Where to spend 40 grand
Poll: Where to spend 40 grand
Total Members Polled: 245
Discussion
Tallbut Buxomly said:
Agree great car for the money.Dave Hedgehog said:
its superb
handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
I'm glad people buy them, because there wouldn't be any to pick up for 15k in 3 years.handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
a quick look and they have already lost 10k in a year.
Edited by The Spruce goose on Sunday 19th February 13:51
Dave Hedgehog said:
its superb
handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
Hmmm spunk 40k on a common golf or spunk 40k on a limited edition audi RS3 its a toughie...handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
ApexJimi said:
swerni said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
thinfourth2 said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
as i have just spent 40k on a golf i know which i would choose 
For the love of god, why?
I very much take an "each to their own" view but jeez, 40 grand on a golf?!
Bet it's a nice car tho, and I hope you enjoy it but....
40 grand on a golf?!
Nutter.
handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
Tallbut Buxomly said:
Hmmm spunk 40k on a common golf or spunk 40k on a limited edition audi RS3 its a toughie...
Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
Mental, 40K on any hatch back is mental. Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
Why did you not just go any buy a TDI?
vz-r_dave said:
Tallbut Buxomly said:
Hmmm spunk 40k on a common golf or spunk 40k on a limited edition audi RS3 its a toughie...
Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
Mental, 40K on any hatch back is mental. Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
Why did you not just go any buy a TDI?
Tallbut Buxomly said:
Granted 40k on a hatchback is lunacy but i cant understand spending so much on a car which is a lower performing car than its competitors.
But its not just down to the performance is it and I am not sure how much it lacks in performance but its probably not noticable enough on the road.Tallbut Buxomly said:
Dave Hedgehog said:
its superb
handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
Hmmm spunk 40k on a common golf or spunk 40k on a limited edition audi RS3 its a toughie...handles like a golf
sounds like a golf
etc
goes like a flaming lunatic in any weather with the 4WD, DSG is brilliant in london, can get all the family and shopping in it
Wait no its not audi RS3!!!
Or Audi rs6 or Audi s4 or .... I mean millions of options yet you choose a golf. A run of the mill overpriced golf???
Your choice but imho you are completely nuts.
Its actually sad. I used to be a huge fan of vw the brand until they started pricing their cars based on their 1st and 2nd gen golf gti's. Both were desirable and worth a price premium. The rest of their cars were and are not and i wouldnt pay the money.
Best of luck and glad to hear you are enjoying it.
Major Fallout said:
£40k on a golf! I really don't understand why! 
Half that sounds too much!
Personally i would spend it on this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C227468
or
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3320360.htm
I enquired about the Morgan a while back but it is not HPI clear. A repair insurance Cat car. Half that sounds too much! Personally i would spend it on this:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C227468
or
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3320360.htm
The car may be fine but because it was not mentioned in the advert and the dealer would not send me the photos he said he had before the accident repair, I decided against it.
Tallbut Buxomly said:
I'd love any of the 3200/4200/GranSport line, but... their reputed fragility combined with the small issue of Ferrari-esque parts & servicing costs must be taken into consideration.mft said:
'd love any of the 3200/4200/GranSport line, but... their reputed fragility combined with the small issue of Ferrari-esque parts & servicing costs must be taken into consideration.
From what i understand. The 3200 was the problem child which would regularly throw up huge bills. The 4200 was much better in terms of reliability however the clutch system was said to be pants which was corrected in the gransport.Hence i believe the Gransport is the one to have from a usability and reliability view. Maintenance can still be steep of course.
Primary thing with cars like the ferraris lambos maseratis tvr etc is to use them, Supposedly the more they are used the more reliable they are as they dont take well to being locked in a garage 360 days of the years.
I think the chap with the 40k Golf is getting a bit of an unfair bashing here...
He needs a car that is reasonably brisk, doesn’t want a manual, needs something that sits more that two (comfortably) but probably doesnt need or want a big car. and has other criteria to think about.
So the guy likes the sporty Golf, It ticks all his boxes and as he can only have one car, that’s important.
So he adds some optional extra's to get all the equipment he wants, and specs the car to his own taste........ Surely that sounds fair enough to everyone??
Its Volkswagen who should really be taking the flak, for pricing their family hatchback so high. BUT a new 330i saloon fully spec’d will see you over £50.000.
I think if the guy can afford to spend £40.000 on a Golf and not bat an eyelid, and the depreciation isn’t something that is going to hurt him. Then fair play to the guy...... He's doing way better than I am, as I couldn’t justify the outlay on a golf nor cope with the depreciation.
People (like a friend of mine) whom go out and spend the equivalent of my Mortgage every month on lease/hire purchase payments on a BMW 325i Convertible, and then live hand to mouth are the real fools. Or the guy I saw at a petrol station who could only afford to put £5.00 of fuel in his Range Rover Sport!! Or those that buy and option their cars based on making it good for re-sale as opposed to the colour they would love or the equipment they actually need.
I would still stick with my choices (in my earlier post)of a DB7 Vantage Volante and a Mercedes E-class 320cdi sport estate. But that’s because I don’t only have to have one car, and I have the time and patience to deal with all the problems and hiccups used cars can give you. And i could find the time to use and enjoy a toy etc, etc.....
If i lived in London, had only one parking space, didn’t have contacts that make owning older cars easier etc, etc..... I'm sure i would think very differently.
He needs a car that is reasonably brisk, doesn’t want a manual, needs something that sits more that two (comfortably) but probably doesnt need or want a big car. and has other criteria to think about.
So the guy likes the sporty Golf, It ticks all his boxes and as he can only have one car, that’s important.
So he adds some optional extra's to get all the equipment he wants, and specs the car to his own taste........ Surely that sounds fair enough to everyone??
Its Volkswagen who should really be taking the flak, for pricing their family hatchback so high. BUT a new 330i saloon fully spec’d will see you over £50.000.
I think if the guy can afford to spend £40.000 on a Golf and not bat an eyelid, and the depreciation isn’t something that is going to hurt him. Then fair play to the guy...... He's doing way better than I am, as I couldn’t justify the outlay on a golf nor cope with the depreciation.
People (like a friend of mine) whom go out and spend the equivalent of my Mortgage every month on lease/hire purchase payments on a BMW 325i Convertible, and then live hand to mouth are the real fools. Or the guy I saw at a petrol station who could only afford to put £5.00 of fuel in his Range Rover Sport!! Or those that buy and option their cars based on making it good for re-sale as opposed to the colour they would love or the equipment they actually need.
I would still stick with my choices (in my earlier post)of a DB7 Vantage Volante and a Mercedes E-class 320cdi sport estate. But that’s because I don’t only have to have one car, and I have the time and patience to deal with all the problems and hiccups used cars can give you. And i could find the time to use and enjoy a toy etc, etc.....
If i lived in London, had only one parking space, didn’t have contacts that make owning older cars easier etc, etc..... I'm sure i would think very differently.
Edited by richard300 on Monday 20th February 08:39
Edited by richard300 on Monday 20th February 11:46
richard300 said:
People (like a friend of mine) whom go out and spend the equivalent of my Mortgage every month on lease/hire purchase payments on a BMW 325i Convertible, and then live hand to mouth are the real fools. Or the guy I saw at a petrol station who could only afford to put £5.00 of fuel in his Range Rover Sport!!
It used to be called 'surface wealth'. Two cars on the drive, f
k all in the fridge. 
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