Hi all, new member having just picked up my 05 plate DSG GTI.
Have had a company car for 14 years, but setting up working for myself so needed to buy a car. Looked at everything from £500 Volvos to brand new Merc on lease/HP etc. Really struggled to pick! Eventually saw this on Autotrader locally, went and had a look and garage seemed a real friendly bunch, had no issue with me test driving a wide range of their cars and occupying one member of staff for a good few hours. Other garages seemed to act like they were doing you a favour letting you even sit in the car.
Wife prefers autos, and have to say after two Prius with CVT and a succession of her company Mercs I struggle to see the point of manuals in most cases. So today we picked up this, good condition for year and a FSH, but is fairly leggy at 135k. For me it's a good compromise between being fun, able to fit kids in, and being presentable for work.
Saying goodbye to the Prius -
First job today was to fit the bottle opener I got off ebay in the cup tray, and pull off the horrid dealer sticker. I was going to pull the tax holder off as well but it seems to have a wire in it - I think an aerial for a car kit maybe? Has an extra mic popping out the roof lamp.
Initial impressions are it shifts well, and is hard over the bumps. Had a Seat Leon Cupra R 225 before and forgot how hard they can be.
Next few jobs will be sorting the usual boot badge issues, and a new head unit. It has a new MOT included in the sale, and a full service including drivebelt.
