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Title: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: gibb1998 on 17 December 2018, 13:37

Question is...

£5-6k for a Mk5 GTi DSG with sub 90k miles

or

£7-8k for a Mk6 GTi DSG with a tad over 100k miles

So what do you experts think?  Did VW perfect the Mk5 with the Mk6 or is it less focused?   

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: Guzzle on 17 December 2018, 19:48

Condition is more important than age / mileage. I'd personally prefer the Mk6 as it has better tech and more modern cabin. Do bear in mind though that Mk6's had timing chain issues, whereas the Mk5 was belt driven.

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: gibb1998 on 19 December 2018, 16:09

Cheers bud, sound advice. I guess I try a few and see what I prefer to drive. My bet will be the lower tech Mk5 but we'll see.  Rusty wings seem to be the biggest age-related woe for a Mk5.

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: gibb1998 on 29 December 2018, 17:18

Edition 30 is topping the list

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: gibb1998 on 17 January 2019, 17:14

Done it!  Bought a cracker and totally love it already.  Let's see if I can load a photo...

(http://<iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://s1196.photobucket.com/user/gibbo1998/embed/slideshow/Golf%20GTi"></iframe>)

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: gibb1998 on 17 January 2019, 17:14

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Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: andy28 on 17 January 2019, 17:25

Lovely!

Title: Re: Joined and have question before buying...
Post by: Guzzle on 17 January 2019, 17:59

 :cool: