New GTI Buyer - A Few Questions Please

[MK6-Fan]

I have always wanted a Golf GTI & am now in the position to buy one. It will be on Hire Purchase as I want to own the car at the end of the contract but have a few dilemmas:

As sad as this, I can't bear to part with my current MK6 Golf Match 1.4 TSI (122) & would probably declare this SORN to make way for the GTI.

• Is it ridiculous to own two cars when the other will seldomly be getting used?
  
  I can afford the monthly payments on the GTI which will just be a completely standard model in manual and in 3dr with the Jacara Cloth.
  

I would like to order in the next 3 months but would this necessarily guarantee a March 2016 delivery for the new '16' plates?

Thanks all.   

[Brenbo]

Why not trade the Golf Match Mk6 in and reduce costs on your Golf GTI.  Once you drive the GTI you will not want to go back to the Golf Match.  Well this would the case for me anyway.  Although I can relate to liking a car so much it would be sad to see it eventually go.   

[Flim]

Lead time on the GTI seems to be around the 12 weeks mark judging by my experience and others on here so ordering in Decemeber should see you with a 16 plate. Best to confirm with your dealer though.

[DorsetDC]

I had a Mercedes SLK280 in my garage for the sunshine day driving pleasures but I have sold it this year because the GTI is such a complete car, you can drive it down to the shops or becomie a boy racer again, it just brings a big smile to your face every journey. I had a twenty mile drive to the dentist today and took the long way there and back just for the fun of it.   

[Bungleaio]

Keeping the mk6 is a silly idea, either sell it and add some options to the gti or buy something more interesting to have as a second car.

[Snooze]

Crazy to keep the 6. Sell it private for the best return or just trade it against the gti and save yourself on the monthly repayments.

Mine arrived in 10 weeks and is a base spec 3dr.

[Booth11]

I have always wanted a Golf GTI & am now in the position to buy one. It will be on Hire Purchase as I want to own the car at the end of the contract but have a few dilemmas:

As sad as this, I can't bear to part with my current MK6 Golf Match 1.4 TSI (122) & would probably declare this SORN to make way for the GTI.

• Is it ridiculous to own two cars when the other will seldomly be getting used?
  
  I can afford the monthly payments on the GTI which will just be a completely standard model in manual and in 3dr with the Jacara Cloth.
  

I would like to order in the next 3 months but would this necessarily guarantee a March 2016 delivery for the new '16' plates?

Thanks all.   

Yes, it is, unless it's a classic car, or a very different fun weekend car.  Why can't you bear to part with it?  Now I loved my Mk6 but waved goodbye to it last week to make way for A new R.  Course there was the little matter of it paying for half the new car, so that was incentive enough, lol.

As others have said, let the Match go, either sell privately or p/x against the new GTI.  I'm sure you'll forget it in an instant once you get the new car.

[Watts]

What others have said! The GTI is such a great car, I can't see why you'd want your Match. Also, why would you want, and I apologise for the terminology, such an ordinary car depreciating on your drive? It's hardly irreplaceable should you want another, sitting around really doesn't do a car any good and you are just throwing money away. Sell it!

[Mark V GTD]

Agree with the advice above.... I had a Mk.6 Match too - really liked it but no point keeping a car off the road depreciating and useless...

[J400uk]

I also had a Mk6 Match and very quickly sold it after getting my Mk7 GTD! I had both of them for a couple of weeks but there really was no point. Put the cash in the bank, might eventually use it towards a weekend toy