Bye-bye GTi hello R

[virginVWman]

Just sent details to orangewheels, specced a white R 18s, DSG and leather with a saving of £3,895 (12%). Cant remember how much outstanding on finance, need to call VW. Toe in water anyway and just to see if change would be financially viable. 29 big 30 in June. So cant imagine insurance being sky high

I worked on the basis of wanting £2500 more than WBAC for my old car in part-ex/ or wanting £3k less than anticipated March 2015 used value at a VW dealer (take the now value and knock £1500 off) and getting Orangewheels price, or the equivalent cost to change in any combination the dealership see fit. You'll be some kind of hypnotist if you manage to get top p/x price and top discount on the new one.

Lol id prefer top PX price than top discount. I just need to see what happens with the call if/when it happens. ultimately I just want to see what figues I could get as a px and what figures I would be looking at per month for the R. If it attractive il seriously consider it and if not il hold back a further 6 months

[matchboy]

Really! That's not bad. I like to pay insurance upfront as it works out cheaper.

Hope to hear back soon re the quote, however I am sure I could get better than a 12% saving with Dads mate. If they take the car as PX and its a PCP deal with no equity in it, I presume I will still need to put down some cash as a minor deposit?

After the lease debacle of low monthly rentals with zero deposit by some suspect VW dealers (allegedly), they will defintely ask you for a deposit.  I only put a grand down, I think you could get away with £500.

[monkeyhanger]

Really! That's not bad. I like to pay insurance up front as it works out cheaper.

Hope to hear back soon re the quote, however I am sure I could get better than a 12% saving with Dads mate. If they take the car as PX and its a PCP deal with no equity in it, I presume I will still need to put down some cash as a minor deposit?

Vw Solutions love customers with little or no deposit, it means that they make more interest out of you. The lack of options and overpayment on mine have really helped the switch decision, i'll be swapping a GTD I owed £6k less than RRP on day 1 to an R with £9k less than RRP on day 1.

[virginVWman]

Really! That's not bad. I like to pay insurance up front as it works out cheaper.

Hope to hear back soon re the quote, however I am sure I could get better than a 12% saving with Dads mate. If they take the car as PX and its a PCP deal with no equity in it, I presume I will still need to put down some cash as a minor deposit?

Vw Solutions love customers with little or no deposit, it means that they make more interest out of you. The lack of options and overpayment on mine have really helped the switch decision, i'll be swapping a GTD I owed £6k less than RRP on day 1 to an R with £9k less than RRP on day 1.

Yeh, cant argue with those numbers!!! I will chat with them when they call and just put cards on the table and see what they have to say. Would love a test drive but could be stuck between a rock and a hard place after. I would commit to 3 years with an R but should have only committed to 2 on the GTD

[CraigW]

personally i think certain wheels suit certain colours better, as does the silver wing mirror combo

i've got the 19s on lapiz blue with black lower lip and mirror caps, that said for me the 18s look better on red and night blue as the black gives them an injection of colour

wife's R on order is nigh blue more door on 18s and think the chrome bling and the 18s will suit it, on these colours i think the 19s need to be finished in anthracite like the VWR ones

does any one have pictures of a R in  Night blue.

There was a night blue R behing me a few weeks ago. I must say it looked very nice and classy, not a colour I would have initially considered but having seen it I would be tempted.

[monkeyhanger]

VirginVWMan: Aye it's a crazy situation to be in, £22k owed on day 1 for a car that will supposedly be worth a minimum of £18600 after 3 years (GFV). I could do solutions for £211 a month and £117 of that would be interest!

[wigit]

personally i think certain wheels suit certain colours better, as does the silver wing mirror combo

i've got the 19s on lapiz blue with black lower lip and mirror caps, that said for me the 18s look better on red and night blue as the black gives them an injection of colour

wife's R on order is nigh blue more door on 18s and think the chrome bling and the 18s will suit it, on these colours i think the 19s need to be finished in anthracite like the VWR ones

does any one have pictures of a R in  Night blue.

There was a night blue R behing me a few weeks ago. I must say it looked very nice and classy, not a colour I would have initially considered but having seen it I would be tempted.

these are the images that sold night blue to the wife, she was a diamond black pearl fan but not on the R, she went to look at a NB GTI, nicely understated is just want she wanted

http://rforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=6304&sid=a47e0c5a2729dba72b23149e21821204

[monkeyhanger]

I can't believe what a domino effect this thread is having on GTD/GTI users chopping in very early for an R. How many of us done or doing it over the space of a weekend?

[wigit]

my wife nearly bought herself a GTI last year, she again considered this when our loan R arrived, i let her use the loaner and for her was a no brainer as she keeps her cars for 5-6 years

who would have thought the biggest threat to the GTI was its more expensive brother

[monkeyhanger]

my wife nearly bought herself a GTI last year, she again considered this when our loan R arrived, i let her use the loaner and for her was a no brainer as she keeps her cars for 5-6 years

who would have thought the biggest threat to the GTI was its more expensive brother

I do think the GTI will be ok. For us fanatics, we will be looking to change. The casual shopper of cars probably hasn't heard of the R and will probably go into a dealership looking for a GTI.