New Volkswagen car prices are now eye-watering

[Horney]

Here's a thought. Perhaps VAG being a multi national billion £ company who empleo 10's of thousands of people may know a thing or two about marketing and pricing of cars than people who post on an internet forum?

nick

[Captain Sensible]

Im sure this increase will come down to the price of metal and components which in turn will be attached to exchange rates. I would be very surprised if this increase was just to maximise profit to the VW group in a time of recession. I may be wrong though.
VW cars especially top end models are heading towards a price out with affordability for the majority of private buys. If I did not just beat the price increase for the GTI I’m not sure I would have ordered one

[JJH]

I would like to buy a new Roller but I cant afford one. I, like everyone else have to 'cut their cloth' accordingly.
If you cant afford a new Golf or new --------, its OK, buy something else and stop wasting time your worrying about it. I know some pretty well off people and we are all in the same position, we all have a budget, whoever wealthly.

I know a guy who sold his company a couple of years ago for £11 million. He recently brought a 10 month old ex-fleet (VAG) Q7 TDI 4.2 for £40200 because he felt the £59k for a new one was too rich. We all pay what we can justify, if you cant justify and pay the price of a new Golf dont bloody buy one and dont bloody moan about it!

[Booski]

Here's a thought. Perhaps VAG being a multi national billion £ company who empleo 10's of thousands of people may know a thing or two about marketing and pricing of cars than people who post on an internet forum?

nick

lol .....I agree with that!
BUT there is an expert on this website who "read economics at Cambridge!"
 

[mac7]

lol .....I agree with that!
BUT there is an expert on this website who "read economics at Cambridge!"
 

Just to be clear, it was Tailpipe who said he had was at Cambridge. I just like arguing debating with people. 

[Booski]

      

[Radek]

Here's a thought. Perhaps VAG being a multi national billion £ company who empleo 10's of thousands of people may know a thing or two about marketing and pricing of cars than people who post on an internet forum?

nick

So were Lehman Bros and TSB...

But I agree with you. VW know how to make money. And that's what all this is all about.
Don't forget that UK is an important but only a small market for VW globaly. If you don't want to buy here a car they price at 30k euro (at current exchange rates) they can use that slot to build a car for someone who will.... Whoever pays. They sell probably more GTIs in China now taking into account the amount of mk6 videos on youtube

[JellyCat]

At the end of the day it comes down to what people are happy to pay.
I'm not a golf GTI nut, just think it's a dam good car and was happy to pay £25k for what is basically a hatch back (with options, on order for March). At the time thought it about right price for what i was gettingbecause I got a good deak and a few £k off. But.... if I was to pay the new price at cost with no discount, then I'd take my money elsewhere as would feel like a rip off for the asking price and can get better car for about the same or just for a few £k more.  At the new price with no discount it falls into the range of BMW 325i msport or for a little more - the 330i msport as long as you go with one of the big discounts on offer for either car.

As someone else said it's not what you can afford, it comes down to if you think it's worth the price asked for and I think it's nuts that people would be happy getting piss taken from them so suspect there will be a drop in orders going forward unless discounds are given once the demand drops off (which at them prices I suspect it will!)

[DL golf]

I would not even consider buying a GTI in Hong Kong in the first place. You just do not have the road to enjoy the car unless you go out of the city. A Polo would do as it is compact enough to park & yet roomy enough for 4. 

[andykram]

Personally, my moan is purely the fact that I won't be able to afford/justify another GTi despite the fact that I love this car to bits and would happily buy another.
I think that's a good reason to moan JJH.