BMW 330ci auto to manual Golf GTi / A3

[DavidLScott]

After 6 years of BMW ownership I'm fairly convinced that I am going over to the VW/Audi side again.

Anyone had experience of the change to either a Mk5 Golf Gti or an 2.0T Audi A3 and are there any downsides?

I've had enough of auto gearboxes and my other cars (Mini and TVR Chimaera) are manual so it's not a big deal anyway.

I've had 5 GTi's and 4 Corrado's plus an original A3 1.8T Sport in the past so I am used to them but my Golf 4Motion was a real dog.

Also, anyone Superchipped (or some other chipping system) either car and would they still be driveable on Sussex roads? Oddly, the VW upgrade is about 63bhp and the Audi only about 43.

Thanks

Correction - the chip upgrade is 41bhp for either - I read the wrong report.

Edited by DavidLScott on Thursday 23 April 10:48

[rsstman]

the golf v gti is a good car, the edition30 one is even better, but the interiors are a bit bland so i would try and find one with leather. edition30 ones have a bigger turbo i believe so can be chipped up to around 300bhp i think. so much better than a mk4 golf.