peugeot6 Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hi all I have just moved from the GTI site, having sold my 2005 GTI and am awaiting delivery next week of my 2.0TSI Scirocco, having purchased in sight unseen, but based on the reviews of it in the UK. The New Zealand importer/distributor has an initial order of 50, so only limited choice. My specs are: 2.0 TSI Viper Green ( I hope the colour is not too out there) 18" alloys (option) Leather Seats (option) Panorama roof. (option) I have now seen and driven one. On further inspection it looks like the NZ importer to keep the price down, has gone for a more basic spec. Unfortunately, climatronic air is an option - it comes standard with climatic air ( shame as I had climatronic as std on the GTI) Also it does not have auto lights or rain sensing wipers. Other evidence of interior cost cutting over the GTI, is cup holders not covered, nor is the ash tray. Also there is no gas strut for the bonnet. So while I have gone backwards with the spec, the shaoe I love, and the driving experience as well, even though the test drive was limited to motorway and suburban streets. I will post photos once she arrives and a more indepth appraisal of the car. I was sad to say goodbye to the GTI, as it is a fantastic all rounder. The new Mark 6 will be even better in an incremental way, but the Scirocco was a change to try a coupe design for awhile. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faidilah Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 nice one...saw the viper green in the flesh at weekend...awesome... parrallel import so waiting for vw to bring in next month... interesting they've got to nz before singapore...also sold the gti, give it up in 2 weeks with some trepidation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peugeot6 Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Hi, I asume you are moving to the Scirocco also. What are you details? I know how expensive cars are in Sing, I have several friends who used to live in NZ, but moved to Sing some years ago. They always complain about the cost of cars. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigit Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 congratulations on the purchase, good to see you guys in NZ are getting the car, i love mine and prefer it to our GTI, yes the cost cutting is a bit annoying but in reality does not bother me, prepare to get a lot of atention in that, pop in and say hello at Central Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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