New Volkswagen car prices are now eye-watering

[BA Baracus]

Well that is the updated new car prices on the Volkswagen website and it has to be said that the increases for all Golf models is significant.

A few quid below £25,000 for a base GTI is ridiculous. 

I am a VW fan-boy by this is just daft.

Note to VW - we are still in a recession and money is tight.

[dubber36]

I was in the dealers the other day and they had a nice looking new Polo in the showroom. It was seventeen and a half bloody grand 

[HA54SYM`]

  Glad we placed an order when we did then, as I can't see you getting much discount at the moment, with the current supply issues.

New Price for my spec £25,815 as oppossed to £23,945 (a small discount that we bargined for) thats nearly £2k more!

Got to be good for residuals though 

Dave

[gjf]

When i got my Mk6 in Sep 09 the list price was 26K the same spec is now 28K

All new cars are getting silly expensive but for the same car to leap by 2K seems unjustified in my view, cars should get cheaper as production increases!

Btw the one which shocked me most was the new Astra in Sri spec at 24K

[carl1]

People will not not buy them, well not as many anyhow, there are loads of used gti's on vw website, they cannot sell them very easy, wait 6-9 months you will get them for 21k (brand new)

[Radek]

All new cars are getting silly expensive but for the same car to leap by 2K seems unjustified in my view, cars should get cheaper as production increases!

They are in euros! But with the sterling sinking and VAT going up what do you expect?? I've seen reports that VW are losing money in the UK due to exchange rate. Expect more price increases. Next one - traditionaly March...

[andykram]

They'll lose even more money in the UK with those prices since nobody'll be able to afford them anymore!!!
If I keep my GTi 4 years that means I've got 3 and a half years before I buy another - God only knows how much it'll be by then!!!! And this is VW's dilemma. Even though I love my car I'll be forced to buy another brand as I won't be able to afford another GTi. And I won't be the only one so they'll be losing customers.
When I bought mine last July I got a discount of the then price but even then I was right at my limit, not just of what I could afford but also what I was prepared to pay for a VW. When you begin to charge £25k for a basic GTi you're just going to force people into the prestige brands. Or alternatively save £5k and buy some fast Ford, Vauxhall etc.

[herbie911]

Happy new year!
I feel very lucky that I bought my car just at the right time! The price of new car is shocking. Who will spend more than 20 grand for a ford or vauxhall??
I think VW group use the exchange rate and right hand drive as an excuse to put up prices! They learn a few dirty trick from Porsche!

My father bought a Mk6 golf GTI in Hong Kong as a pressie for my mum yesterday
1. Delivery promise to be end of april 2010
2. Cost £26000 (no discount) which inc. carbon grey metallic, 5 year warranty, 1st year reg., DSG, leather seats, park sensors with camera, sunroof etc..
Hong Kong custom charge 100% tax for importing cars and there is only one VW dealer. Their overheads is high as it is expensive to rent any property in HK.
Steering wheel in Hong Kong is also on the right side. Thay need to ship the car from Germany!
If VW is losing money in UK, I think their MD should be fired!

Just read something the government is planning to lower the motorway speed limit to 60mph and put up more digital camera from Autocar, now that is even more depressing for car lovers like us!

[daviescotland]

The new car prices are a bit much, i thought the dealer was talkin rubbish when he said months ago that VW normally have an increase in January each year..... and the 2.5% VAT doesn't help much either

[Horney]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation