Newbie! Purchasing first golf later in the year :)

[Littleone_88]

Hello there!
Thought i would introduce myself. Female, 23 and looking to purchase my very first car/Golf (tragic at this age i know) later in the year.

Ive been reading these posts for the past few weeks and just want to say a quick thanks to everyone for the advice i've been reading so far - its been a huge help in deciding which car to get

[fred27]

Hi there and welcome. Good luck with your first Golf.
I have gotten a lot of tips/advice from the knowledgable and helpful people on this forum.

[team_v]

Welcome to the forum.

Check out New Cars for a price guide and also details on what the options will cost.

Hope we can get you into a golf soon.

[Littleone_88]

Thanks so much have been doing a fair amount of research and have my eye on a 118tsi, manual - my friend currently owns one and its a little beast! Haven't had a chance to drive one yet so currently I'm absolutely terrified of driving a turbo until i get some practice.

How does it drive? Any tips for first timers?

[team_v]

Ask your friend if you can have a whirl in their 118.

From what i have heard it will be fine to drive as the power delivery is smooth in stock form.

Nice to see you want a manual.

[Servo]

Welcome aboard!

My gf has one. Unmodified and I've tried hard to convince her to get it chipped. But it's so smooth you won't even know it's a twin charger. Definitely a good buy, you certainly won't regret it.

[Littleone_88]

I honestly cant wait. I'll be paying cash too so hope i end up with a good deal! Ive already spoken to VW Mascot, it seems they dont get a lot in with manual transmissions (and not many in their May stock coming in) so i hope i dont have to wait half a year like a lot of people here.

Ps thanks for the kind welcome

[team_v]

Try talking to as many dealers as you can.
If there aren't any locally try in other states that you can get to easily then drive it home.

I paid cash for mine nad found that they don't really do "cash" deals anymore as they make more money off financing.
Hopefully you can jag a good deal though.

Also, check out the dealer section of our forum for some friendly advice.

[gareth_oau]

as an exercise, have a look at some secondhand ones that are say less than 12 months old - see if the savings are worth considering