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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: andytran on 11 October 2009, 20:41
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Because of the fact that my Mk5 is worth more than I paid for it nearly a year ago, I considered the idea of maximising this and changing cars before it starts to lose money...
Today I drove -
A Leon Cupra, a Skoda Octavia VRS and had a sit in a Mk6 GTI (demo not avail)
Well, all I can say is....Im keeping my Mk5.
The Leon was very tempting, drove nicely, although does not seem very quick for a car with 250bhp standard?
However, I just could not live with the interior - the dash looks like it was made out of melted down lego bricks - totally lets the car down I think.
The skoda was OK, but reminds me too much of a big old fashioned Jap sedan - not a sporty car which it tries to be. Also, the ride was surprisingly firm and crashy, not as composed as my Mk5 GTI.
Finally the MK6 - very nice and continues to grow on me - just one issue - its too expensive. The one I was sat in today (Speccy cars aberdeen) was white, with xenons/leather/DSG, all the bits.......but 17" alloys!!! and the price.........wait for it.............
£32000
£32000 for a white GTI with 17" wheels? What fool specced that one?
Anyway, top and bottom of it is.......Im keeping the MK5, just cant part with it. Such a fantastic car.
Andy
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£32K!!!???? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
WTF!!! :huh:
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£32K!!!???? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
WTF!!! :huh:
You could buy 2 decent spec mark 5's, or a fleet of mk3's!!! for 32k!!!
Keep the mk5 !!
Its hard to beat
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you could probably buy MK1-MK5 with £32K!!!
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£32K!!!???? :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
WTF!!! :huh:
Agreed, I could not believe it!!!
I mean just how much could be loaded on the thing? Leather/DSGs/xenons and then things like reversing camera maybe? satnav? I was just so shocked to be sat in a £32000 Golf with 17" alloys!!!
Andy
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No doubting there is going to be a hell of alot of poor spec mk6's around, and rare as hens teeth High spec ones later on.
Anything over 30k is way too much to be paying for a family Hatchback!!!
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Ive just been on the VW configurator...
Adding leather/satnav/dsg/xenons/extra airbags/park assist/tyre flat indicator/handbrake hold - basically all extras excluding 18s and metallic paint comes to...
£32700
Jesus christ, thats too much for a small family hatch.
Andy
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However good a car the Mk6 GTI is, there are two things stopping me upgrading to it:
1. Price - it must be a good 20% more expensive than the Mk5 was.
2. It is not a true new model. I'd rather wait for the MK7 as that will be a new model.
The Mk6 is just too similar to the Mk5 and too expensive for me to upgrade to.
I don't understand VW's pricing on the new GTI. It's cheaper to manufacture yet more expensive to buy. Exchange rates can have an effect on pricing but surely not this much.
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I don't understand VW's pricing on the new GTI. It's cheaper to manufacture yet more expensive to buy.
It's fairly obvious:
low cost + high price = mega profits.
The mk6 is all about profits.
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Never really got around to speccing up a mkvi, but £32k+ for a "christmas tree" GTI isn't my idea of a bargain for a MK5.5 :rolleyes:
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I don't understand VW's pricing on the new GTI. It's cheaper to manufacture yet more expensive to buy.
It's fairly obvious:
low cost + high price = mega profits.
The mk6 is all about profits.
Yeah, they want to claw back as much money with the MK6 as the MK5 was costing them too much to manufacture.
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Totally agree with all these comments. I have seen a nice MK6 GTI where I live. I just think how crazy the guy is paying so much money for a GTI. Dont even get me started on the price of the MK6 Golf R.....Ill be keeping my R32 :smiley:
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Take a look on the Volkswagen website at the used GTi's and sort it most expensive first. I think the first 2-3 pages are all Mk6 GTi's and the cheapest is about £27k !!!!!