Mk6 GTI sticker shock

[ricksterrr]

Too much is up in the air at the moment. We should know more by Friday.

Thought you had received official pricing from VW - I guess that's not the case!

[MurphyTheElf]

I was just called by my dealer to choose an allocated car. They either seem to be kitted out with the kitchen sink, or come bog standard. Leather and sunroof seem to be the first options to go into a car, followed by Sat Nav, then parking options. Unfortunately the leather and sunroof add huge $$$ to the car and you can't get one of the inital allocations without making a compromise.

To hell with compromise, I took the kitchen sink. It will look a litte something like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSUYT7n2kNc

Don't ask the (approximately) quoted price..... I could almost get an R. But I'm impatient.

[Lima]

I was just called by my dealer to choose an allocated car. They either seem to be kitted out with the kitchen sink, or come bog standard. Leather and sunroof seem to be the first options to go into a car, followed by Sat Nav, then parking options. Unfortunately the leather and sunroof add huge $$$ to the car and you can't get one of the inital allocations without making a compromise.

We had to do that when ordering our 3dr Mk5. I wanted roof, leather, xenons (and possibly nav) in Candy White. There were now CW 3drs with xenons in the first shipment, so we had to settle for leather and sunroof. Didn't really want to wait to order as our trade vehicle (2001 Outback) was making all sorts of horrible sounds, haha.

[Corey_R]

Don't ask the (approximately) quoted price..... I could almost get an R. But I'm impatient.

Nah - the R will be another jump up in price over the GTI. I've created a spreadsheet which accurately calculates all the GST, LCT, Stamp Duties, and other charges on cars, based on you knowing the base cost, option costs, and dealer delivery. I've taken the cost of the R32, and then the options of the MK6 cars/MkV cars where appropriate, and trust me... it will be easy to have a Golf R cost over $80k on the road. In fact, if you were to get ALL the options, including the recaro seats, it may be possible to push the Golf R price to $90k !

[MurphyTheElf]

Nah - the R will be another jump up in price over the GTI. I've created a spreadsheet which accurately calculates all the GST, LCT, Stamp Duties, and other charges on cars, based on you knowing the base cost, option costs, and dealer delivery. I've taken the cost of the R32, and then the options of the MK6 cars/MkV cars where appropriate, and trust me... it will be easy to have a Golf R cost over $80k on the road. In fact, if you were to get ALL the options, including the recaro seats, it may be possible to push the Golf R price to $90k !

Wouldn't the R come with certain options as standard, and other options cheaper than the GTI? I'd assume at least leather and better stereo would be standard, for example?

[Lukey13]

Price for Dynaudio on Mk6 GTI by advice given to me is $1,800 (plus the associated minor increase in stamp duty and possibly luxury car tax).

It would also seem that discounting on the Mk6 GTI will be very limited until some time next year.

[Corey_R]

Wouldn't the R come with certain options as standard, and other options cheaper than the GTI? I'd assume at least leather and better stereo would be standard, for example?

Correct. All these prices below are based on the cost of the options from the MK5 R32 and MKVI from published VW price lists. I've also assumed that the cost of upgrade from 18" to 19" wheels is the same as from 17" to 18" wheels, and that the inclusions on the Golf R will be the same as on the R32. All these assumes are fairly safe for an estimate, given that this has been the trend for all MK6 replacement models so far....

The car and options are ex-GST, as per the way dealers like to do things.

Mark 6 Golf R - 3dr...................... 50445.45
DSG.......................................... 2272.73

19" Alloy Wheels.......................... 1818.18
Adaptive Chassis Control............... 1363.64
Anti-theft Alarm System................. 545.45
Bi-Xenon Headlights..................... Standard
Electric Glass Sunroof................... 1818.18
Metallic Paint/Pearl Effect............. Standard
Park Assist, w/ PDC front/rear........ 1272.73
Rear View Camera (RVC)................. 454.55
Leather Upholstery....................... Standard
Media Device Interface (MDI).......... 245.45
Premium Blue Tooth...................... 1263.64
RNS510 Sat Nvigation w/Dynaudio... 3181.82

Dealer Delivery............................. 2722.73
GST........................................... 6740.45
Luxury Car Tax............................. 5089.50
Stamp Duty ................................. 3061.73

Registration Fee............................. 278.00
Compulsory Third Party.................... 428.00
Premium Plates................................ 80.00

Total Cost of Car....................... $83082.23

And btw, the Recaro Seats which have an RRP of $4000, actually add $5460 to this cost due to taxes. Having a 5 door which is RRP $1500 more, will end up being $2047.50 more. So if you added both of them, your total would be:
$90589.73 !!!!!!!!

Price for Dynaudio on Mk6 GTI by advice given to me is $1,800 (plus the associated minor increase in stamp duty and possibly luxury car tax).

Dynaudio is $1800 if ordered on its own as it includes the cost to upgrade to the RCD510 TFT Touchscreen head unit. If you order the Dynaudio with the RNS510, then you don't need the RCD510, so it's able to be obtained as a package $3500, or only $1000 more than the RNS510 would be on its own. This is the case in the published pricelist for the MK6 standard Golf's. I haven't heard a reason why this would be different for the GTI (i.e. more speakers, more amplification etc).

[gregozedobe]

So if you added both of them, your total would be:
$90589.73 !!!!!!!!

If VWA follow that pricing model I can't see the Golf R's being very popular here in Oz. Likely to be like the Uber-Passat and the Phaeton (great cars, but only sold in miniscule numbers)

[Corey_R]

If VWA follow that pricing model I can't see the Golf R's being very popular here in Oz. Likely to be like the Uber-Passat and the Phaeton (great cars, but only sold in miniscule numbers)

Well, it's hardly their fault that our government adds 10% GST, THEN 33% LCT and THEN another 3 to 5% Stamp Duty.

As for not being successful, why not? The R32 was already successful. If you were to get a standard R32 (3rd, no DSG) would be ~$61706.33. And presumably the Golf R will be about the same.
But if you optioned the R32 up full then it'd be: ~$81225.83.
The reason the new Golf R can go up to $90k+ is due to the additional MK6 options which are available on all MK6 models.

There is nothing new and shocking here guys. It's just the 'impact' of seeing the prices AFTER the LCT/Stamp Duty/Onroads are added, rather than the 'RRP' prices that we'd normally see.

[Corey_R]

Btw guys. I posted the spreadsheet that I'm using in the Golf R pricing thread over here.

[Maverick]

I tihnk its around the $1300-$1500 mark... ?

Retail price is $1200 inc gst.

• Detroit 18“ alloy wheels (4)* PJ6 $1,200

RNS 510 is the same price ($10 more)

• RNS510 satellite navigation system R2A $2,500

New option is the Dynaudio by itself for $1,300 or $3,800 with the RNS 510.

• RNS510 with Dynaudio 300W premium audio R2D $3,800

[Corey_R]

Hey Maverick. If the RNS 510 on its own is $2500. And the Dynaudio on its own is $1000. Why would both of them together be $3800? ($300 more than individually?)


Edit... Sorry man, just saw your other thread. I guess you've done a typo in this thread and you meant to put the Dynaudio as $1300 on its own. That'd make sense then that it adds up to $3800.