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Offline tartanmartin85

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MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« on: October 31, 2012, 12:56:16 pm »
What are peoples thoughts on a Pirelli vs waiting and getting a MK6 GTI?

I can't decide whether to take the plunge on the Pirelli or wait a bit longer for the MK6 to come down in price a bit more......
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2012, 12:59:49 pm »
Personally I would get pirelli. Much easier to tune, limited edition and mk5 looks so much nicer than mark 6. Also much cheaper...

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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2012, 01:03:09 pm »
Pirelli will hold it's value better and is more tunable, but the Mk6 looks better imho and it's a newer car. On balance i'd go for the Mk6
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2012, 01:03:59 pm »
As above, I dont like the rear end of the mk6 it looks too plain and not aggressive enough
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2012, 01:09:31 pm »
The MK6 is relatively rare compared to the Mk5. 2004-2008 people had more money available so you'll notice more Mk5 GTI's on the road than Mk6 GTI's (at least I do anyway and that's my unscientific theory). So I'm not sure the Mk6 will depreciate all that quickly.

However the Pirelli is ultra rare and has a KO4, but has a limited colour availability - no red for example.

Nice dilemma to have :happy2:
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 01:09:49 pm »
I'd get neither, and get an ED30. I think they are virtually the same car, and I'm not keen on the wheels or the yellow interior trim and tyre treads on seats. The Ed30 is perfect, with half leather/half interlagos, and it's cheaper.
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 01:11:37 pm »
Also if you buy a Mk6 you are automatically excommunicated from this forum. Allegedly. :evilgrin:
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2012, 01:24:18 pm »
Definately a Pirelli....but then I would say that! If it were me I would try them both and make my decision from there. :happy2:
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2012, 01:50:29 pm »
I initially found the mk6 gti a bit bland and I dont like the fact that I still need to look twice to see if its a gti or a gtd, saying that the more I look at them the more they've grown on me, I absolutely love the R but it'll be a few more years before they're in my price bracket.

Personally if I was to have to make the same choice as you now I'd go for a Ed30, not a big fan of the Pirelli interior or the wheels.
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2012, 02:14:23 pm »
I agrees with the comment above regarding buying an edition 30. Virtually the same car as the pirelli but looks better IMO. MK6 looks good but only if it's got a high spec such as 18" monzas and xenons. The Pirelli would be a lot more tuneable and therefore would be my choice.
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2012, 05:32:00 pm »
Thanks for the comments, an interesting mix!

I do like the ED30 but in my area they are all very expensive comparatively, this Pirelli is a 58 at £10k on 67k miles, black 5 door. I'm going to view it tomorrow but on paper seems pretty good?!
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2012, 05:44:01 pm »
^^^^ good price that, spec dependent!  :happy2:
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2012, 05:59:25 pm »
Unfortunately no Xenons but from what I can see it has an RNS510, Dipping Mirrors (Lux Pack) and Heated Seats......

Need to check all that out!
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2012, 06:09:20 pm »
MK6 GTI gets my vote, having said that there are some Aldi S3's knocking around for similar used prices to the MK6 GTI if your interested in Aldi's.

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Bang for buck tuning potential then yes an Edition 30 would be a good place to start, at the end of the day its relative to budget.
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Re: MK6 GTI or Pirelli
« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2012, 06:14:10 pm »
MK6 GTI for me. I think they've matured nicely. The MK5 is looking a bit old now IMO.
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