Purchase Conundrum

[am1w]

I do like the 3 door S3 and i nearly got one as it was not much difference on price but the GTI did everything i needed as im not a speed freak. I do think the Audi has better fit and finish, better QC and attension to detail. But my parents were Audi fans were i was always golf.

The 3 door looks OK, but the 5 door is simply out of proportion.

[evo1986]

here here..................

Took in a 52 plate s3 against a mk6 gti, took it for a little drive the other cay. Pocket rocket but very aged.

[The Danno]

Let's call a spade a shovel!

IMO it looks old, old, old inside and outside.
It looks ever so busy side on with all those unnecessary creases and that massive door protection. Like a Hovis multigrain loaf on wheels.
In fact, I drove one today. No thanks.

The GTi looks great, is better looking than the R, but the R is probably the better car but not worth the premium. Am I bothered?

Besides, the Mk6 GTi Forum is so much more fun than that boring R one.

That's fighting talk! You know you want an R really 

[Snoopy]

That's fighting talk! You know you want an R really 

Im not picking on this statment but in gereral I never undersatnd why people say things like this, is it to make them feel better they chose an R? Why would he need an R anyway if he gets to 20mph in London he will be luckie and 0-20 in a GTI is not much different to 0-20 in an R  if he is bothered about speed that is. (I can here the 4wd traction argument now, but 4wd bogs down so just as bad as wheel spin ).
I could buy an R now for cash if i wanted too as another car on top of the 4 cars i personally currently own at this time, i could have bought an R instead of the GTI back in march and even looked at an in stock scirocco R when i thought my GTI deal was about to go titsup but the GTI did everything i needed in a car and the cost difference at the time for me (because of discount) was 10K, that 10K i could easy use for something else like another car for winter use, a track car or whatever.
Can you tell im not happy been up since 6.30am on my day off 
Rant over

[The Danno]

That's fighting talk! You know you want an R really 

Im not picking on this statment but in gereral I never undersatnd why people say things like this, is it to make them feel better they chose an R? Why would he need an R anyway if he gets to 20mph in London he will be luckie and 0-20 in a GTI is not much different to 0-20 in an R  if he is bothered about speed that is. (I can here the 4wd traction argument now, but 4wd bogs down so just as bad as wheel spin ).
I could buy an R now for cash if i wanted too as another car on top of the 4 cars i personally currently own at this time, i could have bought an R instead of the GTI back in march and even looked at an in stock scirocco R when i thought my GTI deal was about to go titsup but the GTI did everything i needed in a car and the cost difference at the time for me (because of discount) was 10K, that 10K i could easy use for something else like another car for winter use, a track car or whatever.
Can you tell im not happy been up since 6.30am on my day off 
Rant over

I was joking Snoops! just a bit of banter thats all 

[Snoopy]

I know you were, thats why i said i was not picking on this statment  or you posting it as i understand were you were coming from with it. My coment was in gerenal, not in reply to your post but in general to when this has come up before when others have said more or less similar more than once and not actually been joking.

[The Danno]

but 4wd bogs down so just as bad as wheel spin

Aint that the truth... to avoid it, requires a lightning re-dip of the clutch mid way through to get those revs back up, almost like a double de clutch. God only knows what damage that does to the car!

[evo1986]

Got an email this morning looks like we have lost this bloke to a s3 sportback...................

[Hartside]

No taste then 

[R32UK]

I would have got the R