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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: noj66 on 31 July 2008, 14:44
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Having always fancied owning a Mk5 R32,i cant help noticing the apparent fallout of the increased petrol prices and road tax is having on used values.
Doing the usual Autotrader searches is throwing up some amazing bargains,with prices starting around 15k. Stratstone,a BMW dealer have a 3-door DSG with nav and the RS4 style Recaros for 19k,very tempting!
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yea, ive noticed aswell!! saw one go on ebay for 16k, 20,000miles and recaros!! in blue, with milltek :shocked:
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Good time to buy, bad time to sell. You'd have to be stupid or desperate for cash to try selling any large engined car at the moment.
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Sad thing is I can only see things getting worse! Will be making VW a very stupid offer for mine when the lease comes to an end though. Hoping I can save enough to cover the cost of a nice itsy bitsy teeny weeny turbocharger :evil:
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Go see my post in the vauxhall thread dude, plenty of options there :wink:
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Sad thing is I can only see things getting worse! Will be making VW a very stupid offer for mine when the lease comes to an end though. Hoping I can save enough to cover the cost of a nice itsy bitsy teeny weeny turbocharger :evil:
turbo, 19" BBS, coilovers and millteck :cool: :cool: nuff sed
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Look at land rover range rover sports. god they have droped. last year the cheapest you could pick them up for was about 32,000 now you can find them for 20,000 and once I found one for 16,000 :shocked:
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Check out new and used prices for the VW Phaeton if you think thats bad :wink:
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Go see my post in the vauxhall thread dude, plenty of options there :wink:
Yep just had a look... will be adding that to my fav's!! Never know when I might need it.. cheers toph :grin:
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Check out new and used prices for the VW Phaeton if you think thats bad :wink:
Yeah even I may be able to afford to roll in a Phaeton!
Nick
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'Roll' being the operative word, as in downhill coasting. Noone can afford to put petrol in one of those beasties!
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Does anyone want an APS Audi RS6 Avant with full Sportec everything (£ 40-grand's worth!), Milltek, etc - 03 plate and 75k miles, full service history, one owner....Only £30k - A great car.
C'mon, you know you want it!! :evil:
The owner has the latest version on order.
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Does anyone want an APS Audi RS6 Avant with full Sportec everything (£ 40-grand's worth!), Milltek, etc - 03 plate and 75k miles, full service history, one owner....Only £30k - A great car.
C'mon, you know you want it!! :evil:
Ex Milltek car? Never been tracked? Ha ha!
nick
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Does anyone want an APS Audi RS6 Avant with full Sportec everything (£ 40-grand's worth!), Milltek, etc - 03 plate and 75k miles, full service history, one owner....Only £30k - A great car.
C'mon, you know you want it!! :evil:
The owner has the latest version on order.
i think i know somebody who does want it, eh robin :wink:
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No-one can afford to put petrol in one of those beasties!
....Not true. Loads of people can, but too many don't want to.
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vw pheton (whatever its called)
why would you want this as your back seats?? :huh:
(http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd153/joesgti/2005-Volkswagen-Phaeton-Lounge-Stud.jpg)
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Why not?
Nick
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Does anyone want an APS Audi RS6 Avant with full Sportec everything (£ 40-grand's worth!), Milltek, etc - 03 plate and 75k miles, full service history, one owner....Only £30k - A great car.
C'mon, you know you want it!! :evil:
Ex Milltek car? Never been tracked? Ha ha!
nick
....Nope, not the Milltek Audi. It's privately owned. Real stealth car - Rare dark metallic gunmetal with putty colour leather Recaros etc. - Superb automotive porn!! 180+ mph, 610 bhp, etc etc etc etc.
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Why not?
Nick
well when will you be sat in them??
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When James is driving, do you not have a driver?
Nick
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you could fit something like that in the back of the passat :evil:
DIY jobbie :laugh:
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Maybe i should have just waiting a month or two to get myself an .:R....
