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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: magic36 on 19 November 2021, 12:32

Title: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 19 November 2021, 12:32
Hi guys,

Since owning a mk2 gti many moons ago, loving it and then regrettably selling it for £450…. I have now returned to golf gti ownership.

I bought a 19 plate GTI PP with 12k on the clock for around 26k and to be fair so far I’m loving it (minus the slightly clunky gear change)

I previously owned a caddy van and decided since that had gone up in value that selling that and buying would offset the currently astronomical prices. But am I silly buying an almost 3 year old car for such a large amount? I browsed over what a new GTI would be and it says they start at 34-35k right now and I’m guessing and discount dealers may have given before would be near to nothing now, with the struggle to get new cars through the doors.

Any thoughts, positive or negative would be appreciated  :smiley:
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: madstaff on 19 November 2021, 13:06
I know 2nd hand prices are at a premium right now, but i would forget all that and ask yourself if your GTi puts a smile on your face??

I know i made the right decision when i drive my Clubsport.

Smiles per miles is what its all about.  :smiley:
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: JMS on 19 November 2021, 13:26

Nobody can answer that for you pal, but if it makes you feel better my last car (before the Golf) was 6 years old when I bought it for £38k instead of putting the money into the mortgage!

How much joy do you get from the PP? That is the measure.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 19 November 2021, 14:30
Thanks for the input @JMS and @madstaff  :smiley:

I suppose you’re both right, yes it does put a smile on my face and I have plenty of years left to pay back the mortgage  :grin: In reality the market is all relative so even if second hand prices fall they all fall together.

I would just hate to think that I could have bought new for money that was very close to what I paid. However I doubt dealers would do too much in the way of discounting a new gti in the current market so realistically you wouldn’t get anything much cheaper than the list price.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: willni on 19 November 2021, 16:05
I wouldn't even say that's a bad price for a 2019 car with 12k miles on it, in the current market plenty of them up £2k above that.

Going off a few of the mk8 owners on this forum currently handing back their mk8 GTIs and Clubsports, I think you made the smart choice  :wink:
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: Exonian on 19 November 2021, 21:20
No you’re not mad.
The end.

(The Caddy went up in value so it follows suit the GTI would be likewise seemingly expensive, it’s all relative)
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 20 November 2021, 08:41
No you’re not mad.
The end.

(The Caddy went up in value so it follows suit the GTI would be likewise seemingly expensive, it’s all relative)

 :grin: Short and sweet! Thank you, I’m just being stupid as I’ve never spent so much money before, apart from the mortgage.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 20 November 2021, 08:45
I wouldn't even say that's a bad price for a 2019 car with 12k miles on it, in the current market plenty of them up £2k above that.

Going off a few of the mk8 owners on this forum currently handing back their mk8 GTIs and Clubsports, I think you made the smart choice  :wink:

Thanks @willni, it took me a long while to find one, ideally I was looking for one with DCC but I just couldn’t see any with many optional extras on. Probably the price bracket I was looking in was too low.

How do you mean? Are people not impressed with the mk8?
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: Exonian on 20 November 2021, 10:02
The GTI doesn’t need DCC and is pretty comprehensively equipped at that age so not lacking in spec as standard.
It is a fair old chunk of money but it’s a very good car.


As for the mk8, well they’re a bit ugly and some are beset with the sort of technical gremlins you’d expect the whole IT team to be fired over if they happened in your workplace. Having said that, the IT in my work is dreadful so maybe I just have low standards, but my mk8 (touch wood) has been fairly ok so far.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: Adam T7 on 20 November 2021, 10:17
Go for it, my MY2019 GTI PP has 12700 on the clock, the keys would have to be prised from my cold, grey dead fingers before I sell it. It really is that good.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 20 November 2021, 11:56
The GTI doesn’t need DCC and is pretty comprehensively equipped at that age so not lacking in spec as standard.

As for the mk8, well they’re a bit ugly and some are beset with the sort of technical gremlins you’d expect the whole IT team to be fired over if they happened in your workplace. Having said that, the IT in my work is dreadful so maybe I just have low standards, but my mk8 (touch wood) has been fairly ok so far.

Yeah, the only reason I wanted it was to possibly give the option of a softer ride for day to day use, at 31 I have the back of a 90 year old. It’s been fine so far, and the handling is just incredible.

I had driven a mk8 tsi r line but it just wasn’t the same beast as a gti and I’m still not convinced on the looks. Glad to hear yours is treating you well though!
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: baka on 20 November 2021, 16:13
I was dead set on DCC too for similar reasons and ended up without it. Honestly though, the GTI passive set up has been perfect for a daily.

You can hammer it down some pretty gnarly B roads without it getting uncomfortable, and it doesn't 'harden up' in town at low speeds, like a lot of set ups can.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: Rob_benton on 20 November 2021, 17:00
Prices are mad at the moment.
I sold a Audi A1 today. 2016 49k on the clock for 10,395.
Luckily I went through the old paper work before customer collects on Monday.
There was a main dealer invoice from 2019 when the car was last sold with only 29k on the clock.
The price is 2019…….?

£9600 !!
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: joe6 on 20 November 2021, 17:49
Pleased I invested in my 2019 mk7.5 pp when I did at the beginning of the year with 3500miles. Also wanted a DCC but difficult to find one and the mileage was a bonus. Tested the car on some poor roads before buying but found it OK. The roads around me are awful but the standard suspension is fine and I am not young - probably the oldest on the forum and not far off the age of your back!  Loving the car. A big investment made so now just enjoy.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: magic36 on 20 November 2021, 18:37
Prices are mad at the moment.
I sold a Audi A1 today. 2016 49k on the clock for 10,395.
Luckily I went through the old paper work before customer collects on Monday.
There was a main dealer invoice from 2019 when the car was last sold with only 29k on the clock.
The price is 2019…….?

£9600 !!

I know it’s crazy how the market is, this is what made me worry.

However like your A1, I bought my caddy for around 7.5k almost three years ago…. I have just sold it for 10.5k! My Mrs bought her fiesta over 4 years ago and had it written off (other driver on the wrong side of the road) and got a few hundred more for it that what she paid.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: dubber36 on 21 November 2021, 16:51
I've got a 2019 Caravelle. £42k two years ago. Just had it serviced and the dealer offered me £42k for it. 2 years, 26,000 miles, services part of a plan included in the sale. All it's cost me is a pair of tyres.

I thought with the prices of vans being silly, now was a time to cash it in, so went to have a look at a Disco 5. It seems the book has been thrown out of the window with them too, so the van is staying put.
Title: Re: Am I mad for buying a GTI at the moment?!
Post by: willni on 21 November 2021, 18:03
I've got a 2019 Caravelle. £42k two years ago. Just had it serviced and the dealer offered me £42k for it. 2 years, 26,000 miles, services part of a plan included in the sale. All it's cost me is a pair of tyres.

I thought with the prices of vans being silly, now was a time to cash it in, so went to have a look at a Disco 5. It seems the book has been thrown out of the window with them too, so the van is staying put.

Your pocket will thank you for not buying a Range Rover  :wink: