Mk6 Golf news - Page 2

robsales · 17-10-2008, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Snoopy

Metallic is 375 and some great looking new colours too!
Thanks for doing that Snoopy, i was gonna try that myself but didnt know how!!!!!

Snoopy · 18-10-2008, 07:25 PM

Colours iirc

Candy white
Black
Tornado red

Metallic paint
Shark blue
Amaryllis red
Reflex silver
Silverleaf
Shadow blue
United grey

Pearl effect paint
Blue graphite
Deep black

Snoopy · 20-10-2008, 02:42 PM

http://cdn.volkswagen.co.uk/assets/c...i-brochure.pdf
UK mk6 brochure is now online.

Mook · 20-10-2008, 03:08 PM

This is where it kind of comes unstuck. The GTI will be lowered and have big wheels, nice interior etc, but something like 90% of the Golfs sold will look like this (except without the alloys).

Bland

Snoopy · 21-10-2008, 11:35 AM

Golfs have always been bland, thats part of there appeal.

cruiser647 · 21-10-2008, 11:52 AM

Looks good, I think.

VW don't have to go radical for the Golf. Not like Ford with the change from pants Escort to Focus (which is still pants IMHO), and from box Fester to swoopy Fester. Vx have gradually evolved the Astra shape, and VW have done slightly less shape evolving than Vx.

Or do you want a few more chromey/matt black/shiny black bits for higher models?

Mook · 21-10-2008, 01:25 PM

I'd like to see something to differentiate it from the other Euro boxes around. The GTI is by far the best front end of the Mk5 - they've repeated it on the GT models.

But now they've killed off that style of front end and gone back to beige.

Snoopy - I agree to a degree, Mk3 to Mk4 was dull (I had a few of both!). But, as with all the other manufacturers, they need to give something to get people to go from teh Mk5 to the Mk6 if they're to keep their sales figures up.

Cruiser - go drive a warm or hot Feckus - regardless of what they look like, the handling is great

cruiser647 · 21-10-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mook

Cruiser - go drive a warm or hot Feckus - regardless of what they look like, the handling is great

Yes, the handling is good (I was impressed), but the ride (my Bora rides better!), interior, dash and exterior were all below parr. However, that was a standard 1.6, but I doubt the interior changes much for a better model and the exterior is still ugly in my eyes.
Doors felt tinny and the dash/fascia was not well built at all.
So that has put me right off them.

Mook · 21-10-2008, 03:01 PM

Agreed, but they're a shed load better than an Astra as a hire car

joncowling · 21-10-2008, 04:21 PM

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edit... Vx have gradually evolved the Astra shape

Yes, into a repulsive looking chav-wagon, which looks incredibly cheap and plasticy. All IMO of course.

18-10-2008, 07:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
Snoopy Audi RS4 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North of England. Posts: 3,321	Colours iirc Candy white Black Tornado red Metallic paint Shark blue Amaryllis red Reflex silver Silverleaf Shadow blue United grey Pearl effect paint Blue graphite Deep black Last edited by Snoopy; 18-10-2008 at 07:27 PM.

21-10-2008, 11:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
cruiser647 BBC Correspondant Join Date: May 2004 Location: Anywhere but work.... Posts: 11,473	Looks good, I think. VW don't have to go radical for the Golf. Not like Ford with the change from pants Escort to Focus (which is still pants IMHO), and from box Fester to swoopy Fester. Vx have gradually evolved the Astra shape, and VW have done slightly less shape evolving than Vx. Or do you want a few more chromey/matt black/shiny black bits for higher models? __________________ "There will be no whitewash in the White House." Richard M Nixon. Speaking of liars, look at this website!:- http://www.labour.org.uk/home

21-10-2008, 01:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
Mook -ookachoo! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: All over the place Posts: 13,424	I'd like to see something to differentiate it from the other Euro boxes around. The GTI is by far the best front end of the Mk5 - they've repeated it on the GT models. But now they've killed off that style of front end and gone back to beige. Snoopy - I agree to a degree, Mk3 to Mk4 was dull (I had a few of both!). But, as with all the other manufacturers, they need to give something to get people to go from teh Mk5 to the Mk6 if they're to keep their sales figures up. Cruiser - go drive a warm or hot Feckus - regardless of what they look like, the handling is great __________________ amnesty.org.uk

21-10-2008, 03:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mook -ookachoo! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: All over the place Posts: 13,424	Agreed, but they're a shed load better than an Astra as a hire car __________________ amnesty.org.uk

20-10-2008, 02:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
Snoopy Audi RS4 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North of England. Posts: 3,321	http://cdn.volkswagen.co.uk/assets/c...i-brochure.pdf UK mk6 brochure is now online.

21-10-2008, 11:35 AM	#15 (permalink)
Snoopy Audi RS4 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North of England. Posts: 3,321	Golfs have always been bland, thats part of there appeal.