« Reply #11 on: 03 March 2013, 11:41 »
Pondering taking the plunge myself.
I'm thinking about either going for an early build with minimal options (to minimise depreciation as standard spec doesn't look too bad) if I can find a dealer who is willing to go on his knees and... erm... well give me a pretty cracking price to change, or hang on 12 months to see if any major spec changes come in by which time mine will be 3 years old and easier to sell privately with its high spec.
I learned a bit of a lesson with the mk6 that went the opposite way to the mk5.
I had an early build mk5 (bought second hand) but resisted the change to a later mk5 due to the specs actually got worse as the car got a few years into production (lost the nice fog lights and blue glass etc).
But the mk6 actually gained the LED tails after a while which were difficult to retro fit to my early car and I ended up changing my first mk6 after a couple of years to make retro fits unnecessary.
It all depends on what's rumoured to be round the corner with the mk7 that I might regret if I get an early one (plus wifey wants a new house next year and that's going to clean me out several times over and then a bit more for good measure...)
And I really could do with borrowing a mk7 to see if the mirrors will clear my narrow garage door.
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