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Pbrowne

Ready to race!
Location
Clarke County, Virginia, USA
Car(s)
2021 GTI
I got a great model year end deal on a Golf SEL. It has automatic transmission, the lighting package with the adaptive headlights and the driver assistance package, navigation system, power driver seat, and sunroof.

Checking the 2017 specs it looks like the same equipment is even available on the Golf, even the GTI. Come close it have to order and autobahn addition of the GTI and that comes only with a manual transmission.

I'm sure glad I got the 2016 SEL! It looks like VW really cut back on the options that are available for 2017.
 

HOT H2O

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Canada
Checking the 2017 specs it looks like the same equipment is even available on the Golf, even the GTI. Come close it have to order and autobahn addition of the GTI and that comes only with a manual transmission.

I'm sure glad I got the 2016 SEL! It looks like VW really cut back on the options that are available for 2017.


Congrats on the 1.8T

Not the bolder sentence is a little confusing? Do you mean to say that there are several features/options that are no longer available for 2017? Any more specific examples?
 

Zoolook

Ready to race!
Location
Brooklyn, NY

beardedGTI

Ready to race!
Location
Louisville, KY
Car(s)
2017 GTI Sport 6mt
This myth about manual only on the autobahn trim needs to be put to rest. There's several of them with autos sitting on dealers lots right now. Can easily be confirmed by looking at inventory on their sites. VW's configuration site is imply messed up (just like how it originally listed all 2017 gti's as having 162hp).
 

MonkeyMD

Autocross Champion
you can still get an sel with all of those things.
lighting package and dap are now order only though where as they were included before.
So yeah, 2016 was a better deal as base price (who pays that anyway) went up $600 but those 2 things were removed as standard.
 

dragoncoach

Ready to race!
Location
SF Bay Area
Wrong. S and Wolfsburg are the only trim levels now, and there is no lighting package, no Fender audio, available on any Golf, without stepping up to a GTI. SE & SEL trims no longer exist.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I read the Golf SE & SEL are available but on an order basis only. S & Wolfsburg will be normal stock vehicles.
 

MonkeyMD

Autocross Champion
Wrong. S and Wolfsburg are the only trim levels now, and there is no lighting package, no Fender audio, available on any Golf, without stepping up to a GTI. SE & SEL trims no longer exist.

You are correct. For some reason thought we were talking about Sportwagen.
 

hobie411

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
Missouri
Pbrowne, I'm wondering if we bought our SEL's from the same dealer. I searched the world over for a specific car, and found the only one at FitzMall. I did notice they had 2 or 3 when I was looking.
 

snobrdrdan

former GTI owner
Nope, when you go to VW's website and "build your own" it's order only and manual only for Autobahn.

http://www.vw.com/models/golf-gti/trims/2017/2017-4-door-autobahn-trim/edit/tab/transmission/

Hmmm...well there's a lot of misbuilds/unicorns out there then:
http://www.sunnyvalevw.com/VehicleD...T_4_Door_Autobahn_DSG-Sunnyvale-CA/2829989713

http://www.vwsb.com/vehicle-details...or-autobahn-dsg-san-bernardino-ca-id-14967480

http://www.vwsouthcoast.com/detail-...ti-2_0t_4~door_autobahn_dsg-new-15506056.html

http://www.sanjosevw.com/new/Volksw...Golf+GTI-12ca754e0a0e0a6b278b2504f6c3a7c3.htm

http://www.bergevw.com/VehicleDetai....0T_4_Door_Autobahn_DSG-Gilbert-AZ/2829778813

http://www.pfaffvw.com/new/vehicle/...dr-20t-autobahn-6sp-dsg-at-wtip-id8003177.htm

http://www.neftinvw.com/vehicle-det...oor-autobahn-dsg-thousand-oaks-ca-id-15026992

This myth about manual only on the autobahn trim needs to be put to rest. There's several of them with autos sitting on dealers lots right now. Can easily be confirmed by looking at inventory on their sites. VW's configuration site is imply messed up (just like how it originally listed all 2017 gti's as having 162hp).

Thank you
 
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