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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 08:49

Title: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 08:49: hello,
I have been looking at a Golf GTD in Dark grey loads of extras with 2850 miles on the clock.

is £2750 a good price?

Thanks
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 09:04: We need to know the full spec to be fair.

Is it on the VW Approved Used site?
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 09:06: its from a dealer,

5 Doors, Automatic, Hatchback, Diesel, 3,000 miles, Grey. ABS, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, Front armrest, Folding rear seats, Lumbar support, Immobiliser, Passenger airbag, Side airbags, Radio/CD, Rear headrests, Sports seats, Traction control, Alarm, Drivers airbag, Front electric windows, Height adjustable drivers seat, Remote central locking, Trip computer, Body coloured bumpers, Front fog lights, PAS, Audio remote control, Cloth seat trim, Electric door mirrors, Front head restraints, Heated door mirrors, Isofix child seat anchor points, Service indicator, Solid Paint, Steering wheel rake adjustment, Steering wheel reach adjustment, Space saver spare wheel, 3x3 point rear seat belts, Rear electric windows, Rear wiper. Insurance Group:15

What do you think? :smiley:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: R32UK on 31 January 2012, 09:09: Cheap as chips! I will take 20 of them :grin:

:wink:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: KennyGTI on 31 January 2012, 09:13: Hell Yeah! I'll take a few aswell! :laugh:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 09:46: So basically it's a bog standard 5 door GTD with DSG.

List price for a new one is £26,545.00. I think you can make your own mind up based on that.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 09:48: lovely :) really appreciate the answers people! if and when i get it ill post some piks

Thanks
:grin: :smiley: :laugh:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Taff_09 on 31 January 2012, 09:49: i thought you said there were tons of extras? there are none listed

with no options best you negotiate hard on this one as its not a good price
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 09:54: its got heated leather seats, sun roof, touch screen radio.

its a smart looking car
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 10:42: Ok, so if it's a 5 door GTD with DSG, metallic paint, RCD510 radio, sunroof and leather (standard btw) it's new list price is £28,040.00

Considering that a new car looses the VAT the minute it goes out throught the door, that would bring its value down to £23,366.66. I think you need to go in with your negotiating boots on.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 11:03: i have just gone onto VW website and made the car with all the bit onit anhd has come in at £32,000

where di you get your price from?

thanks
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Jimmymature on 31 January 2012, 11:04: Its all about supply and demand, if there's nothing else out there then what choice do you have?

I paid a lot for my used GTI but there was nothing else cheaper than it with the spec it had.

Jim
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 11:07: i have been looking for a wile to find the right one. this one has come up and i went to see it last night!
great looking car pictures dont really do any car justice i dont think. it has all i wanted onit. :)
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Taff_09 on 31 January 2012, 11:16: yeah i know the feeling , its there and your tempted by the fact there is no wait (GTD will be months!)

but if you have the cash and not too bothered about the price then SOLD, but you should try and shave some bucks off it

if its new then you should also get bluetooth as std!
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 11:19: Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 11:03
i have just gone onto VW website and made the car with all the bit onit anhd has come in at £32,000

where di you get your price from?

thanks

From the VW new car site. Based on the spec that you told use it had

Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 09:54
its got heated leather seats, sun roof, touch screen radio.

Does it have Sat Nav, upgraded audio, parking sensors/camara 18" wheels? Those sort of extras would push it up to the £32k mark.

What sort of deal you'll get depends on how you want to pay. Go in with no px and a debit card and start the bidding at £26,000. You may get a better sticker price if they sell you finance, but you'll pay more back over all.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: SRGTD on 31 January 2012, 11:36: Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 09:54
its got heated leather seats, sun roof, touch screen radio.

its a smart looking car

i have just gone onto VW website and made the car with all the bit onit anhd has come in at £32,000

where di you get your price from?

thanks

A GTD with only sunroof and DSG over the standard spec wouldn't be as much as 32k new, so the one you're thinking of buying must have some other goodies such as sat nav, xenons.

Just be aware that if it is fully loaded, VW dealers will be charging top dollar, and you'll suffer heavy depreciation when the time comes to sell. Better to find a lower spec one, as most options such as sat nav, reversing camera, bluetooth etc. can be retro-fitted, and you can recoup some of the retro-fit costs by installing the original items back in the car before you sell it, and flogging the upgrade items on e-bay.

