V Ed30 vs VI R - advice pls!!

[Steve30]

S3 in white 3 door is very nice, still looks good even today

[The Danno]

We all have our opinions but how anyone who is spending 30k plus, choose a golf R over an S3 is beyond me. I love the gti mk5 n 6 but come on, the R just does'nt turn heads like an S3 and the badge is the cherry on top. IMO.
The ed 30 is the best looker though.

You think an S3 turns heads?!?!? What planet are you from?? Anyone who spends £30k plus on that old piece of sht needs their head looking at. They're probably looking at it thinking "I haven't seen one of those Hovis Bread Vans since the fifties".
ITS GROSS and bloody old tech to boot. If someone pays £30k for that crp they are definitely only buying a badge. If someone is just buying a badge, they don't deserve a good car.
 

[am1w]

Danno: You have said what I have thought all along.

[am1w]

Let's close this thread.

Question: Ed30 or Golf R?

Answer: Golf R.

Simples!

Go and buy NOW for Pete's sake!

[devito]

Opinions. Opinions. Good job we all have them.
I had a gti mk6 dsg on a 10 plate. I loved that car and thought it could'nt be prettier. Unfortunately i had to reject it cos of a faulty box.
I now have an S3 sportback in white S tronic box.
I agree it not as pretty as the mk6 which was also white but the auto box is far far superior than the dsg and has far better build quality all round.
As i waited 7 months far my mk6 to arrive i spent hours on this forum reading about all the faults and niggles found by owners of the mk6 so there was no way i could take the risk of ordering another golf whether a gti or an R.
 So to sum up i think the S3 is better looking than the R but not the gti and the audi box and fit and finish in general is better than the golfs.
PS: the S3 is faster than the R.Yes it is.

[R32UK]

Opinions. Opinions. Good job we all have them.
I had a gti mk6 dsg on a 10 plate. I loved that car and thought it could'nt be prettier. Unfortunately i had to reject it cos of a faulty box.
I now have an S3 sportback in white S tronic box.
I agree it not as pretty as the mk6 which was also white but the auto box is far far superior than the dsg and has far better build quality all round.
As i waited 7 months far my mk6 to arrive i spent hours on this forum reading about all the faults and niggles found by owners of the mk6 so there was no way i could take the risk of ordering another golf whether a gti or an R.
 So to sum up i think the S3 is better looking than the R but not the gti and the audi box and fit and finish in general is better than the golfs.
PS: the S3 is faster than the R.Yes it is.

erm no. the s3 and R have virtually the same auto box. If anything the R has a newer version.. "improved" is what they call it.

..and no the S3 is not faster than the R

[The Danno]

Opinions. Opinions. Good job we all have them.
I had a gti mk6 dsg on a 10 plate. I loved that car and thought it could'nt be prettier. Unfortunately i had to reject it cos of a faulty box.
I now have an S3 sportback in white S tronic box.
I agree it not as pretty as the mk6 which was also white but the auto box is far far superior than the dsg and has far better build quality all round.
As i waited 7 months far my mk6 to arrive i spent hours on this forum reading about all the faults and niggles found by owners of the mk6 so there was no way i could take the risk of ordering another golf whether a gti or an R.
 So to sum up i think the S3 is better looking than the R but not the gti and the audi box and fit and finish in general is better than the golfs.
PS: the S3 is faster than the R.Yes it is.

Sorry devito, i didn't know you actually had an S3. Glad you like it.

[Steve30]

Right so here's my two pence worth, dsg and any other gadgets that VW bring out are always used and tested in the golf first , don't agree the s tronic superior to the dsg !! But do agree s3 is still a nice car the engine feels a bit revy, bit harsh!!

[R32UK]

Right so here's my two pence worth, dsg and any other gadgets that VW bring out are always used and tested in the golf first , don't agree the s tronic superior to the dsg !! But do agree s3 is still a nice car the engine feels a bit revy, bit harsh!!

thats because its the same box 

[am1w]

Why are we discussing a yesterday's car on a VW thread/forum?

I am one of the worst best at hijacking, but this is adding insult to injury.