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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: carl1 on 05 November 2015, 13:32
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Im car free and have been for the last 6 months, im tempted by the R but im not sure. Normally i just buy a car and think F**k it i want it, i work, don't smoke any more and don't drink as much as i used to. But all this $hit with VW at the moment is kind of putting me off for some reason.
Agggghhhhh i might just toss a coin :laugh:
Just to add its a bit more complicated. Im thinking of changing job, ive got a job thats ok, pays the bills and i can save a bit but im not really enjoying it anymore. I ve been doing it for the last 3.5 years but ive got itchy feet to go back into the Building trade, hence sub contracting, probably need a little van or i could park the R up wherever i work (not very keen on that or leaving it at home)
So do i stick with a job thats to be honest is ok and have a car i like or do a job i enjoy and maybe not have the car i like .
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I bought my Gti knowing about VW problems . By the time I sell it will be history . Get the car.
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I like your old style of thinking :smiley: Go for it
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Get the car. It will have blown over by the time you sell it, and there's some bargains to be had at the moment!
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I have a job that I enjoy and no longer feel the need to buy such luxuries. When I had jobs that I didn't like, I would spend money on nice things to compensate for the drudgery of the 40-50 hours a week.
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^^^^ Thats a good point but i used to buy new cars when i was in a job i enjoyed.
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I would say that the majority of people purchasing a car aren't overly interested in what comes out of the exhaust, it goes more like this:
1) How much does it cost to buy?
2) How much does it cost to run?
I think it's unlikely to make a difference, particularly so for a performance model.
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In the camp of do it!
The present issues with VW do not concern me at all with regards buying a VW, in fact it would give me more confidence over their governance as they certainly cannot afford new ones after this substantial hit has passed.
Maybe we will get some decent incentives too as they want to attract custom.
Went little safe on the GTD but mainly as mileage was supposed to be a lot higher but all things being even come March then will be selecting an R without hesitation.
Life has to have its pleasures and you pick and choose which ones usually and this is where quite happy to place my extra £
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Isn't there a R Estate for chucking your building gear in? :evil:
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Isn't there a R Estate for chucking your building gear in? :evil:
When it was announced i did a Darth Vader "Nooooooooooo" :smiley:
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I have a job that I enjoy and no longer feel the need to buy such luxuries. When I had jobs that I didn't like, I would spend money on nice things to compensate for the drudgery of the 40-50 hours a week.
Thinking about this if i did what i really really would like to do, i would probably be the same. You are a lucky man.
Edit- But then again i think i would be back looking at cars when i had achieved what i would really really like to do and make a living from it. The Love of cars does it ever go away if its in your blood, i have my moments but i always come back.
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carl1, you do realise asking a question like that on here is akin to walking into a church on a Sunday and asking if you should say a prayer that day or walking into KFC and asking the lazy fatties whether you should gorge yourself of greasy sh!te today?
The answer all round will be "hell yes".
As for the job: why did you leave the building side in the first place? Was it recession related or because you got fed up getting frozen or soaked for six months of the year?
Sometimes slow and steady wins the race with jobs, especially if you have to raise finance. And sometimes you've just got to follow your heart.
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^^^^ yes i know lol, yes it was the recession and i agree about the steady job and plus no hassle, i just switch off when i finish, pension and full sick pay and i agree you have to follow your heart. Oh no going round in circles :smiley:
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^^^^ yes i know lol, yes it was the recession and i agree about the steady job and plus no hassle, i just switch off when i finish, pension and full sick pay and i agree you have to follow your heart. Oh no going round in circles :smiley:
Why not buy the R Estate first, then you've got the options open. The heart ceases to become a factor as you'll have a top motor, and you can make a measured choice sans emotion.... :whistle: :whistle:
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Isn't there a R Estate for chucking your building gear in? :evil:
When it was announced i did a Darth Vader "Nooooooooooo" :smiley:
When I got the Star Wars Blu Rays and first heard Vader go "Nooooooooo" at the end of Return of the Jedi When he hoys the Emperor down the shaft, I did a:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5R2hdbaAzU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5R2hdbaAzU)
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I've just bought one and haggled hard.
Use the fact it's near Christmas and sales do slow down plus with recent announcement of vw sales 10% down people will follow like sheep. Go in at last week in Nov and start haggling.
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I've just bought one and haggled hard.
Use the fact it's near Christmas and sales do slow down plus with recent announcement of vw sales 10% down people will follow like sheep. Go in at last week in Nov and start haggling.
