Should I just buy a Golf GTI?

[GVLJ]

Moving house soon (if b*st*rd estate agents stop lying through their teeth) and very likely to need a second car to cover 7-8 mile commute to and from train station around 3-4 times a week.

47 wks commuting suggests around 2350 - 2500 miles, but double that as it'll no doubt get used for child ferrying etc. It'll need 5 doors and 5 seats plus isofix. And it must be entertaining. Fuel efficiency is a bonus, but not a dealbreaker and SWMBO has a pathological hatred of BMWs.

I'll likely have a cash pot of £7-9k which puts me squarely in Mk.6 GTI territory, but after any other left field suggestions.

Things under consideration:

1. Newer Fiesta ST3
2. Swift Sport (but is it too plasticky?)
3. Some other VAG option on same Golf platform
4. Something bigger older and V8-ier
5. Impreza of some form (but this may annoy new neighbours)

Thoughts welcome!

[robsa]

With such a tiny mileage, surely that's an opportunity for something nice and juicy - I saw some loon in readers cars bought a Cayenne 4.5S station car - you should follow suit

[anonymous-user]

Personally I wouldn't consider the Golf if you want anything entertaining.

[Sporky]

Anyone who can't have fun driving a Golf GTI just isn't any good at driving. Or having fun.

[stevemcs]

I’d take the Fiesta, too many bits to go wrong on the golf.

[simonw67]

Sporky said:

Anyone who can't have fun driving a Golf GTI just isn't any good at driving. Or having fun.

They can be fun but are pretty numb and dull IMHO (owned 2), I prefer rwd.

[loskie]

for those miles don't give a stuff about MPG

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stevemcs said:

I’d take the Fiesta, too many bits to go wrong on the golf.

It's all the luck of the draw really.

I've run Golf Gtis since 1988. I've never really had anything much go wrong.

[ChrisH72]

Only problem with the fiesta is 7-9k won't buy you a 5 door one.

[anonymous-user]

Sporky said:

Anyone who can't have fun driving a Golf GTI just isn't any good at driving. Or having fun.

Of course anyone can have fun in anything, it doesn't mean there aren't loads of far more fun cars out there for the money though.

[Sporky]

Elatino1 said:

Of course anyone can have fun in anything

Not in a Toyota Avensis, I assure you.

[anonymous-user]

Sporky said:

Elatino1 said:

Of course anyone can have fun in anything

Not in a Toyota Avensis, I assure you.

Not even with lots of coke n hookers?

[Sporky]

Elatino1 said:

Sporky said:

Elatino1 said:

Of course anyone can have fun in anything

Not in a Toyota Avensis, I assure you.

Not even with lots of coke n hookers?

Not even with that, Twister, and a bucket of soapy eels.

[GVLJ]

Elatino1 said:

Sporky said:

Elatino1 said:

Of course anyone can have fun in anything

Not in a Toyota Avensis, I assure you.

Not even with lots of coke n hookers?

Not sure that’s particularly compatible with a Monday morning commute.

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GVLJ said:

Elatino1 said:

Sporky said:

Elatino1 said:

Of course anyone can have fun in anything

Not in a Toyota Avensis, I assure you.

Not even with lots of coke n hookers?

Not sure that’s particularly compatible with a Monday morning commute.

OK on a Tuesday though

[LordHaveMurci]

Elatino1 said:

Personally I wouldn't consider the Golf if you want anything entertaining.

Having owned a Mk5 I’d have to agree.

Great cars, just not at all engaging or entertaining.

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LordHaveMurci said:

Having owned a Mk5 I’d have to agree.

Great cars, just not at all engaging or entertaining.

It's all in the eye of the beholder. Some people support Accrington Stanley.

[Sporky]

Accrington Stanley? Who are they?

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Sporky said:

Accrington Stanley? Who are they?

Exactly. (You must be quite old )

[GVLJ]

robsa said:

With such a tiny mileage, surely that's an opportunity for something nice and juicy - I saw some loon in readers cars bought a Cayenne 4.5S station car - you should follow suit

This has crossed my mind. Is it wrong to think a 5.0 R Class Mercedes makes sense? I’m not sure it counts as ‘fun’, but with a Capristo style exhaust, it could be funNY?

Or a B7 S4 4.2 V8 - though slightly concerned about timing chain nonsense?