At last i''ve seen her, count down continues....

[wantmygti]

Well guys and gals, for those of you who can bear to read about a non E30 GTi, after 3.5 months i have seen my car in the VW compound and have tried to take some pics for you all:







Have to say i'm really pleased with the colour choice and wheels and lights etc etc!!!! Has been a real long time coming.

So the million dollar question... Do I wish it was an E30???..... Actually no. Why not? Well here's my thinking. Feel free to comment but i have tried to word this is an objective way, and have not tried to critique each car. That is covered elsewhere.

So my Gti cost £20,360, in addition i have 18s but was offered these (post deal!!) half price, so £222. Total cost therefore is £20,582. All other options that I got I would also of had to buy on an E30 (such as Xenons) so I'll ignore these for now.

Cost of equivalent E30 was £22,295. So i have saved £1,713. Add to this insurance, which with my jaded history would be an extra £100 a year, and we could prob add a slight hike in fuel costs but can't be bothered to calcuate the 1 to 2 mpg saving.

So in year 1 I'm easily £1800 in pocket. Plus I love the blue. Bit unusual and a lovely colour and of course not available on the E30.

And the other point of concern for me back in Oct 2006 was that I have driven a GTi, but not an E30 and did not want to gamble on the spec and reviews of the E30 with £24k! No one seemed to know what was included and the deabte still rumbles to some degree.

So there it is. I got a GTi, which is an Evo 5 star car, saved a wad over the E30 and have no regrets. I'm not into tuning so that ability to get 300+ horsies from it is irrelevant to me. Couldn't cope with the insurance or fuel costs of either.

BUT, I would of like the body kit of the E30 and the extra power (without the assocaited costs). But the money just didn't sell it for me. If I had wanted leather (which i hate) the costs for comparison would of been very different.

I also appreciate that second hand values of the E30 will be higher than the GTi, but it would cost me more and you never get back what you pay. Plus if the E30 had turned out to be a stinker (not saying it is), the value would have collapsed.

So to conclude, I have an agonising 2 week wait until midnight of the 28th Feb to kill.....

Would like to hear your comments.

[Ollieb7]

I'm sure you love it and thats what counts - good on you!

By the way why do i get some shady poker pop up and some tasty birds above your pictures  - is there something your not telling us?

[laney]

Lovely colour mate 

And just looking at that spec I wonder whether I should have had a bit more patience and got mine through the stealer rather than going to the importer who had it on his lot - oh well you pays ya money and takes ya chance! 

[Simonet]

It does look well and you've got the xenons which transform the front!

Nice Deal on the wheels!!

How boring would it be if we all liked he same things..... enjoy your new toy and roll on march!

[Phil mcavity]

Welcome to the blue GTI club mate!!  , great choice, simular to mine mate photo wise, U will luv it, go easy on the gas!! if u can help it. hope the time flys for ya. and a tip for you, make sure you own a tesco clubcard!! and earn all those magic clubcard points with fueling up on 99 octane jungle juice!
Nice to hear about your experiances once you collect her in a fortnight.

[Hurdy]

Hi wantmygti,

Hope you enjoy your car matey.

I know that there isn't one person amongst us who, when expecting a new car, isn't feeling the same as you now.

Just that 13day agonising wait to go for you

[wantmygti]

Thanks guys. I'm really pleased with the choices.

I think I may have of managed to smooth the rough between the GTi and E30 crew, a divide seems to of arisen of late! We can all stand proud, it's not like we drivet a GT or anything equally embarrassing......!!!! (cue new rift...)

You pays your money ands makes your choices!

Also, I need to thank Matt555 and the Doc for their Xenon based advice 3 months back. Haven't used them yet but they look like the dogs danglies!!!

Nick

[wantmygti]

I'm sure you love it and thats what counts - good on you!

By the way why do i get some shady poker pop up and some tasty birds above your pictures  - is there something your not telling us?

No idea I'm afraid Ollie, have you been downloading the bongos again...

[Pando]

Nice one son
Whqt  colour is it
I think mine is laser blue, but i have never seen another up my neck of the woods

[Phil mcavity]

i have one !!!! laser blue, see below, soon be waving fairwell