Volkswagon Golf or Vauxhall Corsa?

Pimpmyride

Hi MSE's,

I'm wondering if any of you could offer me some advice please?

Im looking to get a new car and have found a couple of cars I'm interested in, but I', a bit stuck on which is the best to go for. Here are my options:

Volkswagon Golf (1.4) S, 05 reg, 38k miles -£7k
Vauxhall Corsa SXI 1.4, 08 reg, 25k miles- £7k

Im thinking the Volkswagon is the 'better' car, but yet its 3 years older. I would be looking to keep the car for at least the next 5 years (I do aprox 5k miles per annum).

Thanks for any help!!!

mikey72

Both good, but everyone loves VW and hates Vauxhall.
VW tends to be a basic plodding car, what's the spec level like on them both?
I'd personally go for the Vauxhall, if it still has the warranty left on it. (check the servicing is ok, and check with Vauxhall it still qualifies just to make sure though)

TiTheRev

Infinately better resale value on the Golf, better reliability (especially if you're looking at keeping it 5yrs), but the 'S' model is the base one so you wont get many extras. Personally would take a 4/5yr old VW over a brand new Vauxhall so the age difference is fairly irrelevant IMO.

hethmar

Corsa tends to be known as a kids' car. VW Golf will always have cudos. (And my last one was 17 years old when I swopped it ) Do they both have FSH? Carry on looking for a Golf with a higher spec though, SE or Match is nicer than the basic S.

mcjordi

golf gets my vote..

TiTheRev

'07 Golf, 20k on the clock, 1.4 S model

hethmar

Bargain

Also try VWs own website for approved dealers, feed in your locality and requirements and see what they bring up.

Pimpmyride

Thanks for your help so far!! I think perhaps the Golf is the better option then, but I'm going to look to see if there are any better models for a tiny bit more money!

jd82

I would go for the Corsa, its newer, cheaper to insure and is just better however I think £7k is far too steep for both cars.

You can buy a brand new Corsa for little more than £7k with a hard haggle and £7k for a five year old hatchback is just silly.

henrik1971

I'm not a VW fan at all, but I have had a few Vauxhalls (the wife still has one in fact) and I appreciate their practicality, value, etc.

I think, however, you can never underestimate pride of ownership. Some people can get this from buying a bargain Vauxhall and running it for 10 years for peanuts without any real problems whilst they watch others fork out a fortune on something more flash, only to suffer depreciation and expensive servicing.

I've always bought cars with my head rather than my heart and made sensible (some might say dull) choices. Maybe its because I'm approaching 40, but I've recently decided to change and have bought something a bit nicer lately, and that's what I would recommend for anyone who doesn't just see motoring as a means of getting from A to B.

I'm not talking about spending huge sums or indulging in flights of fancy. Decide what you want and take your time to find the right colour and interior combination at the right price. Whatever make & model you buy, get the highest trim level you can reasonably afford. Go a couple of years older if needs be. Age isn't everything, just make sure, if you buy older, that it is immaculate.

For what its worth, if I was you, I'd make the bolder, slightly more exciting choice and get the Golf.

One Life. Live it.

(...but don't spend more than you can afford or be totally frivolous!)

Kilty_2

henrik1971 wrote: »

For what its worth, if I was you, I'd make the bolder, slightly more exciting choice and get the Golf

Since when was a 5 year old rep spec hatchback exciting ?

OP - as said, I'd be looking for something newer. I'm sure you can get a better deal on a Corsa than that.