what should i do??

[Mr Lees]

Option 1: red 5dr 06 gti UK with 7k miles no options as far as i can tell £17450

or order edition 30 5 dr black brand new uk (pre-reg?) with xenon, ipod, parking, multifunction wheel, tinted rear windows for £22995

big difference in price, big difference in cars?

can you retro fit option to GTI i.e take to dealers and get to fit parking sensors, ipod prep ect

thanks!

[Hurdy]

Weigh up your options and what YOU really want from the car

Option 1 saves you 5.5K but gives you a 1 year old car with7k miles on that someone else may have ragged senseless and has no options fitted

Option 2 costs you more, but you get a brand new car, with options, that no-one else has thrashed, with more power and that is a ltd edition model. Come resale time it should be easier to sell and be worth approx 1.5k over a similarly specced std gti. This is my option as I have ordered and ED 30.

There is also a 3rd option of buying a new GTI (either specced up or basic) which in basic format wouldn't cost you too much more than option 1.

At the end of the day you pays your money and takes your chance in whatever option you decide

Whichever option you do decide on I'm sure you will not be disappointed

PS with the 5.5k you save on option 1 you could buy an awesome spec MK1 or MK2 golf GTI

[goap]

Option 2 for sure doesn't include VAT either, because I have almost the same spec as you and 22900ish is my pre VAT price.

I would still do option 2 though.   

[Phil mcavity]

Dont be fooled by resale values Goap, since when has ANY CAR with slightly more horsepower been worth more when dealer gets out his glasses guide. It will be the same as STANDARD gti, It will be the same value as a good spec'd standard golf with leather and 18's monza's on and some fancy stitching here and there. Thats what you should be comparing and remember your paying 2 grand more so it works out the same depressiation as standard GTi  because its 2 grand cheaper!! . THEY BOTH HAVE 52%RETAINED RESALE AFTER 3 YEARS. 

[timp7748]

Dont be fooled by resale values Goap, since when has ANY CAR with slightly more horsepower been worth more when dealer gets out his glasses guide. It will be the same as STANDARD gti, It will be the same value as a good spec'd standard golf with leather and 18's monza's on and some fancy stitching here and there. Thats what you should be comparing and remember your paying 2 grand more so it works out the same depressiation as standard GTi  because its 2 grand cheaper!! . THEY BOTH HAVE 52%RETAINED RESALE AFTER 3 YEARS. 

I think you've hit the nail on the head. Didn't want to say nothing tho as it may piss lots of people off. I also hear from countless reviews that the standard gti is better too. (NOT MY OPINION BY THE WAY AS I HAVEN'T DRIVEN ONE!!)

Personally I would look at some others. Go onto volkswagen's website and search around your area. A standard model won't sell as well cos people like the extras. The black Ed30 will be a b!tch to keep clean and will show every little scratch. It will drive you crazy and probably make you sick after spending £23k on a car! (Again no offense to black car owners. They look nice but lets be honest, they are hard work!)

[Simonet]

Pearl Black Ed30.....mmmm I love mine! and yeah, I've had to clean it this week cause it was a week old and had a few rain marks on it (if you looked close)

Oh how I hated cleaning my new car and thinking "it's all mine" and "soon, once she's run in a little I'll be able to overtake those standard GTi's......"

Then I started thinking how much more it will be worth in years to come......

COME OFF IT GUYS!!!!! This ED30 / GTI stuff is becoming a joke!

Go with your heart and buy whatever you like. If you likes the ED30, buy it, if not DON'T

[Phil mcavity]

agreed simonet,afterall its difficult to improve a MK 5 GTi as it is pretty dam good car before the Edition 30 tweeks.

To me if im buying a BRAND NEW motor, its always gonna feel that extra bit special, every standard GTi has different performance, some faster then others although the same BHP, especially one thats done a fair few miles, so"blasting past a "STANDARD GTi" is not guarantee'd!!! Well id put up a good fight !!!!

We are all here for a reason cus we love our Golf GTi's so much.    End of.

[Mr Lees]

OK I think im going to order a new uk one tornado red with all the above options from motorprovider import but still get  2 years warranty and first owner with leather for 21k on the road.
The ed 30 is great but im not really one for outright performance as such I had a type r , that was very quick (and black. pain to wash!) but the ride was awful so i got rid
I know imports are worth less trade in but ive saved 5K+ on UK and I will keep the car for a long time.

thanks for all your opinions, where is my cheque book!

[timp7748]

spot on mate. good luck with it.

[charri42]

I am sure this doesn't apply now, but just check the Motorpoint car has full climate control as when I looked last year, they had a number of EU import GTi's with the basic A/c