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My first experience with VW was when I lived overseas.
Born in South Africa VW was a mainstream make and VW South Africa manufactured in the 90's the Citi Golf which was reincarnation of the Golf 1, using all the same parts but new.
I purchased a CTI which had a 1.8 l 8v engine - loved the car despite an aging chassis heavy steering, heavy clutch and a gearbox that sometimes struggled to find the gear, also went through clutch cables each year but it was great fun.
I was privileged in upgrading through the years and owning every Golf model release in GTi form.
Golf 2 with a 2.0l 16valve was a huge improvement to Golf 1 all round without losing the excitement
Golf 3 was a huge improvement in quality interior a downgrade and a letdown in performance - zero excitement and a boring experience overall.
I moved to Australia and purchased the Golf 4 1.8T - Quality interior but plagued by the VW Australia aftermarket radios that rattled like crazy the engine was criticized for being dull but it was still to me a remarkable car. I enjoyed the flat torque curve which worked well in city driving and the effortless cruising ability on the freeway. the exterior was a little bland.
My Golf R32 - This was a awesome car, Golf 5 was criticized for being a step down in interior quality from the Golf 4 - I disagree, it was a far nicer interior and more of a grownup car. Great car and lots of fun (the sound) the look.
My Wife's Golf 6 - An improvement in interior quality, much more refined (road noise) I currently own a BMW 135i I have test driven the Golf R, before test driving it I did not think I would be impressed with it...but it blew me away.
My experience is that it may not have the sound of the R32 but from idle has a awesome thrum that can be felt through the body and that does not go away when cruising along this adds more enjoyment than the R32 sound in my opinion.
Anyway that's my life story - I look forward to contributing to forum in the future.
I will not be sorry to let my BMW135i go - i can provide a good insight into BMW's for those that want to go the other way.
Born in South Africa VW was a mainstream make and VW South Africa manufactured in the 90's the Citi Golf which was reincarnation of the Golf 1, using all the same parts but new.
I purchased a CTI which had a 1.8 l 8v engine - loved the car despite an aging chassis heavy steering, heavy clutch and a gearbox that sometimes struggled to find the gear, also went through clutch cables each year but it was great fun.
I was privileged in upgrading through the years and owning every Golf model release in GTi form.
Golf 2 with a 2.0l 16valve was a huge improvement to Golf 1 all round without losing the excitement
Golf 3 was a huge improvement in quality interior a downgrade and a letdown in performance - zero excitement and a boring experience overall.
I moved to Australia and purchased the Golf 4 1.8T - Quality interior but plagued by the VW Australia aftermarket radios that rattled like crazy the engine was criticized for being dull but it was still to me a remarkable car. I enjoyed the flat torque curve which worked well in city driving and the effortless cruising ability on the freeway. the exterior was a little bland.
My Golf R32 - This was a awesome car, Golf 5 was criticized for being a step down in interior quality from the Golf 4 - I disagree, it was a far nicer interior and more of a grownup car. Great car and lots of fun (the sound) the look.
My Wife's Golf 6 - An improvement in interior quality, much more refined (road noise) I currently own a BMW 135i I have test driven the Golf R, before test driving it I did not think I would be impressed with it...but it blew me away.
My experience is that it may not have the sound of the R32 but from idle has a awesome thrum that can be felt through the body and that does not go away when cruising along this adds more enjoyment than the R32 sound in my opinion.
Anyway that's my life story - I look forward to contributing to forum in the future.
I will not be sorry to let my BMW135i go - i can provide a good insight into BMW's for those that want to go the other way.