2013 Golf R

[Jeff_DML]

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/09/2...-review-video/

[Theo]

Originally Posted by Jeff_DML

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/10/09/2...-review-video/

As Tested Price: $90,670

HOLY CRAP.

[TD]

I love the left-field suggestions. My next car will be a four door with decent rear leg room.

And we still have an E46 M3 convertible. That box is already checked.

(And holy shit, that's a lot of money. No way I'm not getting a 911 if I'm forking out that much cash.)

[TD]

Why do I have this strange feeling I'm going to regret selling this car?

Unless the deal falls through, it's sold for $26K. Considering it's now got just under 45K miles on it, that's above KBB by more than $500. I paid $33,900 for it new back in January 2013.

On a per month basis, that's not too shabby.

[equ]

Not bad for you at all... They have kept crazy value.

That said, Jan 2013 was kind of a low point in the economy. I sold my 2011 Cay S then, for various reasons, and they have barely - if at all - dropped. I'd understand that in a 8-10 yr old car, but I don't understand it when a car goes from two to four years old. The e46 m3's are same or higher.

[TD]

Although we have no plans to sell it, I wonder what we could get for our '06 M3 vert. I haven't looked up values in over a year. It's still under 30K miles.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by TD

Why do I have this strange feeling I'm going to regret selling this car?

Unless the deal falls through, it's sold for $26K. Considering it's now got just under 45K miles on it, that's above KBB by more than $500. I paid $33,900 for it new back in January 2013.

On a per month basis, that's not too shabby.

Tracking ST prices, looks like I'd see a similar percentage if I sold. But Only 33k miles on the ST, so, meh. Kind of surprising...more that the Ford has held up that well. I've had this running mental comparison between your car and mine since we got the, about the same time and they're basically same segment.

[JST]

Originally Posted by TD

Why do I have this strange feeling I'm going to regret selling this car?

Unless the deal falls through, it's sold for $26K. Considering it's now got just under 45K miles on it, that's above KBB by more than $500. I paid $33,900 for it new back in January 2013.

On a per month basis, that's not too shabby.

So does that mean you're pulling the trigger on an S4? Or just driving the M3 for a while?

[TD]

Originally Posted by JST

So does that mean you're pulling the trigger on an S4? Or just driving the M3 for a while?

Not pulling the trigger on anything yet. I made the mistake of looking at the lease deals on 340s. So now I need to find one to drive before I do anything. I prefer the looks and AWD of the S4. But it's a sort of due diligence to check the BMW out first.

And I still haven't ruled out waiting to find the unicorn F10 535i M-sport manual in the right color combo, even if that takes a while (if this had the sport seats, it'd be tempting- http://cpo.bmwusa.com/certified/BMW/...m?geoZip=20850). Also, I can't rule out buying the S4 used if I find a good example.

So, yeah, I'll split time between the M3 and the E39 until I figure it out. But I won't be able to stand doing that for more than a few months.

[TD]

It's gone.