Mk7 PP vs Mk7.5 Buying Advice

[Mr.Edge1974]

Nothing weird about at all. Remember it's a big purchase,  which will be mine this year as well as I have had my R32 for 14 years ! I've only started looking this year as I really need to upgrade and I just love the overall paclage of the GTI PP.

[Exonian]

Whether the Performance Pack is worth it or not depends on your driving style and the type of roads you use.
If it’s all around town then it won’t be of much benefit aside from the bigger brakes once in a while.
If it’s more open road then the diff comes into its own and the bigger brakes are far more reassuring.

[Yusee]

I do the same. I’ve travelled to Belfast- twice- from the midlands- to buy cars I want.

[buddfridge]

I was considering this beauty but ordered new.

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[2007GTI]

This is b.s. Das Welt is just the scheme every VW franchise dealer sells cars under, dealers set their own prices.

And every stealer is a greedy c*nt, and they know good second hand GTIs are in short supply at the moment, due to WLTP hold ups, less trade ins, so they are being extra firm on prices. They track every phone call and website click, so they know punters are out there, they just sit and wait unfortunately. You might get a couple of hundred off (as I did) if you can find any faults, like low tyre tread or scratches.

Good luck.

Thanks guys, I am now leaning towards the 7.5.

I guess I won't miss something I never had

On a side note, main dealer won't budge on prices, says they're fixed by Das WeltAuto, how true is this?

[Jim_mk7.5]

Whilst prices are ‘fixed’, you will find there won’t be much run to haggle. These days it’s so easy to compare prices online that dealers pretty much have to price to their cars to sell. Might get some extra chucked in but you certainly won’t be walking in and getting a chunk off a used car.

As for deciding which to get. I’ve had both Mk7.5 GTI versions and wouldn’t say there is a huge difference between them. Brakes feel no different, power increase is hard to tell although current one does feel genuinely quick. But them my first one never felt slow. Perhaps diff is main benefit in that you can get the power down better. Personally I’d get the facelift over the Mk7 as it just looks a bit fresher especially if you’re keeping it some time. But probably wouldn’t go wrong either way.