« Reply #196 on: 05 January 2021, 14:52 »
Options are very poor value, the 128ti will be exactly the same.
My advice would only ever get things you’ll get value for money from yourself unless you’re buying a limited production enthusiast special model where certain options will add a fair bit of value so long as you sell the car through more specialised channels. Main dealers and the general trade by and large won’t give you much, if anything, back on the thousands you’ve spent on luxuries. Even private buyers want something for nothing much of the time.
Some things will add part-exchange value on certain cars. Pretorias made a significant difference to mk7 R retained values but probably didn’t affect the GFV much.
PCP’s are becoming more like general leases for that sort of thing and the market is very unpredictable right now for obvious reasons.
There aren’t any options on a mk8 GTI I’d consider remotely essential, although if you drive on unfamiliar roads often then the HUD would be quite useful (but far from essential).
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