Pirelli or Mk6 GTI - have to make my mind up today

[Saint Steve]

a figure of around 220 pirelli's have been sold in the uk.

My oppinion is also , the Pirelli , no question. Great spec and very rare.

[Chris MKV]

We got our black pirelli just after they anounced the 'new' model golf and I am still very happy that we did that rather than wait for the Mk6.

Now been driving it since september and still only ever seen ours and the one we test drove.

I would have thought you should eb able to get a deal where your real depreciation would be less!

[athol]

I have driven both today. The Pirelli i knew as i had an ED30. The new car was very much more Audi to me. In fact i mentioned to the sales guy that it felt more A3 3.2 quattro than Golf GTI. I tried the dampers and quite like the sport mode but one side of me also thinks that a GTI shouldn't need fancy dampers. It should work in all every day conditions straight out the box.

Dunno but so far  i'm more Pirelli than MK6.

[Hurdy]

They sent just over 230 Pirelli's to the UK

Future rare classic if kept long enough.

The Pirelli gets my vote, but I can see that if a similar thread in the MKVI section was put up, the MKVI GTI would get the nod 

They are a defensive lot in the MKVI section from what I've seen so far, again, just like us MKV'ers were when it came out over the MKIV.....and on that occasion we were right too

[No Golf Clubs at all]

Get the pirelli and get recaro seats fitted, then use the originals as garden furniture. Soz peeps but yellow stitching and that tyre tread pattern looks gash IMHO. But etto and all that.....

[Exonian]

The yellow stitching is a bit of a question mark for me but I love the tyre tread seats!!! It adds a bit of (unique) character. I think it is a bit of rare German sense of humour like when they stuck a golf ball gearknob in the mk1........

[R32UK]

As rare as the pirelli is its not to everyones taste. As for keeping it as a future classic... its all well and good in theory but if its your daily driver then you will do well to keep it as a "future classic".

Cars are to be used not to put on a mantle and looked at.. imo the MK6 seems much higher quality than the MK5 and was suprise how nice it drove compared to the outgoing model.

I dont think residuals or banking on future resale prospect is the correct route to chose when buying a new car. A newer model will also nearly always be worth more than the older one... get out there and drive them both!! 

[jaydubveedub]

If you're worried about depreciation, then £22k is probably not the best price point to be buying a MK5.

Either way, any Golf GTI in the right spec won't lose too much money if you look after it, so just go for the car that you like the most. If you spend too long working out the financial side of it you may end up doing something silly and coming away with a Polo Bowelmotion. Sorry, Bluemotion.

[ifti]

100% Pirelli

[FamilyDub]

I really like the Pirelli edition over the MKVI.. apart from those seats