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Cant take it anymore. Thinking of selling my GTI

KlipZ

Ready to race!
Location
AZ
last July i bought a brand new 2016 Autobahn in Black. I thought, "yeah i can handle this. I can keep it clean." F*** THIS. My obsessive desire to keep my car looking clean has been put to the ultimate test. I wash my car once a week, but it only looks clean for a day or so before all the pollen and dust attaches and makes the car look fuzzy. Meanwhile, my brothers white GTI is blinding bring and clean for weeks at a time.

I think i'm going to do the unthinkable, sell my GTI privately and purchase a used S or SE for less to reduce the financial impact.

Should i go white or silver?


sorry, i just had to rant a bit.
 

Tamer

Passed Driver's Ed
Location
UAE
last July i bought a brand new 2016 Autobahn in Black. I thought, "yeah i can handle this. I can keep it clean." F*** THIS. My obsessive desire to keep my car looking clean has been put to the ultimate test. I wash my car once a week, but it only looks clean for a day or so before all the pollen and dust attaches and makes the car look fuzzy. Meanwhile, my brothers white GTI is blinding bring and clean for weeks at a time.

I think i'm going to do the unthinkable, sell my GTI privately and purchase a used S or SE for less to reduce the financial impact.

Should i go white or silver?


sorry, i just had to rant a bit.
You must be kidding!!! i have a black GTI clubsport, it gets dusty before i leave the washing machine!!! but selling for that reason?!
Why don't you wrap it? in a cool grey satin wrap? it would look very cool
 

PLF8593

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Philly
Car(s)
19 Alltrack 6MT
As was already said above, you're better of ceramic coating and getting a monthly membership at a local touchless wash so you can clean as much as you'd like with minimal time or effort.
 

KlipZ

Ready to race!
Location
AZ
I've thought about a wrap, but that'll cost like $3k+ out of pocket to do. Local dealers are selling my same car used with 3k more miles on it for 28k-29k. I would sell privately for about that (seeing as i have the extended warranty on it, it would be a deal) and then grab a used SE with 11k miles on it for about 20k. Yes, i'm losing money, but not from my pocket now. I'll have burned what i put into the down payment essentially.

I dont know. I also dont see myself having the car for more than 3 years so figure it'll be easier to sell now with low mileage and a full warranty than later with more miles and less warranty.

GolfWang - I hear touchless is a bad idea. Some people have reporter damage from it. i'm not willing to take that risk i dont think.
 

Gogo GTI

Go Kart Champion
Location
Boulder, CO
Car(s)
2017 GTI Sport
Black/white are the two worst colors to keep clean. Silver/gray are the easiest typically.

My last three cars have been silver.

I have to disagree about gray being easy to keep clean. Mine is carbon steel gray and I can attest that the struggle is real.
 

Isj

Go Kart Champion
Location
TX
Car(s)
2018 VW Golf R
silver

Dumb idea though. Will cost you through the nose just to have a cleaner car. Alternatively, you could have it coated. Will stay cleaner longer and be easier to wash. Not a cheap process, but far cheaper than getting a new car.

As was already said above, you're better of ceramic coating and getting a monthly membership at a local touchless wash so you can clean as much as you'd like with minimal time or effort.

like these guys said, just get a coating done.
 

zimmie2652

Ready to race!
Location
Frederick, MD
I hit mine daily with a quick detailer and it definitely helps keep things shiny. Doesn't take all that long just obviously a little more upkeep. Provided I also work from home 4 days a week so I have the time to do it.
 

KlipZ

Ready to race!
Location
AZ
like these guys said, just get a coating done.

I really haven't bought into the coating for "keeping the car clean." I know it would be great for overall paint protection, but does it really prevent dust and dirt from "sticking" to the car? I'm quite skeptical.
 

-Dutch-

Drag Race Newbie
Location
RI
I'll let you know. Getting mine coated this weekend.
 

snobrdrdan

former GTI owner
I think you're gonna take a loss (or more than you think), all to get a less equipped car & one that is used/you don't know the history.

What's to say that car hasn't been thru 100 car washes & swirled to hell?

I'd look into getting it wrapped, or getting a nice coating put on instead
 

AtlantaDad

Drag Race Newbie
Location
Cumming, GA
You must be kidding!!! i have a black GTI clubsport, it gets dusty before i leave the washing machine!!! but selling for that reason?!
Why don't you wrap it? in a cool grey satin wrap? it would look very cool
Please tell me I didn't just read this. What the literal F are you doing taking any new car, let alone a Clubsport freaking GTI, through a car wash?! You don't deserve her!! [emoji14]

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