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Offline Exonian

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The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« on: 09 January 2020, 21:44 »
You can order another proper GTI again!

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/volkswagen-gti-relaunched-uk-2020


How much???  :shocked:
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Offline Ryan90GTI

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #1 on: 09 January 2020, 23:17 »
Tidy little price increase that... Must be the new style VW badges. :shocked:
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Offline dean5125

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #2 on: 10 January 2020, 08:02 »
Quote from: Ryan90GTI on 09 January 2020, 23:17
Tidy little price increase that... Must be the new style VW badges. :shocked:

If they can do that increase to the up! what will they do with the golf?!?! :shocked:
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Offline Philip

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #3 on: 10 January 2020, 08:36 »
Throw in a couple of options and that's 113bhp for £16k which correlates pretty much exactly with a well optioned TCR and 290bhp for £42k  :smiley:
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Offline fredgroves

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #4 on: 10 January 2020, 09:13 »
Quote from: dean5125 on 10 January 2020, 08:02
Quote from: Ryan90GTI on 09 January 2020, 23:17
Tidy little price increase that... Must be the new style VW badges. :shocked:

If they can do that increase to the up! what will they do with the golf?!?! :shocked:

My guess is that there will be two variants of the Mk8 GTI... one for about £35k basic list and a juicier one for £37k basic list. The latter will be over £40k if you add more than two options.

Its certainly going to be the case that a north of 40k GTI is going be very easy to configure...
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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #5 on: 10 January 2020, 10:14 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 10 January 2020, 09:13
Quote from: dean5125 on 10 January 2020, 08:02
Quote from: Ryan90GTI on 09 January 2020, 23:17
Tidy little price increase that... Must be the new style VW badges. :shocked:

If they can do that increase to the up! what will they do with the golf?!?! :shocked:

My guess is that there will be two variants of the Mk8 GTI... one for about £35k basic list and a juicier one for £37k basic list. The latter will be over £40k if you add more than two options.

Its certainly going to be the case that a north of 40k GTI is going be very easy to configure...

Wouldn't it be nice if salaries increased at the same rate as car pricing!!! :shocked:

As much as I love my current GTI at this rate I'll be forced to look else where for a cheaper alternative next time around!! :cry:
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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #6 on: 10 January 2020, 10:30 »
Quote from: dean5125 on 10 January 2020, 10:14
Wouldn't it be nice if salaries increased at the same rate as car pricing!!! :shocked:

As much as I love my current GTI at this rate I'll be forced to look else where for a cheaper alternative next time around!! :cry:

Indeed... or that the 40k "premium car" penalty was moved upward in line with inflation at the very least.

Year 2-6 road tax hikes of an extra £320 are not something I can afford to ignore - that's an extra £26 a month to find.

The laughable thing with that is that there aren't any zero emissions breaks on that either - your Tesla attracts it too.
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Offline dean5125

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #7 on: 10 January 2020, 10:44 »
Quote from: fredgroves on 10 January 2020, 10:30
Quote from: dean5125 on 10 January 2020, 10:14
Wouldn't it be nice if salaries increased at the same rate as car pricing!!! :shocked:

As much as I love my current GTI at this rate I'll be forced to look else where for a cheaper alternative next time around!! :cry:

Indeed... or that the 40k "premium car" penalty was moved upward in line with inflation at the very least.

Year 2-6 road tax hikes of an extra £320 are not something I can afford to ignore - that's an extra £26 a month to find.

The laughable thing with that is that there aren't any zero emissions breaks on that either - your Tesla attracts it too.

I suppose a greedy government is nothing new, but on top of that the car pricing itself, they really do want us off the roads don't they! :rolleyes: I know we are on a massive high with modern cars being so good but god it can be depressing at the same time!!
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #8 on: 10 January 2020, 10:59 »
Quote from: dean5125 on 10 January 2020, 10:14

Wouldn't it be nice if salaries increased at the same rate as car pricing!!! :shocked:

As much as I love my current GTI at this rate I'll be forced to look else where for a cheaper alternative next time around!! :cry:

I already went down that route. Since the missus learned to drive and wanted a car of her own in 2015, household car running costs became much more expensive.

We now have a 2018 and a 2019 Polo GTI+.

£21k after discount with optional 18" Brescias, with 50% GFV after 3 years.

Same performance figures of the original standard MK7 Golf GTI 220ps model, almost as well equipped as a current MK7.5 GTI, as big as a MK4 Golf, more economical. Not a lot of love here for the MK8's looks either.

The Polo GTI+ is a lot of car for the money when compared to a 7.5 Golf GTI at current pricing.

£40k RRP does not buy you an extraordinary car these days, that threshold needs to go up or at least step it so that a £200k car has more VED to pay than a £40k one.
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Re: The Golf GTI is now dead, but...
« Reply #9 on: 10 January 2020, 11:49 »
I've always driven small cars but next time, for various reasons, need a bigger one. But if I was staying in the 'small car' world, Polo GTI would be a no brainer - looks fantastic, esp in blue or red and Parker (?) wheels. The natural heir to the Mark I Golf GTI?
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