128ti undercuts GTI

[mike roberts]

I love a scrappy hatch, more the better.

The 1series’ chrome grills do nothing for it, reminds me of an Allegro VP. Much better in black.

[Jackfire]

Hi all, I had the Polo 2litre Gti and had decided 12 months ago to wait for the Mk8. However yesterday I did a deal on the new 128ti. Why? 1. Cost. I got the 128 for £32k, delivery November. 2. I like driving not playing  with the stupid touch screen info display and steering wheel of the Mk8.

[mike roberts]

Ooh! What was it listing at? i.e. what did you get off??

[Jackfire]

I received about £2k discount. Paying £32k. Mk8 equivalent £35.5k

[mike roberts]

Quite light on the options then.

There’s around 12% off new M135is being advertised, maybe more being achieved? I guess there’s not quite as much wiggle room in the ti with it being so new. I got 22% off my old arse driven M135i back in the day, so there’s plenty of margin in their cars.

Have they been able to quote APR, if you’re buying it that way?? I know there’s some 2.9% deals on at the mo.

[Jackfire]

I’m cash buyer. Also getting on so timing is important. I realised a few years ago that a performance car, driven on the road, does not need a pile of upgrades. Power, suspension, chassis  and concentration sums it up. A review of the Gti shows it takes 7(?) finger jabs of the screen to access suspension settings!!  :🤔

[mike roberts]

Makes sense, a lot of discount is tied up in you borrowing the money. I bought this one cash as VW finance is sponsored by Dick Turpin.

I’m old enough to have grown up in the glory days of hilariously dangerous tin cans - funny how lift off oversteer and featherweight have given over to AWD grip and ‘planted’.

[fredgroves]

The cheapest way is to take the PCP deposit contribution then pay it off straight away. If you have cash and aren't doing that then you are literally just throwing a sizeable chunk of money in the bin. Just saying...

[SRGTD]

The cheapest way is to take the PCP deposit contribution then pay it off straight away.

This is exactly what I’ve just done, which IMO is a no brainier if you’re in a position to do this.

[mike roberts]

Yep, far and away the best plan.