The Golf GTI lease thread

[Faisal_uk]

sunniguy said:

21st century motors sent an email.
All GTIs gone.
There are some 1.6 litre engines available.
R estates.
And Scirocco R manuals.

Edited by sunniguy on Wednesday 5th April 11:44

Also got the same email and started to look at the options.
The Scirocco is actually pretty good value and cheaper than GTI.
Obviously down on power (180BHP) - but the main issue it is not very big in the back and a very old model now.
Didn't realise it is now 8 years old! and they haven't brought the interior up to date with the MK7 Golf. Still just a MK6 style and tech.

[culpz]

Faisal_uk said:

Also got the same email and started to look at the options.
The Scirocco is actually pretty good value and cheaper than GTI.
Obviously down on power (180BHP) - but the main issue it is not very big in the back and a very old model now.
Didn't realise it is now 8 years old! and they haven't brought the interior up to date with the MK7 Golf. Still just a MK6 style and tech.

The Scirocco R is the one to go for if you can grab a good enough deal on one. I still think that the Golf is the more complete car and will be my next lease if any more decent deals do crop up towards the end of the year.

They ruined it with the facelift, to my eyes at least anyway. They just look like everything else now and is still based on the MK5 Golf platform, which is ancient. The brand new Scirocco should be interesting but heard no news about it at all, despite them reckoning it will be released by next year, if i remember rightly.

[manracer]

I'm still debating on colour choice for my GTI. Saw an indium grey one this morning at the local vw dealers, though I'm keen to see the isaac blue or black rubin in the flesh, does anyone have a pic or link to one?

[Alexs3]

manracer said:

I'm still debating on colour choice for my GTI. Saw an indium grey one this morning at the local vw dealers, though I'm keen to see the isaac blue or black rubin in the flesh, does anyone have a pic or link to one?

Can you share indium grey pics pls

[manracer]

Alexs3 said:

manracer said:

I'm still debating on colour choice for my GTI. Saw an indium grey one this morning at the local vw dealers, though I'm keen to see the isaac blue or black rubin in the flesh, does anyone have a pic or link to one?

Can you share indium grey pics pls

I didnt take a picture (stupidly) but there are some here of an R in indium Grey:
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2799...

[sunniguy]

Here's some pics of the red:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2800...

[manracer]

video showing isaac blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4_VD52mrjk&sn...

pics of white silver: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2799...

Edited by manracer on Wednesday 5th April 17:35

[the-photographer]

culpz said:

Faisal_uk said:

Also got the same email and started to look at the options.
The Scirocco is actually pretty good value and cheaper than GTI.
Obviously down on power (180BHP) - but the main issue it is not very big in the back and a very old model now.
Didn't realise it is now 8 years old! and they haven't brought the interior up to date with the MK7 Golf. Still just a MK6 style and tech.

The Scirocco R is the one to go for if you can grab a good enough deal on one. I still think that the Golf is the more complete car and will be my next lease if any more decent deals do crop up towards the end of the year.

They ruined it with the facelift, to my eyes at least anyway. They just look like everything else now and is still based on the MK5 Golf platform, which is ancient. The brand new Scirocco should be interesting but heard no news about it at all, despite them reckoning it will be released by next year, if i remember rightly.

CVL have the 180PS version at £107 x 23 months (£2400)

[Alexs3]

A broker (who i will name as experiance has been poor) has got finance approved but not keen to take my reservation fee. He says he waiting for something from dealership before he calls me back with confirmation and takes my payment.

Is this true? Or is he just buying time?
Have i most likely missed out on gtis?

Anyone else in same/ similar position?

[Avallon]

Alexs3 said:

A broker (who i will name as experiance has been poor) has got finance approved but not keen to take my reservation fee. He says he waiting for something from dealership before he calls me back with confirmation and takes my payment.

Is this true? Or is he just buying time?
Have i most likely missed out on gtis?

Anyone else in same/ similar position?

As above - the cars have gone. So broker appears to be doing the right thing.

