Zenyck100 Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Just come off the phone with a VW slaesman. Been trying to strike a deal between us which inludes a reasonable part ex price for my scooby. looking good at the mo just gotta give him a ring in the morning and reserve the car, will pop up and view the car this week also hes got to see mine. as long as we are both happy the VW sales guy said the deal has to be done and exchange cars by next monday as the part ex figure for my car is based on januarys prices. so i could be a R32 owner by next monday Spec is as follows: Silver full black leather 53 plate 15k on the clock Cheers Zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 What sort of cost, was it £22k plus a complementary (highish amount) trade in for the Scooby? Private buy wise on the above spec £19-£20k. Dealer £20-22k. Tyres will be fecked, so add in £500. Make sure you get the R32 matts and goodies (umbrella, pen, key ring). Keys x 2 + 1 emergency. Keys cost £165 program inc, so make sure you get all sets! Check seats and make sure the bum isn't all soggy and creased. Since its dealer sourced, see if an extra year VW warranty can be thrown in. Ask if alloys have been refurbished (if so, make sure that this is noted and a warranty applied to the refurb). Always remember that the prime objective of the salesman is your money, not you, not the product being sold. Although it might be difficult, curb your excitement, draw a long chin, walk out for 5 minutes, then go back and get a great bargain and a quality set of wheels. Beyond that have fun and do post questions if you need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decked Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Whats this emergency key your talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR32 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I looked at going the other way (Px R32 for a Scooby - Much more subtle after my thief problems) and have to say that Subarus service seems about 234624387 times better than VWs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfgirl Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Whats this emergency key your talking about? [/ QUOTE ] I was wondering that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattR32 Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Me too! I got two "normal" keys that are impossible to stash in a wetsuit so had to buy an Aquapac (highly recommended for any R32 owning watersports people). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I'll check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Whoops, bum steer........... Warning !!! Have found the plastic thing that came with the keys, its not an emergency key. Its a cable tie ended piece of black plastic with a black sticker detailing D0+ 5 digits, other side has 2 sets of stickered coded numbers. Funny thing is it was in a little plastic wallet, so I hadn't prev checked it out. Deffo not a key, but must be something to do with the key and prog code detail on the key for the transducer or trans- whatever it is, that stops the car starting, if a un-programed key is used. Knowing VW if you do lose a key and haven't got this, they will simply charge you extra for checking it up on a database. Has anyone had to get another key and had to provide this key tag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfgirl Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Has anyone had to get another key and had to provide this key tag? [/ QUOTE ] I've needed to get a new key and never provided them with it as they never asked for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Well that blows out that theory. I'll just tuck it back where it was and leave it alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Back on the orginal post, this is in Autotrader, advert is Dartford (Kent) area-> 2003 VOLKSWAGEN Golf R32 3.2 V6, 53 reg. 4wd, 240 BHP, only 3000 miles, UK car, 1 owner from new, 5 door, full leather, cruise control, heated seats, climate control, rain sensor wipers, a stunning car in mint condition. £21,500 . ovno. Mileage is sweet and by ovno, I reckon £20,750. In auto trader there's R32's starting from £19k, though any with sub 10k miles seem to be advertised at £21k ish, Dealer sales being at least a £1k premium over private sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEVINP Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 You are correct . That is what the plastic tag was for or at least that is what I was told by the dealer when I picked up the R32. They told me that they no longer issued the "plastic" emergency keys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenyck100 Posted January 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 i got the sales guy to run though all the paper work that comes with the R32 im looking at and found its been to AMD for the stage 2 upgrade. have reserved the car its just subject to my inspection on thursday and his inspection on my part ex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 [ QUOTE ] You are correct . That is what the plastic tag was for or at least that is what I was told by the dealer when I picked up the R32. They told me that they no longer issued the "plastic" emergency keys. [/ QUOTE ] Correct. Apparently there were numerous problems with them, not least the pressure required to turn them in the ignition resulted in the key head twisting off, and the key blade remaining stuck in the ignition. However, if you want a 3rd key to stash somewhere for emergencies, rather than buying a whole remote wireless fob key (over $400) here, you can buy a standard MkIV Golf key (looks like a normal key with a small light in it to light the keyhole), get it laser cut with the correct coded cutout pattern. Then take it and your other two remote keys to the stealer, or someone who has a VAG-Com (AMD in UK?) and get them to recode all three keys. This is because the ECU renegotiates with all of the keys and gives them new code values. You cannot do a single key in isolation, as that then renders the other keys useless, as the car will no longer acknowledge the previous codes. I did it just after I got my R, and the "normal" key cost about $200 as it was lasercut in Singapore for my car. The stealer did all 3 keys for me gratis, in about 4 minutes. So now I have the 2 keys, and my hot spare. To use the spare - you need to open the door and have the key in the ignition (and that turned to on) in under 30 seconds, or the R's alarm goes off. This is because VW do not fit a key reader into the driver's door lock, so all key/ECU handshakes are done via the ignition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGDODDS Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 the dealers are absolute twa** I returned this week to the same dealer i bought my R from 6 months ago which i paid 25950 for he offered me 16500 against the new gti I obviously told him to f*** right off now thinking of cupra r been offered 21k a bit more like it but I just dont think im doing the right thing, at the end of the day I have to be happy with the deal not those greedy bas***** who will probably make 5k profit out of me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfgirl Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 [ QUOTE ] the dealers are absolute twa** I returned this week to the same dealer i bought my R from 6 months ago which i paid 25950 for he offered me 16500 against the new gti [/ QUOTE ] I got offered £16,000 against a new GTI or £16,500 against a "normal Golf". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1monty Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 What was the spec. for £25950 and why do you want to sell it so soon?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidmark Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 [ QUOTE ] the dealers are absolute twa** I returned this week to the same dealer i bought my R from 6 months ago which i paid 25950 for he offered me 16500 against the new gti I obviously told him to f*** right off now thinking of cupra r been offered 21k a bit more like it but I just dont think im doing the right thing, at the end of the day I have to be happy with the deal not those greedy bas***** who will probably make 5k profit out of me [/ QUOTE ] keep it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGDODDS Posted January 28, 2005 Report Share Posted January 28, 2005 It is 5 door, black, leather interior, registered april 04,had very low milage cant remember exact amount,I had been looking for this exact spec for ages which is why I think I was charged so much for it,just fancied a change a mate has a cupra r,but thought I would miss the golf so tried for a new gti changed my mind now though im gonna stick with my R,in a way the dealer made my decision to keep it for me by offering such a wa*k trade in (hope his next poo is a porqupine) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decked Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 The Mk5 Gti is a hot option!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted January 29, 2005 Report Share Posted January 29, 2005 No it isn't. Please don't start comparing 4 cyl turbos with 6 cyl smooth, lag free, easy torque motors. The GTi looks like a half finished project toy. Interior is weak, back end . All its got going for it is that it becomes a class leader in a class that is below the R32! The R32 is, so far the definative Golf, as a base 'bread and butter' car. The GTi might have some claim to the media crown, but unless you want to feck the warranty and tweak turbos / ECU- no chance at all! Mind you 30 mpg would be nice. Mind you again, the wheels are absolute ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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