What % discount did you get for your haggling? Used or new? If new was it already in stock?
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Should be able to pick one up a new 3dr one for about 27k. Go for it!!!
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I've just bought one and haggled hard.
Use the fact it's near Christmas and sales do slow down plus with recent announcement of vw sales 10% down people will follow like sheep. Go in at last week in Nov and start haggling.
I've just bought one and haggled hard.
Use the fact it's near Christmas and sales do slow down plus with recent announcement of vw sales 10% down people will follow like sheep. Go in at last week in Nov and start haggling.
What % discount did you get for your haggling? Used or new? If new was it already in stock?
Yes i'd like to know this please as i nearly done exactly the same a few days ago
Im leaning to staying at work for 1 more year as ive got a wedding to pay for as well, so i was thinking if i can get a good deal on a nearly new or pre reg in stock id go for it, otherwise DTD for a 16 plate
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In the camp of do it!
The present issues with VW do not concern me at all with regards buying a VW, in fact it would give me more confidence over their governance as they certainly cannot afford new ones after this substantial hit has passed.
Maybe we will get some decent incentives too as they want to attract custom.
Went little safe on the GTD but mainly as mileage was supposed to be a lot higher but all things being even come March then will be selecting an R without hesitation.
Life has to have its pleasures and you pick and choose which ones usually and this is where quite happy to place my extra £
I agree.All of this emissions nonsense doesn't alter the fact that the Golf is a fantastic piece of kit.I'm more than happy with my recently purchased GTD.First VW in about 10 years and the quality and engineering is just fantastic.They have put an awful lot of thought into the car.
On the news the other day that UK sales are down on all makes.People are a bit nervous about all of this emission business.So are holding off from making their purchases.
As others have said.It's a good time to bargain for an R.Watch the market/news.Wait till it all bottoms out (soon) then go in low and hard. :smiley:
PS The market at this time of the year dies a death.Until about Feb.Get in!.
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^^^^ They always go up by at least a grand in the Feb ready for the spring as well.
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Probably will get shot down in flames but if I was buying today then personally I'd look to the Focus RS instead of the R. It's considerably cheaper and faster than the Golf and their build quality is on par with VW today.
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Probably will get shot down in flames but if I was buying today then personally I'd look to the Focus RS instead of the R. It's considerably cheaper and faster than the Golf and their build quality is on par with VW today.
I can't disagree with that.
Plus the RS has arguably some better colours to choose from.
Unless like me you're the wrong side of 40 maybe. Then there's a bit of a question mark.
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Probably will get shot down in flames but if I was buying today then personally I'd look to the Focus RS instead of the R. It's considerably cheaper and faster than the Golf and their build quality is on par with VW today.
I can't disagree with that.
Plus the RS has arguably some better colours to choose from.
Unless like me you're the wrong side of 40 maybe. Then there's a bit of a question mark.
Precisely. Ford Performabce division are really on form with the Fiesta ST release. Possibly the best Ford they've made in a long while so they're on a high with the Focus RS and being able to do 0-60 in 4.7 seconds is unbelievable for a manual gearbox, shows how much power the car has. With a remap it'd hit 400 easily and literally ticking every optional extra hits £33,000 which you could negotiate down to close to 30k easily.
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I've tried so hard to like the new Focus RS but I jus can't warm to it at all :undecided:, and I do love my Fords!!
I can't get over the fact it's only a 5 door and I don't like the dash of the new focus, in saying that I'm sure it will be a fantastic bit of kit :cool:
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
the wrong side of 40 just makes your insurance cheaper that's all :laugh: your never to old to drive an rs or golf r
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
Nothing wrong with a midlife crisis, that's why mine is red :smiley:
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
If you are having a midlife crisis, you're in good company on here - in a minority if you are not the wrong side of 40!
No you are not too old to drive an R or an RS.
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
If you are having a midlife crisis, you're in good company on here - in a minority if you are not the wrong side of 40!
No you are not too old to drive an R or an RS.
Another 42 year old reporting in!
I came from an M235i and enquired about the RS and was ready to place an order. Although the RS is sure to be a firecracker I personally felt the FRS was lacking in class in the way the R bathes in it. Just far too in your face. Plus my eldest daughter said I would look silly driving one :rolleyes:
I think the R is just as fast as the RS will be and a lot more under the rader :cool:
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At the ripe old age of 66 I pick up my new R next week, and only £260 for a years Ins - whats not to like
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Just tested an R to replace my Mk6 GTI and the wrong side of 70!
