Waiting list for GTI Golf ?

[brackie]

Used TDI value???

All up my TDI cost ~$35.5k. I bought it from Jackson's (the only new VW dealer in Tassie) and today I got the Launceston "Examiner" and low and behold here's Jacksons selling a 2005 TDI identical to mine except for colour and DSG instead of manual, with ~16,000km on it for ~$36k. Now......If mine "depreciates" at that rate I'll be very happy

[gtimk5]

My GTI was stock, on the road for less than $44,000. No options. Mainland Oz has cheaper deals, $1000 less in dealer delivery costs for a start

[Dr Spine]

What does "chipping" the GTI do for fuel economy?

[gtimk5]

It improved the economy around the roads.The other week when I had to drive 270 kms to the boat to go to the Melbourne thing, I sat on 120km/h and averaged 7.3 litres per hundred. That is with the full exhaust. Before I changed the exhaust the average on a trip like that was 6.9, that was with the "flash".
Going 10kms to work from cold the average in the tiny bit of traffic works out at 9.8 per 100. The exhaust does make it a little bit heavier. used to be 9.1. I accelerate quickly off the lights. Huge gains in power are achieved with the flash.
Mind you, after the car had done 30/40 flat out laps of Sandown the half a tank of fuel had gone and the average was 29.4/ 100!!!!!
You would never drive like that on the roads. It was pulling in excess of 200 km/h on the main straight and 190/195 up the back straight! The new R32s there couldn't stay with it by a long shot.
I am not out to cause any chip arguments or discussions on this forum as I am sure they all have there merits but APR do offer a free 6 hours of driving free trial so you can see what sort of difference it makes. Worth a try over a weekend!

[aprr32]

Chips

Apr also do a different programme for GTI's that have a bigger exhaust(about 20 hp) and after doing a couple of each the difference is easy to pick, and who cares about fuel economy, no point having 200KW's if you only use 100 of them.