Whats the difference between the GT and GT Sport?

[MariusGT]

Ok its official i think i got an awesome deal:

2008 White Petrol GT Sport
15xxx Kms
Leather
Sunroof
Tint
Ipod kit
Parrot kit
Park Sensors
17" Visions

For $26K

Very happy!

a bloody good deal indeed!!!

6M or DSG?

[XXX-1.8T]

DSG transmission

[MariusGT]

Wowsers... I figured it must have ATLEAST been 6M!!

A: The seller must have been desperate for quick $$$

B: Your negotiation skills are unsurpassed

C: Seller was a total numb nut and had no idea as to his/her cars value

D: All of the above

anyway- nice one!! You have officially knocked me off my "cracker of a deal" perch.

--may last year paid 30k for my united grey dsg gt sport tsi with 3800kms--

[Fanaki]

Congratulations on an excellent buy!!!

I hope my car, when it comes time to sell, makes a bit more than that....

But hey, well done, enjoy and welcome to the twincharge club

[XXX-1.8T]

Wowsers... I figured it must have ATLEAST been 6M!!

A: The seller must have been desperate for quick $$$

Yes he was moving back to Germany

B: Your negotiation skills are unsurpassed

Im Greek its all about genetics!

C: Seller was a total numb nut and had no idea as to his/her cars value

He wanted over $30K but i told him it was GTI money which is true to an extent. I showed up with the cash and he accepted

D: All of the above

anyway- nice one!! You have officially knocked me off my "cracker of a deal" perch.

--may last year paid 30k for my united grey dsg gt sport tsi with 3800kms--

Yours is still a good deal as it only had 3800

[MariusGT]

xxx - I am still chuffed at the car/price/kms I got...

Your equipment level low kms and $$$ pipps me tho.

Here here for finding corker 2nd hand deals!

[triode12]

I hate you all!!

But on the deal.

[cktsi]

Copy and paste from the other forum...

These are the differences I've heard/read of:

GT sport has
1. MP3 compatible player,
2. Battery cover is now fabric instead of ABS plastic (evidence that the cost cutting had already started prior to the introduction of the MkVI),
3. Darkened headlights of the GTI,
4. Black instead of colour coded front grill of the GT,
5. Rear Privacy glass,
6. DSG now has 2 second hill start (this needs confirmation from a GTSport owner).
7. Has "2.0 TDI" or 'TSI' badging instead of 'GT' on the rear door, which is a pity because it looks just like any other Golf.


Tom,
My 07 May built GT has a full height MFD. Seat design is the same afaik.

8. GT has the chrome grille on the front whereas GT sport grille is black.

[Axis]

Isn't that covered in number 4?

[MariusGT]

Isn't that covered in number 4?

4 is correct.

there are no chrome grills on GT (unless you consider the reflex silver color coded GT grille to be chrome?)

jetta and R32's have the chrome..

and R36.. and standard passats??

[BarneyBoy]

4 is correct.

there are no chrome grills on GT (unless you consider the reflex silver color coded GT grille to be chrome?)

jetta and R32's have the chrome..

and R36.. and standard passats??

True.
The grille is black only (Jettas have horizontal chrome bars on them).
The centre bumper is body coloured on the GT, gloss black on the Sport.
The fog grilles are also only black (on both).
The lower centre grille trim is also body coloured on the GT.

The R Cars (R32, R36, R50, and [in Germany] the optional R pack models have a satin chrome centre bumper (not chrome or brushed - satin) and satin chrome lower grille trim and satin chrome upper grille bars (on the Golf).

[MariusGT]

Aaaahhh yes the R50...

I seem to have left that rare beastie out!

I have only EVER seen 1 (not counting dealer lots)

of the R's I reckon 80%=32 . 19%=36 . 01%=50

anyone know how many of those torque tanks made the journey to aust?

[cktsi]

4 is correct.

there are no chrome grills on GT (unless you consider the reflex silver color coded GT grille to be chrome?)

Funny you should ask about reflex silver... I just realised that the only colour I ever saw GT's on the road were in reflex silver ! LOL.

I have seen GT Sport in a variety of colours.

Happy to be corrected on that.

[cktsi]

Oh wait... when you say grille you're referring only to the horizontal slats? How about the border around the centre section of the front snout? Wasn't that chrome or is it again just me seeing only reflex silver examples?