No negative feedback from me though! Absolutely love the car the more and more i drive it! :cool:
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....Don't worry what anyone else thinks, Manu - If you can afford and you enjoy it, that's all that matters! :smiley:
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Theres is a chance i need a more "suitable" car for work soon, and i have no idea what i will do about my R32? Because of the price crash in the car, paid 24k for it in Feb, and was only offered 16k in part ex a month ago.. Cant afford 2 cars, cant afford to sell it/part ex it.. what the hell to do!!
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Theres is a chance i need a more "suitable" car for work soon, and i have no idea what i will do about my R32? Because of the price crash in the car, paid 24k for it in Feb, and was only offered 16k in part ex a month ago.. Cant afford 2 cars, cant afford to sell it/part ex it.. what the hell to do!!
....In what way is it "unsuitable" for work?
If it's mpg that hurting you, why not drive it like a granny(-ish) and hang on to it until better times.
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Theres is a chance i need a more "suitable" car for work soon, and i have no idea what i will do about my R32? Because of the price crash in the car, paid 24k for it in Feb, and was only offered 16k in part ex a month ago.. Cant afford 2 cars, cant afford to sell it/part ex it.. what the hell to do!!
....In what way is it "unsuitable" for work?
If it's mpg that hurting you, why not drive it like a granny(-ish) and hang on to it until better times.
yeah.. after having been forced to calm down I can easily get 28mpg around town! I think if I get myself some good quality ear plugs I could probably get that up to 30mpg no probs.. and still make good progress.
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I've been tempted by a nice Blue one at a local dealers, was £27999.00 then £24999.00 now £21999.00 with the mention of more discount if needed :shocked:
It's the ex demo on a 57 plate, they have one exactly the same on an 08 coming to the end of it's demo period so I think they need rid of it sharpish.
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....I know that temptation, Stu! I've driven several R32's recently - Mk4's and 5's and all on Millteks (don't tell Phil!). The sound is to die for and the 'AWD' appreciated. My favourite is a friend's APS Stage3 M5 DSG with Haldex etc. Not as nimble as the GTI though. I find the .:R potentially more of a license loser. Deep Blue Pearlescent is their traditional colour.
You probably already know that VW have finished production.
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Sparkzz, tell you what ..I'll swap you my fully loaded (55) GTi for your R32...;) Is it an 06?
lol if you don't ask, you just don't get eh lads! :) :laugh:
This situation is shocking mate, I can really feel for you..we are all suffering, bloody stupid Gordon Brown etc :angry:
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Theres is a chance i need a more "suitable" car for work soon, and i have no idea what i will do about my R32? Because of the price crash in the car, paid 24k for it in Feb, and was only offered 16k in part ex a month ago.. Cant afford 2 cars, cant afford to sell it/part ex it.. what the hell to do!!
....In what way is it "unsuitable" for work?
If it's mpg that hurting you, why not drive it like a granny(-ish) and hang on to it until better times.
A few reasons really... main reasons is, i "hopefully" will have 2 jobs soon, and will be at one of the companies 2 days a weeks, problem is they are in totally different directions, and its quite far. The thought of putting that sort of mileage on the R is making me cringe. The costs are not too much of an issue but will have to be careful.
Another reason is, its an executive position, so there will be meetings/lunches etc etc, and i think will be hard fufilling that in the R32.
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Sparkzz, tell you what ..I'll swap you my fully loaded (55) GTi for your R32...;) Is it an 06?
lol if you don't ask, you just don't get eh lads! :) :laugh:
This situation is shocking mate, I can really feel for you..we are all suffering, bloody stupid Gordon Brown etc :angry:
hehe.. yeah its an 06.. if it would be a cost saving for me, i may have considered it..;)
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Theres is a chance i need a more "suitable" car for work soon, and i have no idea what i will do about my R32? Because of the price crash in the car, paid 24k for it in Feb, and was only offered 16k in part ex a month ago.. Cant afford 2 cars, cant afford to sell it/part ex it.. what the hell to do!!
....In what way is it "unsuitable" for work?
