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Offline Ess_Three

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Re: Golf R
« Reply #80 on: 22 September 2009, 08:49 »
Quote from: synnea on 22 September 2009, 08:17
Crazy money. I am sorry, I know it will be a great car and I really want one, but once you add on the extras you want it is lunacy for a performance Golf.

That puts it even more expensive than the Audi S3 - with options?

Hmm...
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #81 on: 22 September 2009, 10:31 »
Basic Golf GTI in Germany is 26,650 euros.
Basic Golf GTI in UK is £23,015.

Basic Golf R in Germany is 36,400 euros.
Extrapolating based on GTI, Golf R in UK would be £31,652.

That's basic - without any extras. :shocked:
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #82 on: 22 September 2009, 10:44 »
Quote from: SilverChariot on 22 September 2009, 10:31
Basic Golf GTI in Germany is 26,650 euros.
Basic Golf GTI in UK is £23,015.

Basic Golf R in Germany is 36,400 euros.
Extrapolating based on GTI, Golf R in UK would be £31,652.

That's basic - without any extras. :shocked:

Considering you can get a GTI to £30k without ticking every box...£35k for the R in a nice spec wouldn't seem too outlandish?
Ouch!
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #83 on: 22 September 2009, 10:58 »
It is one sexy car.... but:

Only get an RCD300 for your £30+k  :laugh: That really is talking the pi$$!

Making you pay more for 19" wheels?? whats that about??

ACC... free in the £20k rocco. A nice profit maker when any "I must have every extra" new customer comes along. :huh:

And i hate to think what those lovelly recaros cost :laugh:.


I have often seen new cars released by cheaper/lesser makers.. e.g. Insignia VRX and thought to myself, who the hell is going to pay £30k for a vauxhall??

I thing VW is fast approaching that level. As cool as it is, who the hell is going to pay £35k for a Golf??? :undecided:
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #84 on: 22 September 2009, 11:04 »
Not me for sure!
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Offline Tailpipe

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Re: Golf R
« Reply #85 on: 22 September 2009, 11:11 »
SilverChariot, thanks for posting link to German brochure.

i will definitely be ordering one:

- 5-door DSG
- Rising blue
- 19" wheels
- ACC
- Leather on standard seats
- Satnav
- Sunroof
- Park assist
- Winter pack

Thank God the Company is paying!!!!
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #86 on: 22 September 2009, 11:12 »
Arent you lucky lol
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #87 on: 22 September 2009, 11:15 »
That really is going to be one very nice... but very expensive car!

Getting to that price I think I would most definately be tempted away by BMW or a used maserati :cool:
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #88 on: 22 September 2009, 11:17 »
Quote from: R32UK on 22 September 2009, 10:58
As cool as it is, who the hell is going to pay £35k for a Golf??? :undecided:

Have to agree. VW will have difficulty justifying the price of this car after the comparatively small premium for an R32 - and that car was further removed from a GTI than the R is, thanks to its engine. Plus this car is essentially a premium-market Audi re-skinned in a lower segment VW. Surely they can't price it above the S3? However, both VW and Audi have been positioning themselves higher up the prestige ladder over the years.

I know Audi were able to put a huge premium on the RS4, RS6 etc but those cars had huge performance improvements over their run-off-the-mill siblings and have a better premium image to boot. The Golf just doesn't and the Golf R is not far removed enough from the GTI to warrant an extra £10K.

Thanks to our wonderful socialist leaders the Euro exchange rate is all f**ked up at the moment but I hope VW UK will not price this car much over the rumoured £28K. After all, in the US it sells it's cars for peanuts compared to here.
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Re: Golf R
« Reply #89 on: 22 September 2009, 11:30 »
Quote from: Tailpipe on 22 September 2009, 11:11
SilverChariot, thanks for posting link to German brochure.

i will definitely be ordering one:

- 5-door DSG
- Rising blue
- 19" wheels
- ACC
- Leather on standard seats
- Satnav
- Sunroof
- Park assist
- Winter pack

Thank God the Company is paying!!!!

Currently thinking:

- 5 door DSG
- 19" gloss black wheels
- Rising blue metallic
- Leather (not Recaros)
- Satnav
- Cruise

Hopefully less than £35K!

Park Assist (without camera) is standard. As is Winter Pack, I think.
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