Shows hows how over priced and rated golf GTI's have become.

In real (inflation adjusted) terms, that's still less than the coupe was, new... not much less, though.

In real (inflation adjusted) terms, that's still less than the coupe was, new... not much less, though.

To sell a 2.0 4 pot VW for the same price as a 6 pot BMW (M no less) would have been laughable a few years ago. I'm not quite sure what is happening to the price of new cars but it seems they are gaining some serious weight.
I'm sure if you looked at the original brief for a Golf GTI the current model would no longer fulfil the spirit of the requirements. It used to compete against 20 something Pugs (19k otr for a GTI) XR escorts (ST2 £22K OTR) Megane cup £25k. Even the overpriced opel VXR (£27k) is 10% cheaper. Personally the Golf would be the last hot hatch on my list, especially since the Leon has just done a sub 8 minute NBR lap.

The Golf has a record for reliability and rock-solid residual values*, which mean a lot more to buyers than how quickly it will get round the Nurburgring.

And for most private buyers the issue isn't what the car costs, but the difference between what the car costs now and what it's worth when you replace it in 3 years time. On that basis how does the Golf compare with the other hoy hatches?



* I don't know how well deserved this reputation is, but the Golf certainly has it.

I once asked an Audi sales manager why an A3 was more than a Golf he said:

Because the quality of the trim is just that bit worse and the finish just isn't quite there.

Are you running some sort of master class in vagueness?

...his last post seems to say that the A3 is more expensive than the Golf because it (the A3) has lower build quality and trim.

no more sense than a group of five year olds.