If it's mpg that hurting you, why not drive it like a granny(-ish) and hang on to it until better times.
A few reasons really... main reasons is, i "hopefully" will have 2 jobs soon, and will be at one of the companies 2 days a weeks, problem is they are in totally different directions, and its quite far. The thought of putting that sort of mileage on the R is making me cringe. The costs are not too much of an issue but will have to be careful.
Another reason is, its an executive position, so there will be meetings/lunches etc etc, and i think will be hard fufilling that in the R32.
....You are able to judge it better than me of course, but a big mileage on a VW is never a problem - They'll go on easily for 250,000 miles if regularly serviced and well looked after. Regarding 'image' (your "executive position" comment), the Mk5 R32 is a smart car and reflects a bit more character in its owner than something more common. Socially, you can turn up in a GTI/R32 anywhere and be accepted. Just my opinion and I'm not in your shoes!
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I agree with Robin, when I changed jobs at the start of the year into an executive position with a well known retail company, I changed my car shortly afterwards to an Edition 30, I certainly don't see or nor I feel this is looked upon in a bad way. I think if you where driving something like a scooby with an ultra loud exhaust then it might be a different story.
Also I now travel around 3500 miles a month in mine and have no worries about putting these kind of miles on a Golf.
IMO if the running cost etc isn't an issue and you enjoy your car I would stick with it in the current market.
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I agree with Robin, when I changed jobs at the start of the year into an executive position with a well known retail company, I changed my car shortly afterwards to an Edition 30, I certainly don't see or nor I feel this is looked upon in a bad way. I think if you where driving something like a scooby with an ultra loud exhaust then it might be a different story.
Also I now travel around 3500 miles a month in mine and have no worries about putting these kind of miles on a Golf.
IMO if the running cost etc isn't an issue and you enjoy your car I would stick with it in the current market.
SteveP 3500 a month Jeeez that would kill me at least your traveling in style.
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I do try to split the milage between mine and the GF's Polo 1.4 80bhp, but in the morning when I step out of the front door the ED30 wins about 99 times out of 100 (especially since I have had mine remapped).
You should have seen my fuel and servicing bill in my previous car (X5 Sport) :shocked:
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vRStu, that must be the one down the road from me at Peter coopers at hedge end they cannot shift that car for love nor money!, theyve had that car for 4 months, and no interest at all. looks tidy but your wasting your hard earned mate.
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vRStu, that must be the one down the road from me at Peter coopers at hedge end they cannot shift that car for love nor money!, theyve had that car for 4 months, and no interest at all. looks tidy but your wasting your hard earned mate.
....Why? If it's a car which gives you pleasure, so what if it costs you money? All cars cost you money - Never a financial investment unless you buy a vintage classic or a car with provenance, and then only if you buy it at the right time in its life.
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vRStu, that must be the one down the road from me at Peter coopers at hedge end they cannot shift that car for love nor money!, theyve had that car for 4 months, and no interest at all. looks tidy but your wasting your hard earned mate.
Yep, that's the one Steve. It's up on their 'podium'.
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It does look nice, but im sure the cost of running the R, is only gonna get worse.
My silver GTi was on that Podium before the blue one thats been sat there ever since! , and that was 3 months ago!!!.
Go and have a chat with either My mate Harvey Hodgeson or Chris on sales in the showroom, and tell them to give you discount cus your a
friend of Steve's, Who works for Sky :wink:. Im sure you can get this car for just over 20k
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vRStu, that must be the one down the road from me at Peter coopers at hedge end they cannot shift that car for love nor money!, theyve had that car for 4 months, and no interest at all. looks tidy but your wasting your hard earned mate.
....Why? If it's a car which gives you pleasure, so what if it costs you money? All cars cost you money - Never a financial investment unless you buy a vintage classic or a car with provenance, and then only if you buy it at the right time in its life.
I will have agree with you outright there RR!! A car will never appreciate in value.. regardless of what you think. The R is really not that much more than the gti to run... its just down to the way you drive it. Infact I would go as far to say that if your not the type of driver who like to press their car.. then the R32 is going to be just as economical as the gti/ed30.
