Reflecting on others commenting on R ownership, I totally get how you could enjoy ownership of the R overall. I took out a lightly modified R estate in September to compare against my family car replacement choice. (Was looking to get out of a dreadful ownership experience with Land Rover at the time, - broke down 3 times within a year with major problems) I liked the Jeckle and Hyde way the car could behave depending on if in Race mode or not and fuel consumption was better than I expected with mixed A and B road drives locally.
I then compared it to a new bmw 335d msport touring shadow edition and ended up going for that giving huge discounts on them at moment as run out model. Not regretted it, but similar in a way with a smooth driving technique can get good economy mid thirties to early 40ish. When mood takes you then torque wave is immense and similar to R but with the 6 cylinder it feels more linear and turbine like.
I still feel the GTI PP is the better everyday choice and it’s the one I would put the miles on and enjoy more as more chuckable and enjoyable in the corners especially. I am lucky to enjoy the majority of northern Scottish roads, so this is something that swings it for me. Hope my thoughts help in some way to your choice....