arsie

Petrol or diseasel? What was the deal/spec? Dealer?

I am looking for another car, an S2000 garage queen is one way - the heart - but the head says no. I am not gifted with the spanners

edit: though with my application and miles it will likely be city car size so it would be VW's Up or some such. VW is top for being a nice place to be although Asian makers can often do higher specs at better prices. After S2000s and Subaru Foresters I am used to a more austere trim level inside though.

lovegroova

GTi, not GTSootchucker
Standard spec with auto box, in Red from Maidstone VW, PM me if you want the salesman's name, but use Carwow to get an idea of discounts available. I also took the PCP as that was an extra £1k from VW.

I'd also look into the Hyundai i10 as an Up! alternative. Went through this sector with a friend and the Hyundai was better value and is an excellent car.

arsie

Cheers LJ and may the good Lord forgive me for ever thinking diseasel of you
Yes, the i10 is my preferred choice, subject to test drives and hands on - the Up auto box is shite apparently.

MB

Pics?

Is this one of the 5k deposit and £200 a month type deals?

lovegroova

No pics, as it won't arrive til October/November. They've used red in the publicity material, which you can find here: http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new/golf-vii-pa/explore/gti

It's a PCP, so deposit + 35 monthly payments + final payment sort of thing. VW were doing a £1k deposit contribution on top of the dealer discount if you took out the PCP deal. I may pay it off early so as to avid the 4.9% interest rate but it's pretty flexible so I can do whatever I wish, really.

unclefester

Have been in / driven several of - very much do like. Like a grown up 208Gti ... surprisingly quick and very comfortable. Best of all, because it's screwed together properly, it's quiet inside which means even the standard hifi sounds good

Nottm_S2

isnt that more powerful than the Pug

decent steeds

lovegroova

Yes, 230 vs 208, but power to weight is lower (0-60 is about the same). It's more about the kit than anything else...