MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Bazgti on March 23, 2014, 08:10:20 pm
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Went to Leeds VW today to view their R. What a dog! For £21495 on a 10 plate I expected a lot more in all honesty. Body work is full of swirl marks. There's G3 buffing paste in the cracks of the panels. The interior is filthy and full of white residue. I was really disappointed. Been softening the mrs up for weeks. Finally get her 'moist' on one n it wasn't even anything better than my old girl.
And to top it the salesman couldn't have been any less interested in us. When I'm spending 20k plus I want my buying experience to be better than the average.
I have seen a company called SSC in Huddersfield. They have 4. Has anybody had any dealing with them?
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Scc in Huddersfield alway's have top car's but quite a few of them have more mile's than you would expect,been there once to view a Q7 a year ago and it was exactly as advertised. :smiley:
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Not open Sunday tho! What's about? Haha
Excellent thanks. Gonna nip down again this week and have a look
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Went to Leeds VW today to view their R. What a dog! For £21495 on a 10 plate I expected a lot more in all honesty. Body work is full of swirl marks. There's G3 buffing paste in the cracks of the panels. The interior is filthy and full of white residue. I was really disappointed. Been softening the mrs up for weeks. Finally get her 'moist' on one n it wasn't even anything better than my old girl.
And to top it the salesman couldn't have been any less interested in us. When I'm spending 20k plus I want my buying experience to be better than the average.
I have seen a company called SSC in Huddersfield. They have 4. Has anybody had any dealing with them?
Nothing worse mate, I hate dealers like that.
I bought my cupra from a merc garage and their service was spot on, even though I wasn't buying a £100,000 Mercedes from them!!
Contacted Arnold Clark about another car beforehand and the bloke was a total c**t. 2 of the alloys needed to be refurbed and he was refusing to get it sorted. I was going to be buying a 12k car, for them to refurb 2 wheels and seal the deal would have cost 80 quid or so!!!
He was just arrogant and not interested at all, piss poor service. Just wanted to headbutt him lol, shame he was down the other end of the phone :mad: :mad: :mad: :fighting: :fighting:
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Anyone driven one yet? Dying to av a drive. They worth the premium? I'm in limbo whether to go down the usual GTI route or pay the extra and go for the R.
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Anyone driven one yet? Dying to av a drive. They worth the premium? I'm in limbo whether to go down the usual GTI route or pay the extra and go for the R.
4wd drive mate, if I could afford an R I'd get one tbf
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That's a selling point for sure... Would av to av 19's aswel the 18's looked lost today.
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I went from a modified Pirelli to a MK6 R and it's awesome, such a different beast and definitely worth holding out for the right car....you won't be disappointed! :happy2:
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I wonder how you know it's G3 compound lol...
Just cheap valeters for you.. nothing a good detailer couldn't get ;)
Every car apart from the 5% owned by people who actually understand paint correction / paint care will be full of swirls ... would be quite low down my priority list to be honest.. scratches etc a big no no but swirls can be removed easily.
Good luck with your continued search tbh i'd just buy private.
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Anyone driven one yet? Dying to av a drive. They worth the premium? I'm in limbo whether to go down the usual GTI route or pay the extra and go for the R.
I love mine,went from an Edition30 to a MK6 'R' and I knew I made the right choice as soon as I put my foot down! :happy2:
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I wonder how you know it's G3 compound lol...
Just cheap valeters for you.. nothing a good detailer couldn't get ;)
Every car apart from the 5% owned by people who actually understand paint correction / paint care will be full of swirls ... would be quite low down my priority list to be honest.. scratches etc a big no no but swirls can be removed easily.
Good luck with your continued search tbh i'd just buy private.
:grin: spent some time in a body shop when I left school so I still have a few bits of knowledge. Nothing to sinister :signLOL:
Call me a pedantic fecker but I expect more from a main dealer and such a special motor. Private seems the way forward as you say. Need to drive one I they're that good.
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I made the move to a MKVI R and can honestly say it was worth it. :happy2:
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Looks like a good example on the advert, but I wonder how many other people have been fooled by this and disappointed once viewed?
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI R (270 PS)
Registration: MA60UVV
Date registered: Sep 2010
Est. availability: Available now
Mileage: 23,736 miles
Fuel type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Child seat capacity: N/A
No of doors: 3
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Traded my edition 30 in for my R and what a car they are, you wouldn't regret it :happy2:
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Looks like a good example on the advert, but I wonder how many other people have been fooled by this and disappointed once viewed?
Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI R (270 PS)
Registration: MA60UVV
Date registered: Sep 2010
Est. availability: Available now
Mileage: 23,736 miles
Fuel type: Petrol
Transmission: Manual
Child seat capacity: N/A
No of doors: 3
Plus the fact it's a 5 door! :signLOL:
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Forgot to mention they have a 5 door black GTI to.... Previous owner looooooved them roller car washes
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Dealer vehicles often overpriced, particulary the 6R. Most likely bear minimum prep as someone will probably buy it.
