2022 VW Golf R (Mk8)

[gpomp]

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Who is offering you a GTI lease for $350/mo?

A ‘21 GTI Autobahn is coming out to over $430/mo when I look even with minimal km and loyalty savings on a 60mo lease. The base base ‘22 with no options isn’t really any better at $410/mo.

A GTI is still a $40k vehicle otd

Did you bring an expert negotiator with you such as Mitsu?

Here's my 2018 on a 4 year high km lease (25k). It has DSG and DAP so $3150 extra. If you go base 6 speed without any options and less km you're probably around $330-340.

My 2016 GTI was less than this so I had to stretch my budget to get into the 2018.

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[killramos]

Is that a deal from a few years ago then?

Because what I am saying is that isn’t what they cost today.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Did you bring an expert negotiator with you such as Mitsu?

Haha I wish - I don't have the patience for that. The last ~10 vehicles I've bought or helped buy were 2-3 emails, only visiting the dealership to sign papers and pick up the vehicle. With dealer cost being a known entity these days, the nightmare of the "let me check with the finance manager" top-down negotiation BS is a thing of the past for mainstream products.

[gpomp]

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Is that a deal from a few years ago then?

Because what I am saying is that isn’t what they cost today.

Yes you're right, the 2022 is $2250 cheaper than my 2018 so it should cost less.

[killramos]

Sounds like you have a winning formula then lol

[ExtraSlow]

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Haha I wish - I don't have the patience for that. The last ~10 vehicles I've bought or helped buy were 2-3 emails, only visiting the dealership to sign papers and pick up the vehicle. With dealer cost being a known entity these days, the nightmare of the "let me check with the finance manager" top-down negotiation BS is a thing of the past for mainstream products.

Totally this.
Negotiating while your body is at the dealership is always the wrong move. By email or text or gtfo.

[ExtraSlow]

Does anyone have a GTI or Golf R in stock? Seems to be none on the ground.

[flipstah]

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Does anyone have a GTI or Golf R in stock? Seems to be none on the ground.

MK7/7.5? My friend took a while to source his new one. It was the last MT black one in the province.

I think you're going to have trouble finding one. MK8 doesn't drop for awhile

[ExtraSlow]

8m not buying one, was just going to argue lease payments by looking St one that a dealership may have sitting around.

[heavyD]

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MK7/7.5? My friend took a while to source his new one. It was the last MT black one in the province.

I think you're going to have trouble finding one. MK8 doesn't drop for awhile

By the time it drops you may as well wait another 2 years for the MK8.5 as it will probably look better inside and out and hopefully they tweak the interior as there's a lot of complaints about the steering wheel controls (several reviewers commented on how easy is is to turn on the heated steering wheel by accident) and infotainment system.

[swak]

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By the time it drops you may as well wait another 2 years for the MK8.5 as it will probably look better inside and out and hopefully they tweak the interior as there's a lot of complaints about the steering wheel controls (several reviewers commented on how easy is is to turn on the heated steering wheel by accident) and infotainment system.

Mk7's are the first to do the 0.5 gen run's as far as i'm aware... Curious to know how responsive and user friendly the touchpad steering wheel buttons and everything are though!
Also.... Might be a good time to jump in on a Mk7.5 this fall once they land - expect to see some good deals from the guys upgrading.

[flipstah]

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Mk7's are the first to do the 0.5 gen run's as far as i'm aware... Curious to know how responsive and user friendly the touchpad steering wheel buttons and everything are though!
Also.... Might be a good time to jump in on a Mk7.5 this fall once they land - expect to see some good deals from the guys upgrading.

Word gonna see if there’s a low mileage 6MT hanging around trade in

[swak]

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Word gonna see if there’s a low mileage 6MT hanging around trade in

I'm right there with you aha!
Found a '19 6MT in Edmonton i'm close on.... but they're still trying to add in some massive lag in the deal I can't break them on aha... there will be more!

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

Feels a little sad I didn’t keep my parents R I sold for them. I don’t feel that interested in the Mk8 now.

[Disoblige]

These days the idea that newer means better is way less true.
Keep onto the things you enjoy instead of hoping for something better that hasn't materialized yet, or you may regret it down the road.

[cam_wmh]

Funny you guys mention, 5th called me couple nights ago asking about buying my 19 back.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

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These days the idea that newer means better is way less true.
Keep onto the things you enjoy instead of hoping for something better that hasn't materialized yet, or you may regret it down the road.

I agree. A lot of the forced options on virtually all new vehicles are also really turning me off owning anything recent.

[npham]

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Funny you guys mention, 5th called me couple nights ago asking about buying my 19 back.

Every VW dealership does this. They are just trying to make a new sale. They really don't care about your car too much.

[cam_wmh]

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Every VW dealership does this. They are just trying to make a new sale. They really don't care about your car too much.

Yup.

[flipstah]

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These days the idea that newer means better is way less true.
Keep onto the things you enjoy instead of hoping for something better that hasn't materialized yet, or you may regret it down the road.

I think that could also be all of us growing up and remembering the 90s were too sweet