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Buying a mk6 gti over a mk5 gti

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gstyle17009:
Hi guys,

I have been searching for the past month for a decent mk5 gti dsg and haven't came across much.

So now a mk6 gti dsg has came up though it has been tracked i think on the nurburgring.

it is an 2011 so no tensioner issues as far as im aware.

Would it be worth paying say 8k for a mk6 gti dsg instead of say 3-3.5k for a mk5 manual?

And does it being bought as a vw pre-owned car last year add any value to it? I know it was bought for approx £10k. and I am being offered it for approx £8k. 3 owners, 100k miles approx.

I am just thinking with the mk8 coming out later this year. Possibly could mk6 massively deprecate at the end of the year?

Thanks guys!

bobby_fodge:
The bmw pre-owned  scheme just meant it had full dealer service history. What is the cost of a simular car from a private seller? I'd rather buy private from a fellow petrol head who had loved the care rather than someone who has paid through the nose the have vw service it.

If it's been tracked I'd want to see it having evidence of extra servicing not just normal service intervals.

pudding:
The MK6 is what the MK5 should have been build quality wise, and 2011 gets you out of the troublesome chain wear zone.  That affected 2009-2010 models, but still worth checking the chain slack in VCDS regardless.

Probably worth stretching the budget for a MK6 R.  It has the much stronger CDL K04 engine and better styling.  The EA888 is a step forward in refinement and low end torque, but it's a far more complex engine, which = £££s when it breaks.

colesey:
Maybe also look at the S3 8P for similar money to the mk6 GTi.

Dooge:
Hi Gstyle,

You seemed to read my mind! I have looked at mk5 GTI's for a little while and have been sadly disappointed by the range and price (as a buyer) and want something with the classic tartan and heated seats, 5 door and that doesnt have rusty front archs. Unless you want to pay £4k+ theres nothing really that nice out there. Far more leather and 3 doors. Plus moon miles, amd although I'm not against high miles its hard to keep bodywork and interiors looking fresh with high mileage and suspension/bushes are throroughly knackered on a 10+ year old car (My 3rd car was a PD Bora Sport with 141k when I bought it)

The mk6 GTI doesnt get the same praise as the mk5 and I am wondering if this is because its just a general refresh rather than a completely different car (not as big a jump as mk4 to mk5) but it certainly doesnt get bad reviews.

My other gripe with the the mk5 is the interior looks dated. The mk6 interior looks far better and even for 100k seems to wear better than the mk5. Heated seats and aux in as standard and more 5 doors (from what I have found) make it promising.

Likewise, even though the earlier ones suffer from cam chain tensioners from looking around if they are going to break/skip it appears to happen under 100k. It seems unlikely that a car with 100k would reach that mileage without a skipping chain at some point. Otherwise, they seem to have addressed other issues and the EA888 seems quite reliable.

Does anyone know how easy it is retrofit xenon headlights?

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