Resisting the v6 is another storey tho :evil:
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I was at Arnold Clark in Glasgow yesterday afternoon, they had 2 .:R32s on their compound...that is unusual in itself, but the place was also noticeably deserted...its a big place and at 3pm on a Saturday I was the ONLY customer in the place!
I love my GTi, but actually I would love an R32, if the prices come down even more I may eventually consider one...perhaps its mad given the driving I do...but the Gti isn't exactly cheap to run either now is it? In for a penny e.t.c.
The blue colour is superb, ... wonder how much I could pick a dsg, leather, sat nav 07 for,,....hmmmmm
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Do it do it do it!!!!
Especially if you have no golf clubs at all!! :laugh: (boot is a tad on the small side :rolleyes:)
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lol...yes I officially have no golf clubs at all....actually I got rid of them when I got rid of my company car (Toyota bland) for a Mini Cooper S :grin: decided to keep the handle when I moved onto the GTI :laugh:
So..let me get this right the whole market is collapsing due to the fact that people are scared/ don't want to pay the new ridiculous road tax. This and the fact that the price of petrol is crippling them financially is pushing the used prices down?
Tesco 99 dropped 7p per litre in my local filling station recently and whilst the Road Tax hike is pathetic I agree if you cut out one capucchino/ lattes per week you will more than pay for it!
Still the impact is real, you can see that on pistonheads....so if there actually ARE any R32 drivers who want a swap (seriously) then drop me a PM.
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For a few split seconds I considered one, local dealer has a beautiful steel grey one with about 23k miles for around 20k. Fully loaded. On PCP it was noticably cheaper than a GTI, presumable due to stronger residuals? The road tax, insurance, servicing and fuel costs are the problems. Very tempting though, my g/f fell in love with it so that didn't help either, usually she tries to keep me sensible....
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lol...yes I officially have no golf clubs at all....actually I got rid of them when I got rid of my company car (Toyota bland) for a Mini Cooper S :grin: decided to keep the handle when I moved onto the GTI :laugh:
So..let me get this right the whole market is collapsing due to the fact that people are scared/ don't want to pay the new ridiculous road tax. This and the fact that the price of petrol is crippling them financially is pushing the used prices down?
Tesco 99 dropped 7p per litre in my local filling station recently and whilst the Road Tax hike is pathetic I agree if you cut out one capucchino/ lattes per week you will more than pay for it!
Still the impact is real, you can see that on pistonheads....so if there actually ARE any R32 drivers who want a swap (seriously) then drop me a PM.
I hope i am not speaking for others here.. but the chances of me getting owning a Gti after a R32 are quite slim. tbh honest if it wasnt for fuel prices then i really couldnt see myself driving another car for the next few atleast.. it really does tick all the boxes!!
The loud pedal is the only problem.. its addictive! Do not underestimate how much you will want to press it :evil:
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I hope i am not speaking for others here.. but the chances of me getting owning a Gti after a R32 are quite slim. tbh honest if it wasnt for fuel prices then i really couldnt see myself driving another car for the next few atleast.. it really does tick all the boxes!!
The loud pedal is the only problem.. its addictive! Do not underestimate how much you will want to press it :evil:
....Soon after the Mk5 R32 was launched I seriously considered swopping my then unmodified (except Millteks) GTI. Previously to test driving the Mk5 GTI I had been after a Mk4 R32. My dealer lent me their R32 demo car and I drove it back-to-back with mine on the same varied route. I emptied the tank and continually found myself in license losing territory just listening to what was only a standard R32 exhaust. I've since driven several other Mk5 .:R's, some highly modified and all with Millteks. I LOVE that V6 sound!! In fact I love it so much that I'm currently recording a song which starts off with 5 Milltek'd R32's each starting their engines one by one! I'll be posting it on my MySpace music page in due course.
