Bye-bye GTi hello R

[virginVWman]

Good thinking m.h...will speak to vw tomorrow (Gorgie Rd) and see what they say to that. But with 2k equity and the 4k effectively from O.W with 6k deposit could be a goer. Going to have to act quick seems like there wont be any Rs left ha

[Misterp]

My oh my how this topic has moved on. I need to get mine valued and see what's on offer. I will call around a few places and see what can be done. No rush but that will probably change if I end up driving one.

[mikeok]

Yes dont drive 1...look what happened to me lol

[Misterp]

I could just imagine how the conversation will unravel with the Mrs... So you know the car went in for a service...well they returned the wrong car to me and told me keep it and lo and behold we now have a golf R   

[mikeok]

Thats actually better than what I had planned...thanks

[TheMoggy]

Looks like I made the right choice swapping then especially as I haven't test drove one yet!!

Like you MH I was going to buy the manual with an expected delivery in March, but the dealer told me they had a DSG cancelation in the colour and spec I wanted. The extra cost was £550, a great saving I thought with the added bonus the car comes in October.

I was thinking of starting a new thread called 'anyone changed their mind' - I'm guessing there are quite a few so if you want an R quicker it may just be worth asking the dealer.

[monkeyhanger]

TheMoggy:

Which dealer was that with (Pulman/Benfield/Lookers down Teesside)? Demo or new? Good result for you there. Is this your first DSG? Better be sure you like them, take a test drive in something with a DSG (GTI, GTD) to be sure if you haven’t already.

I didn't even try Benfield this time, Silverlink are always tightarses with me on p/x and discount, sometimes Scotswood road can be ok (I have a mate who works there in new sales, although it seems he has no real influence in getting an exceptional deal for me). It is usually Pulman Sunderland for me, but I went with Durham this time as my usual no-nonsense salesman from Sunderland had transferred to Durham. He knows I’ll know what my car is worth realistically and what discount I’m after – he tries it on once and then I put him straight with what I’m after and he verifies with his boss. His initial gambit was £11k price to change before I got him down to £9k. March is soon enough for me, my calcs were based on really upping my equity between now and then (I’m paying £410 a month off the car, only need to do about £260 to cover the depreciation and what little interest my Dad is charging me).  I’m also due a sizeable sum for redundancy next June, so was counting on taking out finance for a couple of months (to get the service pack cheap and not to pester my Dad for more money, pay him off, pay 3 months payments + 2 months penalty interest and settle in full in June). I’d be paying about £800 more interest to get one now rather than March.

[TheMoggy]

MH:

I'm buying from JCT600 in Bradford. The car is brand new (only built a fortnight ago) and currently has an order status of 'In Transit'. I bought the GTi through JCT600 via Carwow...again the GTi was a cancelation but that time I got the PP thrown in practically for nothing. Like you I'm not big on options so taking a cancelation (as long as the colour is right) with options is a bonus and on the last 2 occasions (PP, Sat Nav, Park Assist on the GTi and DSG, Rear View Camera on the R) I don't believe I will lose out as I paid a very discounted rate for them.

Like the R, I never test drove the GTi...I like surprises and I haven't been disappointed yet!!! 

Never used Pullman but I have had experience of Benfield at the Silverlink and it wasn't good...just took the GTi for it's one year service there. The day after I picked it up the Oil light came on...I needed to put in over a litre of oil (3 fills) before the oil was properly filled up!!! When their customer service rep rang to ask about the service I gave them a piece of my mind  I gave them a 4 out 10 for 'would I recommend'...unless I get a courtesy liter bottle of oil I won't be using them again. 

[mikeok]

4 out of 10 was generous

[matchboy]

@Craig Yeah, I'm the same as you - max £35k was my budget, which puts the TTS out of my price range.  If the R400 was around that then I'd be tempted, but I'm guessing it will be £40k odd - which is ridiculous.  But then so will be the speed 

@virginVWman - this is the same b0llocks they gave me - originally they said (and this is more than one dealer) that my part ex figure wouldn't cover my settlement figure (at least £2k shy), and also that if I only put a grand down I'd be paying £650 a month - I laughed my head off at both.  One of them actually wanted me to accept £2k less for my car, and put £3.5k down and pay £150 more a month - I walked out 

Keep persisting - I got my settlement figure covered and got the monthly payments right down from that laughable figure to within £50 of what I'm paying at the moment (acceptable in my mind given it's a far more expensive car), with only a grand deposit down, due to a discount on the R.  Given I'd only put a grand down on my GTI I'm happy to lose that within (what will be) 18 months, and happy to put a grand down for the R.

It's all down to persistance - and given we've all got the nuts of a car at the moment we can all afford to walk away from a joker dealer and try a different one - there will be one out there that will give you the right deal - at the end of the day a sale is a sale, and offer the right deal and it's an easy sale.