Buying my first Rocco (used)
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:20 pm
Afternoon all,
I'm in the market for a used Scirocco (2.0 TSI GT), with the purchase coming from an official dealer only.
I'm looking at 2 different cars at the moment which are listed on the VW website. One is a 58 Candy White GT with DSG and below average miles. The second is an 09 Opal Silver (:/) GT with manual and slightly above average milage.
In general the 09 Opal is getting my attention because it's over a grand cheaper, has parking sensors (which the 58 doesn't). For the sake of extra miles (60k milage) i'm definitely swaying toward the Opal, but i'm just not sure if I could get over the colour. I know it's one of the least popular colours, i'm just not sure if it would grow on me over time. It's not so much that I hate the colour, I just don't want to spend a chunk of money on a car I absolutely love only to have it blend in and be bland. Where as I know the white would always get my attention and stand out a fair bit.
I know that the DSG requires a service every 40k miles I believe? I want to persuade myself to pay the extra money for the Candy version but I'm hesitant in case I spend more on a version which will cost me more if something goes wrong... - Any major issues with the DSG gearbox in a 58 Rocco guys?
Key specs:
Opal Silver:
Leather, parking sensors, 57k miles, manual £11.2k, 09 plate (reg Mar 2009)
Candy White:
Leather, 39.5k miles, DSG £12.5k, 58 plate (reg Feb 2009)
In summary, I think upwards of £1k is a lot to pay for the colour and miles. What do you all think? It's driving me crazy at the moment!
I'm in the market for a used Scirocco (2.0 TSI GT), with the purchase coming from an official dealer only.
I'm looking at 2 different cars at the moment which are listed on the VW website. One is a 58 Candy White GT with DSG and below average miles. The second is an 09 Opal Silver (:/) GT with manual and slightly above average milage.
In general the 09 Opal is getting my attention because it's over a grand cheaper, has parking sensors (which the 58 doesn't). For the sake of extra miles (60k milage) i'm definitely swaying toward the Opal, but i'm just not sure if I could get over the colour. I know it's one of the least popular colours, i'm just not sure if it would grow on me over time. It's not so much that I hate the colour, I just don't want to spend a chunk of money on a car I absolutely love only to have it blend in and be bland. Where as I know the white would always get my attention and stand out a fair bit.
I know that the DSG requires a service every 40k miles I believe? I want to persuade myself to pay the extra money for the Candy version but I'm hesitant in case I spend more on a version which will cost me more if something goes wrong... - Any major issues with the DSG gearbox in a 58 Rocco guys?
Key specs:
Opal Silver:
Leather, parking sensors, 57k miles, manual £11.2k, 09 plate (reg Mar 2009)
Candy White:
Leather, 39.5k miles, DSG £12.5k, 58 plate (reg Feb 2009)
In summary, I think upwards of £1k is a lot to pay for the colour and miles. What do you all think? It's driving me crazy at the moment!