Different cars for different folks. The one thing I see across all forums is the believe that 'the grass is always greener on the otherside'. I was guilty of this, I traded in my G35 coupe for a GTI - everyone thought I was pretty crazy to do so but I was like, when tuned, this will be the faster and better car. In some ways, it was the better car, but I don't believe it was faster or if it was; it was only slightly faster.
The GTI offered a 'fun factor' that no car that I have owned has give me (granted hoping the Z offers that LOL). But I had to put money into it in order for it to be fast, out of the box the GTI is a slow car with some nimbleness, but with with a tune, and some suspension upgrades the car really is FUN. I think that is what I want more than anything - a fun rewarding car; I don't care about 400-600HP straight line monster. I mean, yeah I'm sure it's fun but if you can't feel the road or have fun driving it - what's the point. Just my op and I'm sure there are differing opinions but I guess that is why I really enjoy hot hatches in general but it doesn't take anything away from the Z.
