Golf GTD lease

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My sister has asked me for some info on the Mk7 Golf GTD, she's looking into possibly leasing one and is wondering what the pros and cons are in having one, I know very little about them myself so hope to get some info from anyone who currently has a mk7 GTD

Also if anyone has any good lease details I'd appreciate it if you could let me know

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Dblue said:

Been running one for 16 months together with another similar car in the company.

They have been reliable, solid ,pretty economical whilst still being an excellent drivers car. VWs standard spec is generous and you really could take a completely stock car without a single option and not feel short changed. We only added the basic Nav and even took the flat red as a colour choice which I wouldn't change , looks great.

Both cars have returned 45mpg overall (25000 miles each )

We got a coupe of internet CH Quotes then asked our local dealer to match them, worked out at £300 pm for 15000 miles

The car comes with front assist , which lowers insurance premiums and allows active cruise control, BUT I had a low speed shunt when the car in front of me threw me a dummy at a roundabout and discovered the radar camera is in the most vulnerable position possible right in the middle of the bumper. A lower than 5mph impact broke it and the car didn't automatically brake which it does at higher speeds. Very annoying and expensive repair/insurance claim (£1200!!! )

Will be replacing mine in January and right now I cannot think of a single car that would be a better choice. Image, feel good factor, handling, performance ,economy, running costs and equipment all everything you could want really. Great all rounder.

Thanks for the info Dblue, the GTD sounds like a good package overall, I had a mk4 GT TDi years ago which was a very reliable car, seems like nothing's changed on that front. Do they have a DPF?? That was my only concern in my sister leasing one as she lives in London and will be using it to commute into work, but if she's leasing one for a couple of years then she shouldn't have any DPF trouble I'd have thought.

Is front assist standard?? Am I reading it right that it supposed to automatically brake if you are getting to close to the car in front?? Sounds like a good idea

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Thankyou for all the useful info, my sister seems to have her mind set on a GTD now so it's just a case of finding the best deal, the best I've come up with from a leasing company is £290 all in on a 2 year lease with 10k a year, would the best course of action be to take that quote and approach a few dealers and see if they can match/beat that??

Would it be better to use a dealer where possible even if it was say £20 a month more or just go with the best price I can get??

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andrewparker said:

btcc123 said:

With a bit of searching you can get a deal on a Golf GTD on a personal lease for two years for an initial payment of £750 and 23 months at £250.

With 10000 miles per annum?

Have you got a link to that deal plz, is that price + vat???

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Brian_the_Snail said:

To be honest I've struggled to find a good deal. Plenty of websites offering deals but when you ask then no cars available or the deal has been 'amended' - usually higher

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Edited by Brian_the_Snail on Thursday 21st May 14:43

That's exactly what I've come across, on Tuesday I found a deal which was £286 all in on a 2 year 10k lease, I'd asked all the question which I could think of, then I passed the guy my sisters contact details so they could get a deal in motion, when he speaks to her he turns around and says the deal has been pulled, I couldn't believe it