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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: gizzywizzy on 15 November 2009, 18:02
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Just wondering what extras on the GTI will be good for re-sale values. Anybody have any ideas?
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When I bought my Scirocco in November is seemed the leather and DSG didn't add any extra value, nor the sunroof.
Of course that was in the depths of recession, I got a killer deal on it.
I'd say 18's and leather seem to be the things people look for?
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Oh right thanks for that I suppose xenons may put some folk off for the price of bulb replacement.!!
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You having a laugh, GW? - you've been advising me on options for what now seems like an eternity - people are going to think you and I are one and the same - you Clark Kent, me Superman - that'll open the forum floodgates....!!
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AFAIK metallic paint is the only extra that actually adds to resale (in general). Leather and auto for some high end cars (mercs / jags etc). That said any extra will help sell your car quicker. The GTI is in a funny position as its the high end of the medium / low bracket. Its also a fashionable car which further complicates matter.
I wouldn't bother speccing anything to help resale. Spec what you want, not what the guy in 3 years time wants.
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Nothing.
Don't buy a dog.
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Oh right thanks for that I suppose xenons may put some folk off for the price of bulb replacement.!!
There not as expensive as people make out and how often does a bulb blow? Very rare have i had to change front light bulbs in my 20+ years of driving. They are also covered under warrenty for 3 years which suprised me.
I spent at least 6 month trying to find a secondhand Pirelli mk5, my must have item was xenons, 5 doors and not in black(far too common) i could not find one at a non ripoff price. So gave up and ordered a mk6.
I know quite a few people who were looking for mk5 GTIs and one of there things they want is xenons.
One of the other things it seems secondhand mk5 owners look for is the 18" monzaIIs.
neither will add value to the car but will make it easier to sell on.
As analogue radio will be switched off in ~2012 i guess DAB radio will be a sort option too.
I also think colour will be key in a few years too. I think Red, Cabon gray, met black will be the easiest colours to sell on.
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You having a laugh, GW? - you've been advising me on options for what now seems like an eternity - people are going to think you and I are one and the same - you Clark Kent, me Superman - that'll open the forum floodgates....!!
Lol :grin:
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As analogue radio will be switched off in ~2012 i guess DAB radio will be a sort option too.
I wouldn't count on it. It will be good for a while yet.
Probably be able to get another few cars in before that gets cut.
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colour ideally metallic and leather, all rest aern't important. if u check any second section ie. vw, the first main search criterias are colour, leather, age, mileage (not in that order). this is what most people look for, rest is just bonuses really. i would say black metallic is best- most sought after colour on any brand and are rarer as if they're advertised- they'd be gone quickly. i should know as i have been looking at a few brands recently and vigorously. if u dont believe me just check any porsche second hand, or audi etc........ its not opinion , its fact.
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colour ideally metallic and leather, all rest.. its not opinion , its fact.
"respect my authority" LOL
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Like all highly visible options (big wheels, cool colour, sat nav) leather might help sell the car more quickly. However you'll still lose most (or all) of the £1700 you payed for it. Buy it because you want it and can afford it, not because it might have a residual value in x years time.
As analogue radio will be switched off in ~2012 i guess DAB radio will be a sort option too.
Analogue radio won't get switched off until the end of next decade. The earliest date would be 2015 which is over half a decade away. If you've still got your GTI then, you'll be able to buy a second hand RCD510 with DAB or upgrade to the latest version of the radio or sat nav.
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AFAIK metallic paint is the only extra that actually adds to resale (in general). Leather and auto for some high end cars (mercs / jags etc). That said any extra will help sell your car quicker. The GTI is in a funny position as its the high end of the medium / low bracket. Its also a fashionable car which further complicates matter.
I wouldn't bother speccing anything to help resale. Spec what you want, not what the guy in 3 years time wants.
Probably the best bit of advice right there.
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TBH, It's gadgets that people love. Park assist, Rear view camera etc, etc. Also a sunroof is a really good re-sale option. As due to Air Con lots of people don't spec it, but for me it does add a bit of desirability.
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TBH, It's gadgets that people love. Park assist, Rear view camera etc, etc.
That is quite true. If I had a choice of cars at the same price and one had more toys than the other then I'd tend to go for that one. However I would be wary of those kind of extras failing in 3 years time.
I already think my folding mirrors or at least the knob to work them is temperamental and don't hold out much hope of it making it to 3 years.
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TBH, It's gadgets that people love. Park assist, Rear view camera etc, etc.
That is quite true. If I had a choice of cars at the same price and one had more toys than the other then I'd tend to go for that one. However I would be wary of those kind of extras failing in 3 years time.
I already think my folding mirrors or at least the knob to work them is temperamental and don't hold out much hope of it making it to 3 years.
that is true. but dont expect one that is fully specced out compared to a similiar one with less would have vast difference in price. what extras that u have shelled out won't mean u get much of it back- its only benefiiial to the buyer. if u need it- buy it. at the end of the day- dont buy a satnav if u dont use it.
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Seeing as most of the options are retro fit anyway, the only options that will make or break a deal will be colour, leather, wheels, and dsg/manual.
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Seeing as most of the options are retro fit anyway, the only options that will make or break a deal will be colour, leather, wheels, and dsg/manual.
As most small Vauxhalls now are white that's one colour to avoid, leather is only good if it is not tatty, VW's soon wears thin, avoid.
VW standard wheels look good after a few years. The optional ones suffer from filliform corrosion, avoid. Manual will soon not be available even as an option on most cars, avoid.
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Seeing as most of the options are retro fit anyway, the only options that will make or break a deal will be colour, leather, wheels, and dsg/manual.
As most small Vauxhalls now are white that's one colour to avoid, leather is only good if it is not tatty, VW's soon wears thin, avoid.
VW standard wheels look good after a few years. The optional ones suffer from filliform corrosion, avoid. Manual will soon not be available even as an option on most cars, avoid.
I disagree. Bit like most of the stuff the eggbert usually writes. etto