Clubsport 40 value

[fredgroves]

Is there any way when you look at a secondhand advert to see if the vehicle is subject to excess road tax?

I suspect not until you go ask the dealer that specific question....

[245PS]

Is there any way when you look at a secondhand advert to see if the vehicle is subject to excess road tax?

I suspect not until you go ask the dealer that specific question....

Sadly no, not that I have seen thus far!

[kmpowell]

I'd like to try and stay under £40k list price. Doubt that's possible though with Dynaudio and sunroof? And maybe DCC.

This can be quite a narrow way of looking at things if you are in the used market. the price you pay is more important than it's original list price. The extra £350 per year luxury VED only equates to a max of £1750 which can easily be made up by buying smart.

Not sure if anybody saw it, but last Friday a red 69 plate (Akrapovic model) TCR came on Autotrader for £29,995 (£3-5k+ cheaper than most places). It had the Performance Pack, sh!ttty stickers, Dynaudio and Pan Roof. This was a £40k+ list price car but the savings on the current screen price versus other cars currently on the market more than outweighed the extra VED per year. Unsurprisingly it got snapped up within days and disappeared from Autotrader yesterday morning.

[245PS]

I'd like to try and stay under £40k list price. Doubt that's possible though with Dynaudio and sunroof? And maybe DCC.

This can be quite a narrow way of looking at things if you are in the used market. the price you pay is more important than it's original list price. The extra £350 per year luxury VED only equates to a max of £1750 which can easily be made up by buying smart.

Not sure if anybody saw it, but last Friday a red 69 plate (Akrapovic model) TCR came on Autotrader for £29,995 (£3-5k+ cheaper than most places). It had the Performance Pack, sh!ttty stickers, Dynaudio and Pan Roof. This was a £40k+ car but the savings on the screen price more than outweighed the extra VED per year. Unsurprisingly it got snapped up within days and disappeared from Autotrader yesterday morning.

Very true.

There are a few Red ones around. Now I like red cars, but not sure I could go a TCR in red.

[clubsport]

One problem with such a variance in spec of GTi's when looking to buy, is you can get stuck in the search for your unicorn at a cheap price.
Most of us who didn't buy new have had to compromise on some form of spec or price.
You have to guage your priorities and then you can try for a deal on a specific car.
Good luck!

[245PS]

Yep for sure.

Todays issue is the Audi RS3!!!!!

[clubsport]

If you want a DSG, I doubt you will be disappointed with the overall drivetrain.... The engine defines the character of that car, where as the CS is pretty good all round and relatively interesting in the world of modern Golf's.

Personally if I wanted a Dsg car, I would go for the RS3 if it is within budget.
As the post 2017 cars were >£40k. you will end up paying the same road tax as a high end TCR, I'm implying that seems more justifuable on the RS3 ?

[Exonian]

If you want a DSG, I doubt you will be disappointed with the overall drivetrain.... The engine defines the character of that car, where as the CS is pretty good all round and relatively interesting in the world of modern Golf's.

Personally if I wanted a Dsg car, I would go for the RS3 if it is within budget.
As the post 2017 cars were >£40k. you will end up paying the same road tax as a high end TCR, I'm implying that seems more justifuable on the RS3 ?

I’d struggle to stomach paying stupid amounts of cash to tax a Golf but an RS3 I could forgive.



What are RS3’s like on fuel?
Not all big capacity engines are rubbish on fuel, a colleague of mine had a few M140i’s on hire and they were no worse on fuel than the Golfs I had!

An RS3 would probably be less affected by mileage versus value than an Ed40. Both quite rare and sought after but the RS3 is just a production model and seems to bottom out at a certain price point.

[r600_clubsport]

for last 6 months or so, i have looked at RS3's myself, even did a vote on my instagram to see other people's views if to buy an RS3 or keep the CS, results came in favor to keep the CS - and few were RS3 owners voted for the CS, i did speak to a couple of them about it and they said basically a CS is more engaging & not just a normal golf/mass produced car, it's an "edition", bit special that you rarely see on the road.

I'm seeing how things go though, i do have a look at them now and then to see if any decent spec ones at a good price, always nice to look.

oh and ref posts about the TCR interior, i thought myself before it was released by the pics that interior colour was horrible, but when i looked at one in the flesh at the dealers.....changed my mind, really nice.

[Exonian]

The TCR interior is nowhere near as gaudy in the flesh as the press photos make out.
It’s actually very upmarket feeling, more so than an R (cloth) interior.

The RS3 is an RS model albeit the bargain basement version! It looks and feels far more special than any Golf when you look at the details closely, special edition or not in my opinion.
But it’s not going to have the light on its feet feeling of the GTI, and on British roads I think the GTI is the sweet spot for performance versus cost versus driving dynamics, unless you live in a big city where the R’s off the line traction from the traffic lights is needed to keep the 320d’s in their place!

I think the RS3 is one of those cars everyone should own for a short time. I think the Instagram people might have been biased too