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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: mags on 07 October 2009, 09:58
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I bought the car 2 months ago so 09 reg for my other half but having a 12month old and another on the way it looks like the golf is to small, we have problems getting more that my daughters buggy and a few shopping bags in. I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad. Does anyone know what I should expect to get for the Gti? I know we are going to get kicked in the nu!s but it looks like it will hav to happen now or just after Xmas. The spec is Carbon Grey, leather, DSG, Monza Shadows, Tyre warning, Front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, park assist, RNS510 and bluetooth. The car is absoloutely immaculate (no swirls or chips) except for one of the wheels which has a very slight kerbing 1inch long on the edge and has just done 3000 miles.
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23 to 24k i reckon
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I bought the car 2 months ago so 09 reg for my other half but having a 12month old and another on the way it looks like the golf is to small, we have problems getting more that my daughters buggy and a few shopping bags in. I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad. Does anyone know what I should expect to get for the Gti? I know we are going to get kicked in the nu!s but it looks like it will hav to happen now or just after Xmas. The spec is Carbon Grey, leather, DSG, Monza Shadows, Tyre warning, Front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, park assist, RNS510 and bluetooth. The car is absoloutely immaculate (no swirls or chips) except for one of the wheels which has a very slight kerbing 1inch long on the edge and has just done 3000 miles.
You bought a car without testing this first ? I have a tip, test the next one you buy.
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I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad.
??? :huh:
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Q5 3.0TDi
:sick:
A4 Allroad
:sick:
What's wrong with a normal estate car? S4 Avant even? :drool:
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I bought the car 2 months ago so 09 reg for my other half but having a 12month old and another on the way it looks like the golf is to small, we have problems getting more that my daughters buggy and a few shopping bags in. I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad. Does anyone know what I should expect to get for the Gti? I know we are going to get kicked in the nu!s but it looks like it will hav to happen now or just after Xmas. The spec is Carbon Grey, leather, DSG, Monza Shadows, Tyre warning, Front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, park assist, RNS510 and bluetooth. The car is absoloutely immaculate (no swirls or chips) except for one of the wheels which has a very slight kerbing 1inch long on the edge and has just done 3000 miles.
You bought a car without testing this first ? I have a tip, test the next one you buy.
I only had one child at the point when we ordered it, it will become an issue in March.
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We have 7 children in our house and I know what you mean about the child buggy: ours will only just fit in diagonally. The Golf is not really any good if you have 2 young children with the mountain of stuff they need. We are lucky in also having a Renault Espace and a Ford Transit to carry around the kids and their belongings respectively, but if I had to choose just one car, I would probably go with the Q5, or another similarly high vehicle. It's so much easier getting the kids in and out when they're a few inches higher up.
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Q5 3.0TDi
:sick:
agreed. you're better off getting an x5.
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Q5 3.0TDi
:sick:
A4 Allroad
:sick:
What's wrong with a normal estate car? S4 Avant even? :drool:
My missus is 26 with no no claims 6 points and a recent accident which rules out anything like an S4. I did think about a used RS4 but the insurance is ridiculous.
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We have 7 children in our house and I know what you mean about the child buggy: ours will only just fit in diagonally. The Golf is not really any good if you have 2 young children with the mountain of stuff they need. We are lucky in also having a Renault Espace and a Ford Transit to carry around the kids and their belongings respectively, but if I had to choose just one car, I would probably go with the Q5, or another similarly high vehicle. It's so much easier getting the kids in and out when they're a few inches higher up.
How about this. Instead of losing money on selling your car for less than you paid and then spending more money on a bigger car, why not buy a smaller buggy?
If you have all the money and it's no problem and you fancy a newer and bigger car then fine but I'm always confused why people feel the need to spend £1,000's on a bigger car when you can spend a hell of lot less buying a smaller buggy. It's not like your kids are going to ripped by other toddlers cause their buggy is more compact.
I know plenty of people with 2 plus kids who tool about in cars much smaller than a MKV golf and have no issues with taking all the kid stuff with them.
nick
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Fair point, but it's not just the buggy. There's all the cleaning equipment, nappies, food, change of clothes, etc. Plus, it's nice to have an excuse to keep buying new cars :wink:
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We have 7 children in our house and I know what you mean about the child buggy: ours will only just fit in diagonally.
