Golf Hatchback R 5dr 4MOTION DSG

[X8JJT]

Hello!

Thinking of getting an additional car for some fun.....

Decided to just lease this time. Found the below deal, is it a good deal or not?

Initial Payment (9 months) - £2,591.89 inc VAT
Length - 24 months
Annual Millage - 5,000 (baring in mind its only an additional car)
No maintenance

Monthly Payment - £287.99 inc VAT

This is only for the solid paint (white) going to try and see if they will throw the special solid paint in for free.

Cheers guys.

[Atmospheric]

Top lurking.

All that money. Buy a Caterham or a Elise if you want fun.

[Integroo]

£287.99 pcm to weekend drive a Golf is nuts. It's a Golf! As the chap above suggested. get a personal loan and go buy a used Elise/VXR220/S2000 etc.

[Amateurish]

Try an Alfa 4C.

[essIII]

The initial payment alone will see you well into something more fun - with money left over for track days!

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[MorganP104]

Has the tide turned for the Golf R?

Not a single post extoling the virtues of what used to be the second coming... Too many being used for bank jobs, I expect.

[Integroo]

MorganP104 said:

Has the tide turned for the Golf R?

Not a single post extoling the virtues of what used to be the second coming... Too many being used for bank jobs, I expect.

I think the problem is twofold: (i) for a performance car, they are very boring and (ii) cheap lease deals mean they are everywhere.

[Alex]

We have a Golf R Estate. It's a superb daily, but I wouldn't own one just as a fun car. It's hugely capable, but a bit one dimensional.

[MrBarry123]

Alex said:

We have a Golf R Estate. It's a superb daily, but I wouldn't own one just as a fun car. It's hugely capable, but a bit one dimensional.

This.

I really like the Golf R - especially in the funky yellow/gold/green colour they offer now - but I wouldn't buy one as my fun car and definitely not on those payment terms.

[MuscleSaloon]

The R is a great little car but got to agree with others - that is a daft amount to lease it for 2 years on a limited mileage and then hand it back.

[DaveH23]

Nearly £10,000 to borrow a car.

As others have said. The deposit will get something decent or get a loan for the above sum, then you own something at the end where you can sell it and recoup some of your money back.

[LM95]

Hi,

There is rumoured to be some deals on the R estate and the GTI hatch which have been detailed in the lease thread and are supposed to be coming next week some time. If you definitely want a Golf R may be worth waiting a week or so, no mention if the hatch will feature in the deals for the R but worth waiting for no doubt.

[Integroo]

Also, if it is a weekend toy that you won't put many miles on, buy something that won't depreciate much like an S2000.

[ashleyman]

MorganP104 said:

Not a single post extoling the virtues of what used to be the second coming... Too many being used for bank jobs, I expect.

I'm in Surrey and a mate of mine has had his Golf's plates cloned. It's being used by armed criminals up in Liverpool for robberies etc... He's been told to expect a hard stop / knock on the door from a bunch of ARV's in the near future..

[ZX10R NIN]

If you want a fun new hot hatch then take a look at the Fiesta ST/Clio 220 Trophy (apparently much improved)/ or see if you can get any of the last of line Megane RS275's (you'll be lucky) or a Focus ST with some Mountune goodies added.