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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 18:34

Title: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 18:34
*May* have found a car - need to pick your brains on price/value ;)

OK -

2005 3dr
SatNav
Leather
Armrest inc 6 cd changer
Highline computer ;)
Sunroof
18" Monza IIs
Xenons  :laugh:
Heated seats - Winter Pack?
Lux pack 2
Cruise Control
Auto lights
Folding mirrors
FVWSH
44,000

£12,000?

Good price or not?

DAn :)
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: Edition30 on 31 March 2009, 18:43
Sounds like a good spec and price, 44k is about average for the year of car.
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: ifti on 31 March 2009, 18:53
sounds good to me ;)
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: Schuey on 31 March 2009, 19:08
*May* have found a car - need to pick your brains on price/value ;)

OK -

2005 3dr
SatNav
Leather
Armrest inc 6 cd changer
Highline computer ;)
Sunroof
18" Monza IIs
Xenons  :laugh:
Heated seats - Winter Pack?
Lux pack 2
Cruise Control
Auto lights
Folding mirrors
FVWSH
44,000

£12,000?

Good price or not?

DAn :)

A high spec car but £12K I think is pushing it a little, it needs to be £11K or nearest offer. But you never know just pitch the seller an offer.......
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: sharpie on 31 March 2009, 19:14
for £12k you could buy something that's not a volkswagen family hatch. a ford focus and money to spare for the monthly shop perhaps?
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 19:17
Good point :)
However, I'm not keen on the Ford. Tried other Audis. Not overly bothered about the Vauxhalls either.
The one that has appealed the most is the Golf.








And we'll have to eat beans-on-toast instead ;)

Dan :grin:
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: sharpie on 31 March 2009, 19:19
And we'll have to eat beans-on-toast instead ;)

you could buy an mgf and eat diamonds and gold
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: AlanD on 31 March 2009, 19:20
Shaprie on form as usual.

Id say you could knock him down a peg or two. Its got a cracking spec which is why he asking for 12k but being on an 05 plate with 44k gives you amo to knock him down.
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 19:23
And we'll have to eat beans-on-toast instead ;)

you could buy an mgf and eat diamonds and gold

It would have to better than diamonds and gold to have an MGF. Hell, they would have to come on a monthly supply from the dealer.
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: AlanD on 31 March 2009, 19:25
And we'll have to eat beans-on-toast instead ;)

you could buy an mgf and eat diamonds and gold

Yeah, but all that money you save you would have to spend on people putting the rubber back on your wheels after they keep falling off :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 19:25
LOL!! :grin:

Dan
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: sharpie on 31 March 2009, 19:26
Yeah, but all that money you save you would have to spent on people putting the rubber back on your wheels after they keep falling off :rolleyes:

if you drove your car more than the tesco run, you may find it ends up happening to you
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: AlanD on 31 March 2009, 19:29
lol yeah, 13k since May to Tesco and back :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 19:33
"every little helps" ;)

each to their own, but the MG isn't my cuppa. Besides my dog would stupid(er) in a convertible (he's an oversized labrador! :grin: )

Dan :)
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: celica on 31 March 2009, 19:44
sounds a good spec

budget for remap, dv, cambelt and waterpump (and any other little extra), so an extra £1k to budget for too ;-)

Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 19:48
I did ask this before......

Servicing then. On a 44K car, I'm guessing the cambelt will need doing?
Waterpump - just because the cambelt's being done?
DV - are these weak? I've only got experience of the Subaru (brick sh1thouse!) and Audi ones - never needed to change em


Remap - well, of course ;) but only once I've got  Miltek sorted ;)

Dan :grin:
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: AlanD on 31 March 2009, 20:08
Servicing then. On a 44K car, I'm guessing the cambelt will need doing? - Cambelt is due at 4 years or 60,000 miles so on an 05 car it will be due anytime now, if not already.

Waterpump - just because the cambelt's being done? - Might aswell.

DV - are these weak? I've only got experience of the Subaru (brick sh1thouse!) and Audi ones - never needed to change em - The early models came with weak DVs so this 05 one will probably come with a B version (my 05 GTI had a B) which is weak and prone to popping after a remap. I went the Forge route and got one of theirs but the new G versions from VW are pretty solid.


Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 31 March 2009, 23:02
Queried the dealer about the cambelt being due - here's his response....

"Cambelts are due at 80k on 2.0T so not been changed as not yet due."

So by this definition, the car won't need a cambelt change the entire time I own the car...


Sounds wrong to me.....

Hence my need to see what the VW service schedule is!

Dan :)
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: AlanD on 01 April 2009, 17:05
Iv got two letter from the dealer I bought the car from and the dealer I took to have it serviced stating its due at 4 years OR 60k. Sounds like your dealer is getting himself in a muddle as when they first came out it was 80k but revised down to 60k.
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: Trickyboy on 01 April 2009, 22:31


DV - are these weak? I've only got experience of the Subaru (brick sh1thouse!) and Audi ones - never needed to change em - The early models came with weak DVs so this 05 one will probably come with a B version (my 05 GTI had a B) which is weak and prone to popping after a remap. I went the Forge route and got one of theirs but the new G versions from VW are pretty solid.



soz to thread jack but what year did they start putting the new d/v's in?
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: Cass on 01 April 2009, 23:09
In the current market - I would say overpriced at that mileage - more like 11k max.

Nice spec though :angry:

Cass
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: matsu on 02 April 2009, 09:35
if this helps....
i paid 10600 for similar car
 36 k
2005 3dr
SatNav-NOPE
Leather-NOPE
Armrest -NOPEinc 6 cd changer
Highline computer -NOPE
SunroofNOPE
18" Monza IIs JUST MONZAS(LUUUURVE THE 2'S THO
Xenons 
Heated seats - Winter Pack?-NOPE
Lux pack 2
Cruise Control-NOPE
Auto lights
Folding mirrors-NOPE
FVWSH
44,000

£12,000? SO FOR ME IS THE EXTRA
1400 worth those extras to you? for me....if i had had the dosh, hell yeah!
just my tenpence
matsu
Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: smartypants on 02 April 2009, 09:44
And to add fuel to the fire I paid £8800 for a 2006/55 with 54k miles with exactly the same full specification, except mine has the 17" monzas


Title: Re: Value for money or not?
Post by: DanoGTI on 02 April 2009, 10:41
I'm actually thinking it's a bit over-priced tbh.

It's one of the list of cars I'm looking at though, so thanks for your help so far :)


Dan