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Offline DeejayGti

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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #20 on: 17 March 2007, 13:48 »
Phil
Does the mark 4 anniversary hold its value better? According to my dealer they can sell them at £1500 to £2000 over book because of their rarity and collectability? Do you not think this is the case for the ED30? The ED30 is the most powerful production Gti of all time and is a 'special edition' of what is considered to be the best Golf of all time. I would even go to say that the current Gti is one of the best cars of recent time. My Gti cost nearly 24K new with the options and I am struggling to get 16K 2 years later. That is strong depreciation. My new ED30 is costing around 23K new. do you think I will struggle to sell it for 16K in 2 years if I chose to? I dont think it will depreciate anywhere near as much.

As I said before its all down to individual choice as was your advice to Mr Lees. He made his descision based on what HE wanted after taking everyones opinion on board. I think we should agree to dis-agree on if the ED30 is worth the extra money and leave it at that. No hard feelings......
 
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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #21 on: 17 March 2007, 16:08 »
ok' s deejay, truce it is. we will agree to disagree. case closed ! 
           yay! :wink:
BTW,  mk 4 special edition was also 2 grand more then standard car was, EXACTLY my whole point, 2 grand more for ed 30, and thats why you would expect 2 grand more back on yours in a couple of years. hense the normal GTi with more extras would fetch better then standard one on resale, the dealer would say it doesnt but as we all know, private sales you get a better sale price.

no hard feelings either deejay :smiley:
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Offline Mr Lees

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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #22 on: 17 March 2007, 16:14 »
ok , thought I would check with the guy supplying the ED30 with xenons,ipod,parking and multifunction wheel that the price of £22995 on the road didnt include VAT,,, It does! UK car with full 3 year warranty.
puts a different spin on it , also if i go for candy white/ red it will be - £350!
now im back to the start again!
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Offline illyun

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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #23 on: 17 March 2007, 16:57 »
Quote from: TagnuT on 17 March 2007, 09:48
Com on Phil, youve had a bee in your bonnet about the ED30 for months.
We all like Golf GTIs and both versions are very good.  Just enjoy the cars and leave it at that please.

So its not just me who noticed that fact?  :grin: I wonder why most of Phil's posts are in Edition 30 related threads when he doesn't like it?  :undecided:  I've had a standard GTI and it was fantastic as is the new Edition 30.  As far as I am concerned, anything with a VW badge rocks.  If you don't like the Edition 30 / GTI or whatever,  thats fine but it when it is repeated it starts sounding like a broken record.
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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #24 on: 17 March 2007, 16:59 »
Quote from: Phil mcavity on 17 March 2007, 16:08
ok' s deejay, truce it is. we will agree to disagree. case closed ! 
           yay! :wink:

no hard feelings either deejay :smiley:

Agreed
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Offline illyun

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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #25 on: 17 March 2007, 17:19 »
Quote from: TagnuT on 17 March 2007, 16:59
Quote from: Phil mcavity on 17 March 2007, 16:08
ok' s deejay, truce it is. we will agree to disagree. case closed ! 
           yay! :wink:

no hard feelings either deejay :smiley:

Agreed

ditto  :smiley:
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Offline p3eps

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Re: what should i do??
« Reply #26 on: 17 March 2007, 23:17 »
Quote from: Mr Lees on 17 March 2007, 16:14
ok , thought I would check with the guy supplying the ED30 with xenons,ipod,parking and multifunction wheel that the price of £22995 on the road didnt include VAT,,, It does! UK car with full 3 year warranty.
puts a different spin on it , also if i go for candy white/ red it will be - £350!
now im back to the start again!
Sounds like a bargain to me!  My steel grey order is £23390 and thats only with xenons, armrest, tinted rear and highline computer.  The dealer knocked off the £350 paint charge for NTI.  It all depends on which wheels you like best, whether you like the fully painted bumpers, half leather seats etc - basically whether you think the extra £1715 on the Ed30 is worth it over the original. 
The main bonus with the Ed30 is that if you want more power later down the line, a simple bluefin ECU remap (which you do yourself at home!) can upgrade you to 290bhp for a mere £600 as the Ed30 has the Audi S3's turbo unit in it.
No matter what type of new car you buy it will have lost about 10% of its value as soon as you drive it off the forecourt... although having said that 2nd hand Ed30's with 20 - 5000 miles are currently selling for MORE than the retail price due to the waiting times on new ones!
I'm sure no matter which way you go (new Ed30 or 2nd hand GTI) you'll be happy!
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