Have you contemplated trading up for a mk7?

[mike.]

My GTI is running so sweet at the moment, really loosened up after 45k miles.

I have had  two test drives in MK7s, a standard GTI and a PP but nothing made we want to spend £10k+ to change so I am hanging on until next year.

Probably looking more towards an R or something mad.

You have to have at least one bonkers car in your life and I haven't managed one yet, RS6 anyone 

[wigit]

i did and have no regrets swapping the 35 for a 7R

[andykram]

I have mine booked in for its first mods a week on Friday (it's 5 years old in July). I am also test driving a low mileage Mk6 R in the morning just to make sure I have scratched that itch before I mod the Gti. I'''m absolutely convinced I won't be tempted by the R as it's the best part of probably £12k cost to change and it just isn't worth it. It's also nearly the price of a Mk7 Gti and I've seen a nearly new M135 for £25k in recent weeks.
I just thought I'd better drive it first before I mod just to make sure.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rossc0]

I'm changing up from a MK6 GTI to a MK7 'R'.

No trade in, just VT on my MK6 and starting afresh on the 'R'.

So far I've managed to get the dealer to knock off over £3400. You need to hit them with carwow/drivethedeal quotes and they collapse

[Booth11]

I'm changing up from a MK6 GTI to a MK7 'R'.

No trade in, just VT on my MK6 and starting afresh on the 'R'.

So far I've managed to get the dealer to knock off over £3400. You need to hit them with carwow/drivethedeal quotes and they collapse

That'll be my strategy next year, and will be hoping to secure a similar amount of discount.

[MustardGTI]

I tried and failed. Booked a test drive in a mk7 dsg at Southend VW, turned up on the day to be met by the salesman who told me his manager had driven off in the demonstrator 20 minutes earlier on domestic business.

"when will he be back?" - "dunno"
"phone him and find out" - "can't disturb him on private business"
"why didn't you contact me and save me a wasted journey?" - 'shrug'
"why did he have to take that car" - "he didn't know it was booked"

And all the time in the background a promotional video was playing on their wide screen for the mk6 GTI.

[Pld118]

When dropping off our "new" MK6 at the dealership for some remedial work last week, it was parked next to a MK7 GTi.  They both looked really good and taking into account the cost difference/ the deal we got, I felt pretty well chuffed with ours and did not for one minute feel like the poor relation.

I've never PX'd a car and always sell privately.  An immaculate and properly service/maintained, desirable type of car will sell quickly via Autotrader/ elsewhere within a few weeks if priced and advertised well/ correctly, whether that is £2k or £20k, fact.

Dealers definitely want to sell you a car on Finance as opposed to just taking your cash because with said GTi, despite getting an excellent deal "for cash", right til the death they pushed me hard to take Finance which they said would get me a further £500 reduction plus 2 years free servicing... And they said I could pay the Financed amount off within 3 months, interest free and without penalty if I wanted. 

Sceptical that you get now for nowt and that it was another admin process/ incumbrance that I did not want or need, I paid cash and "lost out" on a £500 reduction and 2 "free" services.

[MustardGTI]

I took out a small amount of finance to get 2 free services on both mine and my wife's mk6 with the intention of paying off straight away.

But the experience of trying to get through to VW Finance on both occasions to pay up early was so horrendous and traumatizing (deliberate on there part I feel) that I would almost choose to do without the free services next time.

[charlie]

When dropping off our "new" MK6 at the dealership for some remedial work last week, it was parked next to a MK7 GTi.  They both looked really good and taking into account the cost difference/ the deal we got, I felt pretty well chuffed with ours and did not for one minute feel like the poor relation.

I've never PX'd a car and always sell privately.  An immaculate and properly service/maintained, desirable type of car will sell quickly via Autotrader/ elsewhere within a few weeks if priced and advertised well/ correctly, whether that is £2k or £20k, fact.

Dealers definitely want to sell you a car on Finance as opposed to just taking your cash because with said GTi, despite getting an excellent deal "for cash", right til the death they pushed me hard to take Finance which they said would get me a further £500 reduction plus 2 years free servicing... And they said I could pay the Financed amount off within 3 months, interest free and without penalty if I wanted. 

Sceptical that you get now for nowt and that it was another admin process/ incumbrance that I did not want or need, I paid cash and "lost out" on a £500 reduction and 2 "free" services.

I took the lowest I could out on my pre reg with 6 miles on the clock got the free servicing and paid it of at a later date not incurring any charges and I already had a servicing plan from my previous mk 6 gti so ended up with 5 years servicing 2 being free and 3 at a reduced price it suited me to do it that way 

[Peter W]

I had a quick sit inside this MK7 R at the weekend, but with the spec I want it would be nearly £38K. I'm more than happy with my 35 and it looked really good parked next to the R, not out of place or dated. More customers were looking towards my car than the R when they walked past. IMO it needs 19s fitted.

Thought you R junkies may like these...