Spotted: Golf R, black 3-dr, V20 ***, Glasgow Fort

[The Danno]

Ps, re it wanting to be an Audi, where do you stop with that one??? A Leon R is a wanna be Golf R, a Golf R is a wanna be fast Audi, a fast Audi is a wanna be M5, an M5 is a wanna be Ferrari with 4 doors, a Ferrari is a wanna be F1 car!!!!

[Ess_Three]

The general impression I get from the Golf R when I see one is that it really wanted to be an Audi... but didn't quite make it.

I can see your argument here...
The baffling bit being that the Golf R costs more than the comaprable Audi. Work that out?

[The Danno]

It's quite simple mate, it's better than an Audi. Not being funny....

[Ess_Three]

It's quite simple mate, it's better than an Audi. Not being funny....

Oh you don't need to explain it to me.
I agree...

But to the pretentious fools who believe owning an Audi will bring susburban happiness to their best dressed driveway competiyion...they just don't see it.
I got offered a new S3 for about £1000 more than my GTI...and although the power, brakes and sometimes the traction would have been nice...the image would not.
For that reason, I'm out. 

I'd rather pay more for the Golf, but then I'd want the car, not the badge...unlike many up my way nowadays.

[Steve30]

Good point its about the car, and what's under the bonnet !! 

[PenguinGTI]

It's quite simple mate, it's better than an Audi. Not being funny....

Oh you don't need to explain it to me.
I agree...

But to the pretentious fools who believe owning an Audi will bring susburban happiness to their best dressed driveway competiyion...they just don't see it.
I got offered a new S3 for about £1000 more than my GTI...and although the power, brakes and sometimes the traction would have been nice...the image would not.
For that reason, I'm out. 

I'd rather pay more for the Golf, but then I'd want the car, not the badge...unlike many up my way nowadays.

 :embarassed: I bought the GTI because I liked the badge

I was tempted by the s3 because at the time the 4wd 2.0T with DSG combination was pretty potent and fairly unique. Add into the mix a new s3 was pretty much the same price as a GTI and I began getting interested. The only problem was what Ess_Three said (That's a very ironic name when he is being critical of the s3 ha ha) with it being an Audi. I prefer the looks and image of the Golf over the Audi.

Penguin, not everything has to be so black and white!  

Loved it 

[Ess_Three]

The only problem was what Ess_Three said (That's a very ironic name when he is being critical of the s3 ha ha) with it being an Audi.

I had an 8L S3 back in 2001 when they were unpopular...and the suburban fools were wearing BMW 3 Series / SUVs as their badge of honour.
Sold it when the image of 'Audi' went south round my neck of the woods.
The Forum name just stuck...

[SilverChariot]

I have to say though, I feel somewhat self conscious when I'm driving round. I sometimes think people look at me like I've put my foggies on to look cool, or worse that I've been to Halfords and put them on myself like a boy racer!!!!

I've had a few oncoming drivers flash me in my R when I've done nowt wrong. I can only assume they think the DRLs are fog lights and they shouldn't be on.

[gizzywizzy]

I have to say though, I feel somewhat self conscious when I'm driving round. I sometimes think people look at me like I've put my foggies on to look cool, or worse that I've been to Halfords and put them on myself like a boy racer!!!!

I've had a few oncoming drivers flash me in my R when I've done nowt wrong. I can only assume they think the DRLs are fog lights and they shouldn't be on.

Get that all the time on my xenon equipped GTI, so fecking annoying.

[The Danno]

Gizzy, what DRLs do you get on the xenon GTI?