socal87
Drag Race Newbie
IMO, the Jetta would be the better family car/grand tourer. Longer wheelbase means more room and more comfort, especially for the back seats. For a daily driver, I dunno...maybe the Jetta again; I honestly like the Audi-esque looks more than the GTI (and had I waited a year to get my car, things may have been different, what with the GLI Autobahn w/Nav having bixenons, LEDs, and rearview camera). There is no question that the shorter wheelbase and lighter weight of the GTI is a handling advantage, plus VW's cost cutting measures hurt the Jetta more than the Golf...but if you aren't tracking your car, then what's the benefit?
I do wish VW had kept the scissor style trunklid hinges from the previous generation; you could literally pack the truck to the rafters and nothing would crush when you closed the lid. Thing was damn cavernous, too.
All we need now is a Passat R or RS or R25...slap a turbo on the I5, add 4motion and bixenon+LED, and stiffen up the suspension...
Or team up with HPA to turbocharge the 3.6l and add the bixenons...thing would be a nasty sleeper.
I do wish VW had kept the scissor style trunklid hinges from the previous generation; you could literally pack the truck to the rafters and nothing would crush when you closed the lid. Thing was damn cavernous, too.
All we need now is a Passat R or RS or R25...slap a turbo on the I5, add 4motion and bixenon+LED, and stiffen up the suspension...
Or team up with HPA to turbocharge the 3.6l and add the bixenons...thing would be a nasty sleeper.