Mk7 vs mk 7.5 - Thoughts please

[westenderbender]

If you exclude the 2017 PE1.

Of course! Forgot about that one

[Dutch77]

As most have except the dreamers on carsales..

[westenderbender]

As most have except the dreamers on carsales..

They’ve had abysmal resale!

[Dutch77]

They’ve had abysmal resale!

There are some poor souls still seeking over $40k used for one.

For the right price they're not bad, especially for a buyer who was keen on a 3 door but wanted some of the trinkets cut out of the original. Whether or not the 7 speed box is one of those is open to debate.

(then again as someone who has been potentially shopping a used ED40, the entire second hand market is flooded with dreamers wanting well into the $40s for a 2 year old car - they were under $50 new lol. The only car with a sensible price happens to be a written off special)

[westenderbender]

There are some poor souls still seeking over $40k used for one.

For the right price they're not bad, especially for a buyer who was keen on a 3 door but wanted some of the trinkets cut out of the original. Whether or not the 7 speed box is one of those is open to debate.

(then again as someone who has been potentially shopping a used ED40, the entire second hand market is flooded with dreamers wanting well into the $40s for a 2 year old car - they were under $50 new lol. The only car with a sensible price happens to be a written off special)

Provided they don’t want keyless entry and push button start, the 7.5 Performance Edition 1 skipped that little trinket lol

The 40 Years Editions (presuming that’s what you meant by ED40) are a bit steep. You been keeping an eye on if they’re selling?

[Dutch77]

Provided they don’t want keyless entry and push button start, the 7.5 Performance Edition 1 skipped that little trinket lol

The 40 Years Editions (presuming that’s what you meant by ED40) are a bit steep. You been keeping an eye on if they’re selling?

Ouch. Somewhere along the way that just became a standard and would be annoying to live without!

Sorry yep, that's my short-cut to be consistent with ED35. I haven't been following for to long but I would be shocked if the $40k+ cars were selling (but hey, you find someone silly enough to pay almost new price for one, full credit to you).

There were two dealer cars under $40k, but I think one sold Saturday, so leaves a red with roof in Adelaide but for whatever reason it hasn't got a VW service history so that's an issue.

They're a great car, pick of the GTIs, but they aren't worth almost new pricing.

[westenderbender]

Mk7 vs mk 7.5 - Thoughts please

Ouch. Somewhere along the way that just became a standard and would be annoying to live without!
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It became standard for GTI on the MY16 in mid-2015, so it was weird the PE1 missed out. The GTI Original skipped that one too.

Good luck on a 40 Years, sounds like they’ve kept their value well.

[Dutch77]

That is weird for the PE1, Original I get because they basically cut everything back to give it that sharp sub $40k price.

Cheers - it is one of a few options on the list.