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I'm nearly 40 so nearly the wrong side too - people can call it a midlife crisis or whatever but who cares when you're driving it!
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
I really liked the look of the previous Focus RS, but seeing one in the showroom, back then I thought I was the wrong side of 30, never mind 40.
When I see the new RS on the Sky Sports football add breaks, I really like that too, but I'm 46 now, so that ship has long since sailed. The classless styling of VW's however, mean you can get away with a higher performance model at any age.
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I would imagine that Rs Focus is going to be a cracking car but im also the wrong side of 40.I think sometimes maybe im to old for the R. Someone at work asked me if i was going through a mid life crisis when they saw me in my MK7 GTI. He's a plonker anyway but id be lying if i didnt say for a few seconds he did make me think am i too old.
I really liked the look of the previous Focus RS, but seeing one in the showroom, back then I thought I was the wrong side of 30, never mind 40.
When I see the new RS on the Sky Sports football add breaks, I really like that too, but I'm 46 now, so that ship has long since sailed. The classless styling of VW's however, mean you can get away with a higher performance model at any age.
The pics of that RS in the sky sports commercial look great but I'm nearing my 40's as well and not sure if I could get away with it. Plus being a wee bit of a badge snob, I don't know if I could live with a Ford. The Golf R on the other hand, I think anyone of any age could drive. My dads friend who is in his late 60's is a huge Honda fan and in particular the Type R and was about to order the new one. However after I took him out for a drive in the R I had on loan he decided to get the VW and now has a very nice tornado red R
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Your never to old :grin: For an r rs might be a different matter though.
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Are you ever too old for anything? Bungee Jumping or all night raves maybe
To be fair though I have been told I am to old, almost 40, for the GTi on more than one occasion and I haven't even picked it up yet. Once by my boss, he never liked me, and once by the sister in law whose first words were "mid life crisis is it then?".
My response is that I just haven't given up on life yet, or I would drive a people carrier or something similar, no offense if anyone does by the way :wink:
Drive what you want and to hell with them, life is to short to worry what others think and I for one don't want to get to the death bed thinking I should have, I could have, if only I ignored other people a bit more.
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Drive what you want and to hell with them, life is to short to worry what others think and I for one don't want to get to the death bed thinking I should have, I could have, if only I ignored other people a bit more.
My sentiments exactly. The other car is a Scirocco which I also love.
To digress - Stopped in a car park about 5 years ago after a walk in the Peak district by a copper when I had the MG ZR 160 - hoot to drive :evil:. He asked if it was my car so I said it was my wife's. His comment was you are too old for a car like this. My response - I've got a very young wife!
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I bought my R as a 50th birthday present to myself :smiley:
And in answer to the post title......Yes.. That is all !!!
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Really p*****s me off when people mention mid life crisis.
I'm 52 and have ordered my first GTI.
What should I have ordered, a Nissan Qashqai or similar pseudo SUV?
Most people don't have enough disposable income when they are younger to afford the car of their dreams(whatever that may be).
It's just a knee jerk jealous reaction to call it a mid life crisis.
Rant over
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Really p*****s me off when people mention mid life crisis.
I'm 52 and have ordered my first GTI.
What should I have ordered, a Nissan Qashqai or similar pseudo SUV?
Most people don't have enough disposable income when they are younger to afford the car of their dreams(whatever that may be).
It's just a knee jerk jealous reaction to call it a mid life crisis.
Rant over
At 52 you should be driving something like a Nissan Note or a Citroen Picasso in a sage green hue :laugh:
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Really p*****s me off when people mention mid life crisis.
I'm 52 and have ordered my first GTI.
What should I have ordered, a Nissan Qashqai or similar pseudo SUV?
Most people don't have enough disposable income when they are younger to afford the car of their dreams(whatever that may be).
It's just a knee jerk jealous reaction to call it a mid life crisis.
Rant over
At 52 you should be driving something like a Nissan Note or a Citroen Picasso in a sage green hue :laugh:
They were both on the short list :laugh:
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My midlife crisis purchase was my Mk2. I fancied one as I couldn't afford one in my late teens when I really, really wanted one. As for new cars, be it a GTI/D/.:R, if I wanted one now, I'd buy one. Perhaps because they are so attainable theses days, it takes the 'special purchase' feeling out of them.
If I had bought a big bumper GTI 16V in 1990, I would have been like the cat that got the cream, but now... a new GTI/D/.:R would be just another car, albeit a nice one.
