Stiff competition for the Mk7 Golf GTI - Second Edition

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After looking at one yesterday the A250 is jsut too chintzy for me...Otherwise might wait for an ex Merc Aus executive driven one in six months time or so.

It'll still be chintz though, just cheaper

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If you think VW service costs are expensive wait to you see Mercedes.

"To ensure buyers aren't scared off by high service costs, Mercedes has a fixed price servicing deal: $1400 covers all routine servicing for the first
50,000km. A Nissan Maxima V6 sedan costs almost $2000 to service over the same period." SMH

just have to sell it after 50000k's ツ

[INOV8]

I think i'd rather get a good deal on the Golf R esp with the 1.5% finance at the moment.

Why do people think they are paying 1.5% just because the add says so? Read the fine print, you can't get anything for 1.5%! Try and haggle the price, i bet they wont budge, ask them about the term, probably has to be for 7 years minimum and you have to get it serviced at the same dealer you bought it from! By the end of it, you would have paid equivalent to 10-12% anyway. Remember, nothing is free (or 1.5%) and don't get caught out.

[DoggiesUtd]

Why do people think they are paying 1.5% just because the add says so? Read the fine print, you can't get anything for 1.5%! Try and haggle the price, i bet they wont budge, ask them about the term, probably has to be for 7 years minimum and you have to get it serviced at the same dealer you bought it from! By the end of it, you would have paid equivalent to 10-12% anyway. Remember, nothing is free (or 1.5%) and don't get caught out.

u do pay only 1.5% and i got my 147 highline jetta for 37k
not bad ay...ill only pay 40k over 4 yrs which is the maximum term u can have

[macdub]

had a look at 250 over the weekend..good seating position but very disappointed with back legroom, headroom and boot size...looks are subjective but not really sure if i like red seat belts and red inserts on vents etc..looks overdone..

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had a look at 250 over the weekend..good seating position but very disappointed with back legroom, headroom and boot size...looks are subjective but not really sure if i like red seat belts and red inserts on vents etc..looks overdone..

Yeh, I agree. I think they're overdone and while the A250 won't be so common, the rest of them will be. I'm already seeing them running around locally and the dealer only got a few in stock. By the end of the year they'll be as common as golfs.

[jdimitri]

Stiff competition for the Mk7 Golf GTI - Second Edition

Why do people think they are paying 1.5% just because the add says so? Read the fine print, you can't get anything for 1.5%! Try and haggle the price, i bet they wont budge, ask them about the term, probably has to be for 7 years minimum and you have to get it serviced at the same dealer you bought it from! By the end of it, you would have paid equivalent to 10-12% anyway. Remember, nothing is free (or 1.5%) and don't get caught out.

Definitely not, just got my golf r at 5k+ off and the 1.5%

[cktsi]

had a look at 250 over the weekend..good seating position but very disappointed with back legroom, headroom and boot size...looks are subjective but not really sure if i like red seat belts and red inserts on vents etc..looks overdone..

Agree about the lack of space at the back. I was a little let down by the lack of headroom... And i am only 5'7" !! But if you only very occassionally carry passengers at the back for short distances it isnt an issue.

[alebonau]

sat in front and in the back didnt see it an issue. we only have usually one adult, two kids in back at most so fine for us. I was actually suprised pleased in rear space/headroom actually given adverse comments have read. definitely something for people to check for themselves though Id say to see how stacks up

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I'm surprised at the poll results to date. Out of 64 votes, only 1 vote for bimmer! Maybe I was wrong, the a250 might do more damage to BMW than to Audi.

[alebonau]

yeah not a lot of love for the bmw, or the megane for that matter !

[Cookie28]

I quite like the Megane and that would be one of my next choices along with the GTI, A250 and Astra (behind the 86) but again im a mk4 driver so i'm not sure how much i count haha

[AdamD]

yeah not a lot of love for the bmw, or the megane for that matter !

I would very seriously consider a BMW M135i if it wasn't so horribly, horribly ugly. A great driver's car, but the styling offends on an epic scale. Still, watch Chris Harris's comparison of the BMW and Audi RS3 - it absolutely demolishes the Audi.

And as for the Megane... a mate of mine has just bought an RS265 as his daily driver (spends most of its time commuting through Melbourne traffic). He didn't consider a Golf because they're just too common on the roads.

[Lemonskin]

I would have probably bought the Megane if it came in an DSG/dual clutch auto. I know that's awful to say but I do too much city driving to be bothered with a manual!

[kaktusdigital]

The U.K spec is 17" alloys, parking sensors & 7" 'infotainment' type thing. Here's hoping come June we'll get some solid facts and figures.
Do you think VW will either spec up their GTI's or lower the price to combat the A250 onslaught?