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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Sonic B0000M on 02 May 2014, 18:52

Title: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Sonic B0000M on 02 May 2014, 18:52
Not even sure how much id get for it 2002 with 160k on the clock but the inside is like new and the outside is to.

I'm pretty sure you can get a MK5 GTi for around 3k? But not sure if this is worth while TBF. It might not feel like an upgrade!


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Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Nino on 02 May 2014, 19:05
you will 100% not get a mk5 GTI for 3k try 6k at the bare minimum! Id say yours would be worth around £2.5k just buy mine and be very happy with it :D
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Sonic B0000M on 02 May 2014, 19:21
6k? Jesus i'm pretty sure i saw a MK6 Gti for £7500
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Nino on 02 May 2014, 19:34
6k? Jesus i'm pretty sure i saw a MK6 Gti for £7500

No chance im looking to spent that on a mk4 R32
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Sonic B0000M on 02 May 2014, 19:42
Looks like i'll be keeping my car then haha
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: xxChrisxx on 02 May 2014, 19:56
Capability wise the MK5 is superior to the MK4 in almost every way.
Faster, more refined, better to drive.

By far the biggest improvement is handling out of the box.
Plus I like floor mounted accelerator pedals.  :grin:
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: james2 on 02 May 2014, 20:20
you will 100% not get a mk5 GTI for 3k try 6k at the bare minimum! Id say yours would be worth around £2.5k just buy mine and be very happy with it :D
No way £2.5k for a car with 160k miles on it ,lucky to get over £1000 for it .
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Rhyso on 02 May 2014, 20:31
Capability wise the MK5 is superior to the MK4 in almost every way.
Faster, more refined, better to drive.

By far the biggest improvement is handling out of the box.
Plus I like floor mounted accelerator pedals.  :grin:

This.  Interior quality is a let down though.  And they rust........check for corrosion on the front wings
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: barrym381 on 02 May 2014, 22:43
Capability wise the MK5 is superior to the MK4 in almost every way.
Faster, more refined, better to drive.

By far the biggest improvement is handling out of the box.
Plus I like floor mounted accelerator pedals.  :grin:

This.  Interior quality is a let down though.  And they rust........check for corrosion on the front wings
+1 on the interior we did not like our mk5 gti  :smiley: and rust was worse than any of the 10 mk4s i have owned
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: 1.8Tgolf_Chris on 02 May 2014, 22:45
dont forget vw's 12 year corrosion guarantee  :nerd:
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Rhyso on 02 May 2014, 22:48
dont forget vw's 12 year corrosion guarantee  :nerd:

Yeah good luck getting mileage out of that  :whistle:

Quite a few threads in the MK5 section where people have had great difficulty claiming......
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: barrym381 on 02 May 2014, 22:57
dont forget vw's 12 year corrosion guarantee  :nerd:

Yeah good luck getting mileage out of that  :whistle:

Quite a few threads in the MK5 section where people have had great difficulty claiming......
mine went in for a coil pack recall at 11am and i asked them to check wings and tailgate an by 2pm the same day they phoned me back offering a courtesy car while they done 2 new wings,repair the tailgate and they found some scabs on the lower sill they were doing too  :grin:
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: damien010685 on 02 May 2014, 23:00
A Mk5 for 3K you sniffing glue? if there was it would be a f**king raft!!!  Performance and handling wise there an upgrade personally inside they look awful and its not the prettiest golf IMO as other have said 6K to 8K seems to be the average and if was buying 1 it would be the Edition 30
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: barrym381 on 02 May 2014, 23:03
A Mk5 for 3K you sniffing glue? if there was it would be a f**king raft!!!  Performance and handling wise there an upgrade personally inside they look awful and its not the prettiest golf IMO as other have said 6K to 8K seems to be the average and if was buying 1 it would be the Edition 30
mine was 4k over a year ago and had genuine bbs wheels threw into the deal along with the standard 17s  :whistle: but we never liked it the focus st was a better car i thought
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Nino on 02 May 2014, 23:43
just do im im doing, get an R32 :)
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Wayne on 02 May 2014, 23:57
I have seen mega mile mk5's cheap but your still looking at a minimum of £4k for a nice one.
Title: Re: Thinking about upgrading my Gti to Mk5
Post by: Sonic B0000M on 03 May 2014, 09:20
just do im im doing, get an R32 :)

I travel 250 miles a week for work, R32 is out the question lol. Spending £45 a week now don't want to be spending any more!