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My midlife crisis purchase was my Mk2. I fancied one as I couldn't afford one in my late teens when I really, really wanted one. As for new cars, be it a GTI/D/.:R, if I wanted one now, I'd buy one. Perhaps because they are so attainable theses days, it takes the 'special purchase' feeling out of them.
If I had bought a big bumper GTI 16V in 1990, I would have been like the cat that got the cream, but now... a new GTI/D/.:R would be just another car, albeit a nice one.
Cheap personal lease deal have certainly made cars like this a lot more common on the roads.
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Too true. .:R's are like dog shiit (gets everywhere) these days. There can't be any sense of achievement for those that choose to rent them.
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Where I am in Manchester, I see a fair number of R's, and a lot of GTD's. Hardly any GTI's.
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Too true. .:R's are like dog shiit (gets everywhere) these days. There can't be any sense of achievement for those that choose to rent them.
And yet I drove around about 400 miles on Saturday up to Yorkshire, and I didn't see one R. Couple of GTI's and lots of GTD's. I really don't think they're as common as leasegate will have you believe.
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Baaaah to all this mid life crisis rubbish!, I'm 58 next week and take delivery of my new golf R on Friday, current car GTD. List of cars over the last 5 years,
mk6 GTI
Scirrocco
Peugeot RCZ
BMW 1 series coupe
You are as old as you feel. and when people usually younger than yourself say mid life crisis I think its just a bit of the green eyed monster rearing his ugly head!
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Too true. .:R's are like dog shiit (gets everywhere) these days. There can't be any sense of achievement for those that choose to rent them.
Leasegate did put more R's on the road, than might have otherwise been, but the great reviews also played their part in that, as did good dealer discounts (of which I took advantage), and whilst that does reduce its exclusivity, it's certainly not to the degree that some make out, or are almost gleeful to believe, lol.
In any case, even if it's as common as the aforementioned dog sh!t, if it's the right car for me, I'll take it, regardless of how many are around.
For me, obtaining a certain car is not so much a sense of achievement, that comes through non monetary things, family and work. For instance last week I unexpectedly recieved an award from my Chief Exec for outstanding achievement and contribution to the organisation. Whilst I'm not normally one for all that kind of thing, it was nice to get it, and I felt a sense of achievement. Car-wise, the achievement is looking after it and keeping it nice.
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Baaaah to all this mid life crisis rubbish!, I'm 58 next week and take delivery of my new golf R on Friday, current car GTD. List of cars over the last 5 years,
mk6 GTI
Scirrocco
Peugeot RCZ
BMW 1 series coupe
You are as old as you feel. and when people usually younger than yourself say mid life crisis I think its just a bit of the green eyed monster rearing his ugly head!
Agree.
What spec have you gone for?
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Gone for standard spec apart from having lapis blue, the new golfs have a pretty good spec as standard so did not really need anything else. But to be honest I was tempted to have the 19inch pretorias but having the 19 inch santiagos on my current GTD I find the ride a bit hard so sticking with standard 18 inch this time to see if there is any improvement.
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Last year at the age of 52 I bought my first brand new car a GTI PP . It now sits in the garage alongside my first love a MK2 GTI 8v silver all original with 30k miles. That's what you call a mid life crisis :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
PS Will save the R for my old age crisis :wink:
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Gone for standard spec apart from having lapis blue, the new golfs have a pretty good spec as standard so did not really need anything else. But to be honest I was tempted to have the 19inch pretorias but having the 19 inch santiagos on my current GTD I find the ride a bit hard so sticking with standard 18 inch this time to see if there is any improvement.
The 18's will ride better than the Pretoria's but don't look as nice. :whistle: :laugh: But if the softer ride is more important then makes sense.
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Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆
I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis :)
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Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆
I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis :)
Holy moly I didn't think you were that old man :undecided:
55 that's old, like that's really really old...............only joking dude, fair play to ya :smiley:
Hope I still have the same love for cars when I'm really that old!!
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In any case, even if it's as common as the aforementioned dog sh!t, if it's the right car for me, I'll take it, regardless of how many are around.
For me, obtaining a certain car is not so much a sense of achievement, that comes through non monetary things, family and work.
I wasn't having a dig at anyone who chose an .:R Rebecca. As I've said before, I've lost all interest in cars (which could beg the question, why am I still on here?) but if I did still have the passion, would probably have one myself.