So true!! You will want to press that V6 soundtrack pedal! If not, you can't be a true performance car enthusiast imo.
Btw, I never get more than 29 mpg out of my GTI but enjoy every mile.
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Im sure you can get this car for just over 20k
I don't think £20k would be a problem either Steve, what was an issue was the measly £12.5k offered for mine!!!
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....But what price was your Skoda when new?
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Dealers do take the piddle when it comes to trade in prices. private is the only way to get full value for your car... its just a shame that people are often too lazy to do this (no offence) but when usually packaged together with a new car we often forget or overlook what our cars are really worth.
RR... i look forward to hearing that! And your not wrong about licence loosing territory.. im am now just 3pts away from loosing my licence :angry: :cry:
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....But what price was your Skoda when new?
RRP would have been around £17.7 basic and a couple of £k for options. Fortunately I didn't pay that but many do.
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....Slightly off-topic for a moment, but would you have removed all your mods for selling, Stu?
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r32uk...I am sure most r32 owners wouldn't consider a move to a GTI, however for some it may be an option to stay with the Golf pedigree and reduce their day on day costs? Surely the running costs of an R32 are not that much higher are they?
Been over to the r32oc site, they are talking quite a bit about the drop in market value of the R32, bet you the bloody stealers will also be using the current climate to give us GTI owners even less of a trade in (Bar Stewards!). I reckon there will be some excellent bargains to be had out there just now. :tongue:
At Arnold Clark in Glasgow yesterday I noticed that they were marketing a silver golf GTI with a sticker that said something like "Amazing Fuel economy"...bet you if I took my GTI in to trade against it the spotty sales monkey would say..."we can only give you £Xk for your GTI cos people these days want cars that give better fuel economy".. :rolleyes:
I hate dealerships with a passion, they are all robbing barstewards and will take full advantage of this situation to ensure, as usual the poor buyer gets it right up the back door as per usual. :angry:
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....Quite a lot of Mk4 R32 owners have swopped to the Mk5 GTI/Ed30.
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I would find it difficult... but am not totally against the idea of ed30. But until fuel goes seriously high i dont think I will consider it. The few that have changed from the mkV r32 to gti's will tell you... you just cant beat the sound and feel of the R.
But cars in general are cheap at the mo because they are simply not shifting.
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Jesus....H..a 2008 too :(
http://www.usedcarsni.com/15842419 (http://www.usedcarsni.com/15842419)
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....Slightly off-topic for a moment, but would you have removed all your mods for selling, Stu?
Yes, completely back to standard.
This is the one -
http://www.volkswagen.net.r66.co.uk/carview.aspx?id=501987176¢reid=123289&searchtype=Stocklist
(http://www.supercar.co.uk/UsedCarImage.aspx?Id=501987176&DefaultImage=Volkswagen&view=1)
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Shes mint Stu,and is a corker and must be playing havoc with your mind whether too or not. Doesnt surprise me with the price they have
given you for yours as it would normally get about £15k private sale so they have to take out VAT plus other costs to make a deal. Other
factor is they are already selling the car at a loss due to the current model not selling fast and is dead money on their forecourt.
If i had a choice between yours and the R, although yours is as good a condition as the R, id have the R.
They also had an silver edition 30 for £18k 3 weeks ago on their forecourt, Manual gearbox, but looks like theyve sold that one fast.
Did you see the older Black Mk5 R32 they had also??
Incidently if your interested in maybe getting a good spec Black Ed30, my mate Spencer still has his for sale which has been remapped already, 07 for £19k
he is open to offers, im sure he will let it go for 18k or their abouts
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/577438.htm
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Yeah I don't think that there is any question that the R32 is the better car but in the current climate, is it a good car to buy? I don't think so.
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....Slightly off-topic for a moment, but would you have removed all your mods for selling, Stu?
Yes, completely back to standard.
.... :shocked: Including the fuel pump and relocated DV?