Incidentally, I went through Hub Leasing who haven't asked for a reservation fee. Nothing to pay until I get the car.

[Faisal_uk]

the-photographer said:

CVL have the 180PS version at £107 x 23 months (£2400)

Thanks - that's what I was looking at. Very tempting at that price - but apart from being better looking and less practical, don't think it is much better than my 9 year old Octavia vRS!
A lot of car for the money - but feel it is a bit too old in terms of tech/design now.

[sunniguy]

My order number is now showing up on VW order tracking site.

I'v also been able to change my colour. Breeze really have been excellent so far.

[HJMS123]

Faisal_uk said:

Thanks - that's what I was looking at. Very tempting at that price - but apart from being better looking and less practical, don't think it is much better than my 9 year old Octavia vRS!
A lot of car for the money - but feel it is a bit too old in terms of tech/design now.

The chassis is old and the interior is the original layout but the tech isn't old. I had my R delivered last week and it has absolutely everything bar cruise, including the latest touch screen discovery pro nav.

Worth noting incase you were considering one.

[sunniguy]

HJMS123 said:

The chassis is old and the interior is the original layout but the tech isn't old. I had my R delivered last week and it has absolutely everything bar cruise, including the latest touch screen discovery pro nav.

Worth noting incase you were considering one.

Are you sure the Scirocco R comes with the 9 inch discovery pro? I thought only the basic 6 inch one was fitted in the Scirocco? The discovery and discovery pro are not even configurable options on the VW site.

[daydotz]

sunniguy said:

HJMS123 said:

The chassis is old and the interior is the original layout but the tech isn't old. I had my R delivered last week and it has absolutely everything bar cruise, including the latest touch screen discovery pro nav.

Worth noting incase you were considering one.

Are you sure the Scirocco R comes with the 9 inch discovery pro? I thought only the basic 6 inch one was fitted in the Scirocco? The discovery and discovery pro are not even configurable options on the VW site.

That's what I understood they added the newer audio systems to beetle as well

[Gmo177]

First time post.

Been offered a 5dr DSG in pearl Black (10k) for £2110 up front and £230 per month.

£308 per month for 24 months.

By my calculations that's 24.6% of the rrrp.

I'm currently paying £390 for a 335 m sport plus. I won't get anywhere near that figure again so very tempted by the GTI.

Edited by Gmo177 on Friday 7th April 06:54

[LM95]

Gmo177 said:

First time post.

Been offered a 5dr DSG in pearl Black (10k) for £2110 up front and £230 per month.

£318 per month for 24 months.

By my calculations that's 24.6% of the rrrp.

I'm currently paying £390 for a 335 m sport plus. I won't get anywhere near that figure again so very tempted by the GTI.

Hi,

It may be worth waiting a few weeks as there is a roumour there my be some better GTi deals. You could get a Golf R estate for not much more than that, 2213 initial and 246 a month from Select car leasing and there is probably better dels out there than that.

[HJMS123]

sunniguy said:

Are you sure the Scirocco R comes with the 9 inch discovery pro? I thought only the basic 6 inch one was fitted in the Scirocco? The discovery and discovery pro are not even configurable options on the VW site.

I'm fairly sure it's 9inch but I haven't measured it (Pun Intended) The screen quality is really impressive! It was all included as part of the lease as I think they want all these ex lease roc's to have a high spec unlike what happened with the previous golf R's.

Edited by HJMS123 on Friday 7th April 11:14

[andy101093]

So I contacted my dealer and asked him to again clarify the situation with delivery as he had originally told me September was fine, then VWFS said no it had to be June 30th latest (Q2 end), yet I saw posts here with customers being allowed even December delivery.

He's now got new information from VWFS that have said I can take delivery in September! So no ETF necessary (although funnily enough I was ready to accept my £250 ETF for my GTD and get into a GTI in June...I might still be persuaded ).

[jamesmcd2017]

Anyone had their build week confirmed yet?