2014 PP GTI, good price?

[Marshall Mike]

Hi all, new to golfs and new to the forum!

I'm considering buying a 2014 GTI with the performance pack. I'm guessing it's an early 2014 as it doesn't have the red badges? It has a rear view camera, 8" sat nav screen, keyless entry, dynaudio, winter pack and leather upholstery. The colour is carbon grey. The dealer is asking £21,000, is that a good price? Just under 15,000 miles on the clock. Also, are there any problems with the 2014's I should be aware of? Are the newer ones (2015/2016's) better in any way?

Thanks in advance 😊

[p3asa]

Was that DSG or manual, 3 or 5 door?

It might surprise you but you can get a brand new basic 3door manual, which will have sat nav (smaller screen) and winter pack as standard for £22,080. You would then probably get a better deal on finance form the dealer as its brand new.
This obviously gives you 3 years warranty

I wouldn't hang about though as I don't know how long the order books will stay open as the facelift will be going into production early next year.

Have a look here http://drivethedeal.com

[Restlessnative]

Was that DSG or manual, 3 or 5 door?

It might surprise you but you can get a brand new basic 3door manual, which will have sat nav (smaller screen) and winter pack as standard for £22,080. You would then probably get a better deal on finance form the dealer as its brand new.
This obviously gives you 3 years warranty

I wouldn't hang about though as I don't know how long the order books will stay open as the facelift will be going into production early next year.

Have a look here http://drivethedeal.com

I used DTD to buy my M135i.Just before BMW dropped them for Coast2Coast.I had no problems with them at all,very straight-forward.
Also consider CARWOW.They are pretty cheap.

[Marshall Mike]

Was that DSG or manual, 3 or 5 door?

It might surprise you but you can get a brand new basic 3door manual, which will have sat nav (smaller screen) and winter pack as standard for £22,080. You would then probably get a better deal on finance form the dealer as its brand new.
This obviously gives you 3 years warranty

I wouldn't hang about though as I don't know how long the order books will stay open as the facelift will be going into production early next year.

Have a look here http://drivethedeal.com

It's a manual 5 door. I also think it's sold as it's now disappeared off of the VW used car site.

[Exonian]

Was that DSG or manual, 3 or 5 door?

It might surprise you but you can get a brand new basic 3door manual, which will have sat nav (smaller screen) and winter pack as standard for £22,080. You would then probably get a better deal on finance form the dealer as its brand new.
This obviously gives you 3 years warranty

I wouldn't hang about though as I don't know how long the order books will stay open as the facelift will be going into production early next year.

Have a look here http://drivethedeal.com

Welcome Marshall Mike

Very good advice from p3asa right there ^^

At that price you've almost covered your first years depreciation as the car shouldn't drop hugely in value with the facelift due to the similarity of the models and the likely speed you'll be able to (or rather not be able to) get your hands on a facelifted car.

The standard spec has just about everything you'll need and the car drives brilliantly out of the box.

[Marshall Mike]

Thanks for the welcome

I'm getting the impression buying new is favoured over buying used. I hadn't ever considered this option before.

[Exonian]

Thanks for the welcome

I'm getting the impression buying new is favoured over buying used. I hadn't ever considered this option before.

Unlike years ago you can get huge discounts on new VW's so with finance kick backs and free servicing it makes it a lot more affordable/easy to budget for to buy new.
If you buy a second hand car at a dealer it'll suffer a fairly similar £ for £ depreciation to a heavily discounted new car (with finance better on the new cars if that's what you require).
Buying new through a broker is great for saving big bucks if you don't have a part ex.
It's not an exact science but there are some brilliant deals on new cars while stocks last.
If you don't need dealer finance then there will usually be some cracking deals on pre-reg'd or ex demo cars too (higher APR and less deposit contribution on used thru VW finance).
Plenty of buying experience on here so ask away on any questions.

[Restlessnative]

Thanks for the welcome

I'm getting the impression buying new is favoured over buying used. I hadn't ever considered this option before.

VW are about to get rid of a lot of good people.They have a huge build capacity and need to keep the wheels turning.Hence the good deals.

[monkeyhanger]

Thanks for the welcome

I'm getting the impression buying new is favoured over buying used. I hadn't ever considered this option before.

Mike: If I had a budget around £22k, i'd rather have the basic new car with 3 years warranty than the 2 year old model with a few more toys. The MK7 GTI/GTD/R are very generously equipped as standard, there's nothing in the options list that are essential. I would personally try to stretch to the PP if finances allow.

You might find the repayments between broker price new and the car you've seen are negligible if you're reliant on finance as the APR in the used forecourt is typically around 10% as opposed to 5.4% on the new one, which will be worth somewhere in the region of £45 average per month saved in interest on a like-for-like basis.

If you've got no p/x or can get rid of your old car another way, i'd go through all the main broker sites (Orange wheels, Drivethedeal, UKnewcars) for the best price and get it ordered.

Right now there's a £2k deposit contribution that may be pulled or reduced when the books close on the old model in anticipation of the facelift. The facelift will almost certainly have a higher RRP if the equipment levels go up, and it might be a bit uglier than the outgoing model (the proposed facelift Seat Leon seems to be going that way).

If you tend to keep your cars for a long time, with the new car you can spec a comprehensive 5 year warranty (an additional 2 years cover over the standard 3 year warranty) for £550 more. For the cver it provides and the cost of potential fixes, it is a relative bargain if something does go wrong. My Dad's GTD is just out of warranty and he has a few small issues that he'll live with as he's not prepared to pay out for himself. He's thinking of changing cars.

[Marshall Mike]

Thanks for the great advice guys. 

I have a Honda Accord I need to trade in. It's an 09 EXGT and I'm hoping to get 6-7k for it. I normally hold onto cars for around five years.

As for the golfs spec, PP, leather interior, dynaudio and sat nav are pretty much must haves. As I said I never considered new and the thought scares me lol. My original plan was to buy used, trading in the accord and making up the difference with a bank loan, nationwide offer 3.4%. That puts my budget somewhere around the 20k mark, and why new never crossed my mind!

FWIW, I have a reservation about going back to a hatchback after driving a saloon and the BMW 5 Series is the golfs competition, though I know you guys will tell me to go with the golf