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Jesus....H..a 2008 too :(
http://www.usedcarsni.com/15842419 (http://www.usedcarsni.com/15842419)
That over in NI. from what i remember... dont they pay silly levels of tax over there? :huh:
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....Slightly off-topic for a moment, but would you have removed all your mods for selling, Stu?
Yes, completely back to standard.
.... :shocked: Including the fuel pump and relocated DV?
Of course, why would that shock you?
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....Just because it seems a lot of work and hassle (and cost). Surprise rather than shock. Personally I couldn't be bothered to put mine back to standard.
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Selling a modified car can be a problem, main dealers generally won't want them from you.
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....I can understand that. I guess that most salesmen at dealers wouldn't have a clue what they were selling if still modified.
Methinks that a well modified car, if well maintained, will find a better home privately even though it may take longer.
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm (http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm) :drool: :drool:
this is starting to look tempting :rolleyes:
Re the NI car, its still in the UK isn't it? or do they have their own licencing authority in NI? Surely not?
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm (http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm) :drool: :drool:
this is starting to look tempting :rolleyes:
Re the NI car, its still in the UK isn't it? or do they have their own licencing authority in NI? Surely not?
Car looks like like a minter!! If your relly after an R32, go for it, no negative feedback from me. I also made the move from a GTI to an R32 and dont regret a single bit of it! :cool:
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Yep but I would need to sell mine first...wouldn't hold out much hope in the current climate nothing seems to be moving very quickly at the minute.
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http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm (http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/640022.htm) :drool: :drool:
this is starting to look tempting :rolleyes:
Re the NI car, its still in the UK isn't it? or do they have their own licencing authority in NI? Surely not?
I am seriously shocked at how cheap that R32 is. A year ago I was looking at the MKIV R32 and had seen some going for more than 15k. So 15k for what is essentially a 20k car is an absolute bargain... and the beauty of it is that people assume that its alot more to run than Gti! The prices seem to have dropped incredibly just on the fact that people assume petrol prices are going to continue rising at the same rate they have done over the last 6 months... Which I just cannot see.
A cracking car!! I would buy one myself if I didnt already have one!! :grin: :grin:
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Hurdy could sell his ED30 buy a minter manual R do a turbo conversion and hardly lose any money especially if he is going to do the clutch pack on his.
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It looks like the guy selling the blue one for £15250 is also selling the one below for £16000 with RNS510!! Adam Ali !!
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/632784.htm
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Hurdy could sell his ED30 buy a minter manual R do a turbo conversion and hardly lose any money especially if he is going to do the clutch pack on his.
Hmmmm :rolleyes: :evil:
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Imports? I always get suspicious when they are so cheap and why would a private seller be selling two? hmmm...perhaps if its too good to be true then perhaps it is.
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Imports? I always get suspicious when they are so cheap and why would a private seller be selling two? hmmm...perhaps if its too good to be true then perhaps it is.
maybe they have both been in a crash and been fixed but the damage has not been recorded hence cheap price to shift them quick.
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Having owned 2 mk5 R32,s i would recomend one at least once to anyone.They are an awesome bit of kit the exhaust noise is unreal!!
Ive never turned so many heads with that noise, and i currently have an RS4 B7!!!
Seriously though if you only use your car for pleasure and not commuting get one while their cheap, They are affordable to run not as bad as people think, i could average 24-26 mpg (steady away :grin:). AGAINEST 15-20 MAX IN THE RS4!! :evil:
Dont let the goverment grind us petrolheads down :wink:sell a kidney if you have too.You only live once.
Chris.
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Dont let the goverment grind us petrolheads down :wink: sell a kidney if you have too. You only live once.
Chris.
....Well said, Chris! Life is for living!
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I actually would now go and get myself one of those beauties, but I just think it would be nigh on impossible to move my car on at the moment, nothing has been selling on Pistonheads at all and I want to buy and sell privately. I can't afford to take too big a drop on my 05 (55) as I just got it in March! Love my GTI but the lure of an R32 is proving very tempting just now, especially at those daft prices.
