Confidence with buying a 4-yr old GTI

[MovieDude]

Just a couple of further questions, are Redbook private sale prices accurate and how much is leather worth on a 4-year old GTI?

[TomC]

I see you have an MY07. Was it from new and how is it faring?

Yeah, it's fairing fairly well. The earlier models didn't have some of the improvements that appeared in later models; things like the hill-hold for the DSG, auto-dipping passenger mirror when reversing etc etc. And I must admit, the interior fit is getting a bit shabby - a few rattles are appearing and general NVH isn't nearly as good as the new ones (Mum's got a Tig and that's way better interior-fit-wise).

[thezoneR32]

Mines done 167,000km no squeaks or rattles, upholstry is prefect depends how its been looked after.

[MovieDude]

Cloth or leather?

[thezoneR32]

Leather, check my build thread on vwgolfnet

[MovieDude]

Very impressive. Makes me want to buy a black one now. May have to use your thread as a reference.

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Incidentally, what would you pay for a 2007 DSG GTI with leather?

[thezoneR32]

You should be able to get one for under $20k. But personally I woudnt touch dsg again on a mkv. Mine (on my R32) had to be re-built at 40,000km at a cost of $18k! Luckily it was under extended warranty otherwise..........

I only paid $14k for my man gti! (spent about 10k on it tho).

[MovieDude]

You should be able to get one for under $20k. But personally I woudnt touch dsg again on a mkv. Mine (on my R32) had to be re-built at 40,000km at a cost of $18k! Luckily it was under extended warranty otherwise..........

I only paid $14k for my man gti! (spent about 10k on it tho).

Man that was cheap! The ones I'm looking at are in the $26-30k band and out of warranty. I need to get an auto for the wife so a manual's out of the question.

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You should be able to get one for under $20k. But personally I woudnt touch dsg again on a mkv. Mine (on my R32) had to be re-built at 40,000km at a cost of $18k! Luckily it was under extended warranty otherwise..........

Dude you've given me the ****s and I'm now **** scared about the DSG failing me. Found a 2010 model for $36k which would mean eating rice and bread for a year.

[h100vw]

Man that was cheap! The ones I'm looking at are in the $26-30k band and out of warranty. I need to get an auto for the wife so a manual's out of the question.

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Dude you've given me the ****s and I'm now **** scared about the DSG failing me. Found a 2010 model for $36k which would mean eating rice and bread for a year.

Owning a car isn't supposed to be a prison sentence.

I understand Paul's concerns about the DSG, there are many more that haven't had issues. I'd be certain to buy one with a warranty if I was doing DSG or make sure it was real cheap in case the worst happened.

Maybe teach your wife to drive manual, it's not that hard. They can multi-task I am led to believe, moving 2 feet and both arms while talking could be a problem. Then you could use it as an excuse to ask her not to speak??

Don't buy the most expensive one you find.

Gavin

[thezoneR32]

If your gonna spend $30k+ check this one.

FS: SYD VW Golf GTI DSG Black Magic MKV