Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!

[magic36]

The GTI doesn’t need DCC and is pretty comprehensively equipped at that age so not lacking in spec as standard.

As for the mk8, well they’re a bit ugly and some are beset with the sort of technical gremlins you’d expect the whole IT team to be fired over if they happened in your workplace. Having said that, the IT in my work is dreadful so maybe I just have low standards, but my mk8 (touch wood) has been fairly ok so far.

Yeah, the only reason I wanted it was to possibly give the option of a softer ride for day to day use, at 31 I have the back of a 90 year old. It’s been fine so far, and the handling is just incredible.

I had driven a mk8 tsi r line but it just wasn’t the same beast as a gti and I’m still not convinced on the looks. Glad to hear yours is treating you well though!

[baka]

I was dead set on DCC too for similar reasons and ended up without it. Honestly though, the GTI passive set up has been perfect for a daily.

You can hammer it down some pretty gnarly B roads without it getting uncomfortable, and it doesn't 'harden up' in town at low speeds, like a lot of set ups can.

[Rob_benton]

Prices are mad at the moment.
I sold a Audi A1 today. 2016 49k on the clock for 10,395.
Luckily I went through the old paper work before customer collects on Monday.
There was a main dealer invoice from 2019 when the car was last sold with only 29k on the clock.
The price is 2019…….?

£9600 !!

[joe6]

Pleased I invested in my 2019 mk7.5 pp when I did at the beginning of the year with 3500miles. Also wanted a DCC but difficult to find one and the mileage was a bonus. Tested the car on some poor roads before buying but found it OK. The roads around me are awful but the standard suspension is fine and I am not young - probably the oldest on the forum and not far off the age of your back!  Loving the car. A big investment made so now just enjoy.

[magic36]

Prices are mad at the moment.
I sold a Audi A1 today. 2016 49k on the clock for 10,395.
Luckily I went through the old paper work before customer collects on Monday.
There was a main dealer invoice from 2019 when the car was last sold with only 29k on the clock.
The price is 2019…….?

£9600 !!

I know it’s crazy how the market is, this is what made me worry.

However like your A1, I bought my caddy for around 7.5k almost three years ago…. I have just sold it for 10.5k! My Mrs bought her fiesta over 4 years ago and had it written off (other driver on the wrong side of the road) and got a few hundred more for it that what she paid.

[dubber36]

I've got a 2019 Caravelle. £42k two years ago. Just had it serviced and the dealer offered me £42k for it. 2 years, 26,000 miles, services part of a plan included in the sale. All it's cost me is a pair of tyres.

I thought with the prices of vans being silly, now was a time to cash it in, so went to have a look at a Disco 5. It seems the book has been thrown out of the window with them too, so the van is staying put.

[willni]

I've got a 2019 Caravelle. £42k two years ago. Just had it serviced and the dealer offered me £42k for it. 2 years, 26,000 miles, services part of a plan included in the sale. All it's cost me is a pair of tyres.

I thought with the prices of vans being silly, now was a time to cash it in, so went to have a look at a Disco 5. It seems the book has been thrown out of the window with them too, so the van is staying put.

Your pocket will thank you for not buying a Range Rover