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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: athol on 08 August 2007, 21:42
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Just back from VW where I went in to book in the first service on my now 12 month old GTI. (It's for sale for £18K which is a bargain - PM me if you're interested). Anyway after adding the £260 service, £65 brake fluid change, £205 tax disc, £200 or so rear lower bumper bit (I hit a towbar - damn RangeRovers) and cost for 2 new front tyres and brake pads, I decided to mention whether I could get a nice new ED30 instead.
Low and behold they had a lovely diamond black 3 door in stock !! Imagine my wry smile.....
Only £70 a month more Sir.......not a penny down, the money's in your old car Sir....
Think of all the money you'll save on sevicing, tyres, tax etc Sir.....
Not to mention the extra warranty and better residuals.....
Not sure? How about if we discount the car by £1500 and throw in a free first service plus transfer your number plate?
Anyway - It arrives in 2 weeks !! So £70 a month worse off but I saved a least a grand up front !!
So please add me to the "yup the 30BHP and red stitching on the wheel is worth £6K" brigade !!
Can't wait !!
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A move I can't see you regretting :smiley:
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Fair move athol, if that were to happen to me in the future, same result/outcome I reckon. :wink:
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Yup, just uploading some photos onto Pistonheads to see if I can drum up some extra money over the trade in - Wish me luck !
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Another smart Dubber succumbs to the lure of the ED30 dark side......Muahahahahaha :evil:
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wahahaaa
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What did the stealer offer you for your 12 month old GTI?
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Can you do us a favour - scientific of course - baut can you ask tham if the Rockinham wheels are an option??
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Can you do us a favour - scientific of course - baut can you ask tham if the Rockinham wheels are an option??
My understnading is they arent, although you can buy them. You therefore have the car delivered and then the dealer puts the 4 'Detroit' alloys on and puts your Pescaras in the boot :smiley:
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Can you do us a favour - scientific of course - baut can you ask tham if the Rockinham wheels are an option??
My understnading is they arent, although you can buy them. You therefore have the car delivered and then the dealer puts the 4 'Detroit' alloys on and puts your Pescaras in the boot :smiley:
mmm -Still hardly a deal when the germans can have either or at no cost extra!
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Can you do us a favour - scientific of course - baut can you ask tham if the Rockinham wheels are an option??
My understnading is they arent, although you can buy them. You therefore have the car delivered and then the dealer puts the 4 'Detroit' alloys on and puts your Pescaras in the boot :smiley:
mmm -Still hardly a deal when the germans can have either or at no cost extra!
£280 +VAT each I beleive :smiley:
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Well done Athol, I am sure Phil Mac will post soon on what a wise choice you have made :evil:
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I'll ask the wheel question when I drop off my documents etc on Saturday. Can't say what the stealer offered for the GTI as that would jeopardise my wee "for sale" advert on this wonderful site :wink:
Not too bad I reckoned as it books at £16.5k. He was quite generous but I have bought 4 cars from him so far in the last 12 months or so (not all for me but various family members plus the wife's MK4 ultra slow 2.0 GTI 3bhp thing)
I'm not the type who normally would succumb to the ED30 blurb but this time the deal was a no brainer. Ok so I pay more over the entire finance term but I reckon that using the MK4 anniverasy as a benchmark, the residuals will claw a chunk of that back when it comes to swap for a MK6 or maybe and IROC ...........
Actually my sister did the worldwide press launch of IROC in Germany and has driven the green "concept" car. She says it's fitted and finished like a production car so let's hope they don't change it too much and bring out a 1litre low emmission rubbish one to drag down the VR6.
Used to have a Corrado so IROC seems like a nice idea to me.
Speaking of wheels, i'm keeping the BBSch that are on my car and putting the Monzas backon for trade in so there may be some new Pescaras about if anybody fancies them. Pm me?
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I'll ask the wheel question when I drop off my documents etc on Saturday. Can't say what the stealer offered for the GTI as that would jeopardise my wee "for sale" advert on this wonderful site :wink:
Not too bad I reckoned as it books at £16.5k. He was quite generous but I have bought 4 cars from him so far in the last 12 months or so (not all for me but various family members plus the wife's MK4 ultra slow 2.0 GTI 3bhp thing)
I'm not the type who normally would succumb to the ED30 blurb but this time the deal was a no brainer. Ok so I pay more over the entire finance term but I reckon that using the MK4 anniverasy as a benchmark, the residuals will claw a chunk of that back when it comes to swap for a MK6 or maybe and IROC ...........
Actually my sister did the worldwide press launch of IROC in Germany and has driven the green "concept" car. She says it's fitted and finished like a production car so let's hope they don't change it too much and bring out a 1litre low emmission rubbish one to drag down the VR6.
Used to have a Corrado so IROC seems like a nice idea to me.
Speaking of wheels, i'm keeping the BBSch that are on my car and putting the Monzas backon for trade in so there may be some new Pescaras about if anybody fancies them. Pm me?
Haven't you knackered a couple of your Monza's? Just remember you posting that.
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just for you paulm007.............. as reliable as a number 7 bus, yes well done, if mine was on hire purchase then it would be a good move, but ,mine isnt and your paying overall way over the odds on hire purchase aggreement with any car, cus the dealer makes a fortune out of the deal. (but will make you feel like theyve done you a very good deal by extending your term of payments.No downers about your purchase though, cracking wagen and worth spending the money on, just need to find a wife that'll let me trade up sooner then another yr!! :wink: never mind, all i need is a daily dose of you ed 30 owners pulling your HUGE trumpets daily on this here website!! :wink: keep up the good work :sick: :smiley:
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TBH - I don't really understand the grief between Ed30 and GTi owners... both cars are GTi's, both cars are good....nah, superb!! End of story! The Edition 30 is arguably a "better" GTi, but that is all a matter of personal opinion, for me if I had the funds I would get an ED30 plain and simple as I love the body kit, the interior mods and the idea of an extra 30BHP!! However some people will not judge it worth the extra outlay.
So perhaps people can stop their pissing up the wall competition? Smacks of playground "my dad is harder than your dad" conversations... and at the grand old age of 31 I for one have grown out of that :wink:
P.S. For the record, my dad IS harder than your dad :wink:
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just for you paulm007.............. as reliable as a number 7 bus, yes well done, if mine was on hire purchase then it would be a good move, but ,mine isnt and your paying overall way over the odds on hire purchase aggreement with any car, cus the dealer makes a fortune out of the deal. (but will make you feel like theyve done you a very good deal by extending your term of payments.No downers about your purchase though, cracking wagen and worth spending the money on, just need to find a wife that'll let me trade up sooner then another yr!! :wink: never mind, all i need is a daily dose of you ed 30 owners pulling your HUGE trumpets daily on this here website!! :wink: keep up the good work :sick: :smiley:
:grin: :grin: :grin: love you really Phil :wink:
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Yup I have 2 knackered Monzas but the Stealer doesn't care so that's fine with me. He's probably going to stick some replicas on it for £100 a wheel.