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[skippy]

Congratulations on your Isaac Blue GTi ... is today not pick up day?

Thank you Zermatt, indeed it was! It was a dull old day weather wise and they put it in the showroom for me to show off the Isaac Blue paint!

Well happy, I was very sad to see my Scirocco left behind (which still only has 35K on the clock for an ‘09) but it was clear to me almost immediately how much better that MQB chassis is. Ok, I would not say it was ‘night & day’, the Scirocco is a very fine piece of machinery after all but I could feel the extra quality and refinement that has made the MK7.5 the fantastic car we know it is!

Now, should I have waited for an EV! 

[Talk-torque]

Now, should I have waited for an EV! 

I think where you are sitting now is the ideal place to wait for an EV. It seems like the Mk8 GTI, which not so long ago, remember, was going to be a mild 48v hybrid, will be rather half hearted and not super pretty. I reckon the 7.5 is about as good as the Golf is going to get and a great car to be in while the ID3 is sorted by the early adopters and the infrastructure to run it properly is put in place.

[skippy]

Now, should I have waited for an EV! 

I think where you are sitting now is the ideal place to wait for an EV. It seems like the Mk8 GTI, which not so long ago, remember, was going to be a mild 48v hybrid, will be rather half hearted and not super pretty. I reckon the 7.5 is about as good as the Golf is going to get and a great car to be in while the ID3 is sorted by the early adopters and the infrastructure to run it properly is put in place.

Thank you, yes, that makes me feel better, some of my friends think perhaps I am mad to buy a petrol this late in the day, this is why I kept my Scirocco nigh on 11 years just waiting for EV, but I have given up (for now). I really wanted one last petrol car.

I did consider the MK8, and like the majority not quite so keen on this buttonless dashboard and for the moment at least, it’s slightly odd look.

I have had my fingers burnt before by being an early adopter which invariably means multiple trips to the dealer. At least the MK7.5 is perfected, tweaked, fettled you name it, to hopefully mean trouble free motoring.

Glad I am part of the MK7 clan! 

[ar899]

Skippy - what are your friends buying then?! For me, electric vehicles/hybrids don't add up just yet. I do 18k miles pa and my next motor will be petrol. The only (potential) madness would be buying a diesel but then if you happen to want a biggish SUV, diesel is the only real option.

[skippy]

Skippy - what are your friends buying then?! For me, electric vehicles/hybrids don't add up just yet. I do 18k miles pa and my next motor will be petrol. The only (potential) madness would be buying a diesel but then if you happen to want a biggish SUV, diesel is the only real option.

ar899, yes, most of them still have petrols and diesels anyway and will just run them into the ground before switching to EV.

I think where they were coming from is, buying another petrol now, as electrification becomes more mainstream, residuals will plummet even more as demand goes away.

That said, I completely agree, petrol still has a long future ahead, after all the banning of petrol is targeted to be 2040! The National Grid still needs huge investment to cope with the surge in demand of millions of EV’s being charged up.

As you say, diesel on the other hand may not be the smart move anymore, as we see with the Golf MK8, there is still huge investment in the ICE era. It is not going to happen overnight, I reckon even in 10 years time, 60% of vehicles will still be ICE powered.

[Talk-torque]

A decently quick, economical and well equipped hatch is going to hold it’s appeal into that new era a lot longer than the currently popular diesel SUVs, I reckon, so residuals might not be too bad. Petrol and diesel will still be available long after the sale of new IC cars ends, so the demand for good examples of the “best of the last” will persist.

[Exonian]

Diesel might not be a smart move for lighter more aerodynamic smaller cars right now but for SUV’s it still makes perfect sense.
The engine characteristics of Diesels suit larger heavier vehicles perfectly until EV’s fully take over the world.

The infrastructure still isn’t good enough for everyone to buy electric, disproportionate petrol engine take up over the last couple years is bound to head back towards the reason we were all driven towards Diesels in the first place ten or so years ago. Everything goes full circle and there needs to be some sort of balance in particulate emissions between petrol exhaust nasties, diesel fume nasties and power station waste throughout the UK, EU and other countries that are prepared to care.

[Yusee]

@Skippy, if you keep this car anywhere near as long as your last, I wouldn't worry about residuals.
Anyway, most cars on the road are ICE, very few are EV. It will take a generation to reverse even after ICE production ends.With a bit of luck, we'll all be dead by then.

[skippy]

@Skippy, if you keep this car anywhere near as long as your last, I wouldn't worry about residuals.
Anyway, most cars on the road are ICE, very few are EV. It will take a generation to reverse even after ICE production ends.With a bit of luck, we'll all be dead by then.

Haha, yes just shy of 11 years was not bad going, I doubt there are too many on here that keep cars that long. Much that I miss my ‘Roc now, it is great to be in something different, really enjoying the performance and the chassis handling is superb!

I digress off topic, yes, I should not be too concerned with residuals, this new world of motoring will take a generation to switch around. The Golf GTI will live well into the EV era, but high emitting vehicles and your standard run of the mill models may quickly become effectively worthless.

As you say, perhaps we will 6ft under anyway by the time we need to worry.

Perhaps I will keep it till 2031 then buy my ID3! 

[Andy198]

Congrats on your purchase Skippy. When you get a second, I’m sure we’d love to see some photos of your new Isaac Blue GTi!  👍🏾