MK6 GTI or R?????

[richellis1974]

hi all, new to forum!!!! Will be in the market later this year for a MK6 peformance golf......from PERSONAL experience which is the better bet???? does the R command a 6k price premium over the GTI????? i know about 4WD etc.....but the GTI has received great reviews about its agility and traction soooo is 4WD really warranted?????? thanks all for any feedback/advice.

[richellis1974]

thanks guys!!!!! im thinkin GTI to be honest.....the S3??? handsome car and beautifully built....YET it always gets reviews like "fast but boring", "numb and soulless" and slated for its lack of driver involvement....Are these criticisms well founded and true???? having never drove one myself i cant comment at all!!!!

[richellis1974]

i just have reservations about the pricing policy at VW these days!!!!! a decently specced Golf R will be nearly 40k!!!!!! used E90 M3 saloons are going for 38-36k these days!!!!!! CANNOT see the logic in the price...Oh and about the Mk5 R32.....Lovely sound, plush motor but TOO thirsty and(so i hear) WAY too heavy and NOSE heavy in particular with that V6 up front.......