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R32? Just a golf Looks cheap inside but great engine and not bad value.
Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
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Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
Thanks
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R32? Just a golf Looks cheap inside but great engine and not bad value.
Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
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Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
Thanks
What info do you want?
And are you looking for Image? Space? Practicality ? chassis balance? Steering feel? Ride comfort?
Caveat - not driven a new TT/S3 so cannot comment on those two.
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Ideally a bit of everything, needs to be quick but id like a touch of refinement and quality as im knocking on!! The scoob is great but im a bit bored of going deaf above 2.5k and the interior aint great. And besides if you get a lil windfall its nice to treat yourself! So is the R32 the choice?
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It would be my choice but I've only owned a mk4 R32.
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
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It would be my choice but I've only owned a mk4 R32.
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
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yeah i was thinking 130i three dor in white. Sweet but are they poverty spec? I cant be doing with spending thousands just to have a decent interior
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R32? Just a golf Looks cheap inside but great engine and not bad value.
Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
Thanks
Gti Golf? Just a golf!!! Expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi S3? Gorgeous,quality product but expensive for a 2.0 turbo
Audi tt 2.0. As above!!
BMW 1 series 130i m sport. Bit ugly but great engine.
Is it me or are they all bloody flawed!! What do you do. Anyone driven a selection of premium brand stormers?
Thanks
I drove the Golf Gti and Audi a3 with the same engine after christmas. Nice, although the Audi rode hard I thought.
I thought both of them were overpriced. People say the Audi is a quality interior, and I guess it is better, but both of them felt a bit cheap coming from my Jag, so my main impression was that these were nice cars that showed a little too much of their humble origins for the price point.
I bought an Octavia vrs instead. Not as nice as the Audi, but bigger, about as fast, better ride and much much cheaper. A sensible choice rather than a feelgood choice, but that was partly because the Golf and Audi didn't really have the feelgood thing either. For me. The Audi in particular was a bit nicer than the Skoda, but not that much and not enough for the price by a mile.
I really wanted to like the Golf, so this was all a bit of a disappointment. On the upside I've got 10k to spend on something else instead.
I guess the R32 might be a different story though, if you can find a dealer you're ok with. BM was a non-starter for me, got three in the family and I don't fancy the 1 at all.
Of course, it might just be that I'm too mean to pay for the badge.
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It would be my choice but I've only owned a mk4 R32.
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
It was such a special feeling car for the price - Has even been compared to feeling like a Carrera 4 (not by me, by a well known journo).
You have the noise, the 4WD grip, the power at all revs and it sounds like the mk5 handles better and is a fair bit quicker.
Handy boot too.
The mk4s had an annoying boominess at 2.5k revs (went over 3krpm) but I think that's sorted now.
Nice dilemma to have though!
Both have 4 wheel drive and six pot engines, and there the comparison ends.
If it was my money I would be shortlisting the new 130i 3 door and TT/S3, subject to test drive.
I would be extremely surprised if the R32 was anywhere near a new TT/S3 on quality, perceived and actual, and the figures suggest both are plenty quick.
The 1 series is, IMO a nicer place to sit than the Golf and has a fantastic driving position (better than the Audis too) but the TT/S3 interiors have the edge on quality from what I can see from a quick showroom examination(although the 1 series has an updated interior for the 07 models)
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This was comparing a 996 C4 to a mk4 R32.
The Golf is quicker than the 2.0 TT and already the 2.0 has been pointed out as expensive for what it is.
I'd wince at paying near enough £30k for a 2.0 litre VAG four pot.
The Golf is quicker than the 2.0 TT and already the 2.0 has been pointed out as expensive for what it is.
I'd wince at paying near enough £30k for a 2.0 litre VAG four pot.
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130i M sport 3 door £26,335
Won't be poverty spec - M sports are well specced as standard
Some extras
Luxury pack - Leather, Heated Seats and some other bits - (£690 on an m-sport)
Comfort Pack - Includes Front & Rear Parking sensors, Rain Sensor, Cruise, Storage Pack, Load Net etc - £195 on an m-sport
Visibility Pack - Xenon Lights, Adaptive Headlights and Headlamp Washers - £340
And the best bit - 5yrs service pack - £190 for all models
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Agreed, - I'd also wince paying similar amounts for a Golf !
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Looking at that 3dr 130i, I'd definitely try both.
Still no oil painting but a lot better than the 5 door.
Either way, I'd much rather have a six pot for that kind of money.
Still no oil painting but a lot better than the 5 door.
Either way, I'd much rather have a six pot for that kind of money.
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Made similar choice recently (see other threads). Actually drove most contenders ... R32, 130iM, Sti, S3, GTI, 147GTA ... you name it I tried it Spent 3 whole weekends driving from dealership to dealership and testing cars, but well worth it when you are spending (for me) a lot of money on something that you don't want to get bored of for at least 3 years.
In the end chose R32. The others excelled in single areas (130iM engine, 147GTA looks, S3 quality, GTI value, etc) but IMO the R32 was the best package: 4wd, good engine, great DSG, well built, decent looks, brilliant sound, good value.
Suggest trying them all as they share similar straight-line performance and similar size but in everything else they are quite different in "feel". R32 was perfect for me.
Now waiting delivery (early May), black 5 doors with DSG, sport seats, sat nav and roof.
In the end chose R32. The others excelled in single areas (130iM engine, 147GTA looks, S3 quality, GTI value, etc) but IMO the R32 was the best package: 4wd, good engine, great DSG, well built, decent looks, brilliant sound, good value.
Suggest trying them all as they share similar straight-line performance and similar size but in everything else they are quite different in "feel". R32 was perfect for me.
Now waiting delivery (early May), black 5 doors with DSG, sport seats, sat nav and roof.
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Ive been looking at similar cars and at first had my mind set on the Audi S3 but for some reason I get a just another Audi feeling about it and I dont know why, the R32 on the other hand brings back memories of how I felt when I was first looking into buying an Impreza turbo.
There is just some thing about the R32 that does it for me and i cant really explain and even if I had all the money in the world id probably still buy one as a daily car.
I keep looking at other cars in my search for a new car but keep coming back to the R32, OK if I was being sensible Id get the GTi but the thought of that 3.2V6 with 4 wheel drive and dsg is just to tempting ....and its different.
There is just some thing about the R32 that does it for me and i cant really explain and even if I had all the money in the world id probably still buy one as a daily car.
I keep looking at other cars in my search for a new car but keep coming back to the R32, OK if I was being sensible Id get the GTi but the thought of that 3.2V6 with 4 wheel drive and dsg is just to tempting ....and its different.
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