The Mega MK7 & MK8 Golf GTI/GTD/R thread - Part II

As in, up online or increased? or both probably!

I'm seriously considering buying a Golf GTD Mk8. Seeing these are priced at around 45k which is pretty expensive but nothing is cheap these days.

From what I've read the DCC is worth having. Anything else I should watch out for?

I test drove a 2022 1.5tsi mk8 Golf and really liked it. But I keep hearing these stories about the electrics on the mk8, it's really putting me off buying one.

Wow ok. I don't want to make a bad purchase, so are Mk8 Golfs that bad with reliability? I'm thinking about test driving one next week, surely these issues will be noticed on the test drive?

I'm just curious has anyone tried a Golf 7 r estate and a Skoda Superb Sportline 280. I'm looking for a second car to daily since I went stage 3 on my hatchback golf 7 r and it with it being 500hp I don't wan't to use it every day.

If anyone tried both of these, how did they compare to one another such as handling, acceleration, comfort and space?

Have noticed that recently regarding negotiation on price. Was looking at a GTI recently and no real budge on price for a straight cash sale. Walked away, see the same car 3 months later listed for around €3k less than originally

Sure isn't the point of a Golf R being a fun daily? With 4 wheel drive it shouldn't be an issue to habdle unless you're talking reliability?

Maybe a switchable map would be worth a go rather than forking out on a 2nd car?

It was priced 1k more than a similar GTD of the same year.

For me I guess its a bit of surprise of a departure from practices of the years gone by, where there was always wiggle room on the price, as opposed to an outright expectation of a discount.

Ive been keeping an eye on GTI/GTD/R selling prices since then and almost every listing by a dealer has been revised downwards by a few K before they seem to be getting moved on, so it's not as if being stiff on the price seems to be doing them much favours?

If they had been more open to negotiations with people from day 1, they possible could have shifted these cars quicker.

Discounts certainly aren't exclusive to cars. If you buy anything with a little bit of value on it a decent shop would be happy to give a discount.

I don't think it's unreasonable to ask for a discount on a car, at the moment we're seeing some dealers refusing to budge only to drop several grand off their listings a month or two later.

If they're refusing to budge I'd take the other car unless there's something you really, really want on the more expensive one.

Well I guess it is good to have an ego as I got money off in the end. Not much, but enough to make me happy. Yes the other car was white which is a massive no no for me. Can't stand that colour on a car. It also had the stock alloys which I dislike on the GTD.

Anyway, I am delighted to have finally gotten a GTD as I wanted one for a while.

Anyone have aftermarket wheels on their car? I saw Daltons posted an R with 19" OZ Racing Ultraleggera HLT, I've been eyeing them in matt bronze for my Born. At just over 9kg it's probably one of the lightest wheels you can get at that price. Any concerns about hitting potholes? I've heard light wheels can bend but they'd be on 235/40/19 which is 94mm of sidewall Vs the 82mm you'd get with 235/35/19 on a Golf so not particularly low profile. I just wouldn't want to drop that much money on something only to mess them up over the odd bad pothole.

The MK8 is a terrible car, the software is awful as is the quality. The MK7/7.5 is the last of the quality Golf’s.

I wouldnt say terrible but its really not up there with previous VW quality. Its all small things but its small things that give a sense of quality. It seems more plastic-y and attention to detail just isnt there like the 7/7.5. Cheap flimsy cupholder, no cupholder cover for when not in use, bonnet being held up with the cheap rod, lack of sunglasses holder in roof, smaller centre cubby. I get some things have maybe been improved with 8.5 like illuminating slider control (honestly annoying using at night while driving previously). The whole thing made me wonder did they not test the car on people before presenting it to the public as these things are very noticeable but also very easily fixable. The button on steering wheel was also another but not hugely annoying haptics I will say, though sometimes It would press steering wheel heat instead of volume etc. Software wise, it was the laggiest system Ive experienced especially on start up (and yes the software was always kept up to date!). Youd have to leave it for a min before it wanted to do something to settle itself or it would just freeze. Until the day I got rid of it the sound would just not work the odd time, only fix was engine off get out, lock it and leave it a few minutes and get back in and pray. A few times I did drive to work at 5am in the dark with no radio was a bit weird! my 2c anyway :)