This Used Edition 30 Is An Anniversary VW Golf GTI That Won’t Cost The Earth

The new Clubsport has us in the mood for anniversary-celebrating Golf GTIs, so we've picked a tempting MkV Edition 30 from the classifieds to lust after
This Used Edition 30 Is An Anniversary VW Golf GTI That Won’t Cost The Earth

Just around the corner from CT headquarters is a VW Golf GTI Edition 30. I admire it each time I go past it: those multi-spoke 18-inch wheels look brilliant, and I like the lower plastic bits of the body being colour-coded. The golf ball-style gear knob is a nice touch, and of course, there’s the knowledge that it’s packing an extra 30bhp under the bonnet. This brought the total to 227bhp, dropping the 0-62mph time from 7.2 to 6.8 seconds.

All of this makes me feel like a bit of a moron for buying only a regular MkV Golf GTI last year, instead of one of these. Or an R32.

This Used Edition 30 Is An Anniversary VW Golf GTI That Won’t Cost The Earth

I hadn’t thought about it much lately, until VW went and released its latest GTI anniversary special, the Clubsport. Since not many of us have the ability to stump up the expected £27-28,000 price tag for this 286bhp birthday celebration, perhaps now’s the ideal time to be looking at used Edition 30s.

This Used Edition 30 Is An Anniversary VW Golf GTI That Won’t Cost The Earth

Given that you’re looking at around £20,000 to snare the Clubsport’s predecessor, the Edition 35, the older Edition 30 is a much better bet if you’re looking for a more affordable route into anniversary Golf GTIs. Prices start at about £6000, but it is worth exercising a little patience when looking: with just 1500 originally coming to the UK, there are never many on sale.

This Used Edition 30 Is An Anniversary VW Golf GTI That Won’t Cost The Earth

After a quick look through the classifieds, we found this manual 2008 example, yours for a very reasonable £7,900 and with 98,000 miles on the clock.

Tempted?

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