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[Jimmy Filth]

Speaking to a family friend in the car finance industry he has said the R is cheaper because they are expecting them to keep their value.

I managed to get a big discount on my R so I'm paying less on it than I would a GTi.  I know there are 48 R's on order on the R forum.  One person on there has said there are 20 on order for just one dealer in Aberdeen!!!

[Jimmy Filth]

Just looked at some figures, I think it explains why the R's are cheaper on finance.

A GTI with PP costs £27,120 and VW GFV after 3 years is £12,894.

An R costs £29,900 and VW GFV is £15,201 after 3 years.

So it costs £2780 more brand new, but it holds £2307 over the GTi GFV. So on finance you're only paying about £400 more.

Also, there are 3 year old GTI's for sale from £15,000, whereas the cheapest R is £22,000.

I'm not trying to argue that the R is a better car than the GTi, that is like comparing orange juice to apple juice, both are outstanding cars, both have pro's and cons compared to the other.

[CraigW]

Speaking to a family friend in the car finance industry he has said the R is cheaper because they are expecting them to keep their value.

I managed to get a big discount on my R so I'm paying less on it than I would a GTi.  I know there are 48 R's on order on the R forum.  One person on there has said there are 20 on order for just one dealer in Aberdeen!!!

Are you comparing like with like? Is that taking into account the discount you would get on the GTI?

[Jimmy Filth]

That is like for like, and no, sorry, I think I explained badly.

With the discount the basic R is cheaper than a GTI is with no discount.

I got a bigger discount on the R than i was being given in the GTI, so my R, at basic cost, was less than £1000 more than the GTi PP discounted. On the PCP the R with metallic paint worked out about £12 PCM more than a GTi PP of the equivalent spec, except in PW or the standard black.  That means I'm only paying £400 more. The waiting time was also considerably less.  I was originally quoted 15 weeks for an R or 20 for a GTi. The order went off to VW on 07/02 and I have since been told to expect it mid to late April.

The figures just worked for me, so I went for it.

[Ap69]

Great choice, the only problem I would have with that is sleeping before she's delivered!

[ROO1]

I think the Golf R is going cheap on leases because Volkswagen arent selling as many as they expected 
Looking at that link, the Golf R is way cheaper on lease than a GTI...... 

£1800 deposit and £287 month inc vat with 10k miles is a great deal

Wow that's impressive, I've been getting business lease quotes on a R for one of my managers. Prices are typically all over the place. From £415 down to £225 per month, still a fair but more than my Gti at £148

Not seen any gti's at that price. Which company was that?

[Misterp]

Gti on lease at 148 quid. Where do I sign up

[Ap69]

Not seen any gti's at that price. Which company was that?
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Hi sorry I forgot to shown the £200pm we knock off the full lease price by way of an allowance. Business users prices, full maintenance inc consumables, the supplier is Arnold C, who are winning all the quotations at the moment.

[ROO1]

Not seen any gti's at that price. Which company was that?

Hi sorry I forgot to shown the £200pm we knock off the full lease price by way of an allowance. Business users prices, full maintenance inc consumables, the supplier is Arnold C, who are winning all the quotations at the moment.
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So it was a sweeping statement then

[CraigW]

That is like for like, and no, sorry, I think I explained badly.

With the discount the basic R is cheaper than a GTI is with no discount.

I got a bigger discount on the R than i was being given in the GTI, so my R, at basic cost, was less than £1000 more than the GTi PP discounted. On the PCP the R with metallic paint worked out about £12 PCM more than a GTi PP of the equivalent spec, except in PW or the standard black.  That means I'm only paying £400 more. The waiting time was also considerably less.  I was originally quoted 15 weeks for an R or 20 for a GTi. The order went off to VW on 07/02 and I have since been told to expect it mid to late April.

The figures just worked for me, so I went for it.

The discount you got on the R must have been enormous against the discount you got offered on a GTI PP if there was only a grand difference? Doesn't seem right to me