Help needed please

[WilkoGTI]

Hi Guys and possibly Gals. New here

I having some what of problem deciding what my next new car should be.
I am 25 and am looking to get my first 'performance' car and I am kinda stuck.

I have always liked the Golf Gti but have never really been able to afford one but luckily I can now however, I have also taken a liking to the Focus ST. For £20k you get a lot of muscle and although its kind of chunky, the car looks really nice. The interior also looks very nice!

But I am drawn closer to the Gti just because I have always wanted one.

I haven't even test drived one yet so what I guess I am asking is what is it like. Do you get the satisfaction knowing you've spent nigh on £23-£24k on a golf?
I am also slightly put off by the cloth on the seats (very picky) and don't know if I really want to spend an extra £1500 for the leather.

The choice of colour is not too great imo but I really like the white and red.

So guys, what should it be and VW Golf Gti or the Ford Focus ST?

Please help!!!   

[gossa]

Mate, welcome to the forum, however what kind of answer are you seriously expecting here?

I doubt many people will say go buy the Focus but I suggest you drive them both and buy which one you prefer.

Again, welcome and to answer your question specifically I get a lot of satisfaction from having spent £25K on a Golf and love the cloth interior, but I aint you mate.

Did I say welcome BTW?

[AlanH]

You'll probably have more success wandering into a synagogue and asking people why they like bacon sandwiches  Seriously, book a couple of test drives, and while you're waiting, Google reviews on both cars. Get a feel for what reviewers like and dislike - the pro's and con's of each model. But ultimately you'll have to decide for yourself - and I'm sure the test drives will take you in the right direction.

[am1w]

Welcome!
There is no contest.
Present Focus ST is a gas guzzler and will be an old model by 2011.
The interior is horrid, the exterior looks old and cheap.
The new model looks vulgar.
How can you mention Golf GTi and Focus ST in the same breath?
End this thread now please, get a Golf GTi/GTD/R or go away and stop bothering us.
Goodbye!
QED.
 

[lowdown]

Thanks for posing the question!

The MK VI Golf GTi looks expensive against the ST especially with the offers that seem to be available, though I haven't studied these in much detail. http://www.perrys.co.uk/special-offer/173551/1323//googleapi?gclid=CNfRlerP958CFQ1f4wod9V_7Yg

The GTi is a very grown up car compared to the ST which will no doubt fade from car history very quickly, particularly when Ford releases it next "hot hatch" incarnation.

I think you could consider getting an ST for best price available, undercut the Golf by thousands and have a lot of fun, then get a Golf in a couple of years (it will still be as iconic as it is now, and maybe by then the MK VII will make a bigger step change than the MK VI made from the MK V).  Tough times ahead for the motor industry so it should be a buyers paradise

[Captain Sensible]

Hi Guys and possibly Gals. New here

I having some what of problem deciding what my next new car should be.
I am 25 and am looking to get my first 'performance' car and I am kinda stuck.

I have always liked the Golf Gti but have never really been able to afford one but luckily I can now however, I have also taken a liking to the Focus ST. For £20k you get a lot of muscle and although its kind of chunky, the car looks really nice. The interior also looks very nice!

But I am drawn closer to the Gti just because I have always wanted one.

I haven't even test drived one yet so what I guess I am asking is what is it like. Do you get the satisfaction knowing you've spent nigh on £23-£24k on a golf?
I am also slightly put off by the cloth on the seats (very picky) and don't know if I really want to spend an extra £1500 for the leather.

The choice of colour is not too great imo but I really like the white and red.

So guys, what should it be and VW Golf Gti or the Ford Focus ST?

Please help!!!   

The best way is to book a test drive of both cars. Having done that I would expect to see you posting on here on how much you are looking forward to driving your new GTI when it arrives.

[Rolfe]

I initially thought I wanted a Focus ST. I was quite set on the idea.

Then I had a look around.  I took delivery of my new GTi in September.

Rolfe.

[R32UK]

ST sounds better, but has consumption equal to that of the R32. Need I say more on that matter??

ST gets more street credit with the hoodies if thats your kind of thing

ST has recaros  

Thats probably about the only good things I can find about the ST... (well I am trying to present a balanced argument )

[evo1986]

Having driven a focus st the lump is nice but the interior is not a patch on a mk6 golf gti, yes you can save money and get the focus but will you be completely satisfied for the entire time you own the car  I am certain the answer will be no. Does the st feel 4/5k cheaper yes. You will get alot of the same answers on here but I was looking at both before a bought my gtd and the interior quality of the focus let it down.

[James Gould]

welcome!

millionaires, the aristocracy, 'working' people, the young and the elderly...you can see them all driving Golfs - can't say the same about ST - I mean no disrespect to ST drivers but that's a fact, not an opinion