Golf R -v- Golf GTI

[SilvrFoxX]

Sorry, meant to say a white R

Big No

[Tom87]

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Seems to be an issue with new MK6 GolfGTI where excess stock is sitting on showroom floor & excess stock being registered as demo stock in an effort to increase volume through discounting. Many good deals to be had, but killing resale value of current MK6 GTI and R owners. Such is life. Most Euro makes are apparently having this issue. There's going to have to be some European manufacturing plant closures in the near future if GFK turns out to be a decade long depression, which it probably will be in Europe.
Cheers .
WJ

Resale value?

When new car sales are at such a high and dealers are doing such good deals to move stock it really makes it seem silly to buy near new when for only a few cups of coffee more a week in your repayments you can actually have new.

Mk6 GTI are now dipping below $30,000 around here in the private sales. Mysteriously though they're not really selling...

[WhiteJames]

GTI and R's with minimal options will always linger on the second hand market. GTI and R's with tasty options tend to move faster on the second hand market imo. Overall, yes, the market is depressed for second hand GTI and R's as there are so many of them around now, esp. GTI's. The Golf R owners do have an advantage on the 2nd market with less competition. Not everyone purchases cars on hire-purchase agreements: a cup of coffee a day is not an issue and no need to turn over vehicles every 3-4 years, especially given the look of the MK7 Golf GTI -v- MK6 GTI. Externally not a lot of difference to the MK6 GTI, perhaps a step backwards in a couple of areas.

The Mark 7 is just around the corner with specs hitting the ADR committee recently:

Volkswagen 2013 Golf - Aussie VW Golf 7 launch line-up clues emerge | GoAuto

Interesting to see that all Golf's fitted with 19" wheel option will have Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) ... perhaps help prevent the front tyres rubbing on the front inner guards.

Cheers.
WJ

[djdims]

Big No

Agreed that R is ugly.

[Candyman]

Agreed that R is ugly.

Ugly is good.

Too many soft arse cars around like ED35s and GTI's

[djdims]

Ugly is good.

Too many soft arse cars around like ED35s and GTI's

Thanks for the sly dig at my 35

Ugly doesn't necessarily mean harder

[Candyman]

Didn't know you had an ED35.

Still, it fits.

Ugly is good, rest are soft (and pretty, if you like pretty)

[djdims]

Didn't know you had an ED35.

Still, it fits.

Ugly is good, rest are soft (and pretty, if you like pretty)

You should have bought a Megane RS then if your into ugly, it's the dictionary definition.

[Candyman]

Most regard them as a stunning design that make the Golf look even more bland than we all know it is

Still, subjectivity huh.

Almost as startling as those who fantasise over a colour

[SilvrFoxX]

Yeah hate those fantasisers, just as long as they don't have RB Golf Rs