QLD Looking for a Golf GTI or R as starting to settle into the country.

[JMAY2590]

Hey the names Jamie,

Was reccommended this site by my uncle who found the members helpful when he was restoring his MK1 Golf Cabriolet. Looking around for a fun car for the weekend but also the timely comute into work. Have worked with Volkswagens in my previous careers and really beliveve in the engineering and quality/reliability of the VW's. Would really like a Golf R but would like to hear what and if any issues people are having with them. Use to have a Golf Mk V GT TDI 125KW as a company car absolutely loved it just don't do the long comute anymore hence the move to the performance model's.

Would be great to hear some feedback. & maybe find my dream car.

[brimway]

Hey the names Jamie,

Was reccommended this site by my uncle who found the members helpful when he was restoring his MK1 Golf Cabriolet. Looking around for a fun car for the weekend but also the timely comute into work. Have worked with Volkswagens in my previous careers and really beliveve in the engineering and quality/reliability of the VW's. Would really like a Golf R but would like to hear what and if any issues people are having with them. Use to have a Golf Mk V GT TDI 125KW as a company car absolutely loved it just don't do the long comute anymore hence the move to the performance model's.

Would be great to hear some feedback. & maybe find my dream car.

Welcome Jamie, If you want AWD and a few extra bits and extra 30kW, get an R. If this is not important or relevant to your needs/desires, get a GTI.

Both cars are brilliant in their own right IMHO.

Easy to up the GTI to similar kW with a tune!

[team_v]

Welcome to the forums mate.
Feel free to come out to Lakeside on Sunday morning (7:30am) and see some GTI's and R's in action.

They are both great cars, the gti tends to be more entertaining, the r is more reserved due to teh later onset turbo on the awd factor.

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Also, if you like the R but don't have the cash the Audi S3 (8P) is basically the same car and can be found second hand and relatively new for a bit less.