MK5 buying help please

[Manx_GTi]

The importer was actually £450 more than the dealer! But i understand what your saying, in my head i wont accept an import unless its at least £1500 less than the equivalent uk list. I have had around £650 taken on the price of a TT in the past cause it was an import so im very wary and want to make sure im not going to loose out in the end.

Ill see what the importer has to say in the morning.

[stevieC]

I dont no what importers you're looking at with prices like that i've seen plenty with that spec for well under £20,000.When i bought mine with full spec from importer i saved £4500 compaired to local dealers,an absolute no brainer in my opinion,and regards trade in value i took the gti around a few dealers 2 weeks ago and still got offered heavy money for it.

[Phil mcavity]

import GTi's are worth less then uk sourced cars!!!!. theres no if's or buts, you simply WILL NEVER get as much £ back if your cars an import!. doesnt matter if its a parallel import. A good enough reason for the dealer to say..."well sorry sir, because its an imported version, i can only offer you this much"..... thats when your stomach hits the floor normally! .Whether you pay more at the start , you will see it back in trade in.Your more likely to have more joy selling an import privatley after rather then a VW dealer. But more often then not, you'll wanna use as a part ex. also you really dont know whats gonna turn up with an import. whether its been sat for 6 months in a field, like lots have reported rust or corrosion on certain parts on the engine on previous storys of buying from an importer.
I really wouldnt take the risk tbh. Its alot of money 20 odd grand to find out youve stuck it into a lemon..take this red ed 30 i nearly bought,
http://finance.autoexposure.co.uk/classicdd.cfm?Account=AETA44465&VehicleID=AETV81777851&Image=http://finance.autoexposure.co.uk/is/autoedit/AETA44465/AETV81777851_1a.jpg
 its had warranty claims rejected from vw uk for bad leather and soft paint on several wings, and it looks a bargain at £18995!, for a 5 door dsg, at that price ,thats why its cheap, its had 4 owners already i year of being in the uk!
think carefully :smiley:or end up with something like this...
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=58818.0
THINGS ARE CHEAPER THEN OTHERS FOR A REASON!

[stevieC]

I agree you might not get as much money as a uk car but its not going to be anything near the £4500 that i saved it would be more like £500,the 2 different dealers i went to offered £16,000 and £16,200 for my 56plate 3 door and i dont think there would have been much difference if it were a uk car.

[Phil mcavity]

the more factory fit extra's the car has also makes a big difference in trade in prices, dealers wont admit it, as its a sure way of bumping up the buying price on their forecourt.

[Manx_GTi]

The VW/Suzuki dealer who sold me my swift in sept 07 has offered £9500 which is £500 less than the importers so im playing the waiting game with him ;-) i cant imagine he will let me walk away over £500 at the end of the month! but stranger things have happened. IMO he must be wearing a mask to offer that price, i paid £13500 for the SSsport and its only got 2400 miles on the clock!

Had a conversation with the importer earlier, said that his car at £22995 was £870 more than buying from the main dealer, told him i would want a saving of at least £1500 over uk list but i think i would pay £21000 - £21500 for that car.

With regards to the is an import worth less debate I have traded in two audi TTs and a ML320 CDi in the past, all were imports and i got nailed about £600 on the TTs and £1000 on the ML becuase they were only UK spec not uk cars. So even though the importer is saying no it wont make a difference i know he is giving me the sales patter. It may not make a difference for him but when i want to trade the golf in at VW for a Mk6 GTi (when they finally show up) i know exactly how the conversation will go!

[Phil mcavity]

i doubt very much the mk 6 will be any better then the mk 5, they are only doing the mk6 because its to cut build times.... and we all know when vw cut corners 

[Manx_GTi]

Yeah cutting build times and also to cut down cost of producing it... I read somewhere that the suspension has been revised to cut sorry save money. So i wonder how well the new one will handle?!

Speaking to the main dealer yesterday and he seemed to think the Scorocco is going to be using the MK6 platform when it comes out?

[Manx_GTi]

Hi All,

Well i have had a complete turn around and have decided against buying a VW golf completely!!

Basically the importer is unable to locate a suitable car for me at the right price, the problem is becuase VW have just made leather standard on new cars. All the importers are screwed as they have cloth interior cars that they can no longer say are full UK spec and the suppliers are still being cheeky and trying to recoup money spent on cars with leather! if that makes sense.

My VW dealer made a good offer on my trade in but it was £500 less than i wanted so i took a drive around some more dealers and found myself at the Subaru show room looking at a black WRX.. The boot is smaller than the golf v but other than that the standard spec is superb.

Before long i was driving the WRX thinking this is nice, i bet the STi version will be the dog danglies!! This was Saturday afternoon so we were unable to speak to Subaru. The dealer called Subaru HQ this morning and managed to track down the last physical WRX STi in the county, apparently its a cancelled order, the intended buyer told his supplier to stick it up thier bum hole as it was 3 weeks late. Its WR blue which was my second choice as its a bit bling/boyracery looking but it was that or wait for nearly 4 months for a Dark grey/black one! Bring on the 300bhp in two weeks time, my mate thinks im going through a mid life crisis but when i pointed out that it was only 2k more than a Ed 30 and just as practical (if not more so due to where i live) with 70bhp more he soon saw the appeal.

So thats that really.. thanks for all your advice over the last few weeks ill still stick around and contribute to the mark1 section as it will be a very sorry day before i sell my mars red Campaign!

[Phil mcavity]

hope youve made the right decision and not regret it later.New shape WRX or STI not as good as its predesessor. Remember one thing, if you see a GTi in any gize come up behind you at speed, just move over and let him pass!! ( as in fifth gears TV shootout)!. good luck  and hope youve have been really sold one with the STI badge on the back!, if not move over !