NEW TO THE WORLD OF CARS AND I WANT TO BUY A GTI. HELP ME BROS

[PhantomKnight]

Hi there Gti lovers,    I am new to the car world and I really the aspect of modding and cool cosmetics. I taking lessons right now and also looking for a car to buy. One has struck me and must be mine. The VW Golf GTI MK5\MK6. it really is a beauty and I have been looking all over the internet. Mainly Ebay and Gumtree since I live in UK. I stumbled upon this forum while looking some questions about the mk5. I need y'all help. Many gti I have seen are well over 100k mileage. And I have no experience in owning a car and how well they go over 100k. And most cost under £6000. My budget is around £2500 -£3000 max. I am wondering can I find a gti for that price with good enough mileage and low insurance. And yh insurance, I am mainly interested in 1.4 models because I am a student so i will have to budget. if you have any questions be sure to ask. Thanks

[RetroRaz]

At that price budget you can find a gti but will sadly either be cat c or cat d or with just loads of miles on the car.

As you're a student the insurance may be high. I've got a 1.9 TDI with a GTI look for sale at the moment if you're interested. Has a low insurance group so should be cheap and very economical engine

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[croak2012]

personally if I was a student I would not bother with a gti (insurance, repairs ,etc)- unless you are loaded!  there are a lot of better things to do with your money when you are a student! visiting other countries with your exchange students , etc.
you could get a nicely styled bog standard golf for the money you mention and would be fine for road trips !

when I was looking I saw a couple for less than 4000 but they looked poorly and are usually not too clean inside.

[LencTPH]

If you want gti, buy a gti or you wil never be happy :D


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[lukemk5gti]

I'm afraid a GTI would be out of your budget!

If you like the look of the GTI but want to settle for a 1.4L then why don't you pick up a 1.4L mk5 golf and fit a GTI kit to it for just a few hundred pound?

Down the line when you finish your degree you can then look forward to the real thing!

[Johnsy]

You might find a mk2 Leon FR around that budget, same Ko3 tubby I believe

[gman]

I'm a student too so understand the desire to want to step into a GTI straight away. Truth is insurance is nuts at the moment so it's better in the long run to get something with a smaller engine for cheaper insurance. That being said I think the 1.4 is a bit underpowered for the size of a golf - I had a mk4 1.6 as my first car. Get a MK4/5 1.6 - solid first car, can be golf or leon both the same(ish). I'd recommend saving your money for now - I did and 2 years later I've got a MK5 GTI now.