Because of the fact that my Mk5 is worth more than I paid for it nearly a year ago, I considered the idea of maximising this and changing cars before it starts to lose money...
Today I drove -
A Leon Cupra, a Skoda Octavia VRS and had a sit in a Mk6 GTI (demo not avail)
Well, all I can say is....Im keeping my Mk5.
The Leon was very tempting, drove nicely, although does not seem very quick for a car with 250bhp standard?
However, I just could not live with the interior - the dash looks like it was made out of melted down lego bricks - totally lets the car down I think.
The skoda was OK, but reminds me too much of a big old fashioned Jap sedan - not a sporty car which it tries to be. Also, the ride was surprisingly firm and crashy, not as composed as my Mk5 GTI.
Finally the MK6 - very nice and continues to grow on me - just one issue - its too expensive. The one I was sat in today (Speccy cars aberdeen) was white, with xenons/leather/DSG, all the bits.......but 17" alloys!!! and the price.........wait for it.............
£32000
£32000 for a white GTI with 17" wheels? What fool specced that one?
Anyway, top and bottom of it is.......Im keeping the MK5, just cant part with it. Such a fantastic car.
Andy