The point I was attempting to make was that something that is now easily attainable and to certain extents, disposable, is not special enough to call a midlife crisis purchase. I used the example of my Mk2 because 25 odd years ago it was something that I really wanted, but was too far out of reach. Finding the right car and getting it to the standard that it is now took some doing and it's certainly something I will never want to part with. I feel that I have achieved something with it.
For me, going out and getting a new car these days, whether it be an outright purchase, financed or leased, is not too different from buying cheese. You go into the shop and say "can I have that one please." Then in a couple of years time, it will be gone. (not the cheese, the car.) For those reasons, I don't see a regular car purchase as something special enough to satisfy a midlife crisis.
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In any case, even if it's as common as the aforementioned dog sh!t, if it's the right car for me, I'll take it, regardless of how many are around.
For me, obtaining a certain car is not so much a sense of achievement, that comes through non monetary things, family and work.
I wasn't having a dig at anyone who chose an .:R Rebecca. As I've said before, I've lost all interest in cars (which could beg the question, why am I still on here?) but if I did still have the passion, would probably have one myself.
The point I was attempting to make was that something that is now easily attainable and to certain extents, disposable, is not special enough to call a midlife crisis purchase. I used the example of my Mk2 because 25 odd years ago it was something that I really wanted, but was too far out of reach. Finding the right car and getting it to the standard that it is now took some doing and it's certainly something I will never want to part with. I feel that I have achieved something with it.
For me, going out and getting a new car these days, whether it be an outright purchase, financed or leased, is not too different from buying cheese. You go into the shop and say "can I have that one please." Then in a couple of years time, it will be gone. (not the cheese, the car.) For those reasons, I don't see a regular car purchase as something special enough to satisfy a midlife crisis.
I know you weren't having a dig Simon, and you did make the point you intended very well.
I totally agree with pretty much everything you've just said. Buying a car these days is just the same as buying yet another piece of tech, an ipad, iphone etc, albeit in a larger package. I just don't see it as milestone event at all. And an R is just a faster Golf, nothing more. Don't get me wrong, I love mine, drive it lots and lavish (too) much time on it. It's the best car I've owned to date. It's a Golf.
I think if you still want to capture that 'special' feeling of achievement with a car (whether it's mid life crisis or not) then you go one of two ways - either get a classic project car and nuture that, or 'save up' for a supercar that you can't just buy with your loose change (or both if you have the means and time).
*Anyway, on a lighter note, why are you still on here having lost all interest in cars? Shouldn't you be on a bike forum discussing the finer points of group sets, crank arms etc, lol.
*I'm glad you still are though.
PS: At what point are you considered to be 'too old' to have a mid life crisis? Is 50 the cut off? :laugh:
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I'm still here to see what everyone is up to I suppose. Bike forums seem to be full of wanabee pros harping on about marginal gains over Strava segments. I'm realistic about my ability as I have found out on a few recent Sunday club runs, so can't be doing with the bolllox spouted from other MAMILs that are probably no faster or stronger than me.
I guess the timing of a midlife crisis depends on what you have done with your life up to that point. Some people are quite content to keep their heads down and keep trudging on, whereas others feel that they have to cram as much as possible into there three score and ten and then some. With family and work commitments the years can pass quickly. You soon find yourself at a point where you think you are running out of time to fit all of those bucket list items in.
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PS: At what point are you considered to be 'too old' to have a mid life crisis? Is 50 the cut off? :laugh:
Speaking from experience :lipsrsealed: your never to old to have a midlife crisis or two!
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I'm still here to see what everyone is up to I suppose. Bike forums seem to be full of wanabee pros harping on about marginal gains over Strava segments. I'm realistic about my ability as I have found out on a few recent Sunday club runs, so can't be doing with the bolllox spouted from other MAMILs that are probably no faster or stronger than me.
I guess the timing of a midlife crisis depends on what you have done with your life up to that point. Some people are quite content to keep their heads down and keep trudging on, whereas others feel that they have to cram as much as possible into there three score and ten and then some. With family and work commitments the years can pass quickly. You soon find yourself at a point where you think you are running out of time to fit all of those bucket list items in.
Well now I know what MAMIL stands for. :laugh: So is that how you've now labelled yourself!
To be honest I've never been one of those 'this is where I want/need to be in 5 years time' or 'I must have achieved this by x' types. Nor have I got a bucket list. I just let life wash over me, lol.
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PS: At what point are you considered to be 'too old' to have a mid life crisis? Is 50 the cut off? :laugh:
Speaking from experience :lipsrsealed: your never to old to have a midlife crisis or two!
