MK5 buying help please

[Manx_GTi]

Hi All,

First post here, so firstly hi!

Until 4:30pm i had been expecting delivery of a mk5 GTI 5 door standard apart from Ipod and phone prep (£20600otr) on friday. Anyway at 9:30am i got a call from the import dealer saying what phone did i have as they were fitting the bluetooth today for me? This set of alarm bells as i thought i was getting factory fitted phone and Ipod but it turns out its all retro fitted. So after some debate i have said its not what i was expecting and have said im not happy and have walked away from that particular deal.

Now i felt that £20600 was a not bad price for a 5 door with the ipod in the centre console etc but if its all a aftermarket fit then i could have done that myself and found a standard 5 door for cheaper than £20600..

So my question is, can anyone recommend an import dealer who has been good to them and not mislead them? also do we have any real world prices for what i should expect to pay for a 5 door GTI or 5 door R32?

Ideally i was hoping to spend around £23-£25k and hopefully bag myself a standard R32 or a speced up GTi, am i living in a dream world?

PS
I have a Suzuki swift sport to trade in.. So if anyone wants a Red, sept 2007, leather, phone, audio 2 Swift sport for £10k give me a shout!

[Phil mcavity]

simple answer to to a reputable VW dealer and get it spec'd as you want, or buy a near new one, for the money you have and buy i high spec low mileage one like ive just done. i wont go near an importer, as for the very reason why you pulled out.

[Manx_GTi]

Thats a fair point, it really is, i am going to my dealer tomorrow to see what he says as he sold me my Swift in sept. Maybe he will be able to tempt me with something but i doubt it.. mainly cause of the below figures! When you see on autotrader speced up gtis with leather etc for around the £23k mark.

A 5 door Ed 30 is coming in at £23690 with only ipod and multifunction steering wheel. £22865 will get me a 5 door GTi with multifunction steering wheel, parking sensors, ipod, winterpack. I am pritty sure ill have to wait 16weeks ish for a new build too. Thing is i really dont care about the car being an import im just after as many toys as possible for the money i spend.

[Hurdy]

Hi Manx gti and welcome

A 23-25k specced up (new) R32 probably doesn't exist - a nearly new one is a different matter,
 as there are plenty on the volkswagen website.

Similarly you can get cheaper GTI's than the £20600 you mentioned, but for a higher spec you would probably have to go to an internet dealer or broker.

I'd see what your dealer could do for you first. I'd go now as it is near the end of the month and deals can be done especially if they want to make their quota of sales.

[winrya]

try www.MH2K.com  They have high spec cars for £20k ish, also have a couple of ed30's

[stevieC]

I've seen a few ed30 imports(dutch) for £20,000.

[JonnyG]

Hi Manx_GTi & welcome to the forum 

Something like this for less than £20,000 on the road ?

http://www.allbrandsnew.com/search_results2.asp?sid=76257&van=C

They will also part ex.

Typical basic spec price for a new 08 reg import seems to be around £18,000 for a 5dr

Some more here :-

http://www.motorprovider.uk.com/golf_gti_stock.htm

There's plenty of happy people with imports on here 

[Manx_GTi]

Hi All,

Thanks for the welcome and for the links.

I have been to see my dealer and he was very helpful. I think my concerns over the spec of the import i was going to get were justified, it appears VW are now putting vienna leather in the GTis as standard! So any import bought now without leather will immediately be worth much less than the equivalent uk ordered car. Basically the residual will be rubbish!

So my hunt continues, my dealer will call me later when he has found some cars to talk to me about. Hopefully he will have some interesting ones already built so i dont have to wait 3 months for a new build. The other import dealer is still looking for me too so he ma still turn up a fully loaded one.

Will keep you posted

[Manx_GTi]

Main Dealer has the following waiting at port for immediate delivery.

OPTION1 IN WHITE WITH LEATHER STANDARD,IPOD & ARM REST, MONZA 2 ALLOYS,LUXURY PACK,MULTI FUNCTION HIGHLINE £22215

OPTION2 IN WHITE WITH LEATHER STANDARD, IPOD& ARM REST,PARKING SENSORS,SUNROOF,WINTER PACK £22645

OPTION3 IN RED WITH LEATHER STANDARD,MONZA2 ALLOYS,RCD500& MP3 &10 SPEAKERS £22125

OPTION4 IN RED WITH LEATHER STANDARD, MONZA2 ALLOYS,CRUISE CONTROL £22050

OPTION5 IN RED WITH LEATHER STANDARD,IPOD & ARM REST,MONZA2 ALLOYS,REAR TINTED GLASS,£22230

Importer came up with 5 door gti, black, rcd500 and 18 monzas for wait for it.. £22995 thats £450 more than buying the same spec car from VW.. infact option3 above is the same apart from colour!

Its leather being standard now thats screwing with the importers prices, initally the importer told me the above car was £24500 as list.. but then went quiet when he looked at VWs site and has not called me back.

Just waiting to see what Ed30s are at the port and what ill get for my swift from the main dealer, but at the moment its looking like ill get one via the main dealer.. probably option 2 above, although my wife has said the white may look a bit essex boy chavvy! but i think it would look great.. lol

[Phil mcavity]

do remember that the £450 saving from an importer, you will loose on as a trade in as its a parallel import and not a uk regestured car, and that a dealer will wanna knock you down on value of it because its an import.Thats why imported GTi 's at dealers often sell for a couple of grand less then UK sorced cars.Personally if your spending 22k on an import, then id go for a good spec'd one from a  VW dealer.There really isnt much in it with those spec's that the importer has offered. Dealers will give you discount if you haggle hard enough and play off against the offer. ive had 2 now, and got great deals twice.