Mk6 GTI - not far away now!

[Lima]

Spotted a red Mk6 GTI in Canberra, near Mt Stromlo, about 45-60mins ago.

[ricksterrr]

Teaser is up on VW's website as of this morning:

http://www.volkswagen.com.au/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/en_au.html

http://www.golfgti.com.au

Now I wonder how we can get an admission to the track day?

[Lima]

[GoLfMan]

I saw one in Auckland last week! hehe

yeh i saw one in Auckland when I was there aswell

[windmagnet]

Now I wonder how we can get an admission to the track day?

Apparently there are 360 driving spots and entries will be judged on merit.

The registration form provides for an "admission code" so I don't know if that gives you any better chance of getting a spot. The rules don't refer to it as far as I can see.

See details here:

http://www.golfgti.com.au/tnc.html

[Kwoka]

Got an email from VW with a code but just saw that you need to be 25 and over

[Nathan_B]

signed up, see what happens

[NickZ]

Actually you need to be over 25 (i.e. 26 and over), as I just tried to sign up but it did not allow me to register for legal requirements!

[esevwbits]

thats a hot piece of machinery.. curious as for ballpark figure....!

[thamwk]

i did something similar the last time round with the first launch of the Mazda3 MPS. we basically got to drive the MX5, RX8, MPS6 and MPS3, and to top off the day a hot lap with the-other-name-for-Richard Johnson...

[Plopeye]

So I Went back to my VW dealer again today. During the week I drove a civic type R, WRX, MEgane and a clio. I felt as though my first drive in the GTI was better than the other cars but I Wanted a second shot at it.

Anyway I found the salesperson who let me test drive the mk5 gti last week and he was fine with me taking the same car for another drive. I told him I would only be 15 minutes but ended up being 30 - 40 mins. He was fine with it.

Initially the GTI felt slow (probably because I just drove the wrx) and I Was not as impressed as I was when i first drove it. But the longer I drove the vehicle the more I liked it. What it lacks in power (mind you the car has decent power anyway) it easily makes up in class, style and driveability.

I spoke to the salesmanager and I decided to pay a deposit on a mkvi gti. Not much more information was provided but they still expect the RRP of the vi to be approx 1k more than the 5. He worked out a rough price for me taking into consideration the options I prefer and paperwork was filled out to refelct our conversation.

While discussing the options of the vehicle the sales manager stated there will not be an 18inch wheel option and standard will be 17 inch. IMO that is disappointing because I liked the look of the 18s.

Anyway they feel confident they will call me up within 2 weeks to discuss the vehicle and finalize a price / options.

[Hail]

So I Went back to my VW dealer again today. During the week I drove a civic type R, WRX, MEgane and a clio. I felt as though my first drive in the GTI was better than the other cars but I Wanted a second shot at it.

Anyway I found the salesperson who let me test drive the mk5 gti last week and he was fine with me taking the same car for another drive. I told him I would only be 15 minutes but ended up being 30 - 40 mins. He was fine with it.

Initially the GTI felt slow (probably because I just drove the wrx) and I Was not as impressed as I was when i first drove it. But the longer I drove the vehicle the more I liked it. What it lacks in power (mind you the car has decent power anyway) it easily makes up in class, style and driveability.

I spoke to the salesmanager and I decided to pay a deposit on a mkvi gti. Not much more information was provided but they still expect the RRP of the vi to be approx 1k more than the 5. He worked out a rough price for me taking into consideration the options I prefer and paperwork was filled out to refelct our conversation.

While discussing the options of the vehicle the sales manager stated there will not be an 18inch wheel option and standard will be 17 inch. IMO that is disappointing because I liked the look of the 18s.

Anyway they feel confident they will call me up within 2 weeks to discuss the vehicle and finalize a price / options.

I have heard different regarding the wheels. I have heard the 18's are an option - I was told early on these would be standard by my dealer so I'm gonna make sure I get them for nothing, lol.

I spoke to my dealer on Friday, and he has said that 8th Oct has been thrown around as the possible release date but he was doubtful.

With the first MK6 golf's the dealers were sent to the Hunter Valley for 2 days for training, and upon their return the cars where waiting in the showroom. So it's very likely the first batch is on our shores already.

Pre-orders such as my own in the first instance will be matched as close as possible to the desired options i.e. 3 door white, dsg, leather, ipod connectivity - You would get that as a minimum, and if the car comes with a sunroof, you might get that also.

[Plopeye]

Yesterday I was also told that those people that have asked for a gti with no options are probably the ones that are going to have to wait the longest for their vehicles. He expects the majority of the batch hat is already on shore to be fitting with the non standard options.

Anyway I guess 1 thing is for sure. They are not 100% sure of he sale details at this stage, it is all speculation.

I must add the guys at my local VW store customer service is also fantastic.

[dopey]

Saw a few more on the back of a transporter truck yesterday, Silver and Red 4door GTi's. Looked quite tidy.

When we were picking up our 118TSI the other day I test drove a MK5 GTi they had there, I didn't mind it at all. However, I then test drove the other car I was thinking about - R36 Passat. Fell in love with that, and its sounding like the GTi pricing isn't going to be all that much cheaper initially especially when you start adding options....

[Corey_R]

I find it hard to believe that there won't be an 18" wheel option for the MK6 GTI, especially since the MK6 was designed with the 18" 'blacked insert' versions of the traditional Golf wheels in mind.
Even the MKV GTI had an option of 18" wheels, which were ugly and required 'fender wings' or some stupid strips stuck on the wheel arches which meant that almost no one got them.