Wow, no telly in your house then !!
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Fair point, but it's not just the buggy. There's all the cleaning equipment, nappies, food, change of clothes, etc. Plus, it's nice to have an excuse to keep buying new cars :wink:
yeah know they have loads of stuff to take with them, it just seems a bit bonkers to change a car you like for a more expensive one you miahg tnot like just to accomodate a some stuff that you could easily cut back in size (although if your mrs is anything like mine it may take some explaining).
If on the other hand the finances aren't an issue and you fancy a change of car anyway it makes sense to buy a bigger one.
It just amases me the number of times I've known friends take out massive HP agreements on big new cars so the buggie will fit in the boot and then complain they're skint. My mum managed with 2 kids and all their stuff in a MKI Fiesta.
nick
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Buy a smaller buggy!
Morris 1100 for me Nick! :wink:
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I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad.
??? :huh:
Yep, I thought exactly the same. Its going to be used 90% in town so you want a massive 4x4 for an A4 Allroad lol . . . . strange choice imo.
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You willing to sell the RNS510 on its own? If so can I have first shout
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I've managed for years with 2 kids in my various Golfs, you can always buy a roof box if you're going away to give you more storage space.
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Fair point, but it's not just the buggy. There's all the cleaning equipment, nappies, food, change of clothes, etc. Plus, it's nice to have an excuse to keep buying new cars :wink:
yeah know they have loads of stuff to take with them, it just seems a bit bonkers to change a car you like for a more expensive one you miahg tnot like just to accomodate a some stuff that you could easily cut back in size (although if your mrs is anything like mine it may take some explaining).
If on the other hand the finances aren't an issue and you fancy a change of car anyway it makes sense to buy a bigger one.
It just amases me the number of times I've known friends take out massive HP agreements on big new cars so the buggie will fit in the boot and then complain they're skint. My mum managed with 2 kids and all their stuff in a MKI Fiesta.
nick
It's not the buggy it is all the other bits and pieces plus the two kids seats, I/m 6ft2 so if we have another baby seat I have to have the seat forward. The Q5 id also taller so easier to get kids and prams etc in and out of. I may keep the car until March and see how we get on but I am sure that it is too small and I can suffer the loss of a few quid for an easier life.
Cant sell the 510 as the camera will not work.
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My mum managed with 2 kids and all their stuff in a MKI Fiesta.
nick
good call, my mum & dad rolled with me + sis in a mk1 golf :cool:
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Fair point, but it's not just the buggy. There's all the cleaning equipment, nappies, food, change of clothes, etc. Plus, it's nice to have an excuse to keep buying new cars :wink:
yeah know they have loads of stuff to take with them, it just seems a bit bonkers to change a car you like for a more expensive one you miahg tnot like just to accomodate a some stuff that you could easily cut back in size (although if your mrs is anything like mine it may take some explaining).
If on the other hand the finances aren't an issue and you fancy a change of car anyway it makes sense to buy a bigger one.
It just amases me the number of times I've known friends take out massive HP agreements on big new cars so the buggie will fit in the boot and then complain they're skint. My mum managed with 2 kids and all their stuff in a MKI Fiesta.
nick
It's not the buggy it is all the other bits and pieces plus the two kids seats, I/m 6ft2 so if we have another baby seat I have to have the seat forward. The Q5 id also taller so easier to get kids and prams etc in and out of. I may keep the car until March and see how we get on but I am sure that it is too small and I can suffer the loss of a few quid for an easier life.
Cant sell the 510 as the camera will not work.
Think you`ve got problems i`ve got triplets :laugh:,mind you i pack them all in the touran and keep the golf gti mk6 as my play thing :wink:
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mum, dad, me an two sisters in a wolsey, mini clubman or eventually a hillman imp
the mrs managed it with her toddler in a corsa
good choice for the 4x4 in town... makes a lot of sense that! :laugh:
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Hillman imp? Awe man what a car! Powered by a fire engine water pump no less!
nick
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This last weekend I drove me, the wife, three kids (10, 8 and 3 weeks) to my mums for her birthday. We had everything for the weekend including buggy, sizeable moses basket, breast pumps, cloths, kids toys, birthday presents etc in the MK6 with room to spare.
