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      03-22-2017, 04:30 PM   #45
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Couldn't agree more with this. I traded in my '15 GTI for my current '17 M3. I loved that car and if i had the financial ability i would have kept it as a compliment to the M.

Post some pics if you get around to it. Any plans with it, or since it's your DD keeping it stock?
Will post some pics soon...I am strongly considering getting a stage 1 APR tune. It has proven to be very reliable longer term and I have researched it to death...and the results are incredible: around 300 HP, 300 ft lbs of torque...all for a few hundred bucks, no other mods needed to handle the power.
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I love when I'm at a car meet and people try to convince me I should have just bought a GTI instead of an M car. Because they are basically the same thing.

Uh huh.
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      03-22-2017, 04:34 PM   #47
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I agree. It's a great package for $23k. Feel like i finally robbed a stealership.
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It is a great daily driver. I love mine.
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had a '15 gti with the performance package until the m4. Loved the car and if I could have justified keeping it, I would have. I miss it when I see one driving around then I downshift and I'm too happy to care about anything else.
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The lease on my '15 335i is coming up and I am having a hard time choosing between the M3 or the Golf R. I know they aren't in the same class but the Golf is such a great car for the price as you mentioned. I was blown away when I took one for a test drive. I haven't driven the F80 yet so we'll see how that goes ��
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I never drove a Golf, someone enlighten me, what makes them so special? here in Dubai they cost north of 30K USD and I always wondered........why? what makes them so special? why do people pay so much for a Golf or R32? it's a Golf at the end of the day, there must be something special about them

Heck even their power on paper is not bad, but not great as well.......
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My DD is a Golf 7R tuned to 380hp - this ist such a great car. Perfect for everyday 😀
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      03-22-2017, 07:32 PM   #53
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Drove a 6MT on a test drive a couple of years ago. Was so impressed with it given the price point. Interior was high quality, was peppy, and fun to drive.
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Like many of you, I have owned lots of cars (20+)...my top 2 cars ever are my current F80, and my previous 2011 E92 M3. All other cars have been great in their own way, but did not make it to the top of the list for lots of different reasons. Only a week into having a new 2017 GTI as my DD, it now joins this short list. What an incredible car...quick, spacious, comfortable, fun (esp the 6spd manual), and efficient. It's one of those cars you instantly feel comfortable in and can start testing the limits (safely). Very impressed...and for the price I paid (around $22k + TTL) it is a screaming bargain!!
I thought the same until my timing chain snapped and bent my valves at 61,000 miles and VW's response was a big F U. Never again. FYI not a single mod.
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Agreed! I bought a 17 GTI about a month ago for a DD and I love it! It's such a fun little car and you can really feel how alive it is. The big thing I love is that you can push the car and not be at obnoxious speeds but still having a great time. I bought the Sport version and the payment is super cheap. Congrats OP!!

Now it's no M car but that was the point of me buying it. Have some fun but be more comfortable doing so on my daily drives into the city.
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      03-22-2017, 08:30 PM   #56
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Agreed!! Had a mk5 GTI for years and I loved it. Especially with an APR tune its seriously quick and fun to drive.
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I've always wanted a blue Golf R just to piddle around in.
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congrats on the car OP. I guess I don't quite get it (fwd + non defeatable stability control = best car ) but I do have a soft sport for VW (having learned to drive in a 1987 Jetta 5MT, and also had a beater VW Fox with GTi engine swap) and can appreciate the awesomeness of getting a new car
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I been urging to get another VW again since my very first car was a VW.

I would love to put myself back into a MK7 Golf GTI.
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I never drove a Golf, someone enlighten me, what makes them so special? here in Dubai they cost north of 30K USD and I always wondered........why? what makes them so special? why do people pay so much for a Golf or R32? it's a Golf at the end of the day, there must be something special about them

Heck even their power on paper is not bad, but not great as well.......
I'm not a VW expert, but here are my thoughts. This car has been around for over 40 years, and with each generation they make little improvements. Fast forward to today, and you have a car that just feels..."right". The steering feel, build quality, ride, etc...are all superb. But, they don't have a good reliability rating, so I'll keep a close watch on this part.
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Congratulations! I think if I were to get a daily driver for my daily driver M3 (), it would be a GTI. Manual of course and with cloth seats.
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Congratulations! I think if I were to get a daily driver for my daily driver M3 (), it would be a GTI. Manual of course and with cloth seats.
Nice! That's the way mine is built, base GTI, manual, with the cool tartan cloth seats. At least I think they're cool, my 14 year old said they look like something my dad would get
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Like many of you, I have owned lots of cars (20+)...my top 2 cars ever are my current F80, and my previous 2011 E92 M3. All other cars have been great in their own way, but did not make it to the top of the list for lots of different reasons. Only a week into having a new 2017 GTI as my DD, it now joins this short list. What an incredible car...quick, spacious, comfortable, fun (esp the 6spd manual), and efficient. It's one of those cars you instantly feel comfortable in and can start testing the limits (safely). Very impressed...and for the price I paid (around $22k + TTL) it is a screaming bargain!!
I have a 15' Golf Diesel... i think the ride is very rough and the transmission is very jerky. I am wondering if the new 18' Golf TDI will be better in both of those areas.

Otherwise it's a nice car good MPG not so environmentally friendly... and cheap lol (thanks to the VW settlement)
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      03-22-2017, 10:57 PM   #64
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A GTI is at the top of my list of cars I'd buy if I needed something more practical than my M235i. Good choice. Of all the sporty FWD cars sold in NA I think the GTI is definitely the most well rounded.
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Nice! That's the way mine is built, base GTI, manual, with the cool tartan cloth seats. At least I think they're cool, my 14 year old said they look like something my dad would get
Yup mine is similar...White, tartan interior that my 18 year old son loves also, 6spd, sport package. Dealer screwed up when quoting my lease payment so I got the Sport model for less than the base...winning!! If it doesnt give me any real issues I will likely buy it after the lease is up if i can negotiate with VW.
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