gti or ed30

[jonylightweight]

hi everyone looking to change car at moment drive mk 4 dgti 130 considering mk 5 ed30 or gti looking through vw website prices still very high my other question which would be the better buy at face value seems to be more bhp wheels and interior opinions please

[Edition30]

Is this a real question?

See my sig for the answer.

[AlanD]

If you have the money the ED30 is clearly the car to go for as it has the big tubby and 30bhp mroe as standard. Also I think the colour coded looks better although Im a bit of a Monza whore and prefer them.

[matthewsimone]

obviously depends on your budget mate i would have loved a ed30 but couldnt quite stretch to it so bought a 2006 3dr silver gti and am more than pleased with it and as said the monza's do look very tidy on them and you could always go for a nice spec gti and coulour code the rear lower bumper and get a revo remap and wouldnt be much different to the ed30 by then apart from the dollar you save obviously, whats your budget is the question 

[AlanD]

^ very much what he said.

My GTI will be quicker than an ED30 although I have spent a bit on performance mods (although considerably less than the extra cost of an ED30). Colour code to do a proper job is expensive, I looked into it an soon gave up as it was just too much for what you are actually getting. If I had the extra money in the first place Id have bought an ED30 and done the same mods and been even quicker lol

[Hurdy]

If you can afford it....get an ED30...period!

[mjp]

If you can afford it....get an ED30...period!

+1

[Ed30DSG]

At the end of the day it comes down to your budget - if you can afford the £15k for a decent ed30, then you should go for it. They are more tuneable and come with what you want as standard i.e. colour coding.

If you start comparing the price of a 55 plate gti vs. an 07 plate ed30 then there's bound to be a difference in price, however if you compare like for like then it's not as much as you think, especially when you consider that the money you might spend tuning/customising a gti won't add any value, when it comes to resale.

HTH

[corgi]

^ very much what he said.

My GTI will be quicker than an ED30 although I have spent a bit on performance mods (although considerably less than the extra cost of an ED30).

But it will still never be an Ed30... 

[AlanD]

lol dont get me wrong, Id have rather had an ED30 in the first place