MK7 Golf R

SkidMarkKing

SkidMarkKing

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Hi there,

Anyone use a VW Golf R (MK7) as a company car?

Currently using a MK5 GTI and did look at a GTD but for the miles I do (less than 8k a year) I'm best sticking with petrol. Upon looking at prices it isn't actually much more to go for the R over the MK7 GTI.

I have a local IT support business and do offer a collect and return service on jobs however a lot of people come to me. One thing I like about the GTI and the R is they aren't too much of a showy car unless you know what you are looking at.

Tax is around £50 more a year but not too sure on real world fuel consumption when it comes to the R vs GTI???

Cheers
 
AFAIK whack the R badge on it and the likelihood if it being half inched jumps tenfold

I drove a recentish GTI and deffo wasn't fussed over the power delivery compared to me 2.3Mazda MPS
 
Finglonga said:
Don't forget the R uses only the good Go Go juice only and that can soon mount up.
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I only put that in my 2005 GTI as recommended :/

Liked the golf r due to performance and they do an estate as well so thought maybe an option but I feel they are a little too much for the business.

GTI is more for me I feel.
 
Do you mean as a proper 'company car' that'll involve BIK etc.? If so, can't imagine an old R makes sense financially.

If you mean as a 'car to use for work' then it'll be fine, they're designed to be a 'do everything' type of car - they're quick enough, practical enough, comfortable enough etc. to be used as a day to day car that's more interesting than a 2.0 diesel. They'll be reasonably economical too unless you're booting it absolutely everywhere.

SkidMarkKing said:
Liked the golf r due to ... they do an estate

GTI is more for me I feel.
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Obvious alternatives to look at for that from the VW stable - Octavia vRS and Seat Leon Cupra
 
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Kenai said:
Do you mean as a proper 'company car' that'll involve BIK etc.? If so, can't imagine an old R makes sense financially.

If you mean as a 'car to use for work' then it'll be fine, they're designed to be a 'do everything' type of car - they're quick enough, practical enough, comfortable enough etc. to be used as a day to day car that's more interesting than a 2.0 diesel. They'll be reasonably economical too unless you're booting it absolutely everywhere.



Obvious alternatives to look at for that from the VW stable - Octavia vRS and Seat Leon Cupra
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Will be used for around 6-8k miles a year but most trips being a 20 mile round trip maximum.

My business only serves clients within a 20 mile radius of me maximum. A lot of trips are actually less than 10 miles.
 
absolutely fantastic all round, do anything cars. have look at some of the less "Golf R" options from the VW group stable that run the same drivetrain if you want to increase your chances of still having a car on your drive in the morning though. i've got the same running gear in an Audi SQ2 which is just down to SWMBO preferring an SUV style. but the "same car" can be had from seat in various guises as well as Audi

insanely capable cars and as someone posted above their quick enough, anything that will do the 0-60 dash in a time starting with a 4 and carry enough speed to put you in prison with no drama or fuss is certainly quick enough. economy wise mid 30's if you drive normally, low teens if you act like your making videos for Insta.

also if your buying for yourself rather than leasing or through a proper company car scheme a cheeky remap will completely transform the car software only is 350bhp £2000 of tuning and minor hardware changes is genuine 400hp territory which in a family hatchback is more than enough.
 
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SkidMarkKing said:
Will be used for around 6-8k miles a year but most trips being a 20 mile round trip maximum.

My business only serves clients within a 20 mile radius of me maximum. A lot of trips are actually less than 10 miles.
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My question was more around the ownership and tax implications - is it a 'proper' company car, owned by the business that you'd liable to pay BIK tax on for personal use etc. or did you just mean a personal car that you'll use for work a bit?
 
as Kenai says, would i buggery want to be paying BIK on a golf R,
if you are just getting a car allowance and claiming mileage perfect but if your getting hammered with BIK get a cheap EV
 
As above, also worth looking at some of the simlar alternatives like the Leon Cupra, choice of hatch/estate there as well.
 
Try a Focus ST as well. They are fun to drive, Ford's steering is better than VW's. Much more feel through it.
 
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Kenai said:
My question was more around the ownership and tax implications - is it a 'proper' company car, owned by the business that you'd liable to pay BIK tax on for personal use etc. or did you just mean a personal car that you'll use for work a bit?
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It would be a personal car I guess and I track my business/personal miles. The business is not Ltd so it wouldn't be owned by the business as such.
 
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Picked up a mk7.5 recently. Expect to get 25mpg and you won't be too far off, day-to-day you wouldn't notice much difference in performance compared to a GTI in my opinion. Servicing and running costs are mostly the same as the GTI but the R also has the haldex system which may need servicing/attention. R comes with more kit as standard, but I don't think there's much in it - depending on what you actually want/need.

Obviously the R comes in estate form, which may be useful for you. If that is the case, then also look at the Leon Cupra and Octavia VRS.
 
SkidMarkKing said:
It would be a personal car I guess and I track my business/personal miles. The business is not Ltd so it wouldn't be owned by the business as such.
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All good then, it'd be perfectly suited to such usage, as would most of it's stable mates like the GTI, vRS, Cupra, S3 or competition from other brands - Focus ST, Megane, Merc A35, BMW 135i/140i/128ti etc.
 
Kenai said:
All good then, it'd be perfectly suited to such usage, as would most of it's stable mates like the GTI, vRS, Cupra, S3 or competition from other brands - Focus ST, Megane, Merc A35, BMW 135i/140i/128ti etc.
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Feel like the R maybe a little bit too much of a stretch. Business is only 2 years old as well.
 
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