The only squeeze was the two booster seats in the rears with the babyseat in the middle, apart from that we were laughing. Can't see why you're struggling there fella? I had an A4 Avant, you couldn't get any more in there......
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I can get a folding wheelchair in the boot with the back seats still upright, and then a lot more on top of that. Four adults in the car, with extra baggage going on top of the wheelchair. In a pinch I'd take the parcel shelf out, but it hasn't come to that yet.
My colleague at work, one of the people who persuaded me to get a Golf, has a Mk V bought after her second child was born, and uses it every day ferrying the kids to school and childminder. One child nearly seven and the other one four. She has two child seats in the back and they seem to fit there quite easily. She had that car when the younger one was still on wheels.
You know your own requirements of course, but it seems perfectly doable to me, and a shame to let such a good car go.
Rolfe.
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mum, dad, me an two sisters in a wolsey, mini clubman or eventually a hillman imp
the mrs managed it with her toddler in a corsa
good choice for the 4x4 in town... makes a lot of sense that! :laugh:
The only reason she wants a 4x4 is because of the height which I can understand and no bigger than a Q5 so it is easier to park but still has enough room inside. I have looked at a c class estate which is no bigger than a Golf so may aswell go up a size. I am getting trade in value today.
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Have you tried removing the boot trim - car boots are boxed in these days to make them look neat n tidy when you open the lid, but in fact you lose loads of cubby space at the sides. Have a look, either take it out long term and refit for sale, or find a local car audio place to retrim it in to maximum space.
My Dads old 5 series was the same - couldn't fit golf clubs across the width - took the first aid kit storgae cupboard out and fitted a home made GRP section trimmed in audio cloth - gained 6" on the boot width in the area where the clubs need to go !
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I really cant believe boot space is an issue, there was a youtube vid going round I think (cant find it now) that had the gti, vs the megane and the rs i think, the gti was superior to all the others, even in the gti they got a large box (ikea stuff i think) and even a full grown man in the boot too and it closed fine.
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I really cant believe boot space is an issue, there was a youtube vid going round I think (cant find it now) that had the gti, vs the megane and the rs i think, the gti was superior to all the others, even in the gti they got a large box (ikea stuff i think) and even a full grown man in the boot too and it closed fine.
I don't carry a buggy, but if my golf clubs are anythign to go by then they won't fit across the boot width of a MkIV,V or VI, they just fit across the MKIII rearwards of the wheelarches. That leaves the rest of the boot for bags, cases etc. Having to place buggies diagonally across the boot is the worst starting point for packing luggage. Most modern cars are the same, too many boxed in sections with electronic boxes, first aid kit in them.
Just a suggestion.
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Can I ask what sort of px price you've been offered?
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Can I ask what sort of px price you've been offered?
Waiting for a call back but it started at £23,800
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I bought the car 2 months ago so 09 reg for my other half but having a 12month old and another on the way it looks like the golf is to small, we have problems getting more that my daughters buggy and a few shopping bags in. I am thinking as the car is used 90% in town to get a Q5 3.0TDi or maybe an A4 Allroad. Does anyone know what I should expect to get for the Gti? I know we are going to get kicked in the nu!s but it looks like it will hav to happen now or just after Xmas. The spec is Carbon Grey, leather, DSG, Monza Shadows, Tyre warning, Front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, park assist, RNS510 and bluetooth. The car is absoloutely immaculate (no swirls or chips) except for one of the wheels which has a very slight kerbing 1inch long on the edge and has just done 3000 miles.
get a second hand range rover sport, plenty about. something very big is the q7. though the q5 would be same size as the golf really. 3 yr old range rover sport would suit you very well. definitely get it at a rr dealer. failing that maybe a a4 avant 2.0 s-line. even a a6 avant s-line so its abit sportier.
x5 second hand would be well over 30grand. tbh rthe rr sport is top notch- a big step up from a vw.