Golf R Specifications and Prices

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28-10-2010, 12:50 PM
Nugs

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Originally Posted by oshuyi

yes but it'll be 70k

Not quite
S3 (8P) 2007 - Stage 3 [SYD] - EOI
I'd get that over a new R.
28-10-2010, 01:03 PM
oshuyi

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Originally Posted by Nugs

Not quite
S3 (8P) 2007 - Stage 3 [SYD] - EOI
I'd get that over a new R.

i'm talking about a new one not a second hand one
28-10-2010, 09:35 PM
Lima

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Originally Posted by oshuyi

yes but it'll be 70k

I hope not. I paid just over $70K driveaway for mine, built to spec, with about $10K in options. If anyone would like to pay me $70K now, with 15 months and 20,000kms having passed, I will offer free personal delivery to anywhere in Australia, haha.

An 08 S3 should be gettable for 50K, or more likely less. The Golf R has really stuffed up the S3's resale, haha!

Oh, one thing, you need to get an MY09 S3 in order to get the same Haldex IV AWD system used in the Golf R. Earlier 8P S3s still had the Haldex II setup as found in the Mk5 R32. Mind, the differences seem negligible in real world driving based on comments from owners of earlier model S3s who have driven newer ones.
28-10-2010, 11:46 PM
Man Utd FC

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Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

Man Utd

The question is how many options do you really need.. I keep banging on about why buy stuff that comes with the car to start with ( Wheels, Tyres, Seats ) so if you start looking at it in a pragmatic light rather than an emotional one you can save heaps. And as mentioned the more you pile on the more tax you pay.

If you havnt chatted with a dealer you havnt got the real price.. to get a really good deal you have to do as much homework as possible to put your self in a decent negotiating position..

Also are you entitled to any corporate discounts, you can apply that o the overall deal but it doesnt make a massive impact.

Some here go and get 3 quotes before striking a deal.. contacting regional dealers appears to have some merit.

I suggest your post is the first step but a long way from getting to a position that you are happy with

At the start I didn't want to get the Recaros or even the leather seats because of the price of these options but then saw pictures of the leather interior and found out they were heated so I thought the leather would be a nice option. After speaking to a friend who owns a Golf, he insisted the Recaros are worth it so I've decided to add this option to the list. You are totally right, the more options, the more tax, if the GST and LCT wasn't so much the final asking price wouldn't be so bad.
No I haven't spoken to a dealer yet, I'm planning to go this weekend to visit the first dealer to get a quote and to see if they give any discounts for getting it fully optioned.
A family member of mine is an employee in the car industry and is allowed a discount but I don't know if this is classed as a corporate discount or if you can apply the discount after you haggle and negotiate a final price.
My plan is to visit as many VW dealers as possible, especially the regional ones and see which one will give me the best quote and then revisit them or call up and compromise a deal.

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Originally Posted by Fab_R

And if you option the 19" you get the black headlamps instead of chrome.
$71K is not bad considering everything you would get less the sunroof etc.....

I didn't know that if you option the 19" Talladegas you get black headlamps instead of chrome, is there a picture of the differences?
Also I see you have 19" BBS replicas on your car, do you know the price of the original ones from the dealer?

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Originally Posted by dave-

I think its ridiculous that you'd fully option a car and not get a sunroof, but thats just me. Really if you want the car, that's the price. If you don't like all the taxes (I don't, so haggled until I got it below the LCT & 5% stamps) you can either lobby the government, choose less options or haggle the dealer.

RRP != actual price.

That's my aim, to get a low enough price that I don't have to pay LCT.

If people don't mind me asking, what was the amount of the discount people received?
I know it depends on a range of factors but I just want a rough idea of how much discount to receive if the car was fully optioned or standard.
29-10-2010, 08:09 AM
Corey_R

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Originally Posted by Man Utd FC

I didn't know that if you option the 19" Talladegas you get black headlamps instead of chrome, is there a picture of the differences?

This has side by side comparisons of the black and silver headlight surrounds. You get the black headlight surrounds with either of the 19" wheel options (black or silver Talladegas).

Here is a link to Fab's car with the BBS replicas

VW dealers do not supply BBS wheels though. Actuall BBS wheels in Australia are available through AMG Australia and are ridiculuously priced. It's not uncommon to cost $8k plus tyres for a set of RS-GT's :/
29-10-2010, 08:18 AM
Fab_R

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

This has side by side comparisons of the black and silver headlight surrounds. You get the black headlight surrounds with either of the 19" wheel options (black or silver Talladegas).

Here is a link to Fab's car with the BBS replicas

VW dealers do not supply BBS wheels though. Actuall BBS wheels in Australia are available through AMG Australia and are ridiculuously priced. It's not uncommon to cost $8k plus tyres for a set of RS-GT's :/

Spot on Corey_R
BBS Genuine wheels the same as my rep's are $900 each!!!
29-10-2010, 08:22 AM
Corey_R

Aaah yes, the Genuine wheels of yours would be German made ones at that price. For some reason the Japanese made BBS wheels are much much more expensive! Go figure :)
29-10-2010, 01:19 PM
Man Utd FC

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

VW dealers do not supply BBS wheels though. Actuall BBS wheels in Australia are available through AMG Australia and are ridiculuously priced. It's not uncommon to cost $8k plus tyres for a set of RS-GT's :/

How come in the Golf GTI brochure PDF that you download from the VW site, has shown that you can get different rims if you wanted to as an accessory?
29-10-2010, 01:30 PM
Corey_R

They are VW Dealer Accessory rims. They're not the VW Factory rims, and they're not BBS rims....
29-10-2010, 01:52 PM
Lima

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Originally Posted by Corey_R

They are VW Dealer Accessory rims. They're not the VW Factory rims, and they're not BBS rims....

Well, I do understand your point, but... Detroits and Denvers are made by BBS, so it's a fair chance factory rims on current GTIs or Rs could be too. BBS has also been making wheels for Golfs since the Mk1. The Montreal II wheels on my old Mk4 GTI were also made by BBS.

And the BBS CKs we bought for our Mk5 back in 2008 were about AU$405 each from TireRack. Or if you include the shipping and taxes they worked out to be $550 each.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-sjOg9Dyww

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