Snoopy Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) White Red Black Deep Black Pearl Reflex silver Carbon Gray United Gray Shadow Blue Blue Graphite (sorry i have no photo of blue graphite on the mk6 GTI yet) So whats your favourate mk6 GTI colour? Edited August 12, 2009 by Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Out of those it's red.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carnell Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Deffo Red for me aswell.........(roll on 1st Sept) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Either of the greys for me. The red is sexy, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Oooh now let me see.....ermmmm....(sucks through teeth).....RED! I'm was genuinely sat on the fence between whie and red and if it was still the MKV i would have probably now swung for white. I'm beginning to think white looks a bit plasticky on the MKVI the more I see it - not enough black on the sides to break it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalex Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Carbon gray looks awesome in that pic. I wonder if it's much easier than black to look after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Carbon gray looks awesome in that pic. I wonder if it's much easier than black to look after. If it's anything like my BMW which is pretty much the same shade then I'd say it's similar to black to look after - perhaps just a little easier and shows the swirly scratch marks slightly less. Still looks very dirty when its only slightly dirty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted August 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Blue Graphite GTI pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppetboy Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Deffo go for Blue Graphite!!! That is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 That Blue Graphite is lovely, is it blue? is it grey? hmmm cant decide, very nice interesting colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 Here is a piccy of my old blue graphite pearl Golf. Looks brilliant when polished up and clean but it really loses all it's sparkle when even just slightly dirtly and kind of makes the car look dull and old. I'd recommend seeing one a little older / dirtly too and you'll see what I mean. Don't think I would go for this colour again personally....would choose Carbon Grey over it for a GTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 personally....would choose Carbon Grey over it for a GTI Totally. VW Greys are stunning colours for the GTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoSheds Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 I know what TT means when he says even just slightly dirty it kind of make the car look dull & old. I've noticed this with the few Blue Graphite cars I've seen (difficult to describe but a kind of a worn out neglected look). Not my cup of tea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted August 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 Totally. VW Greys are stunning colours for the GTI I find grays dull and borring. "More peas dear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 23, 2009 Report Share Posted August 23, 2009 "More peas dear" Yes please! Are they petit poirs or the common garden pea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 My local dealer has a Blue Graphite Pearl Metalic GTI at the moment. Sure it was nice and glossy being new but I really don't think it looks like a GTI should. It's far too understated and better suited to a luxury barge imo. Sorry, no pics (was in a rush). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalex Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 My local dealer has a Blue Graphite Pearl Metalic GTI at the moment. Sure it was nice and glossy being new but I really don't think it looks like a GTI should. It's far too understated and better suited to a luxury barge imo.Sorry, no pics (was in a rush). GTIs were always understated though, which many people see as a key hallmark of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 GTIs were always understated though, which many people see as a key hallmark of the car. Compared to Ford's hot hatch offering, then yes, I agree, but that could be said of all VAG hot hatches including the S3 and the R32. Personally, I don't see them as understated and that's what attracted me to the GTI in the first place. That said, I still wouldn't have an overly bright colour though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Liking the Carbon grey now - more than the white or red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Yep, my choice would be between the three. I want to really like the white but it looks a little bit too early 90's Daihatsu Charade ish in the MKVI compared to the MKV shape. The carbon grey is a similar shade to my BMW. It's a bit like black for looking after though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken1 Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 the blue graphite pic of the mark vi looks amazing , i had an 2005 from new and I think this look even better see pic of my 2005 when it was new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydash Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Hmm... right, I loved white on the old car, but somehow it's not working on the new one, neither is silver. At all. It may well be just because they don't have rubbing strips. I keep seeing red ones and they look fantastic, it really does works well with the back lights/ front grille etc, but I look at 3 year old red Mk 5's now and they are nothing special, so do I like it on the Mk6 just because the model is new etc? Plus, red can get swirly etc. And it's arguably a bit brash. I love the carbon grey in those pics, as the other grey is a bit 'somewhere-in-between' (although I can't explain that!) However, I know how hard it is to keep black clean compared to white and silver, and if its similar to black, the car will only ever look great on the day you've cleaned it... any dust, rain etc ruins it and it makes it look dull and old. Anyone got any more feedback on carbon grey - was it an option on the old model? Does it look good in real life and in other pics etc, as I'm aware that one picture can make a car look fantastic, aka the Mk6 promo pics in white. Decisions. Decisions... although I do think that the darker colours suit the new car better, as I'm normally a fan of silver, and my current car is white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarmac_Terrorist Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I'm with you on this jaydash. I would be between Carbon Grey & red again. Carbon Grey is the only colour I haven't seen in the metal so to speak. I think I would still be leaning towards red personally but might go for grey if it was to me my company car as it's a bit more 'corporate' like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswastle Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 My local stealer ( the one who doesnt know his oil from his elbow ) has a carbon grey prepped for 1st sept, it does look very nice indeed, I am also suprised how good the silver looks on the mk6. I was always a great fan of the red and white ( having owned both ) but i do think the dark metalics, if looked after properly age a bit better. If i was to order today i would probably go for the carbon grey. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted August 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 (edited) Yes you really need to see the colours in the flesh and now is probably the best time to do it as all the new cars are waiting to be collected. The carbon Gray if you like gray cars is imho the best gray one. The other one looks dull and as others have said blue graphite if not clean and on a dull day can also look dull/dirty. Carbon Gray is also exclusive to the mk6 GTI (at this time). The Frog's front mudflap adventure (pix inside) Carbon grey 5dr Interlagos here at last (more pix) VWvortex.com :: Galleries for some reason this link does not work right. after going to this link click 'golf VI' part then GTI US model. If that still does not work goto VWvortex.com click gallerys, click Volkswagen, click golf-gti-rabbit, click golf VI, click GTI(U.S. Model) Also theres loads of photos of GTI colours at AutoScout24: Suchergebnis Edited August 30, 2009 by Snoopy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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