Vw Golf models

The UK uses the same specification names as Ireland for the Mk8 Golf, with the addition of Match, which is equivalent to our Edition 75.
Active Advance is the Japanese equivalent of Life with a few extras.
Platinum sits above Style and R‑Line in terms of standard equipment.
On the irish pre‑facelift Mk8, the Style model with the Winter Pack includes a heated steering wheel and heated seats.

700km a week is serious mileage, so the 2.0 TDI is the only way to go.

Regarding those trims: 'Active' and 'Platinum' aren't official Irish specs. They are likely UK imports or dealer-inflated titles. Stick to the Style trim — it’s the closest to your Passat Elegance. Avoid the R-Line if you're on bad roads; the stiffer suspension and bigger alloys will feel like a massive step down in comfort

Your car is a year older and has above average mileage. Your also trading it against a smaller car. Dealer still has to make their margin on the Golf and stick a warranty on it.

Not greedy at all. €6,000 is gross profit. €1,250 goes straight to Revenue and then most trade ins need at least about €1,500 in prep to get them up to retail standards. Then you have staff wages, sales commission, overheads, corporation tax etc. So €6,000 quickly becomes €2,500 and after all that they still have to stand over the car for 3+ months and hope nothing goes wrong or reduce their profit even further and pay for an external warranty. And that's assuming they get their full asking price.

The cost of overheads, wages, repairs, etc etc have all increased massively in the past 5 years so the margin on trade ins has to increase as well unfortunately.

If it's from a dealer with an NCT then you probably don't need to worry about the tyres.

That's the symbol to look for

Wouldn't be uncommon these days

What happens with vw warranty? I see Amcc have a 2024 Audi A8 tfsi, it's high spec but similar price to irish / uk one and there's no way it will hold its value as well

It depends what your already used to. I wouldn't expect any money off as its a bit of an unnecessary hassle for them. Probably better to just take it as is and fit smaller wheels in the future if needed.

Well if your changing from a Passat to a Golf your already "downgrading" in terms of road noise and comfort etc so the low profile tyres are definitely going to add to this.

You would need to change the entire wheel yes. But there's loads of VW wheels on DoneDeal etc if you really needed a set.