Golf R in the flesh

[fredgroves]

Buying/leasing/PCP its all the same - you are paying for the loss of value, only in the latter two you are contracting to pay only the first X years loss (plus margin from the lease company).

No escaping the fact that cars are a depreciating asset and basically a giant money pit.

[Guzzle]

Yes but I would expect for many people €300 per month will be more palatable than paying almost €60,000 in one go 

[fredgroves]

Just depends on the person really.

The cheapest way of owning a new car in the UK is to get heavy discounts from a broker, take manufacturer PCP with desposit contribution and then pay it off in full as soon as you take delivery.

That's the cheapest way.... assuming you have the capital.

After that its a variety of methods depending on your appetite for financial risk and available monthlies.

I wonder if anyone these days ever buys a 40k+ new car on manufactuer HP?

[Jim_mk7.5]

Just depends on the person really.

The cheapest way of owning a new car in the UK is to get heavy discounts from a broker, take manufacturer PCP with desposit contribution and then pay it off in full as soon as you take delivery.

That's the cheapest way.... assuming you have the capital.

After that its a variety of methods depending on your appetite for financial risk and available monthlies.

I wonder if anyone these days ever buys a 40k+ new car on manufactuer HP?

The cheapest way of owning a new car

The cheapest way isn't to own it in the first place!

[JoeGTI]

You guys in the UK don't realise how good you have it.

Here in Ireland, the GTI CS is 52.5k. The R is another 11k. Spec either of those up and you're into pretty crazy money. Oh to have the 40k "luxury car tax" problem!

Discounts here are small. You'll need to deal directly with individual main dealers. If you manage a discount of 2.5 - 3k you'd be doing well. There's no concept of a "broker" here in the car buying game. I guess our market is much too small for a Carwow type of model.

Road tax - the CS just about sneaks into €420 per annum. The R is €600 p/a. If you're feeling flush, a Tiguan R costs €2,400 p/a to tax.

On the plus side, I think our finance rates and deposit contributions tend to be better than you guys typically get. The GTI / R is currently at 1.9% APR. It has been available at 0% on and off in the past.

[jaceyboy]

You guys in the UK don't realise how good you have it.

Here in Ireland, the GTI CS is 52.5k. The R is another 11k. Spec either of those up and you're into pretty crazy money. Oh to have the 40k "luxury car tax" problem!

Discounts here are small. You'll need to deal directly with individual main dealers. If you manage a discount of 2.5 - 3k you'd be doing well. There's no concept of a "broker" here in the car buying game. I guess our market is much too small for a Carwow type of model.

Road tax - the CS just about sneaks into €420 per annum. The R is €600 p/a. If you're feeling flush, a Tiguan R costs €2,400 p/a to tax.

On the plus side, I think our finance rates and deposit contributions tend to be better than you guys typically get. The GTI / R is currently at 1.9% APR. It has been available at 0% on and off in the past.

The moral of the story, dont live in Ireland

[JoeGTI]

You guys in the UK don't realise how good you have it.

Here in Ireland, the GTI CS is 52.5k. The R is another 11k. Spec either of those up and you're into pretty crazy money. Oh to have the 40k "luxury car tax" problem!

Discounts here are small. You'll need to deal directly with individual main dealers. If you manage a discount of 2.5 - 3k you'd be doing well. There's no concept of a "broker" here in the car buying game. I guess our market is much too small for a Carwow type of model.

Road tax - the CS just about sneaks into €420 per annum. The R is €600 p/a. If you're feeling flush, a Tiguan R costs €2,400 p/a to tax.

On the plus side, I think our finance rates and deposit contributions tend to be better than you guys typically get. The GTI / R is currently at 1.9% APR. It has been available at 0% on and off in the past.

The moral of the story, dont live in Ireland

It’s not a car enthusiast friendly country, that’s for certain!

[fredgroves]

I blame St Patrick. He's driven all of the R's out of Ireland just like he did the snakes 

[Jim_mk7.5]

You guys in the UK don't realise how good you have it.

Here in Ireland, the GTI CS is 52.5k. The R is another 11k. Spec either of those up and you're into pretty crazy money. Oh to have the 40k "luxury car tax" problem!

Discounts here are small. You'll need to deal directly with individual main dealers. If you manage a discount of 2.5 - 3k you'd be doing well. There's no concept of a "broker" here in the car buying game. I guess our market is much too small for a Carwow type of model.

Road tax - the CS just about sneaks into €420 per annum. The R is €600 p/a. If you're feeling flush, a Tiguan R costs €2,400 p/a to tax.

On the plus side, I think our finance rates and deposit contributions tend to be better than you guys typically get. The GTI / R is currently at 1.9% APR. It has been available at 0% on and off in the past.

Can't you hop on the ferry and come and buy one in Liverpool (when the current situation has improved obviously...)?!

[Guzzle]

You guys in the UK don't realise how good you have it.

Here in Ireland, the GTI CS is 52.5k. The R is another 11k. Spec either of those up and you're into pretty crazy money. Oh to have the 40k "luxury car tax" problem!

Discounts here are small. You'll need to deal directly with individual main dealers. If you manage a discount of 2.5 - 3k you'd be doing well. There's no concept of a "broker" here in the car buying game. I guess our market is much too small for a Carwow type of model.

Road tax - the CS just about sneaks into €420 per annum. The R is €600 p/a. If you're feeling flush, a Tiguan R costs €2,400 p/a to tax.

On the plus side, I think our finance rates and deposit contributions tend to be better than you guys typically get. The GTI / R is currently at 1.9% APR. It has been available at 0% on and off in the past.

How does the price of the Performance Golfs compare with something like a top spec ID3?

Over here the range topping ID3 is about £3k more than a Golf R.