

Diameter options being 256 or 253mm, thickness being 12mm or 10mm. Considering I'm on worn discs and can't easily measure diameter, can anyone advise the best way of narrowing this down?

Thanks in advance!

 

[AndreWright90]

Picked it up today and we love it. I can see this being another ten year keeper!

What a car How's it treating you so far?

 

[Participant]

What a car How's it treating you so far?

Thanks. I've barely driven it, but the wife seems pleased!

The thing she likes best is...being able to choose any song with her voice through Android Auto .

Wasted on her!

 

[thewanted]

Thanks. I've barely driven it, but the wife seems pleased!

The thing she likes best is...being able to choose any song with her voice through Android Auto .

Wasted on her!

Lol. I'm tempted to go take one for a test drive.

I test drove a pre-facelift R but didn't enjoy it at all. I think it was mostly because of the rubbish 6 speed DSG box which they fixed with the facelifted models. The MK8 is being unveiled this afternoon but the GTI and R models won't be out for ages.