2012 gti or 2013 gti?

VW Golf IV · Mar 16, 2013

help me decide! there's a 2012 gti manual that's a demo for $30000 at the dealer. was $35185. options include 18" wheels, sunroof, leather, kessy, nav OR a brand new base 2013 gti? base gti is $29375.
demo unit is already a year old.
which one should i choose?

jni3 · Mar 16, 2013

i wouldn't take the demo. that's just me. and a base gti for that price, no dice. keep shopping.

VW Golf IV · Mar 16, 2013

im in canada

i think the 2012 has $5800 worht in options

Carbon13GTI · Mar 16, 2013

I don't know how Canada is on pricing, but almost 30000 for a base is just too much. I paid 24000

VW Golf IV · Mar 16, 2013

hmmmm..i think our base gti has more standard features than US models like HID etc

traian · Mar 17, 2013

I'm in Canada too and just got a 2013 GTI this week. When you say that a base model 2013 costs 29375, that's the MSRP for a 3 door. You should be able to easily negotiate that down to near 28K. I did test drive a GTI with all the options as well and the leather, keyless start and nav are really nice if you are into that sort of thing, but personally I'd take a brand new base model for significantly less than a demo driver. Unless you can negotiate the demo car down further.

Chockomon · Mar 17, 2013

I say you get the 2012 and negotiate down to 29K or less if you can. You're gonna want the options later, believe me

Metropolitans3 · Mar 17, 2013

A brand new 2012 autobahn manual (the package you described) has a MSRP of $31k. Unless its an R, a demo manual autobahn should be no more than 29k.

Chockomon · Mar 17, 2013

Metropolitans3 said:
A brand new 2012 autobahn manual (the package you described) has a MSRP of $31k. Unless its an R, a demo manual autobahn should be no more than 29k.

You're talking US prices. in Canada, an R starts at 39K and GTIs start at 29K.

E CODE · Mar 17, 2013

I'd go for the '12. The extra bits are worth it. Door trim, Nav, 18's (which you could sell if you want) sunroof, kessy, leather... I have everything but Nav in my 12, and sometime I wish I had of gone all the way when I bought it - but I knew I wouldn't use Nav much, and I got my own wheels and sills..

Metropolitans3 · Mar 17, 2013

Chockomon
You're talking US prices. in Canada, an R starts at 39K and GTIs start at 29K.

Wow. Glad I am in the US...

E CODE · Mar 17, 2013

Metropolitans3 said:
Wow. Glad I am in the US...

It's all relative. The base GTI in Canada isn't your base GTI in the US. It doesn't quite have enough goodies to make it on par, but it's not a straight $5,000 mismatch once you factor in the upgraded radio (RCD-510), Xenons, heated seats, and multifunction wheel that are standard on Canadian GTI's.

Sebastian24 · Mar 17, 2013

I had a similar dilemma when I was buying mine. Depends if you're the kind of person who'd regret not having a certain feature later on down the road. I went with the autobahn and I love it. Which ever one you get, good luck :thumbup:

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