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Offline am1w

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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #10 on: 08 January 2011, 21:38 »
To be perfectly serious. I will have to work until I drop and if my grand kids are still here, I will need a small family car, Golf size. I don't think I will at that time in my life go for a performance hatch, but I will want something with a bit of class. By 2013 Kias will probably have this but I'll stick with the Germans probably. I won't be retiring until I am 70.
It is a dilemma as to how long I should keep this GTI. I love it so much.
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #11 on: 08 January 2011, 21:38 »
6 months to 2 years max  :smiley:
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #12 on: 08 January 2011, 22:06 »
Quote from: The Doc on 08 January 2011, 21:38
6 months to 2 years max  :smiley:

Why such a brief fling?
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #13 on: 08 January 2011, 22:10 »
Quote from: GolfTi on 08 January 2011, 22:06
Quote from: The Doc on 08 January 2011, 21:38
6 months to 2 years max  :smiley:

Why such a brief fling?

I think Doc has his eye on a GTI...  :tongue:
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #14 on: 08 January 2011, 22:11 »
Quote from: AGB on 08 January 2011, 22:10
Quote from: GolfTi on 08 January 2011, 22:06
Quote from: The Doc on 08 January 2011, 21:38
6 months to 2 years max  :smiley:

Why such a brief fling?

I think Doc has his eye on a GTI...  :tongue:
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #15 on: 08 January 2011, 22:14 »
IIRC he does a huge amount of miles a year.
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Offline p3asa

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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #16 on: 08 January 2011, 22:15 »
Quote from: am1w on 08 January 2011, 21:38
To be perfectly serious. I will have to work until I drop and if my grand kids are still here, I will need a small family car, Golf size. I don't think I will at that time in my life go for a performance hatch, but I will want something with a bit of class. By 2013 Kias will probably have this but I'll stick with the Germans probably. I won't be retiring until I am 70.
It is a dilemma as to how long I should keep this GTI. I love it so much.

You really are a fickle individual.  :grin:
I'm glad the VankWagon days are behind you though as that appeared to be a depressing time.
All the best for Monday in case I forget although I doubt you will let us  :laugh:

Back on subject, I'll probably just keep mine until the PCP is up in 18 months and then hand it back and start again.
Although I've been looking at various 2 years leasing deals and might go with one of them. Slightly more money but I get fed up with my cars after a short spell.  You can't beat that new car smell / feeling  :grin:
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #17 on: 08 January 2011, 22:21 »
What's PCP?
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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #18 on: 08 January 2011, 22:25 »
Quote from: GolfTi on 08 January 2011, 20:58
I'm planning/hoping to keep mine for at least 5-7 years.

When I bought mine, I told myself that I'd keep it for 5-7 years, that's why I bought it new and to my spec.

However, I would say that in the next 3-5 I'll do one of the following:

a. Modify the GTI to Revo Stage 2, Militek, Carbonio + my pending Bi-xenon upgrade which I rue not sorting out at factory order.
b. Buy a Golf R Mk2 or 3 potentially if I can tolerate the seats (not a leather fan) and they get rid of that horrid plastic backing that looks ex Focus ST parts bin.
c. New shape Audi A3 (S3 or RS3 variant, probably the latter) but it would depend on how well it stacked up to the Golf R.




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Re: How long are you planning on keeping your Mk6?
« Reply #19 on: 08 January 2011, 22:25 »
I kept the Peugeot 306 GTi-6 until it was almost 12 years old.  I'd hope to keep the Mk6 just as long, so long as nothing disastrous happens to it.  The Pug had a few issues latterly, mainly the aircon was buggered and would have cost more to fix than the car was worth by then.

If they have another nice scrappage scheme in the early to mid 2020s, that would be good....

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