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Do you think the price discounts for a new Golf GTI make it worthwhile to buy now rather than wait for the new model? And which manual model would you choose?

Asked on 2 January 2017 by Highway61

Answered by Honest John
Due to Brexit the facelift model will in initially be 10% dearer and at first it will be difficult to get a discount on it. So if you can get a current Golf GTI at a 10% - 20% discount, then bite the dealer's hand off. Golf R manual is the best, but buying lower down the range you at least want the EA 888 230PS GTi Performance with limited slip diff.
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