Buying a new car - Age v mileage decision

[Nor]

Hey all,

Long story short - looking for a new car

What's the board's opinion on age v mileage? If price roughly the same...

Example 1
MK6 2009 GTI - 45k miles
4 owners
cloth
DSG

Example 2
MK6 2011 GTI - 71k miles
1 owner
leather
DSG

If all things equal, what would you go for in terms of age v mileage. This is dilemma I have. I am erring towards the newer car with higher mileage. My thinking is it'll likely be motorway miles, and it'll have been under VW warranty if things went wrong, so will have been fixed properly. If I buy it'll have a 2 year no limit warranty on it.

Any thoughts on the general age v mileage decision?

[Beddie]

I'd say neither were particularly important tbh, history and condition are the important factors imo 

[Booth11]

I agree with Beddie, however worth noting than a 2011 onwards car is much less likely to have a potential timing chain problem than a 2009/10.

But how about mine which is 2012 and lower mileage than both your examples?  It's going up for sale when I get back off hols at end August.

Pics in my sig below and lots here https://www.flickr.com/photos/booth11/

Spec is:

MK 6 GTI
2012 '62 plate with currently 28,000 miles on the clock (est 29k miles in Sept)
5 door
DSG
Deep Black Pearl
Leather (with heated seats)
Adaptive Chassis Control (ACC)
19" Glendale Alloys
Dynaudio
RCD 510 with DAB
Built-in Bluetooth
Bi-xenon headlights with Daytime Running Lights
LED rear lights
Highline colour multifunction display
Multifunction steering wheel
Storage Pack
ContiSportContact 5p performance tyres

Full VW Service History (main dealer).  3rd service carried out 8/7/15.
No previous owners - owned since new
Full year's MOT (carried out end July 2015)
Mechanically excellent condition - no warranty work required or ever carried out. 
Excellent good condition* - only ever been hand washed and detailed by me.
*Wheels require refurbishment.
Car based in Canterbury, Kent

The car is in excellent condition, other than the 4 wheels which need a full refurb.  Price takes into account the requirement for a specialist diamond cut wheel refurb (based on prices from Lepsons/Pristine).

Price is £15,900.

Factory warranty has been extended for 1 further year, expires Aug/Sept 2016. Has 6 months road tax, expires Feb 2016.

[Nor]

Have dropped you a PM

[Booth11]

Have dropped you a PM

Just replied.

[golfhappy]

I agree with Beddie, however worth noting than a 2011 onwards car is much less likely to have a potential timing chain problem than a 2009/10.

But how about mine which is 2012 and lower mileage than both your examples?  It's going up for sale when I get back off hols at end August.

Pics in my sig below and lots here https://www.flickr.com/photos/booth11/

Spec is:

MK 6 GTI
2012 '62 plate with currently 28,000 miles on the clock (est 29k miles in Sept)
5 door
DSG
Deep Black Pearl
Leather (with heated seats)
Adaptive Chassis Control (ACC)
19" Glendale Alloys
Dynaudio
RCD 510 with DAB
Built-in Bluetooth
Bi-xenon headlights with Daytime Running Lights
LED rear lights
Highline colour multifunction display
Multifunction steering wheel
Storage Pack
ContiSportContact 5p performance tyres

Full VW Service History (main dealer).  3rd service carried out 8/7/15.
No previous owners - owned since new
Full year's MOT (carried out end July 2015)
Mechanically excellent condition - no warranty work required or ever carried out. 
Excellent good condition* - only ever been hand washed and detailed by me.
*Wheels require refurbishment.
Car based in Canterbury, Kent

The car is in excellent condition, other than the 4 wheels which need a full refurb.  Price takes into account the requirement for a specialist diamond cut wheel refurb (based on prices from Lepsons/Pristine).

Price is £15,900.

Factory warranty has been extended for 1 further year, expires Aug/Sept 2016. Has 6 months road tax, expires Feb 2016.

"Buy a horse!"  couldn't resist  seriously great spec lovely looked after car.

[Booth11]

"Buy a horse!"  couldn't resist  seriously great spec lovely looked after car.

Lol!  Like this one that popped up in the Mk7 section yesterday http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=275141.msg2516133#msg2516133 

It's no match for my car. 

[itavaltalainen]

Age gets to car before mileage.

Rather driver a 3 yr old car that has done 100k miles than 10 yr old that has done 100k.... latter will only have done school runs and shopping trips, whereas first will more likely than not have had predominantly motorway miles put on.

[Booth11]

What you want is a 3 year old car, with only 29k on the clock, lol.

[golfhappy]

"Buy a horse!"  couldn't resist  seriously great spec lovely looked after car.

Lol!  Like this one that popped up in the Mk7 section yesterday http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=275141.msg2516133#msg2516133 

It's no match for my car. 

Never seen that yesterday, the image that i had in my mind was the one posted somewhere similar with the caption "will VCDS work on this?"
To the question on which car, i would look at the spec. If the service schedule is up to date, having all of the mods without having to spend out on them wins with me now.