Golf GTI Edition 35

[Finance_Analyst]

Sorry about ignoring the sign

I guess we'll just have to play the waiting game and see if the Ed35s are snapped up. With the whole world economy at the moment seemingly about to enter another big crunch (AUD just fell like a tonne of bricks agains the USD in a day!), there might be another promotion next June ;P

The thing is, I don't know how you guys get such good deals on yr cars. The ones I reached out to all refused to budge on the promo prices. I think the lowest base 5 door DSG GTI I could find was abt 43k driveaway with zilch options on. Not even BT and MDI!

Or I probably need a refresher course in negotiations skills

I think us QLDers don't get the same deals as NSW and VIC is far more competitive. Although $44.5k for my 2011 build CW GTI with Detroits and BT with full tint was pretty good...

[triode12]

Sorry about ignoring the sign

I guess we'll just have to play the waiting game and see if the Ed35s are snapped up. With the whole world economy at the moment seemingly about to enter another big crunch (AUD just fell like a tonne of bricks agains the USD in a day!), there might be another promotion next June ;P

The thing is, I don't know how you guys get such good deals on yr cars. The ones I reached out to all refused to budge on the promo prices. I think the lowest base 5 door DSG GTI I could find was abt 43k driveaway with zilch options on. Not even BT and MDI!

Or I probably need a refresher course in negotiations skills

If you can afford an R35 what are you complaining about a few $Ks?
Would be chump change to the likes of you.

[Corey_R]

The thing is, I don't know how you guys get such good deals on yr cars. The ones I reached out to all refused to budge on the promo prices. I think the lowest base 5 door DSG GTI I could find was abt 43k driveaway with zilch options on. Not even BT and MDI!

Or I probably need a refresher course in negotiations skills

Well some good advice... don't go to dealerships during promos

EVERYONE goes and so there are plenty of customers, many of whom won't try and negotiate further, so there is no lack of competition and the dealer is in the prime position. Go when there is no promotion, customers are scarcer, so the dealer not only has more time to negotiate and talk to you, but you've are in a better position because there aren't 10 other customers all trying to buy. Dealers might be more eager to meet targets too etc.

[Ideo]

I don't see much value in a CW manual 35 GTI @ $48500 driveaway. Too close to R money for my liking.

In the meantime, I'm happy with my $39k driveaway MKVI GTI! APR looks like a good option.

I paid only about a grand more driveaway for my R.

I know which one is better value imo.

[DoggieHowser]

I was one of the first R35s in Singapore. The other guy was out at the major clubs every night parked in front.

Me? I was out driving every night past midnight trying to run in the engine before the first service. Hehe. Was in Sepang formula track in just over two weeks of getting the car.

Have to say the car did get a lot of attention. I even had a guy tailing me in a WRX with one hand on the wheel and one hand holding a camera phone.

As for why I got the car... I guess it was a logical progression after the Evo. That one had been modded beyond recognition. Test and Service bodykit and carbon fibre bonnet (the Ohlins car in Japanese racing) with Ohlins Flag-L coilovers (external reservoirs), C-West GTwing, full Endless front/rear 6 pot/4 pot aluminum billet calipers with inch up rotors. HKS2835 turbo/elbow/downpipe kit for track, TD05 with street legal Tomei extractor/elbow/downpipe for daily, Advan RS 18" rims with Yokohama semi slick A048 rubbers. Bride carbon fibre bucket seats. Motec M800 plugNplay ECU with AntiLag System. Bigger injectors. HKS fuel rail. Fuel pump. Boost controller. Full suite of Defi BF gauges. Ad nauseum.


Thing was even with a street legal kit, I still got pulled over by the cops. And it was getting on the missus nerves. Especially when it was on the way to work.

So the GTR made sense. More power than my modded Evo.

[DoggieHowser]

But back to the original topic:

I guess the logical side of me says: R. 4WD. Upgraded brakes.

But the Xenon and LED DRLs on the GTI 35 are soooo pretty

[Molotov]

Jezus Doogs. Based on Mazda 3 pricing in Singapore an R-35 would cost about 11,000,000 SGD wouldn't it? ;P

Does anyone know anyone who knows someone that has actually bought an Ed. 35 Gti yet?

[Mi16 Man]

Does anyone know anyone who knows someone that has actually bought an Ed. 35 Gti yet?

Starting at $49,500 driveaway, I see better value in an R. I was keen for a 35 but I would lose big depreciation $$$ if I traded my 6month old GTI for the sake of a 35.

[Capercat]

Starting at $49,500 driveaway, I see better value in an R. I was keen for a 35 but I would lose big depreciation $$$ if I traded my 6month old GTI for the sake of a 35.

Mate, you'll lose big up-grading to an R from a MY10 GTI. Enjoy the GTI while you can, flash it if you must, but not worth losing the dollars for a 35.

[Corey_R]

I love my Golf R. But having owned a MKV Golf GTI, I can honestly say, that there is no way in hell that I'd sell a Golf GTI to buy a Golf R. I think you'd have to be insane....

The AWD is great for "****s and giggles" with standing acceleration, but beyond that....
Even with Stage 3 cars, in torrential rain, on a race track (i.e. worst case senario), there is only 1.7 seconds difference between a heavily modified (stage 3 + handling mods) Golf R and GTI (stage 3 + handling mods) around Eastern Creek. And when I say "handling mods", I'm talking the full kit... suspension, sway bars, big brake kits, caster and camber adjustments, AND haldex upgrades... in other words, more than most people would go to.

Keep your Golf GTI and be happy I say