Standard GTI and Edition 30 Differences.....

[pitch3110]

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 

I'm on the look now for a nice Ed30, hence joining you chaps yesterday & posting in the wanted (in case anyone hears of a nice one locally).

I thought I would call the local stealer late Friday to enquire if anything was heading in.
Lovely email back........................'08 car, sensors, cruise & MFSW...........wait for it...........£19,450.00.

A very nice response sent back, explaining to him '08 examples up for 2.5k-4k less than his sourced car, my view on the economy & the motoring industry & what I am expecting this year in business.

OBVIOUSLY...................The worlds down turn is not effecting our local Norfolk VW dealership.

[R32UK]

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 

I'm on the look now for a nice Ed30, hence joining you chaps yesterday & posting in the wanted (in case anyone hears of a nice one locally).

I thought I would call the local stealer late Friday to enquire if anything was heading in.
Lovely email back........................'08 car, sensors, cruise & MFSW...........wait for it...........£19,450.00.

A very nice response sent back, explaining to him '08 examples up for 2.5k-4k less than his sourced car, my view on the economy & the motoring industry & what I am expecting this year in business.

OBVIOUSLY...................The worlds down turn is not effecting our local Norfolk VW dealership.

Did spot a 06 plate Ed30 in our local autotrader the other day for just 10.5k... Worth a look for that kind of money I would say, and 10K in your back pocket

[Jkctr]

For 10.5k it will be a dog! The ED30 is holding its value to limited numbers and being quite new still.

Hopefully get one as a second car in a few years when my wage increases (or a mk6 gti)

[R32UK]

For 10.5k it will be a dog! The ED30 is holding its value to limited numbers and being quite new still.

Hopefully get one as a second car in a few years when my wage increases (or a mk6 gti)

Obviously not that clued up on the ED30 then

Limited to what??? Colours???

[Jkctr]

I spent 2 months looking to buy one, if you want a decent one (dsg, xenons etc) there a minimum of £15k

There are alot less ED30's than standard GTI's.

Over christmas time i only found a handful of second hand ones for sale in England! There were about 8 pages of standard gti's on piston heads and not one ED30.

[dubcruiser]

Look on the VW site and they have got Ed30 everywhere and as soon as that Mk6 is out those prices will just keep falling...

[Jkctr]

There a 6 ED30 on vw used cars (dsg) and 6 manual with the minimum price being £15k

Hardly loads 

There are 78 normal GTI's if you put a minimum of £10000!
 

[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 

I'm on the look now for a nice Ed30, hence joining you chaps yesterday & posting in the wanted (in case anyone hears of a nice one locally).

I thought I would call the local stealer late Friday to enquire if anything was heading in.
Lovely email back........................'08 car, sensors, cruise & MFSW...........wait for it...........£19,450.00.

A very nice response sent back, explaining to him '08 examples up for 2.5k-4k less than his sourced car, my view on the economy & the motoring industry & what I am expecting this year in business.

OBVIOUSLY...................The worlds down turn is not effecting our local Norfolk VW dealership.

Did spot a 06 plate Ed30 in our local autotrader the other day for just 10.5k... Worth a look for that kind of money I would say, and 10K in your back pocket

erh, they didnt produce an 06 reg, cars wernt out till November 06 which would be a 56 plate  . Must be a standard GTI with bits added

[R32UK]

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 

I'm on the look now for a nice Ed30, hence joining you chaps yesterday & posting in the wanted (in case anyone hears of a nice one locally).

I thought I would call the local stealer late Friday to enquire if anything was heading in.
Lovely email back........................'08 car, sensors, cruise & MFSW...........wait for it...........£19,450.00.

A very nice response sent back, explaining to him '08 examples up for 2.5k-4k less than his sourced car, my view on the economy & the motoring industry & what I am expecting this year in business.

OBVIOUSLY...................The worlds down turn is not effecting our local Norfolk VW dealership.

Did spot a 06 plate Ed30 in our local autotrader the other day for just 10.5k... Worth a look for that kind of money I would say, and 10K in your back pocket

erh, they didnt produce an 06 reg, cars wernt out till November 06 which would be a 56 plate  . Must be a standard GTI with bits added

Sorry. It was meant to read 2006, so was a 56 plate. Still very cheap though I thought, even if you were to fit a few extras yourself.

[winrya]

Also it depends on driving style,  both top gear and evo mag say the standard gti feels quicker under normal driving conditions.  Sure they said it was because it has a smaller turbo which picks up earlier in the rev range and doesnt suffer the "slight" lag that the ed30 suffers in standard map.  They said at the top half of the rev range the ed30 is indeed more punchy.