Standard GTI and Edition 30 Differences.....

[Saint Steve]

Trust me, go for the Ed30, if you can get a good spec ed30, get it, you will ALWAYS glance over your shoulder when one drives past you, and you wished if only id got that instead.

been there, and love this ed30 to bits.  :embarassed:

[ifti]

Trust me, go for the Ed30, if you can get a good spec ed30, get it, you will ALWAYS glance over your shoulder when one drives past you, and you wished if only id got that instead.

been there, and love this ed30 to bits.  :embarassed:

Thats just it - you've hit the nail on the head there! I tend to keep a car for quite a long time, so I dont want any regrets and to be looking back at what I should have got!!

[AlanD]

I still look back after I park it and love my GTI to bits 

[neg]

If you do a lot of driving on motorways, dual c/w's  or fast A roads, I would definitley recommend the ED30 - it has a bit more punch over 3000rpm and revs better to the redline without running out of  "ooomph" compared to the the standard GTi.

Yeh, my standard GTI is soooooo rubbish on the motorway, I'd rather drive a Fiat Panda 

Trust me, go for the Ed30, if you can get a good spec ed30, get it, you will ALWAYS glance over your shoulder when one drives past you, and you wished if only id got that instead.

I don't    It depends on what you want to spend, if you have enough to get an Ed30 then by all means get one obviously but dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with a standard one and obviously they tend to be a little cheaper.

Its easy spending someone elses money 

[JonnyG]

Is there much of a difference when it comes to the MPG between the GTI and the ED30 by the way??

Not much at all with the driving I did (a mix of commuting in peak hour city centre traffic and longer blasts on motorways)

My DSG standard GTi returned 28.90mpg overall

My manual ED30 returned 27.36mpg overall

(and my new R32 is doing 24.06mpg so far   )

but I really want a silver car (I have a black at the mo), and the ED30 looks awesome in silver IMO!

Agree with you if you want a silver one ... the ED30 in Silver looks far better than the standard GTi IMHO ... cue some Hurdy pics 

[Saint Steve]

If you do a lot of driving on motorways, dual c/w's  or fast A roads, I would definitley recommend the ED30 - it has a bit more punch over 3000rpm and revs better to the redline without running out of  "ooomph" compared to the the standard GTi.

Yeh, my standard GTI is soooooo rubbish on the motorway, I'd rather drive a Fiat Panda 

Trust me, go for the Ed30, if you can get a good spec ed30, get it, you will ALWAYS glance over your shoulder when one drives past you, and you wished if only id got that instead.

I don't    It depends on what you want to spend, if you have enough to get an Ed30 then by all means get one obviously but dont get me wrong there is nothing wrong with a standard one and obviously they tend to be a little cheaper.

Its easy spending someone elses money 

Im only posting from my OWN personal oppinion as everytime i saw one, i wished id had saved My money on waiting for an ed30 rather then another Std GTi.

I prefer the looks of the Monza II's on Std GTi
I prefer'd the ride quality on the Std GTi, not quite as jittery or (bump wallow)
I prefer the Body colour Bumpers and styling on the Ed30
I prefer having 30 extra Ponnies as really does push on higher up the rev range.

Both great cars and i wouldnt have bought 3 of them!. Just bide your time, dont rush and wait for the right model/spec to come along!.

Hope this may help you.

Phil

[ifti]

I agree with the Monza's TBH. If I did go for an edition 30, it would probably be in silver, and I would probably look to get the wheels changed to the 18" Monza's.
How much should I currently be looking at for a Edition 30 with DSG?

[Saint Steve]

a good spec one, a year old.... about 16k
Pistonheads website, best place for cared for cars, or your pay more at a VW dealer and sting you for the extra's the car has over a more basic version.

The line the dealers tell you ( it makes no difference what Factory fit extra's it has come trade in) yet your pay the premium price when buying from their forecourt.

Private seller best bargain.16k good spec, your on a winner 

[ifti]

16k seems pretty fair to me - thanks for the heads up, I'll check out pistonheads!

[Jimp]

I still look back after I park it and love my GTI to bits 

I still look back after I park it and love my 1.4 litre beasts to bits