The £50k Golf - and it's a Mk7.5...

[Snoopy]

I cannot see anyone that may consider paying that sort of money wanting it to be red. i think they made a mistake with the colour choice when specing to that sort of level. Maybe I'm wrong but I know i ruled it out when looking because of the colour.

[dubber36]

Asker would like that. 

[Jim_mk7.5]

I think with the right wheels, a facelift red R looks pretty good.

That said, the new A45 S makes the R look like a boring hatchback in comparison so I still don't think anyone considering spending £50k on a hatch would even look at a Golf at that price. Most newish ones are around late £30k so nearly £10k cheaper. RS3 is also way more tempting and has another 100bhp and an engine that sounds amazing.

[dubber36]

Anyone remember the Mk6 GTIs with the hideous ABT body kits that Listers were trying to knock out for c.£40k about 10 years ago?

[barrym381]

Anyone remember the Mk6 GTIs with the hideous ABT body kits that Listers were trying to knock out for c.£40k about 10 years ago?

Or the Adidas edition   

[ar899]

I think with the right wheels, a facelift red R looks pretty good.

That said, the new A45 S makes the R look like a boring hatchback in comparison so I still don't think anyone considering spending £50k on a hatch would even look at a Golf at that price. Most newish ones are around late £30k so nearly £10k cheaper. RS3 is also way more tempting and has another 100bhp and an engine that sounds amazing.

Some people like boring looking hatchbacks  I'm in my 50s and you wouldn't get me driving an A45S - does it come with a back to front baseball cap?

I think that red R looks fantastic, though agreed wouldn't pay £50k for one.

[Watts]

I think with the right wheels, a facelift red R looks pretty good.

I think that red R looks fantastic, though agreed wouldn't pay £50k for one.

TR, black mirrors and silver Prets, looks great to me too!

[Jim_mk7.5]

I think with the right wheels, a facelift red R looks pretty good.

That said, the new A45 S makes the R look like a boring hatchback in comparison so I still don't think anyone considering spending £50k on a hatch would even look at a Golf at that price. Most newish ones are around late £30k so nearly £10k cheaper. RS3 is also way more tempting and has another 100bhp and an engine that sounds amazing.

Some people like boring looking hatchbacks  I'm in my 50s and you wouldn't get me driving an A45S - does it come with a back to front baseball cap?

Without the unnecessary aero extras, the new A45 S looks mean and purposeful in a subtle sort of way. A hatchback with the performance to rival a 5-year-old supercar.

[ar899]

Admittedly it does look much better without the aerofoil.

[kmpowell]

I cannot see anyone that may consider paying that sort of money wanting it to be red. i think they made a mistake with the colour choice when specing to that sort of level. Maybe I'm wrong but I know i ruled it out when looking because of the colour.

I find this a bit of an odd argument. Just because you can't see anyone paying £50k for a red car, it doesn't mean somebody won't. For every one person who won't, there's probably another who might/would.

I paid the thick end of nearly £70k for a brand new bright red RS4 back in 2015, why, because I liked the colour and didn't want the mundane Black/Grey/White default choice. I nearly paid extra for a stock Riviera Blue car, but it was a bit too out there for me when I saw it in the metal. The Riviera Blue car sold the following week, so that proves that just because I didn't want it, somebody else did.

Subjectiveness is exactly that, subjective, it has no bearing on the total cost of a car. Having said that, it's a £50k Golf, but as has already been pointed out, there are buyers out there for that car without a doubt. Cash buyers who don't care about saving a couple of grand, and people who want something different from the norm.

Some people think I'm mad for speccing a GTI to nearly £39k and they've asked the question "why didn't you buy an R instead?" The answer is short and simple, because for every one of me there's another who thinks differently.

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