2014 PP GTI, good price?

[Marshall Mike]

I have been looking at the DTD deals quite a lot and it's changed my thinking. If I buy the car brand new and keep it for seven years I can up my budget into the 27k region. But it was alluded to that VW isn't known for reliability these days? Have there been any problems with the mk 7 I should be aware of? I'm concerned for when the cars warranty runs out, even if I take the five year one.

Concerning taking out the VW finance: When exactly does the finance start? When the car is delivered to you or when the order is placed? Just trying to work out the timeline so I would know when to cancel it.

If I buy new, should I hold off for the facelift? I know that's a tough question as there doesn't seem to be a price for the FL yet, but I would hate to order now and then miss out on the new PP car which might only have cost a little extra. Assuming VW were still offering the 2k deposit contribution of course, which may very well be pulled as the FL becomes available to order?

[clubsport]

Unfortunately MM, you have to take some risk in this decision.
Chances are the facelift deals available next year will not be as good as those on the outgoing mk7.
Positively the few problems of the early mk7 will have been sorted by the end of the current production run.
The facelift upgrades on tech, will there be teething problems, do you need more tech??

It also depends on your time frame, if you hold out for the announcement of the mk8, the mk7 facelift may be heavily marketed.
Currency effects and potential tariffs may or may not be a concern to car pricing in the future?
Personally I would try to get one of the last mk7 if the deals get even better to clear the remaining cars in the system.
These cars may be offered at a competitive lease to clear, that way you get a late mk7 for 2 years then reconsider a Facelift at expiration.

[Marshall Mike]

Fortunately I don't have a time frame to stick to, so I'm happy to wait for the right deal/car. There's no hurry. After all, the time frame I'm looking at holding onto the car for means I won't rush any decision

[clubsport]

I would suggest the better deals will be right at the end of the production run rather than the start of the new model.
That may be the deal side, but only you can work out what is the right car that you would be happy to hold on to.

[Jackie Treehorn]

You don't start to pay for the car until you get the car.

You can extend the warranty after the 5 years are up, each year if you want.  You can get bronze silver or gold cover (basically)

[p3asa]

I can't imagine the GTI/D will have much longer to run in its current form but no word yet of last orders.

Dealer contribution is quite crafty. It means they can basically increase the price of the car by £2k any time they want and customers can't really complain of the price rise.

I've got a feeling that a lot of current standard extras won't be offered on the facelift as standard. Keyless, Nav & Winter pack or maybe just drop the £2k contribution as they know they will fill the order books for a few months anyway with those that must have straight away.

[ronhar]

Hi all

I tried to order a new GTI today. I was told that no more orders were being taken and that the order pipeline would re-open sometime in January (facelift?)

I was offered a couple pre ordered cars that were being built, not sure if they were on order to be built for the dealer, but I could not alter the spec to what I was wanting.