However, if you've set your heart on this particular car, negotiate hard! Good luck!
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 11:40: True, most options can be retro fitted cheaper, but finding another with a sunroof would be a tough job.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: MAW73 on 31 January 2012, 14:02: I paid 27k from a dealer for my 59 plate dealer a couple of years ago. The car was X-Demo and came with 7k on the clock but was pretty much fully loaded apart from the ACC. I priced it up at the time and the car new came in around 32k.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 14:27: i have now brought the car :grin: :grin: :grin:

i will be picking up next wednesday.

ill post some pictures!

thanks for all your comments i ended up payin £26,500

im happy with that with what i get with the car. :smiley: :grin:

thanks people
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 14:50: Nice one. What is the full spec then?
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 15:02: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201204444545318/sort/priceasc/usedcars/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/1/keywords/gtd/radius/10/postcode/tw166dp?logcode=p

:grin:

what do you think?
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Taff_09 on 31 January 2012, 15:10: nice colour, nice charlestons like the sunroof :cool:

looks like RNS 510 sat nav also, makes it a slightly better deal :smiley:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 15:16: Nice.

It looks like the extras are, Met paint, Adaptive Xenons, Charleston Shadows, Sat Nav, Parking Sensors (does it have a rear camara and park assist?) Cruise Control, Sunroof and Storage Pack.

Make sure you get the bottle opener and both ipod and USB leads for the MDI interface.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Mr GTD on 31 January 2012, 15:17: Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 15:02
http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201204444545318/sort/priceasc/usedcars/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/1/keywords/gtd/radius/10/postcode/tw166dp?logcode=p

:grin:

what do you think?

Awesome news mate, glad to here you found the gtd you want...nice spec :wink:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: SRGTD on 31 January 2012, 15:22: Quote from: Taff_09 on 31 January 2012, 15:10
nice colour, nice charlestons like the sunroof :cool:

looks like RNS 510 sat nav also, makes it a slightly better deal :smiley:

+1 on the colour, but I might be biased as it's the same colour as mine! :smiley: That looks really nice. From the pictures, I can see it's got xenons, sat nav parking sensors and 18" Charlestons, as well as the sunroof, so a really good spec. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Mr GTD on 31 January 2012, 17:35: Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 14:27
i have now brought the car :grin: :grin: :grin:

i will be picking up next wednesday.

ill post some pictures!

thanks for all your comments i ended up payin £26,500

im happy with that with what i get with the car. :grin: :wink:

thanks people

Time to update your sig...me thinks :grin: :wink:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 01 February 2012, 10:15: i dont think it has mate. :( but im well chuffed!! its gna b a long 7 days till i get it!

:sad:

Quote from: dubber36 on 31 January 2012, 15:16
Nice.

It looks like the extras are, Met paint, Adaptive Xenons, Charleston Shadows, Sat Nav, Parking Sensors (does it have a rear camara and park assist?) Cruise Control, Sunroof and Storage Pack.

Make sure you get the bottle opener and both ipod and USB leads for the MDI interface.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 01 February 2012, 10:20: how do i put a picture in my sig please?

thanks

Quote from: Mr GTD on 31 January 2012, 17:35
Quote from: gtdguy on 31 January 2012, 14:27
i have now brought the car :grin: :grin: :grin:

i will be picking up next wednesday.

ill post some pictures!

thanks for all your comments i ended up payin £26,500

im happy with that with what i get with the car. :grin: :wink:

thanks people

Time to update your sig...me thinks :grin: :wink:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 01 February 2012, 10:29: thanks everyone for the great comments! i really cant wait to get it now!

as soon as i get it ill load some pictures!

thanks again!

Tom
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 10:49: do I spy a shark fin on the roof too?
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: gtdguy on 01 February 2012, 12:12: yes it is :)

is this a good extra?

Quote from: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 10:49
do I spy a shark fin on the roof too?
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 01 February 2012, 12:23: It's the GPS antenna for the Sat Nav.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 14:59: oh I thought it was phone prep!
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: dubber36 on 01 February 2012, 15:08: Quote from: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 14:59
oh I thought it was phone prep!

I was in a new Match a few weeks ago. That had factory bluetooth and no shark fin. The dealer also had a Match in the showroom with Sat Nav, and that had said aerial.
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 15:22: Quote from: dubber36 on 01 February 2012, 15:08
Quote from: Mr_F on 01 February 2012, 14:59
oh I thought it was phone prep!

I was in a new Match a few weeks ago. That had factory bluetooth and no shark fin. The dealer also had a Match in the showroom with Sat Nav, and that had said aerial.

I take a bow to your knowledge fine sir....

(http://www.gifshare.com/uploads/images/20071023/full_size/7739_notworthy.gif)

:laugh:
Title: Re: Too much to pay?
Post by: naa on 02 February 2012, 21:55: Paid £27,750 - brand new - for mine a few months ago - GTD DSG - sun roof, 18" alloys, Sat Nav, metallic paint, parking sensors & luxury pack - so I would say if that is a demonstrator with a few thousand miles on the clock I would expect to pay a couple of thousand less.