2013 Automobile mags Sports car all-stars

Chuck33079

I haven't driven one in several generations. I've driven a golf r quite a bit. I'm not bashing the car. Three things will keep me from ever owning a gti. Vw's reliability history, fwd and those godawful plaid seats.

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Sh0velMan

If the GR wasn't so damned expensive, it would be a very noteworthy car and worth consideration as a moderately up-market 'sporty' ride.

You know, if it started @ $29K and topped out around $33-34 with options.

Instead, it starts @ $34 and tops out at nearly $37 for the 4 door with navigation, you know, if you want such luxuries as floor mats.

After TTL you're talking about a $40,000 goddamn Golf.

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UNKNOWN_370

It's a friggin FWD. Why deal with reliability issues on a hatch??? I don't purchase unreliable sports cars to begin with. I like sports cars with a reasonable cost of ownership variable.

For the price of maintaining a GTi, you can own a faster, more reliable Z and add RWD fun to it.

That said. GTi's are really nice cars behind the wheel for being FWD. Definitely is a benchmark.

But most of us here don't care cuz a RWD is still better. And now you can have a tossable FR-S for the same price. (Even though it's slower )

Golf R. AWd, never driven one. But 36k??? Damn. I think i rather an STi or EVO. Which are known to have supercar-like handling.

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