Choosing the right model and right car

[T_J_G]

At that money then I would say go for it...

Never, buy the fist you see!!!

And why not? It is possibly to come across the right car first time round!

[Car nut]

Well the main thing which I would of thought obvious.....

You have nothing to compare the car against 

[Rhyso]

Well the main thing which I would of thought obvious.....

You have nothing to compare the car against 

exactly my thoughts

i test drove 3/4 MKIV's so i knew what a good one felt like before buying mine   

the difference in performance between them was quite different depsite being the same engine etc

[T_J_G]

Well the main thing which I would of thought obvious.....

You have nothing to compare the car against 

I suppose if you're new to these cars, but before I bought mine I had already driven my GT TDI 110 and another 1.8T. However I would never not think about buying a car as it's the first one I've seen.

[Car nut]

Tim, I won't get in a debate about it. Obviously I like to be more careful before giving someone my hard earnt cash than you .....

[T_J_G]

Tim, I won't get in a debate about it. Obviously I like to be more careful before giving someone my hard earnt cash than you .....

I'm certainly careful. I just wouldn't rule out the first car I look at...

(mine was the second I looked at - but it fitted everything I wanted -dark colour/three doors/1.8T with less than 100K/Recaros)

[jtomlin]

mine was the first i saw, no problems with it, perfect, although i was looking at a3s for about 2 months beforehand....meh

[RoryW]

Any thoughts on the V5's 170 bhp models? Never though of them tbh

[T_J_G]

Any thoughts on the V5's 170 bhp models? Never though of them tbh

Thirsty but normally quite high specced. Slower than a mapped 1.8t

[RoryW]

Sounds to me like buy a 1.8t get it mapped an buy the interior from the V5 is the way to go then