As some of you may know i sold my Green MK5 in favour of a MK6 GTI, few things ive noticed thus far.
As some people have said its more like a MK5.5 rather than a MK6 but on closer inspection there are a lot of subtle changes which make the MK6 a big improvement over its older brother the MK5.
The floor pan, looks the same from what ive seen, the boot area is identical seat mounting again looks identical to that of the mk5. Suspension set up on the mk6 is the same 55mm strut but i havnet had a close enough look to figure out if a mk5 strut would fit ......yet.
RRP - Prices start at 22.5 grand and are specable up to around 30k im told, personally i went with Poverty Spec on mine because either i would upgrade the car myself cheaper or better over time.
Xenons - I didnt go for these due to the issues that have arisen with the Scirocco, at one point production was pushed back by some 3 months due to the issues with the new xenon units.
Sat Nav - Although the MK6 comes with the smaller and worse looking RCD 210 VW upgrade to the RNS 510 is £1500 but they are on ebay for around £600 and retro fit is really easy so i opted to save a grand. Also the RCD510 is an extra £350 with comes std on the scirocco.
Adaptive Chassis Control - This comes std on the scirocco but as i plan to lower the car, i would eventually bin it so opted for the std sports suspension. All this is a essentially a dampening adjustable strut with an electronic adjuster at the bottom of the strut which adjust the dampening.
Leather - VW leather never last very well so std gti seats with an upgrade to follow and at £1675 its comparable if not more expensive than a retrim.
The Rest - Again i didnt bother with parking sensors, reversing camera, cruise or phone prep.
Wheels I didnt upgrade to the 18" monzas but when i realised they were only £410 i wished i had, the mk6 really looks terrible on the std 17" monas i cant belive VW actually let it out the factory with them on. Even if i only run them for a few days before i fit 19/20's i wished i had added to the spec when ordering now.
Nice touches include the new take on the GTI Seats, New style gear knob, twin exit exhausts, New style steering wheel, larger clocks and the front bumper are my favourites this far.
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