Swapping my mk 5 for a brand newy

[byron]

What do you think, time is right to swap my car, but is it really worth it. Love my mk5 gti, it's an 08 dsg 47k on the clock, 5 door full leather. But the question is do a swap it for a new one, or spend money on  few bits for mine? Pretty low miles well spec'd up car.

Debating a new golf R,or a  new 3 series. 3 series would had to be a boring diesel! 

Any opinions will be highly valued 

[Tortaruga]

A Mk7 R would be a HUGE upgrade over your Mk5. Take one for a test drive, they are pretty serious by all accounts.

[dansmith180]

At the end of the day it's your choice depending on situation etc ect. For me personally I don't see a MK7 R / 3 series being worth 20k + more than a MK5 GTI as nice as the MK7 R's are. Are you planning on buying or leasing? I think spending a few £££'s would freshen and liven your car up a bit, maybe a remap/ intake/ exhaust for some nice power gains and extra noise and a new set of wheels and an enhancement detail to really clean up the outside.

[byron]

I was thinking about a remap anyway (if I keep) and solace literally round the corner do the power valve exhaust! Yeh prob a pcp I'd think, not sure there are many people with cash about to go and buy cars like that, are there? Haha

Don't think if change the look on mine, already got grey monzas that look smart as imo. Any other little exterior upgrades only little things mind!

[dansmith180]

Yeh not too many people with enough money to walk in and buy one. Sounds to me like you're stuck in the same position most people get into, don't want to sell your old car but need a change/ upgrade as hard as it is its probably time to move onto a better car. As above take one for a test drive and that'll probably make your mind up, I didn't want to change but as soon as I drove my GTI I knew I had to have it.

[Matthewsimone]

Ahhhh this dilemma has been on my mind for few weeks! Keep looking at the mk7 R and can easily afford to do a lease/pcp plan on one but just dont know if i can justify all the money!
 Got some really good finance pcp packages available on them at moment which makes it harder to resist!
My local Chester dealership have 2 in stock so may go test drive one this weekend 

[Matthewsimone]

Ps it has to be the R if you make the move as personally its not worth it for a new Gti! Not really any quicker and its only my oppinion but the mk5 is actually a better looking car! Dare i say it but possibly the Best looking golf so far 

[WolverineMAc]

That's the move I made, Golf Edition 30 to MK7 R, I will let you know how I get on, picking it up next Saturday.

[rosscoe63]

biiiiiiig bucks on that change? If you have the pennies and nothing else on your want list then go for it :-)
If you don't then maybe spend some (much) smaller pennies on nice improvements to  yours and put money in the bank?????
(ps, Im old and sensible (ish) so feel free to discount my advice 

[Scottymon]

Leasing or buying?

Cheapest I've seen the 7R is about £28k new, and probably poverty spec. with no DSG.
You're probably going to chuck a good £22k on the exchange, which is quite a bit to have sat on the driveway depreciating... I honestly beleive there will be a load of cheap'ish 7R's in two years with all the lease deals that were flying about on them; so may not get what you're expecting for it come 3 years or so.

That said, it's all relative, if you can afford it and want it, go for it - YoLo

[Matthewsimone]

The deals ive spoken to chester dealership about are a set monthly payment for 2 or 3 years (your choice) then either hand car back and step into another brand newy or pay it off and keep it (refinance it)
One option was £6,995 deposit and £179 a month for 3 years or my mate says they offered him £1,495 deposit and £239 a  month for 2 years both with huge final payments of around 18k on a limited mileage or around 8-10k a year!

Think im going to leave it to be honest as although my 57 plate Gti is only worth around 7.5-8k atleast its mine and all paid for etc

Mk7 R looks a hell of a motor on paper though and if Clarkson gives good review on next series of top gear its bound to boost popularity!

Maybe buy one in about 3 years time when can get one for reasonable money!

[dansmith180]

Probably a good move, no doubt you'll get one for sub 20k in a few years, a decent spec one is about 33k now? That's too much money to lose tbh.

[th3_f15t]

I'd played with the idea of a brand new mk7 GTI, R or Rocco of some sort, and there's many things to tempt me in. Like being able to choose the exact spec I want from the start, warranty cover, no MOT for 3 years, and many other smaller positives.

But the final outlay for going to a brand new car is a lot of money. Money I can spend making my mk5 the exact spec car I want. This has the added bonus of being able to have things that maybe aren't available on a new mk7 GTI (for example, Recaro bucket seats). I can effectively re-build my mk5 GTI, with more power and comforts/toys and have change left from what I would have to pay to own a mk7 GTI/R or something.

[Matthewsimone]

I'd played with the idea of a brand new mk7 GTI, R or Rocco of some sort, and there's many things to tempt me in. Like being able to choose the exact spec I want from the start, warranty cover, no MOT for 3 years, and many other smaller positives.

But the final outlay for going to a brand new car is a lot of money. Money I can spend making my mk5 the exact spec car I want. This has the added bonus of being able to have things that maybe aren't available on a new mk7 GTI (for example, Recaro bucket seats). I can effectively re-build my mk5 GTI, with more power and comforts/toys and have change left from what I would have to pay to own a mk7 GTI/R or something.

Just the thought of hastle free motoring and 0-60 in 4.9 seconds that attracted me mate 

Somehow the R is also £105 a year less on road tax than a mk5 gti and has a combined mpg of 40.9 which is preety astonishing for a 300bhp hatch 

[GrayMK5GTI]

Realistically you get about MPG the same out of a 7R as you do from an Edition 30 (35mpg on a run)