Mk7 buying advice

[2007GTI]

I've found a 64 plate 5dr GTI DSG PP, in Carbon Grey, Discover Pro, leather, keyless, pan roof, rear camera, 23k, FVWSH, 1 owner, sounds perfect, but it's £21,995 at a Main dealer.

Thoughts?

[kalimon]

It sounds a well specced car. Have you asked the dealer if there is any significant movement on the asking price?

[2007GTI]

I have, they tried to play, come and drive it and we'll talk game, but I don't have time for that, so I've gone in hard and asked for £1000 off, see what they say. 

[Watts]

I have, they tried to play, come and drive it and we'll talk game, but I don't have time for that, so I've gone in hard and asked for £1000 off, see what they say. 

Definitely worth a try however the game can work both ways. By investing time with you and going out for a test drive you 1 demonstrate you are more serious and 2 they may be persuaded to negotiate more as they have invested time in you and will want to close the deal. It's much easier to say no to an email (or ignore it).

[2007GTI]

True, this was over the phone not email and Ive been there so many times before, sitting at the desk, waiting hours for the salesman/woman to go back and forth to sales manager and wearing you down, squeezing every last penny out of you, I'm just not interested in that. This is how much I want to pay, if you don't want to deal, I won't waste eachothers time. Bosh. or should that be Bosch! 

[Guzzle]

It's a good spec, but £22k for a 3 year old Golf seems mighty expensive to me.

How many of those options are 'must have'?

[2007GTI]

Yeah I'm beginning to think that myself.  I could live without any of those options to be honest. I guess I'll keep looking.

[Arnold_Lane]

It's a good spec, but £22k for a 3 year old Golf seems mighty expensive to me.

How many of those options are 'must have'?

Agreed. £19,995 more like

[david25]

I've found a 64 plate 5dr GTI DSG PP, in Carbon Grey, Discover Pro, leather, keyless, pan roof, rear camera, 23k, FVWSH, 1 owner, sounds perfect, but it's £21,995 at a Main dealer.

Thoughts?

There seems to be plenty of choice around the £21,000 mark

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk7/volkswagen-golf-2-0-tsi-gti-5dr-dsg-performance-pack/7315706

[2007GTI]

Thanks but I could not live with a white car, or one with 19" wheels, it has to be Carbon Grey or Black on 18"s.

I've found a 64 plate 5dr GTI DSG PP, in Carbon Grey, Discover Pro, leather, keyless, pan roof, rear camera, 23k, FVWSH, 1 owner, sounds perfect, but it's £21,995 at a Main dealer.

Thoughts?

There seems to be plenty of choice around the £21,000 mark

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk7/volkswagen-golf-2-0-tsi-gti-5dr-dsg-performance-pack/7315706