Wonder if they ever come up at local car auctions...that said, I would still have to shift mine on first :undecided:
Hence the reason for my pathetic attempts at straw clutching in earlier posts... :laugh:
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JUST SOLD for £15,201.51 for an 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R32 BLUE!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=150277160795#ebayphotohosting (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=150277160795#ebayphotohosting)
http://www.r32oc.com/showthread.php?t=5489 (http://www.r32oc.com/showthread.php?t=5489)
D'oh! wish i had held on 4 months :(
Oh well its been a fun 4 months :-) wonder if I can get a buyer at a reasonable price and get one of these babies whilst the market is the doldrums....
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....Quite a lot of Mk4 R32 owners have swopped to the Mk5 GTI/Ed30.
Me being one of them. I do miss the R32...it broke my heart to sell it, but it was time to move on. I initially went for a Mk 5 R32, specced it up and was ready to order one but thought I'd take a test drive of an Edition 30 just to see what it was like and the Edition 30 won because of the tuning potential and cost to tax. I love my Edition 30, but part of me wishes I'd gone for the R32 :cry:
Running costs are pretty similar if I'm honest - average mpg in the Edition 30 isn't much better than it was in the R32. Performance-wise the Edition 30 is more nimble, but the R32 was quicker all round. But don't forget it was modified (Milltek with sports cats, Revo, Schrick cams, K & N typhoon) - against a standard R32 the Edition 30 would be pretty similar I reckon.
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No Golf Clubs at all , Id still go into a dealer about a trade.
They probaby see your GTI as a far better prospect to sell rather than the R32.
Prices are tumbling , they really are getting hammered in price.
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been trying to sell mine for two months
managed to follow the price down
8 weeks ago i wanted £19.5 -turned down offers at £18.5k
4 weeks a go i wanted £18.5 and turned down offers for £18 and £17.5k
sold on ebay two weeks ago at no reserve for £17.6 - winning bidder could not come up with the cash ( the 2nd bidder (at £17.5) bought another
back on ebay
Talking about a full leather, DSG on a 07 plate - uk car :cry:
cost me more to own than my last 997 s
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I would, however whilst its the quickest way for me to go...I hate dealerships, they will screw me to the wall over the trade in price. For a laugh I might go and see AC in Glasgow to see what they would give me against one of their R32's. However no way am I paying £19k for a car that has just sold on ebay as above for £15.2k. Ideally I need a private buyer willing to purchase an excellent very high spec Gti 05(55) DSG and find a DBP DSG (preferably) R32 for good money. :cool:
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Just checked the lease options on lease a brand new R32.. £279pm + Vat (3 + 23) 2 year lease. No road tax :grin: Absolute bargain!!
Dont have to worry about depreciation at all :evil:
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Just checked the lease options on lease a brand new R32.. £279pm + Vat (3 + 23) 2 year lease. No road tax :grin: Absolute bargain!!
Dont have to worry about depreciation at all :evil:
Is that private or through your company?
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Just checked the lease options on lease a brand new R32.. £279pm + Vat (3 + 23) 2 year lease. No road tax :grin: Absolute bargain!!
Dont have to worry about depreciation at all :evil:
Is that private or through your company?
Thats through business. but most leasing companies just add on the VAT for a personal. So no real difference.
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Just checked the lease options on lease a brand new R32.. £279pm + Vat (3 + 23) 2 year lease. No road tax :grin: Absolute bargain!!
Dont have to worry about depreciation at all :evil:
Is that private or through your company?
Thats through business. but most leasing companies just add on the VAT for a personal. So no real difference.
Ah, I see. Always wondered how these lease agreements work! Do you have to pay for services etc too or is that all taken care of?
