NSW Uprgrading the old My00 Wrx To A Golf R32 (DSG Mk V), Golf R32 owners please respond!

[hoffie82]

Hi All,

My name is Paul and im new to VWWatercooled. The reason i have joined this forum is becasue i have now grown up and am defecting from Japanese to European!! Looking at purchasing an R32 in DSG.

The time has come to sell my beloved MY00 WRX. Ive had the car for 6 years and im now ready to move on to something more 'European'.

Im highly considering buying a second hand Golf R32 5dr in DSG. Im after feedback from members who currently own or have owned a MK V R32... Im after some general feedback (Performance, options, rarity etc) as i particularly would like to know if you would have purchased a Golf GTi instead given the opportunity?? Also, as you are all probably aware, if i purchased a MK V GTi i could save myself approximately $8-10K so i need to know if the R32 is worth the extra!!!

Any comments will be appreciated.

Cheers,
Paul

P.S, I will be listing the WRX for sale next month. Let me know if you are interested or know anyone who may be. General Details are:

MY00
165XXX Ks
Dark Blue
Manual
Lowered
17" MY02 Rims
NO engine Mods (Except for Air filter)
Always serviced every 5000K's
Log Books
Quicktrack (Although havent bothered to renew subscription for last 3 yrs)
Never raced or abused.

Asking price $10,900 Neg.

Feel Free to ask questions.

[schoona]

Welcome mate, when your post count is up list it in the relevant section of the forum. There has been 4+ years worth of threads RE: MkV's. Between here, goolfmkv.com and vwgolf.net.au you should be able to find all the info you desire.

Re: rarity. If you want rarity get a mk4 R32, there are less than 200 in the country.
Is cash is tight, the GTI is more than enough, great machine. If you have a bit to play with, treat yourself to the AWD (similar to the WRX) and the noise (you thought a rex sounded good!).

HTH

[hoffie82]

Thanks for the reply schoona.

I need the DSG as i want the GF to be able to drive it and have also experienced the DSG gearbox in the GTi and think its world class!!

Money isnt really the issue, its just the principle of saving a wad of cash by getting a similar car for $10K cheaper... But there sure are a s$!t load of GTi's on the road these days, with respect to R32's, out there dont you agree?

I realise the sound and AWD system is priceless and will be test driving the R32 this weekend to try and sway me more towards it!

Thanks for your comment.