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Gti vs R is it worth the upgrade?
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APR Stage 2 your GTI and it will change your life. I went from stock to stage 2, car is a blast now.
I've tossed around going the R route for a while. For me it comes down to loving the DSG and the fact that I only paid $11k for my '10 GTI with 50k on it, and all the stage 2 parts already on it. Dropped $930 on a tune and this car is amazing. I also get fantastic MPG after the tune, between 34-38 when i'm not hammering it.
The MK7 cosmetics also keep me away from going that route.
I've tossed around going the R route for a while. For me it comes down to loving the DSG and the fact that I only paid $11k for my '10 GTI with 50k on it, and all the stage 2 parts already on it. Dropped $930 on a tune and this car is amazing. I also get fantastic MPG after the tune, between 34-38 when i'm not hammering it.
The MK7 cosmetics also keep me away from going that route.
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MKJBM05
Passed Driver's Ed
t'sGTI
Go Kart Champion
I had a 2011 GTI which got flooded in Hurricane Sandy.
Liked the car a lot but replaced it with a 2013 Golf R.
All things considered the R is a better car in all respects.
Faster, Sounds Better, Looks Better, and the all wheel drive is
great. Both cars were purchased new.
Liked the car a lot but replaced it with a 2013 Golf R.
All things considered the R is a better car in all respects.
Faster, Sounds Better, Looks Better, and the all wheel drive is
great. Both cars were purchased new.
MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Okay so about this one.... my wife loved the plaid seats in my car so much she married me and we had a kid.
jeez
Ready to race!
Ha ha, they can have that retro effect I guess. But besides the joke, if any woman is choosing you for your car, you got bigger problems than a car choice...
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MrFancypants
Autocross Champion
Well there was more to it than that (I hope, lol), but she has said that the seats definitely stood out as being cool/interesting. Otherwise I doubt she could really tell the difference between the GTI and the R. She probably would have thought the M3/4 was more impressive at first, but I'm certain she would have hated it after our first road trip.
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i certainly wouldn't tell you which car to buy or keep, but i will throw in my $0.02 on a couple of issues.
winter - my gti with winter tires is fantastic. i bought a set of 17" wheels and a set of winter tires, and it's worked brilliantly. i had three subarus prior to this, and outside of a couple of incidents involving ice my vw has been fantastic in the winter.
awd - awd is awesome, but there is definitely a learning curve involved, as the car can go from understeer to oversteer in far less time than you take to soil your britches. i say this in reference to rally stages, which are already of questionable traction, but perhaps better "feel" than when it happens on pavement... (what i mean is, when you're driving in anger this can bite yer ass).
i loved my subies, but i don't really miss them for winter driving.
if vw rolled up to my house with an 'r' i would make room for it.
winter - my gti with winter tires is fantastic. i bought a set of 17" wheels and a set of winter tires, and it's worked brilliantly. i had three subarus prior to this, and outside of a couple of incidents involving ice my vw has been fantastic in the winter.
awd - awd is awesome, but there is definitely a learning curve involved, as the car can go from understeer to oversteer in far less time than you take to soil your britches. i say this in reference to rally stages, which are already of questionable traction, but perhaps better "feel" than when it happens on pavement... (what i mean is, when you're driving in anger this can bite yer ass).
i loved my subies, but i don't really miss them for winter driving.
if vw rolled up to my house with an 'r' i would make room for it.