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....Quite a lot of Mk4 R32 owners have swopped to the Mk5 GTI/Ed30.
me being one as the r32 always felt like it needed more power so when i looked at the ED30 i just had to have it but dont get me wrong the r32 is such a good car and i would have had another if the uk could get white :drool:. If you are after a r32 i would say get one and get the windows down and go find a tunnel :evil:
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You pay for the service as there is only likely to be one over the 2yr period. There are contracts available with maintenance inc but I found that these are not really worthwhile.
but when you do the maths you know the exact amount the car will cost you over the 2 yrs + service cost + maybe 2 new front tyres. No worries about anything else as it all falls under the warranty period. After the 2 yrs you just give it back.. (not to mention the fact that you can hammer it :evil:)
Sometimes they even offer to sell you the car at rock bottom trade price! They did this with a megane I had a few years back. I bought it and put it in the trader. Sold it on the thursday morning for £800 more than what i paid for it. That car cost me hardly anything for 2 yrs motoring :grin: (shame it was a bag of sh!teee)
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Hi R32, I used to lease an Audi (A6 don't laugh)...only downside apart from it being a totally crap car was that at the end of the lease they tried to stuff me for scratches on the alloys and a scuff on the underside of the front spoiler. Watch out for any damage when you hand it back.
Out of interest who is the lease company you got the quote from for the r32?
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If you are after a r32 i would say get one and get the windows down and go find a tunnel :evil:
....And get a Milltek exhaust!
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If you are after a r32 i would say get one and get the windows down and go find a tunnel :evil:
....And get a Milltek exhaust!
lol thats the first mod i did :evil: well a blueflame
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=yiv5RBG70dg
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Hi R32, I used to lease an Audi (A6 don't laugh)...only downside apart from it being a totally crap car was that at the end of the lease they tried to stuff me for scratches on the alloys and a scuff on the underside of the front spoiler. Watch out for any damage when you hand it back.
Out of interest who is the lease company you got the quote from for the r32?
Yeah I know what you mean... but usually giving it a once over from a good valet company and a little touch ups here and there solve that problem.
Cant rember the name of the company as I ended up getting a like for like from vw wakefield but a good place to search deals is
www.contracthireandleasing.com
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if your leasing? dont you generally have to put down a large deposite to only pay £280 a month????
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if your leasing? dont you generally have to put down a large deposite to only pay £280 a month????
Three payments down upfront. Its always worked out as a 3 + 23 payments for 2yr contract.
So mine costs me £4800 per year. And its a good job I went down the leasing route.. as the list on mine was approx £28k. Its now got 15k on the clock and would probably be worth alot less than £23200!!
If fact I have seen some go for less miles than mine for approx 17k.... so i am quite fortunate in the fact that I have probably saved about 5k! :smiley:
BUt probably blown that on petrol :sad:
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tried to get a used car valuation, via www.lingscars.com, they have a Px valuation sevice....
The dealer contact me to say "NOT INTERESTED". :sick:
Looks like they think that the GTI will be too difficult to move on...and there was me going to trade up to an R32 (on lease perhaps).
Seen some good R32 lease deals out there, £1k up front and £289 per month..........most interesting, still slightly concerned that moving on the GTI is going to be a complete pain in the arse.
My original plan was to keep her for a couple of years, but these R32 prices are looking pretty attractive,..Jeez they get you every way don't they :sad:
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I would just stick your gti in the auto trader.. and I will be very suprised if it doesnt sell within 2 weeks. Then you have cash! The greatest bargaining tool there its :grin:
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No dealer is gonna turn down a sale.Try VW they,l buy it back against a R32 no sweat.The only sticking point is the trade in price of course.
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I agree!! Wait till you see the silly money I offer them to buy mine at the end of the lease :grin: but I know they will accept cos they will have 20 sat in the back gathering dust :wink:
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....My dealer even wondered today if I was interested in a Mk5 R32 they've just had in! I'll ask them if I can borrow it while my car is in with them next Wednesday!! :evil:
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i was in the dealers today and they hada black 5dr R32 in for 20K, looks absolutely mint and only on 15k mileage wise, i spoke to him about possible px with my gti and he was quite interested as he thought he would shift it alot sooner than the r32...........i am very very tempted, going to pop back next week for a spin.....and more of a chat, see what the bank manager has to say first though (i mean the missus) :laugh: