Hi all, I don't say too much on here but I've read and enjoyed this forum since 2013.
Anyway my 2019 Mk7.5 Gti DSG Performance, exits stage left next week.
Its a great spec, Indium grey, 5 dr, 20K miles, 19 Brescia, Art Velour, DCC, Rear camera, 90% rear tints.
I love the car and at 2 and a half years its the longest I've owned a car but the rise in 2nd hand value has been working away at me for a while as I know its cant last.
Anyway, I paid £29.5K for it (£6k discount)and I'm getting £25.8k from a dealer via a Carwow advert having been up for sale for an hour and I'm happy with that. A part/ex was £25k and WBAC are currently £23.5k having been £27.5 2 months ago.
Prior to that the other half had a 2014 Mk7 Gti for 3 years then a 2017 GTD for 1 year. My brother had a Mk7 R for 4 years, his wife 2 GTD's and my parents a Golf GT. Safe to say the family we're Golf fans.
Unfortunately its come to an end with the Mk 8. The looks have grown on me but its the interior and increase in price that have turned me other ways. I was close to ordering a Mk8R but the issues on the forum and lead times finished that off.
I then ordered an S3 saloon in Sept but went off the interior so cancelled that in December.
I looked at nearly everything but nothing jumped out or felt better than my Golf.
Finally I became drawn to BMW again. The misses has a year old X3 M40i and although I don't want a big SUV its great to drive with a stunning engine. She had a diesel SQ5 before that which could also shift!!
Anyway, looked at both M340i and M340d's and have ended up with a Sept '71' ex demo M340d in the colour and spec I wanted. It's the devil's fuel but what an engine and she has the petrol version in any case.
It get's picked up next week.
Apologies for prattling on but I started typing and forgot to stop!!
So, as per the start of my message, I'll miss all the banter on here. Its all the usual names I see, some who really wind each other up, but nowhere will you see so many cheery people who go out of their way to assist each other and most of all, love their cars!!
Its goodbye for now, but who knows, I may return of the Mk9 still has an engine!!
PS. My car is fitted with some of the parts from GolfDave's 'how to's' (Rear Harmonic damper, Front/rear exhaust tunnel covers and full engine undertray) which I would remove if the appeal to anyone her.