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I've finally managed to drive an R. Amazing car. Didn't feel as quick as the old girl but huggggge potential. I'm in love :drool:
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
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I've switched from a stg2 ed30 to a mk6 golfR bk in aug last year...no traction issues as its 4wd...just step on it & away u go..does feel a bit flat in power when stock but a remap Totally transforms the car..
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Might b worth Having a look on the Rforum classifieds..a few nice golfR's on there
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Or you could lease a MK7 R DSG 3dr for 2 years for £279pm with £2500 down :happy2:, better proposition if you dont plan on buying it after 4 years :signLOL:
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Saw one in the flesh on Monday... I'm not keen tbh. Prefer the 6R.
Hmmmm... May just do that. They a friendly bunch?
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Your paying the interest only on the car!!! Throwing money at something you'll never own unless you stump up the 20k ballon payment at the end..
Great car but bonkers !!
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Your paying the interest only on the car!!! Throwing money at something you'll never own unless you stump up the 20k ballon payment at the end..
Great car but bonkers !!
^^ that deal has a 13.7k balloon payment not 20k though? :confused:
And you're not just paying the interest at all? Over the term you'd pay £6k in interest compared to roughly £3.8K in interest if using a bank loan to finance the £22.3k borrowed, more expensive yes as you pay interest on the total amount including the ballon and the apr is fairly high, but far from 'only paying the interest'...
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I've finally managed to drive an R. Amazing car. Didn't feel as quick as the old girl but huggggge potential. I'm in love :drool:
Is your old girl a gti or ed30?
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Or you could lease a MK7 R DSG 3dr for 2 years for £279pm with £2500 down :happy2:, better proposition if you dont plan on buying it after 4 years :signLOL:
Where the hell from all the quotes I got were coming back at £450-500 a month with 2k down the mk6 R might have to be traded in
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Or you could lease a MK7 R DSG 3dr for 2 years for £279pm with £2500 down :happy2:, better proposition if you dont plan on buying it after 4 years :signLOL:
Where the hell from all the quotes I got were coming back at £450-500 a month with 2k down the mk6 R might have to be traded in
I'd imagine your quotes are based on PCP deals?
All the best deals on the R are lease hire deals, plenty of deals sub £300 a month with £1800-2000 down on 2 year leases, gatewaytolease were doing some great deals on manual 3 doors for £269 a month :happy2:
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Might get a sneaky quote cheers pal
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I've finally managed to drive an R. Amazing car. Didn't feel as quick as the old girl but huggggge potential. I'm in love :drool:
Is your old girl a gti or ed30?
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Shes a stage 2 (apr) gti. Had a lil play with 1 a few months ago on my way home from work at 3am. Was dry, and fun ;) I had thought the lad in the R was a sunday driver but after driving both, mines definitely quicker. Im hooked on getting 1 know tho. An R with the same mods as mine would be a reeeeeeet handful! :signLOL:
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There not a lot that would beat a stage2+ R to 60 off the mark. less than 4s to 60
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:surprised:
SOLD!! :driver:
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There not a lot that would beat a stage2+ R to 60 off the mark. less than 4s to 60
+2 :happy2:
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http://www.gateway2lease.com/z_volkswagen_golf_2.0tsir4x43dr-fullymaintained_15110_leasing.php#.UzQQzrRBmf4 (http://www.gateway2lease.com/z_volkswagen_golf_2.0tsir4x43dr-fullymaintained_15110_leasing.php#.UzQQzrRBmf4)
Christ on a bike that's tempting, only a few quid more than a Gti with no maintenance.
I did some figures based on VW's PCP on a new Gti the other day and I worked out by the time you bought the car outright with cash or paid for it in full on finance you'd loose in depreciation roughly the same as you'd pay in leasing over the 3yrs, that's based on a trade in price mind you.
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Your paying the interest only on the car!!! Throwing money at something you'll never own unless you stump up the 20k ballon payment at the end..
Great car but bonkers !!
^^ that deal has a 13.7k balloon payment not 20k though? :confused:
And you're not just paying the interest at all? Over the term you'd pay £6k in interest compared to roughly £3.8K in interest if using a bank loan to finance the £22.3k borrowed, more expensive yes as you pay interest on the total amount including the ballon and the apr is fairly high, but far from 'only paying the interest'...
So , you put down 7.5k deposit ( My Ed30 in other words lol) pay £300 a month ,for just having the thrill, and then at the end of the term, cough up another 14k or walk away.... Yes good Idea to walk away but would of sold my car in the 1st place and have nothing to show for it lol... Sorry, that's mental and too much for my finances :grin:
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That deal I just looked at for Gti cost you in total just over £7k for 2yrs (I think the R was about £1k more), you'd probably loose that in depreciation alone and the cost would be more if you took finance interest into the bargain if you were "buying" the car.
Lots of people seem to be getting hung up on the fact you never "own" the car and don't seem to reckon into things that cars, especially brand new ones lose large amounts of money in a short space of time, the more and more i look into these type of deals it just looks 6 of 1 and half a dozen of the other it's just a choice of how you loose your money.
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I used to be like that but now can see the advantages of leasing. Me and the other half have decided to have one car owned outright (my gti :) ) and another on lease as she has to use hers at work. We just view the lease car as a mobile contract and upgrade/change every few years. Plus hers is a scheme through work
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Hmm... this has opened up some ideas on car finance I have never considered.
Like the which way you want to lose your money idea ;O))
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I used to be like that but now can see the advantages of leasing. Me and the other half have decided to have one car owned outright (my gti :) ) and another on lease as she has to use hers at work. We just view the lease car as a mobile contract and upgrade/change every few years. Plus hers is a scheme through work
I'm like that with my other car , I'm about to change our 2011 hyundai for another new one, which arrives end of nxt week.Cheep as chips to run, will do 200 miles on nearly £20, free road tax, 5 yr warranty and 3 years free servicing, just got back 2 thirds of my original deposit and have a new model/version car..
That to me makes sense, as the amount of money in depreciation for a city car is next to nothing,and I get to enjoy my pride n joy more often without clocking up the mileage/usage costs that any GTi will bring regular if used hard.
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get yourself a Mk7, £299 a month ;O))
http://eshot.ems4.co.uk/display.php?M=6356395&C=48e34a9e7d4ced71935929daf8e0027a&S=2707&L=2244&N=1595
Where the hell from all the quotes I got were coming back at £450-500 a month with 2k down the mk6 R might have to be traded in
There are several companies offering VERY good rates on 2 years lease deals on the MK7R, I ordered mine through Central UK Vehicle Leasing, Will be paying £279pm with £2500 down on a 3Dr DSG in Pure White, it should be with me in around 8 weeks time (Late May/Early June), manuals can be had for quite a bit less than that!, but not sure why anyone would choose a pudding stirrer which is slower than the DSG cars :signLOL:
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There are several companies offering VERY good rates on 2 years lease deals on the MK7R, I ordered mine through Central UK Vehicle Leasing, Will be paying £279pm with £2500 down on a 3Dr DSG in Pure White, it should be with me in around 8 weeks time (Late May/Early June), manuals can be had for quite a bit less than that!, but not sure why anyone would choose a pudding stirrer which is slower than the DSG cars :signLOL:
You got any links to your deal?
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Getting itchy feet to change if im honest. I have a predicament. The pitch where i drove the R also has an S3. 08/08 with 53k. Facelift, xenons, cruise, nav and leather with 19" upgrade for 15k or wait it out for the right R. Opinions wpuld be much appreciated.
Will also av to shift the old girl. Been looking on the trader n the prices are crazy. Can anyone gimme some ideas of trade n private sale?
10/06- 56reg
75,100 miles. Full dealer history. Major service last week.
12month mot with 1 advisory which has been done this week.
18" BBS CH with vreds.
Eibach springs.
Stage 2 APR (awesome) adjustable through cruise
Turbo back miltek with edition 30 tail pipes (awesome)
Neuspeed CAI (awesome)
Cruise
New brembo discs and pads all round (being fitted today)
Cambelt and water pump done
Book full of receipts in my ownership.
Basically a clean looked after example.
Help would be appreciated
Thanks
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is it an Ed30 or Gti?
would be tempted by the S3 if it was immaculate, aren't they a bit rarer?
become a classic/hold price better?
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is it an Ed30 or Gti?
would be tempted by the S3 if it was immaculate, aren't they a bit rarer?
become a classic/hold price better?
I suspect a 56 reg plate would make it a standard gti.
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is it an Ed30 or Gti?
would be tempted by the S3 if it was immaculate, aren't they a bit rarer?
become a classic/hold price better?
I suspect a 56 reg plate would make it a standard gti.
Not necessarily :confused:
56 plate ed30's do exist
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Its a gti :happy2:
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is it an Ed30 or Gti?
would be tempted by the S3 if it was immaculate, aren't they a bit rarer?
become a classic/hold price better?
Really? Based on what? Isnt the 8P based on a Mk4 golf chassis? Or did i hear that bit wrong?
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There are several companies offering VERY good rates on 2 years lease deals on the MK7R, I ordered mine through Central UK Vehicle Leasing, Will be paying £279pm with £2500 down on a 3Dr DSG in Pure White, it should be with me in around 8 weeks time (Late May/Early June), manuals can be had for quite a bit less than that!, but not sure why anyone would choose a pudding stirrer which is slower than the DSG cars :signLOL:
You got any links to your deal?
No links to my deal, just call them and ask for some quotes, thats what I did :happy2:
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Vw dealers are terrible , most of there staff know nothing about what they sell , dont give a toss about the condition of the cars just want a sale
I looked at 4 mk6 gti s at different dealers in the midlands and walked away , one on mansfield rd in notts was a complete joke of a sales man !!!!!