Performance Pack or Not? Have you?

[evo1986]

Worth noting that it is one of the only items that will actually give the car a higher resell value.....

The rest of the things you choose you can set that money on fire.

[mk7gti]

Totally agree you will likely get most if not all the cash back. It will only make financial sense if the base car has a resale value of less than 1k over the PP version.

[Jimble]

Aarrgghh!!! I hate you all!!! I've just called my dealer to add the performance pack cos you lot have planted the seed of doubt in my mind! However he tried to add it but couldn't due to the system being in lockout to update to MY14, now i don't know what to do??

He told me to call him on monday if i still wanted to add it, he also said come trade in time i would more than likely get most of the cost back.

Aarrgghh!!

[Gryzor]

Haha, the joy of forums    Before you know it, that pure white will be oryx white

[Booth11]

Aarrgghh!!! I hate you all!!! I've just called my dealer to add the performance pack cos you lot have planted the seed of doubt in my mind! However he tried to add it but couldn't due to the system being in lockout to update to MY14, now i don't know what to do??

He told me to call him on monday if i still wanted to add it, he also said come trade in time i would more than likely get most of the cost back.

Aarrgghh!!

Should have specced it in the first place   

Get it.  You know you'll be forever wondering 'what if' if you don't 

[monkeyhanger]

Get a solutions price with and without to see how well it holds up on retained value. I'f the monthly payments are about the same then it loses almost none of it's value as an add on. If it costs a tenner a month more then it will be retaining 2/3 of it's value (£360 extra over the terms of the finance, but about £30 of that will be interest). If it has only really cost you £330 extra over 3 years then that sounds like a canny deal.

[Bill_the_Bear]

Should have specced it in the first place   

Get it.  You know you'll be forever wondering 'what if' if you don't 

Its just so hard to take the plunge though.  It adds a grand, and really if you go for it how can you then not get DCC?  Its the same argument so you can't really go for one and then reject the other.

Just can't bring myself to do it.  £1750 extra? I could afford it but not on a whim.  The thing is, if you go for it then I honestly believe you'll never really *know*.  Especially in my case where this will be my first GTI, having the stock car is gonna be an experience enough, getting a better than stock GTI won't mean anything to me because I don't know what stock is.  I've got no reference point.

Always wondering "what if"?  Well, I guess you just have to not be thinking that way.
Lower resale value?  I said it before, if I choose the car to maximise resell I would pick completely different options to the ones I did.  I want to drive the car I like the most, not the one the guy who I may or may not eventually sell to likes the most.

I guess I'm 60% in favour of no PP, and 40% in favour of PP... but for all the above reasons I just can't swing it in PPs favour!

EDIT:
Would love to test drive 2 GTIs, one with PP and DCC, one without.  But there's a twist.  I don't want to know which is which before I drive them.

I think there is a strong possibility that knowing which is which before would make you an emphatic believer in PP and DCC after trying it.  Not know which is which before might well demonstrate that you can't actually tell any difference between the two.

[mk7gti]

I think alot depends on how you are buy the car for me its cash so id have to fork out another 1k in July / August. If come two years and I decide to sell the car as I have been doing with my last three cars. If a PP version is worth 1k more than mine fair enough im quids in. If however the PP version is worth 2K more its just cost me £500 per year extra to drive a lesser car . If only I could see into the future I can see the temptation on finance to just spend the cerca 40 per month...

Just out of curiosity has anyone has a finance quote for the PP and non PP model. How does the guaranteed residual look?

[Booth11]

Should have specced it in the first place   

Get it.  You know you'll be forever wondering 'what if' if you don't 

Its just so hard to take the plunge though.  It adds a grand, and really if you go for it how can you then not get DCC?  Its the same argument so you can't really go for one and then reject the other.

Just can't bring myself to do it.  £1750 extra? I could afford it but not on a whim.  The thing is, if you go for it then I honestly believe you'll never really *know*.  Especially in my case where this will be my first GTI, having the stock car is gonna be an experience enough, getting a better than stock GTI won't mean anything to me because I don't know what stock is.  I've got no reference point.

Always wondering "what if"?  Well, I guess you just have to not be thinking that way.
Lower resale value?  I said it before, if I choose the car to maximise resell I would pick completely different options to the ones I did.  I want to drive the car I like the most, not the one the guy who I may or may not eventually sell to likes the most.

I guess I'm 60% in favour of no PP, and 40% in favour of PP... but for all the above reasons I just can't swing it in PPs favour!

EDIT:
Would love to test drive 2 GTIs, one with PP and DCC, one without.  But there's a twist.  I don't want to know which is which before I drive them.

I think there is a strong possibility that knowing which is which before would make you an emphatic believer in PP and DCC after trying it.  Not know which is which before might well demonstrate that you can't actually tell any difference between the two.

Agree it's a tough one in some respects, particularly for someone moving to their first gti and has no point of comparison.  As you say, a blind, side by side test drive would be ideal.

My comment, though tongue in cheek, was directed at someone who has got experience of a GTI, so may perhaps have a different perspective on it.  Either way, it depends on whether you think the gain is worth the extra expense in relation to your budget, your priorities on other options and resell.  I've never chosen a car on its resell value but if it adds to it then all well and good.

If it were me moving to a mk7, (most likely in 2/3 years time) then I would, without hesitation, spec PP and DCC.  It would be my 4th GTI and would be worth it for diff alone, the brakes and extra bhp a bonus 

If I was a GTI virgin getting my first one, then probably not 

I'm looking forward to you new mk7 owners giving lots of 'real' in-depth reviews over the coming months, as you get to know the car - especially those who have opted for PP.   This will help me, and others, make an informed decision about PP when new car time comes - the beauty of forums!    If PP turns out to be a load of cr@p then that's £1k saved 

[Bill_the_Bear]

I'm looking forward to you new mk7 owners giving lots of 'real' in-depth reviews over the coming months, as you get to know the car - especially those who have opted for PP.   This will help me, and others, make an informed decision about PP when new car time comes - the beauty of forums!    If PP turns out to be a load of cr@p then that's £1k saved 

Absolutely will post details for you and others.

Unsure how anyone will be able to give an opinion on PP though, just like the mags without trying both what can you say?  One person likes their PP GTI, another likes their non PP GTI... not much to conclude from that.  Even if you do try both its gotta be a blind test.  I suspect you'll only see a difference on the track.

Willing to be proven wrong though.