Looking to buy a gti se

[braveulysses]

hey guys. New to the forum and looking for a gti coming out of my current lease of a civic. Pardon me if this is a weird post but I really need some guidance from gti owners.

Anyway I went to the dealership this past weekend looking for a gti s manual with lighting package. I love the cloth plaid seats. I found one, liked it, and got a pretty fair price.

So fast forward to last night. I found a new 2015 gti se loaded with 5k miles on Craigslist from a guy who wants to get rid of it for a gti r. Downside to me is its leather instead of the cloth but I may just be picky.

I've never bought a used car privately so I'm asking you guys what price should I be looking to offer on a model like this. After researching new prices at my local dealership I think it valued new around 32k?

Since my budget was for an s I was looking to spend around 25k. Would this offer be insulting to the gti se owner?

Also is the upgrade from an s to se really that big of a difference for a casual driver?

 

[GrupaTnT]

I got mine about a month ago 2015 GTI SE with LP 6MT for 28.4K with monster and regular mats and assistance kit before taxes with scca discount.
32K is little high

 

[braveulysses]

I got mine about a month ago 2015 GTI SE with LP 6MT for 28.4K with monster and regular mats and assistance kit before taxes with scca discount.
32K is little high

How do you like the seats. Man I really love the plaid look...

 

[GrupaTnT]

seats are great so far. problem is that you cant get SE in US with plaid seats.
i had bmw E92 335i SP before GTi and seats for me are better in GTI

 

[ElectricEye]

My new GTI SE with 4Door, DSG Lighting Package stickered for $31,181
$28,443 was the selling price.
That includes destination charge, Monster Mats, & the cargo kit.

 

[GrupaTnT]

i wanted pure white, 2 door SE 6MT with LP and none of dealers in Michigan had one on lot , so one of the dealers got me one from Cleveland Ohio for that price.that 28.4K included destination price as well.

 

[braveulysses]

i wanted pure white, 2 door SE 6MT with LP and none of dealers in Michigan had one on lot , so one of the dealers got me one from Cleveland Ohio for that price.that 28.4K included destination price as well.

This one is pure white 4 dr se. Really really like it but I just don't know where to start with negotiation. Seems like the guy doesn't have a lot of time to sell.

 

[BxGTI]

You said that the value for the selling car is around 32k new, I guess that with 5k miles on it in it will not be a certified car then 25k should be fair, even if the car is worth 32k new that doesn't mean that he paid 32 for it. Maybe he paid 28 like others said I paid 21k for mine with 4k miles and also certified with 24k miles or 2 years on top of the original warranty mine is an S 4doors manual and I love the seats I really didn't want leather seats on this car, I'm sure they are great but not what I wanted. Good luck

 

[santorina4]

I paid $30k for my SE 4 door, DSG with LP, Road Assistance package, monster mats and cargo kit. I think the price was $31,230. I couldn't get them to budge anymore in December. It was also the only SE they had.

I had a 2011 with the plaid and I liked it at first, but I love the leather.

 

[braveulysses]

I paid $30k for my SE 4 door, DSG with LP, Road Assistance package, monster mats and cargo kit. I think the price was $31,230. I couldn't get them to budge anymore in December. It was also the only SE they had.

I had a 2011 with the plaid and I liked it at first, but I love the leather.

Im on the fence about manual v dsg. Do you regret not having a manual?

 

[TheDoc46]

Get the SE. The sound system is crap on the S. Yes you can upgrade the audio, but be prepared to drop a couple of k into it. I'm sure you won't have a problem finding someone to swap out the leather for plaid.

As for manual vs DSG. I've had both, and prefer the manual a million times over. But each to their own.

 

[santorina4]

Im on the fence about manual v dsg. Do you regret not having a manual?

Not one bit. I've owned a few manual cars and did not like the clutch and gear ratio on the MK6 at all. I love the DSG on the MK7, though.

 

[Kyngfish]

32 is outrageous

I paid 26.4k for an SE 4 door with DSG - no lighting package -- new -- 4 days ago.

 

[k2nix]

I'm on the same boat....def getting 4dr SE in Carbon Steel Grey but MAN vs DSG

I had 2008 TT DSG, 2012 gti 2dr DSG, now 2010 Audi TTS DSG...

 

[santorina4]

I'm on the same boat....def getting 4dr SE in Carbon Steel Grey but MAN vs DSG

I had 2008 TT DSG, 2012 gti 2dr DSG, now 2010 Audi TTS DSG...

See if you can take a 6MT on a decent city test drive. I didn't test drive my MK6 at all, but if I would have, I wouldn't have chosen the 6MT. It may have improved with the MK7 or maybe I was just too picky.