Why don't you wait until you can drive a MK7 and compare them for yourself? If you prefer the MK6, I'd have thought you'd find an ex demo one, if no new pre-reg MK6 are left.

As regards comparitive value somewhere down the line, it will partly depend how long you intend keeping the car.

>> but will it be worth a lot less when I sell it in however many years?

Sell it 12-18 mths later there will be a difference but probably under the £4K

Sell it in 10 years time the value of the car will be determined by condition rather than whether it is a Mk6 or Mk7.

How long will you keep it?

I bought a Mk3 CRV in October for £20.7K, the Mk4 is £31K list!

To me the new car was better but not £10K better

You'll never agree on this one, chaos - beauty (or ugliness) in in the eye of the beholder - i.e. totally subjective.

Personally I find the Range Rover Evoque, especially the three-door, quite hideously ugly - but I'm in a small minority I suspect. I much prefer the looks of its rival the Audi Q3, which many testers say is unadventurous.

Anyone thinking about a Golf Mark 7 should also consider the Audi A3 Sportback which is surprisingly litle more expensive, and which will hold its value even better.

Edited by Avant on 22/12/2012 at 19:30

If you're looking to by from the VAG stable only, then may I suggest the new (highly-rated) Seat Leon (available from Oct 2012 with deliveries in March 2013), which is likely (I haven't checked) to be cheaper than the Golf, looks better from the outside and appears to be much improved in terms of interior quality.

Not sure about the dealership quality/ownership experience though - hopefully some Seat owners here can enlighten us.