alessandro Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hello, I've been a member for couple of months now and I used this forum to get some ideas and tips on the Z. In less than 10 days I'll be selling my golf GTI and than I'll be able to buy a Z I've got a 10K budget ( I know it's going to be tight ) and I'm looking for a 03 / 04 preferably in blue and has to be from a dealer because I'll have to trade in my current car. Also looking at the Sales categoy I got a bit scared because few members are selling theirs because of the running cost, any idea on how much I'll be looking to spend on road tax service etc.. . Insurance I should be ok I have been driving with an english driving licence for 4 yrs and have 5 yrs no claims. thanks Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 search is your friend! road tax will be 230 quid or whatever it is this year.... and servicing varies between 170 to 370 dependant on service required and location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Funnily enough I'm in exactly the same postion, with a GTi making way for a Z. Have you looked into part-ex prices yet? If not you may be in for a shock, I've been offered between £3K & £3.5K for mine, a 2004 GT TDi 150. Now I'm not unrealistic about what the car's worth but it's a lot more than that so I'll be selling privately - at least this gives the option to buy privately too which will get you more for your money if you don't mind losing the 'security' of buying from a dealer. If you are worried about running costs maybe the Z isn't for you, whilst they're reliable they going to cost much more to run than a GTi, especially if it's a sootchucking torquemonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alessandro Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 I went to a GTR Nissan dealer and asked 3/3.5K for my 02 64k GTI and got laughed at so not sure how much I'll be able to get. Re running cost, I would be happy to save money on something else in order to get the car that I really want ( not sure if the girlfriend approuve ). Keep us up to date on your search Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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