Thinking about it...

[SteveS]

ah dont want an old motor. major reason im looking is to replace mine with a new one i can keep for several years.

[athol]

Get a "normal" GTI and load it with spec then chip it to 270BHP. Save yourself a few quid.

(I didn't know about the ED30 when I ordered my car last July)

[sharpie]

ah dont want an old motor. major reason im looking is to replace mine with a new one i can keep for several years.

i'm running about in a 21 year old motor just now, don't see the problem with older cars, the money you save through depreciation will easily cover repairs/maintenace 

[SteveS]

can see your point.
but im defo gonna buy a new..

[Phil mcavity]

suburu p1 fast hunk of junk, no thanks id rather pay £1 down the local sea sun fun fair, Get on, get the same scary feeling and walk away with out all the aggro owning one of those cars!. ill keep my GTi thanks, no comparison, only both go really fast.

[sharpie]

suburu p1 fast hunk of junk, no thanks id rather pay £1 down the local sea sun fun fair, Get on, get the same scary feeling and walk away with out all the aggro owning one of those cars!. ill keep my GTi thanks, no comparison, only both go really fast.

take the dub specs off  there's no way you can compare any vw to a p1 in terms of pure driving.

anyway - this lad's lookin for reason's to buy a ed30 or not, so keep on topic and keep em comin 

[Hurdy]

Hi SteveS,

My Ed30 was ordered on the 18th Jan and I took delivery on the 28th March....so, a total wait of 10 weeks which I considered not too bad for a made to order limited edition model

Good points for me are more the feeling and pleasure I get when I open the garage door, when I open her up on a snaking B road and sinking into the comfortable,supportive,quality seats surrounded by a car that epitomises the 30 year evolution of an icon that is the GTI

True, the standard GTI is a very good car and if the Edition 30 hadn't cropped up then I am sure I would have signed on the dotted line for one. Also true that you can get a good discount against the standard GTI and spec up with the difference. The question you need to ask yourself is could you have an Edition 30 drive past you if you chose the standard GTI, knowing that you COULD have afforded one and not think of:-

The extra power.
The "relative" exclusivity
The colour coding
The half leather standard interior
The BBS pescara's (growing on me by the day)

There is only one conclusion you could possibly come to.....BUY THE EDITION 30

[SteveS]

haha thanks mate.. think im gonna do it!! just need to find the best deal!

[Hurdy]

haha thanks mate.. think im gonna do it!! just need to find the best deal!

Good choice that man

[p3eps]

I have to say the thing that did it for me was the colour coded rear bumper!
I'd never really considered a Golf before I went into the showroom.  They had a white GTI sitting in the middle and I really wasnt impressed by the half black bumper or black sideskirts.
I spoke to the salesman about a test drive anyway (I had my heard set on a new Civic Type R), but after driving it I loved it.  I was then told about the Ed30 for an extra £2k and when I saw it, I knew I wanted one of them instead!

Like Hurdy said - Could you drive a standard GTI knowing that you could have had an Ed30 instead?!

I couldn't!  Hence why I ordered one!!!