I fully appreciate this thread will end up like a junior school playground punch up, but what the hell, here goes:
I bought one of the early mk6 GTIs. I was torn between an immaculate late model ED30/Pirelli or the newly launched mk6 GTI. I plumped for the mk6 mainly due to the fact it had the new engine which was supposedly better on fuel and very tuneable, and the fact that I'm not the worlds biggest fan of the K04 turbo as I can't drive properly and find it laggy. For me, that was the best of the Golf range back in 2009.
My first one was bought as a standard spec car as I knew most of the things I wanted to fit could be retro fitted much cheaper than factory options and thus protect the value of the car better long term by not losing lots of money on factory extras.
So, fast forward a couple of years and I'd got itchy feet again. I looked at everything in the VAG stable and most things from other marques. But for me the standard GTI still won me over (I have a 25 year history of GTIs so may be very biased).
So I got another one back last September, with a few extras this time that will no doubt cost me big time in the future.
But the real reason for this thread is a conversation I had with a friend of mine who works for a car leasing company. He is a big VAG fan too, but very open minded, and drives a huge range of cars all the time. He recently brought round a new GTD DSG for me to have a play with, and I was mightily impressed with it. But I wasn't as impressed as I thought I'd be with it. We had a chat about which would be the best 'all rounder' from the Golf stable and both agreed that the GT TDI 140 DSG was the best when value, driving fun (the 140 just seems more responsive low down than the 170, and the CR 170 doesn't have the kick that made the PD 170 such fun), comfort, running costs, price and spec were all taken into consideration.
I'm not saying it is the best drivers car in the range, the GTI still holds that for me and the R is obviously a step up again from that, but not for me as it's just too expensive for my meagre wages.
But I do reckon that the GT TDI DSG 140 has the best blend of talents.
Let's hear your disagreements and let the fighting commence...
