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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #70 on: 02 July 2024, 14:39 »
Quote from: jon87 on 02 July 2024, 13:57
Looks like DrivetheDeal have updated their prices today and an extra £500 off the Golf due to VW increasing their deposit contribution. GTI 8.5 with almost £6k off now with prices after discount at £33,195.

Even though I just bought a 7.5, I'm tempted by this!

I’d jump sooner rather than later if I were you Jon, especially if you’re going to throw a few options on but keeping it below the £40k.
Chances of getting the car actually delivered before the next price rises are only going to get slimmer by the day.
7.5 prices are still strong so depreciation won’t be too harsh aside from the unavoidable initial “just bought it” hit between retail and trade worth.

Once the list price hits £40k on registration you may as well plump up a bit extra and get an R, IMHO.

If you can keep it below the magic 40 then you’re getting as much power as you can realistically use on UK roads, slightly lighter weight than the other current VW Golf Performance contenders for a more natural hot hatch feel, fractionally lower running costs, and real buttons on the steering wheel  :whistle:
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #71 on: 02 July 2024, 17:29 »
You're right Exonian. I would ideally like to wait 1 year and then part exchange the 7.5 but list prices for the 8.5 will only move one way by then and I definitely do not want to hit the £40k "luxury" tax bracket.

I won't be adding any options as it's got a great spec as standard, just need to choose between pure white or dolphin grey!
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #72 on: 02 July 2024, 18:00 »
Meet in the middle, go Moonstone!

Personally I’d go for white for ease of maintenance but my fave mk8 colour is Moonstone.
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #73 on: 03 July 2024, 08:51 »
Quote from: Exonian on 02 July 2024, 18:00
Meet in the middle, go Moonstone!

Personally I’d go for white for ease of maintenance but my fave mk8 colour is Moonstone.

My sister has Moonstone on her MK8 R-line, so I have seen it quite a bit but just not a fan of it.

I have decided on white. Makes a change from my previous cars, had a Carbon Steel Grey MK7 and now an Indium Grey on the 7.5. I have decided to keep the 7.5 too until the 2 year warranty and 2 free services expire and then I'll be moving that on. Just wish I had a garage to store one of them!

Any plans @Exonian on making the change yourself? I know you just bought an R less than a year ago.
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #74 on: 03 July 2024, 12:22 »
White always looks good on a Golf GTI, easy to look after and contrasts well with the black and red bits.
Whether you liked Moonstone or not I guess it would have been a bit much having two in the family.
There’s a Moonstone R-Line just around the corner from me (24 plate) and I really like it, and a yellow 24 plate e-TSI just up the road from them which I also really like as it catches your eye as soon as you round the corner!

A very determined effort keeping both cars, it would be great to read a side by side review when the new car arrives.

No foreseeable plans for me to swap cars Jon, I’m happy enough with what I’ve got. It does literally everything, looks ok, costs little to own but would lose a fortune in early depreciation if I got shot. Nothing out there really floats my boat.
I did have a quick nose at a freshly launched MINI Cooper S Sport F66 as the dealership is just around the corner from my dentist. I’d quite fancy one of those for its fun factor and looks, but a new GTI would be almost as cost effective with current discounts and can swallow people much more easily. I had four passengers including a six month pregnant lady plus myself in the car recently and the car was spacious enough.   
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #75 on: 03 July 2024, 14:14 »
I do love how the new rear IQ lights optics matches with Moonstone Grey colour. Looks so chic & sporty. And it's a base Golf  :smiley: Imagine the GTI  :wink:



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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #76 on: 03 July 2024, 15:55 »
11/10 for enthusiasm Dogman  :smiley: I do wish some of it would rub off on me.
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #77 on: 04 July 2024, 19:48 »
I saw my first 8.5 on the roads today. A blue dealer demo car. It didn’t have the cool looking rear lights like the Dogman12 photo, just all red non IQ lights by the look of them.
Are the darkened ones standard IQ or darkened ‘black pack’ option items?

The front lights on the 8.5 looked very different to mk8 headlamps and the front bumper looked nice.
Looking forward to seeing the more sporty versions appear.
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #78 on: 04 July 2024, 20:31 »
Quote from: Exonian on 04 July 2024, 19:48
I saw my first 8.5 on the roads today. A blue dealer demo car. It didn’t have the cool looking rear lights like the Dogman12 photo, just all red non IQ lights by the look of them.
Are the darkened ones standard IQ or darkened ‘black pack’ option items?

The front lights on the 8.5 looked very different to mk8 headlamps and the front bumper looked nice.
Looking forward to seeing the more sporty versions appear.
Black Style darkens only front optics. Rear stays the same "darkened" from the factory. (for the IQ light).
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Re: New Golf GTI open for order £38,900 OTR
« Reply #79 on: 04 July 2024, 20:52 »
Thanks Dogman12, that’s good to know  :cool:
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