Which other cars did you consider before buying the Mk6?

[R32UK]

^ but thats not what i said. It always comes down to personal choice.
What i was saying was depreciation and holding its value was NOT a reason to buy the golf as it will cost you more in pund notes in depreciation than any of its rivals. Which you agreed with.
I keep my cars for an ever and a day. The wife does not but i do. The mk1 i have had for 20 years now!! . So depreciation is not a reason for me to buy my own car. Hers it comes into consideration but she pinched my mk5 and won't give it back So i had to replace it.
I picked the mk6 because it ticks the boxes i had listed. It cost me more than i would have liked but it ticked the boxes of things i was looking for. Could i have had a better car or badge for the money yes. I could have had the equivelent audi for example for much less. I could have had 11% off a similare RRP audi to the GTI i could have had the S3 for little more about a grand if memory serves me correct due to the 11%+ discount on the audis but the golf ticked more boxes in the case of the S3 that was steering, fuel economy, less complicated drivetrain.

Like I said I agree the Golf will lose you more money because it ultimately cost your more initially. For some however they opt for a cheaper car in the belief that it will save them lots more money. I was just pointing out that when it comes selling time, and you look over the difference in what the 2 cars have lost over x years. The difference will not be that great.

In any circumstance you should only choose a car based upon what you can afford.... which is why i never buy my cars

[Snoopy]

I had the money to buy a car to run as my daily that would cost upto ~£50K but i had to look at alot of variable. I made a tick sheet and worked out what fitted what i needed rather than i as a red blooded male felt i really wanted  and went though everything i could think of. I ruled alot out as silly and also from my own experience and family motor trade connections.
Im older and wiser than i was i like to think  than i was in my teens,20s or 30s, i know now i don't need to reduce my 0-60 by a tenth to get to work on time etc etc. So i had a benchmark of overtaking power i was looking for without it been too much. I balanced it to practicality, mpg and other factors. If i had, had this budged in my 20s to 30s i would have probably done what most people that age would do and go get something like a GT-R (via connections at nissan) or an RS4 to keep the practicality etc but im wiser now. In real life i don't need that sort of power, expense or in the case of the audi size of car. For practicality, visability, interior feel, ok performance, ok mpg, feel good factor the GTI got the nod over its rivals for me. Infact i found it easier to decide this time around than i did for the mk5 as i nearly got another leon cupra R mk1 back then over the mk5 because i loved our previous one and could get a good deal on one as the mk2 was due out.

[R32UK]

I had the money to buy a car to run as my daily that would cost upto ~£50K but i had to look at alot of variable. I made a tick sheet and worked out what fitted what i needed rather than i as a red blooded male felt i really wanted  and went though everything i could think of. I ruled alot out as silly and also from my own experience and family motor trade connections.
Im older and wiser than i was i like to think  in my teens,20s or 30s, i know i don't need to reduce my 0-60 by a tenth to get to work on time etc etc. So i had a benchmark of overtaking power i was looking for without it been too much. I balanced it to practicality, mpg and other factors. If i had, had this budged in my 20s to 30s i would have probably done what most people that age would do and go get something like a GT-R (via connections at nissan) or an RS4 to keep the practicality etc but im wiser now. In real life i don't need that sort of power, expense or in the case of the audi size of car. For practicality, visability, interior feel, ok performance, ok mpg, feel good factor the GTI got the nod over its rivals for me. Infact i found it easier to decide this time around than i did for the mk5 as i nearly got another leon cupra R mk1 back then over the mk5 because i loved our previous one and could get a good deal on one as the mk2 was due out.

probably a good way to do things tbh. most figures are only pub talk anyway... a good driver will be the real difference. Its all down to personal opinion in the end i guess.

[keelaw]

Well then everyone can thank VW I guess as the MK5 has held its value very well... and continues to do so despite the release of the MK6.

the fantastic reviews in the motoring press have no doubt had a big effect on keeping residuals high

[keelaw]

re: 135i - this is interesting reading:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evolongtermtests/239494/bmw_135i.html

[DWGTI]

re: 135i - this is interesting reading:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evolongtermtests/239494/bmw_135i.html

You want one now dont ye! Well its monday,got an Mot on the Mk3 gti today. If its not too steep my deposits going down on the bimmer. Nothing else for it. Cheers for the link mate