Last I heard they would be available here alright, try ringing a dealer and let us know how you get on.

 

QUOTE (thos @ Mar 9 2006, 03:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Last I heard they would be available here alright, try ringing a dealer and let us know how you get on.

Yes, got an answer from VW this morning - available from July. They will be announcing prices nearer the time.

 

QUOTE (67kombi @ Mar 9 2006, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes, got an answer from VW this morning - available from July. They will be announcing prices nearer the time.

55K i'd say.

 

QUOTE (Trevor @ Mar 9 2006, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>55K i'd say.

Sounds about right.

 

QUOTE (Trevor @ Mar 9 2006, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>55K i'd say.

I know its an R32, but that is feckin crazy money

 

QUOTE (PD150 @ Mar 10 2006, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I know its an R32, but that is feckin crazy money

Ha ha ha Dave, Thats rich coming from a guy that drives a Touareg!!!!

 

It's a lot of money for a Golf.. no question about it.

 

QUOTE (PD150 @ Mar 10 2006, 12:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I know its an R32, but that is feckin crazy money

You are absolutely correct. It is an insane amount of money to spend on a car in this country. Even if it is because of taxes. It's very hard to justify.

 

An S3 will be similar money tho.

 

I'm looking at this for this missus, versus a Touareg. Everything is overpriced here but hey ho ...

 

€55k is ludacrious! Taxes aside, the GTi is 'only' +- 37k - surely the R32 isn't worth 18k-odd more. (And I thought 37k was a lot for the GTI!!).

I see the European Commissioner says Ireland needs to scrap the VRT in the next '5-10' years. A bit vague imo.

 

QUOTE I'm looking at this for this missus, versus a Touareg.

lucky women,

55K is mad money for the R32, ide be going for the GTI myself

 

I was driving a GTi today worth 40k plus. Lovely car but not worth the money IMO.

 

Well if you like the car and you want it bad enough then you'll pay whatever you have to pay for it...Whether it's worth it or not in terms of how overpriced it is. There isn't a single car in this country which ISN'T overpriced due to VRT.

 

QUOTE (Mark N @ Mar 10 2006, 01:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>There isn't a single car in this country which ISN'T overpriced due to VRT.

Except the Uk reg cars, latvian reg, polish reg, lithuanian reg, need I go on?

 

QUOTE I was driving a GTi today worth 40k plus. Lovely car but not worth the money IMO.

especially when you could get a focus ST or astra sport hatch SRI and still have money left over to tax and insure it and put some juice in it.

*runs for cover*

 

Until you lose your bollix on them come trade in time

 

 

Nice photo

 

QUOTE Until you lose your bollix on them come trade in time
is there a bad trade in on them GEO, even if you got the blue ST??
i didnt know that

 

Too early to say obviously but traditionally the GTI held its value much better than the competitors from Opel/Ford. I would say it would be worth enough in a few years time to offset the price difference when new.

I wouldn't buy any of them anyway, I'd get something like a passat or A4 TDI for every day and something like a Golf/Corrado G60 or an E30 M3 or something for weekends.

 

Exactly. Imagine the collection of fine cars you could have for 40k.

 

you need the space to park these cars though,
not 2 spaces in a car park

so to have a sporty and sensible car in one would be nice,

anyhew its an argument for another day because i wont be spending 40k on a car or anything like
that in the near future, and i dont really like the opel or ford all that much myself

ps how are TT's on tradein do they hold value??

 

LOL... Just come across this thread

As a former R32 owner I can honestly say that the new MK5 R32 is not worth the extra money over the MK5 GTI... especially if you spec the GTI with the DSG gearbox (

Good man thos!)

Anyway.... my comments probably dont matter since I bought a Focus ST!!!! lol

You guys probably think what does he know anyway....

Ohhh... And I have to comment on ST trade in prices as well

LOL... The VW GTI is £20500 up here standard...

The ST is £17500... Thats £3k saved in my piggy bank

After 3 years the GTI is worth 51% of its value and the focus is worth 48%.....

Not much difference?

 

QUOTE The ST is £17500... Thats £3k saved in my piggy bank
that is a big difference interesting, all we need now is a happy astra sport hatch owner and a hyundai coupe
owner to give some more info,

and comparisions