Volkswagen Golf prices
Volkswagen has confirmed that the Mk 6 Golf will start from £13,150 for the base 79bhp 1.4 S model when it goes on sale in January next year, an increase of £870 on the current entry-level model.
The range-topping 138bhp GT TDI five-door will set you back substantially more, at £20,980. The new GTi will join the range later in 2009.
Other petrol engines available from launch include the naturally aspirated 1.6-litre petrol, which will start at £14,080, and the 1.4-litre TSI in 120bhp and 158bhp tunes.
The lower-powered TSI will cost from £14,830 in base ‘S’ trim, whilst the higher-powered TSI is only available in the range-topping Golf GT and will set you back £18,400.
Diesel units start from £15,800 for the 109bhp 2.0-litre turbocharged oil-burner, whilst the same engine in 138bhp tune is only available in SE and GT forms and will cost from £17,875.
Even the base Volkswagen Golf S gets ESP, seven airbags, climate control and electrically heated and adjustable door mirrors.
SE adds an upgraded stereo, iPod connectivity, cruise control, 16-inch alloys and automatic windscreen wipers and headlights. Opting for the top-end GT trim gets you sports suspension, Alcantara sports seats and a multifunction steering wheel.
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Re: VW Golf Mk6 prices
No, I still have the car and i'm still happy with it, decided to hang on to see what the Mk6 is like close up.
I've no idea what the Lombard system is that you refer to, although even your figures show the residuals as being 35% despite the car being over 3 years old, and almost 50% over average mileage. And that's on a car that is about to become obsolete, and in the middle of a credit crunch! That's hardly a complete disaster is it? There's also no information about the colour, the condition the car is in or if it has service history etc.
The R32 you mention is still at 60% of it's original value at a time when nobody wants performance models due to high running costs, and we all know that most cars lose the biggest percentage of it's value in the first year anyway. It's common knowledge that now is the time to buy if you're in the market for a performance car. Conversely now is not the time to be selling if you don't need to. These conditions are affecting many performance cars, not just the quick Golfs.
And your point about every other rival being better rounded, I trust you're refering to the R32 only and this isn't a sweeping statement about the Golf range in general? If it's a general swipe then you'll find just about every motoring magazine currently in print disagrees with you. I've had two Focuses and the Golf knocked spots off both of them.
Opinions aside, we could each find statistics and comments that back up our own views. I like the Golf, you clearly don't. If we all agreed on everything all of the time then we'd all drive the same cars wouldn't we?
Re: VW Golf Mk6 prices
Then I trust you took them up on it!
Just gone through on Lombard's system:
Volkswagen Golf Diesel Hatchback 1.9 Sport TDI 5dr [Euro 4]
Registered: 06/2005
Mileage: 49088
Price: 6,000
Cost new: 17,100
Slightly higher than average mileage I grant you, but like almost every other Golf on UK roads this one has retained just 35% over 3 years. Their values are nowhere near as bullet-proof as the silly What Car? figures suggest. Current market conditions are only making them worse.
There's also a mint R32 on the system today that has shed close to £10,000 in the one year since it was registered - £1 for every mile in depreciation alone. And it's still basically the same car as the stodgy, gutless bathtub your mum heaves to Sainsbury's and back each week.
Never really seen the appeal in them, particularly now when almost every rival is better rounded.
Re: VW Golf Mk6 prices
The £20,980 you mention is for the DSG semi-auto, not the manual version, which is approx £19,600. This an approximate £500 increase not £2k as has been previously stated on here. Granted, it's still quite a lot for a diesel hatch (especially one that doesn't include climate control as standard), however it might be worth mentioning that the cost of some extras has actually fallen - so depending on how you spec your car it may not cost you any more than the outgoing model.
I seem to remember Audi lifted their prices slightly when they facelifted the A3, and the BMW 1 series is already horrendously overpriced. I think I'd take the Golf over the 1 series irrespective of the Golf being cheaper.
And to the people who questioned the residual values of the Golf , I was recently offered by the trade the equivalent of 35% of what I paid even though it's 4 and a half years old!