Just the one I think, it will just evolve into the 'old age crisis'. :laugh:
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Who wants to join the saga GTI forum :grin:
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Who wants to join the saga GTI forum :grin:
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Oi! You're older than I am. :tongue: :laugh:
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Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆
I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis :)
Holy moly I didn't think you were that old man :undecided:
55 that's old, like that's really really old...............only joking dude, fair play to ya :smiley:
Hope I still have the same love for cars when I'm really that old!!
Hey Ian you're lucky I haven't time to construct a thoughtful and robust response - too busy with Fallout 4 - next you'll be saying I'm too old for a PS4 :grin:
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Softer ride is important when want to delay the hip replacement as much as possible 🙆
I should know -
took delivery of the GTI a couple of days after my 55th birthday - way too old for a mid-life crisis :)
Holy moly I didn't think you were that old man :undecided:
55 that's old, like that's really really old...............only joking dude, fair play to ya :smiley:
Hope I still have the same love for cars when I'm really that old!!
Hey Ian you're lucky I haven't time to construct a thoughtful and robust response - too busy with Fallout 4 - next you'll be saying I'm too old for a PS4 :grin:
He he he..all good humour ofcourse :evil:
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I'm still here to see what everyone is up to I suppose. Bike forums seem to be full of wanabee pros harping on about marginal gains over Strava segments. I'm realistic about my ability as I have found out on a few recent Sunday club runs, so can't be doing with the bolllox spouted from other MAMILs that are probably no faster or stronger than me.
I guess the timing of a midlife crisis depends on what you have done with your life up to that point. Some people are quite content to keep their heads down and keep trudging on, whereas others feel that they have to cram as much as possible into there three score and ten and then some. With family and work commitments the years can pass quickly. You soon find yourself at a point where you think you are running out of time to fit all of those bucket list items in.
Some reflective and relevant thoughts Dubber. Perhaps these puchases are sometimes the result of unhappiness elsewhere.
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I saw a new 'R' today in limestone grey and a new GTD in tungsten silver.
It's amazing how good both these colours look when you actually see them on the road.
I've ordered carbon grey but would be happy with either of the other two colours.
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I saw a new 'R' today in limestone grey and a new GTD in tungsten silver.
It's amazing how good both these colours look when you actually see them on the road.
I've ordered carbon grey but would be happy with either of the other two colours.
Agree. The lighter colours were made for the Mk7.
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I saw a new 'R' today in limestone grey and a new GTD in tungsten silver.
It's amazing how good both these colours look when you actually see them on the road.
I've ordered carbon grey but would be happy with either of the other two colours.
Agree. The lighter colours were made for the Mk7.
Especially white! :laugh:
I've still not seen an R in limestone,
I'm a big fan of Tungsten though, especially when you have red brake callipers and Santiagos to really set the colour off.
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The R looked really special in limestone.
A customer of mine has a much lower spec Golf in limestone and that looks sh!te.
Probably the small wheels and lack of body kit.
I've just come from an Avus silver Audi so I need a darker car this time for a change.
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I saw a new 'R' today in limestone grey and a new GTD in tungsten silver.
It's amazing how good both these colours look when you actually see them on the road.
I've ordered carbon grey but would be happy with either of the other two colours.
Agree. The lighter colours were made for the Mk7.
Especially white! :laugh:
I've still not seen an R in limestone,
I'm a big fan of Tungsten though, especially when you have red brake callipers and Santiagos to really set the colour off.
I saw an LSG R at some traffic lights a couple of months back. I tell you I've never been big on light coloured cars (especially white :tongue: and silver), but the LSG made me do a comedy double take it looked that good. I would have totally written it off as not being an R colour at all, but happy to be completely wrong and say it was a total stunner. :cool:
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There is a LSG GT TDI at work and it looks the business.Only seen one R in this colour on the road and it might sound perverse but it was filthy, needed a good clean and I liked it even more.
There was a thread on here once about filthy golfs but I bottle it after a week and end up cleaning mine.
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There is a LSG GT TDI at work and it looks the business.Only seen one R in this colour on the road and it might sound perverse but it was filthy, needed a good clean and I liked it even more.
There was a thread on here once about filthy golfs but I bottle it after a week and end up cleaning mine.
Pervert. :grin:
I remember that thread - called 'filthy whore of a car' or something like that. We should bring it back for this winter. Mine's looking pretty diiirtty right now, lol.
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Good idea to bring that thread back this winter,I will see if I can hold out.
Would I buy a VW (R) now? Hell yes every time,I don't use this word a lot but the R is awesome.