GTI Advice Please

[Zaul]

Hi, I know this could be one of those subjective threads as it's a little dependent on view points but I wanted the pick the collective brains here.

I'm after a GTI and have two options..1st is a second hand Mk 5, 2006, with sunroof that has 15 000 on the dial and is available for about $28 000.

My second is a brand new Carbon Steel, Mk VI GTI with sunroof and Dynaudio for $42 000.

So I'm wondering, which one would you get?

Thanks!

[gerhard]

Get both. Don't let indecision rule your life

[elisiX]

Mate this question simply comes down to budget.

If you can afford the extra $200 in monthly repayments, why wouldn't you go the new GTI?

[team_v]

I would go the Mk5.

For a daily there isn't much difference between them and you save a tonne of money that could be spent on mods.

Also, if the MK6 is to be built, there is a 6 month wait on delivery.
And dynaudio isn't really worth the upgrade unless you are an audiophile imho.

[ripblade]

Hi, I know this could be one of those subjective threads as it's a little dependent on view points but I wanted the pick the collective brains here.

I'm after a GTI and have two options..1st is a second hand Mk 5, 2006, with sunroof that has 15 000 on the dial and is available for about $28 000.

My second is a brand new Carbon Steel, Mk VI GTI with sunroof and Dynaudio for $42 000.

So I'm wondering, which one would you get?

Thanks!

Mk VI 3/5 dr? leather seats? rims? DSG?

very hard to tell you if its a good deal without those details.

[iBoost]

It's all about your budget really. The MK V has already dropped alot of it's depreciation so you're saving additional money there.

I had the cash and had been waiting an extra year to buy the mark VI when it was released so it was a decision I made some time ago.

Either car would be great, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend and which generation of car you prefer.

[Mk6 GTI]

I can understand why people in a MK5 wouldnt bother upgrading to the MK6. Imean after speanding all that money on a Mk5 i wouldnt bother upgrading a few years later to something that isnt completely different.

But if you have the choice and the cash.. The MK6 is a much nicer car full stop. Much more refined and the cabin quality and cabin tech is much better.. and to me they look heaps better (with 18" Detroits )

Basically if you have the cash, i dont see why you would settle for a MK5??

Thats what i think anyway

[niulf]

It's all about your budget really. The MK V has already dropped alot of it's depreciation so you're saving additional money there.

I had the cash and had been waiting an extra year to buy the mark VI when it was released so it was a decision I made some time ago.

Either car would be great, it's just a matter of how much you want to spend and which generation of car you prefer.

Agree. Both cars are nice.

[ope126]

The MK5 would most probably be out of warranty! (depending on first date registered)...

[Zaul]

Thanks for all your posts guys, I appreciate it.

ripblade the Mk V is a 5 door, both would be, has cloth seats with DSG. I'd actually prefer a manual and the VI would be if I buy it.

[Mk6 GTI]

The MK5 would most probably be out of warranty! (depending on first date registered)...

Ive been burnt with my Mk4 (2004).. it was out of warranty and EVERYTHING went wrong. I got it all repaired at VW and it cost me a fortune! I would have kept it if i was sure other things wouldnt go wrong.. but they gave me warnings about other repairs required so I didnt blow another dollar. I thought id rather put that money towards something new. Hence my "extended factory warranty" !! lol

I hope this VW treats me well because i think i will lose all faith in VW if this GTI causes me pain!

[Corey_R]

I can understand why people in a MK5 wouldnt bother upgrading to the MK6. Imean after speanding all that money on a Mk5 i wouldnt bother upgrading a few years later to something that isnt completely different.

But if you have the choice and the cash.. The MK6 is a much nicer car full stop. Much more refined and the cabin quality and cabin tech is much better.. and to me they look heaps better (with 18" Detroits )

Basically if you have the cash, i dont see why you would settle for a MK5??

Thats what i think anyway

+1

And I was a MKV GTI owner....

[obiwan]

How do you get a "brand new Carbon Steel, Mk VI GTI with sunroof and Dynaudio for $42 000"? That sounds very cheap.

[Dubya]

Ive been burnt with my Mk4 (2004).. it was out of warranty and EVERYTHING went wrong. I got it all repaired at VW and it cost me a fortune! I would have kept it if i was sure other things wouldnt go wrong.. but they gave me warnings about other repairs required so I didnt blow another dollar. I thought id rather put that money towards something new. Hence my "extended factory warranty" !! lol

I hope this VW treats me well because i think i will lose all faith in VW if this GTI causes me pain!

Indeed. The Mark VI price seems pretty keen so depreciation will not be huge in the first couple of years.

It certainly comes down to budget, but all things being equal, I would rather suffer higher depreciation than pay higher running costs.

[Corey_R]

How do you get a "brand new Carbon Steel, Mk VI GTI with sunroof and Dynaudio for $42 000"? That sounds very cheap.

Yeah - he couldn't.
I'm thinking he was thinking that is what he could bargain down to, but he has only looked at the RRP instead of the 'on road cost'.

Onroad for that car in 5 door would be ~$49,430. There's no way you'd get that discounted down to $42,000.