Gti v r again

[Booth11]

I know so

Haha, Good.

Liking your R then AndyG? 

[Gnasher]

Booth11, did you get the chance to take an R out before ordering one?

No.  Despite asking several times in person at my local dealer to let me know if/when they got a demo R, they never did (usual level of customer service there).  I could've sought one out else where but never got round to it.

So decided to take a punt, ordering one without a test drive.  But I'm fairly certain it will be what I want this time around.  It's a Golf, so delivers on the practicality side, (even with with a smaller boot), but I wanted a bit of a change from a GTI and to experience 4WD in a performance hatch (never been interested in 4x4s).  I'm kinda looking forward to going in blind, though I realise many would not agree with that approach.

The main reason for getting it, as the cliche goes....the R is an itch that needs to be scratched.

To say I ordered blind would be a bit of an understatement....

At the point of ordering, I'd only seen pictures of the GTI, all I'd seen in the flesh was a 1.4 TSI!!

[AndyG]

Yes Booth11 loving it.
A Gti in all honestly would be all the car I would need  but your right when you have an itch it needs scratching you only live once and all that.
I only had a 5 minute test drive with the sales guy and I think I was in shock that I was actually driving one, too much in fact to realise how good it is.

[GeordieSPG]

I hate you all.

Having serious doubts about the GTi.

£330 vs £400 on PCP...is it worth it. Plus additional fuel (25mpg vs 30mpg ish). Additional insurance. Looking around £100/month extra for the R. Less boot height (we have 30kg dog who usually sits in the boot).

It's not about being able to afford it. I even have permission from my darling wife. I know I'll get badge envy in traffic ("Wish I'd bought the R...*sigh*")

£400 is getting into 335d territory too. Hmmm.

[JB GTI]

The only difference with the boot is what's under the false floor. On a GTI / GTD the spare wheel is below the lower floor level leaving a fairly flat area. On the R the spare wheel sits on the lower floor level so you only have the space around it. If you open the boot on any of them the top level is exactly the same. It's only when you lift the false floor the difference is apparent.

[mcmaddy]

The standard boot at any level is still too small for me though. It's actually smaller dimension wise than previous mk's but because of the variable boot floor VW tell us it's bigger (litres yes but length and width no)

[remlapeel]

I hate you all.

Having serious doubts about the GTi.

£330 vs £400 on PCP...is it worth it. Plus additional fuel (25mpg vs 30mpg ish). Additional insurance. Looking around £100/month extra for the R. Less boot height (we have 30kg dog who usually sits in the boot).

It's not about being able to afford it. I even have permission from my darling wife. I know I'll get badge envy in traffic ("Wish I'd bought the R...*sigh*")

£400 is getting into 335d territory too. Hmmm.

I didn't regret a GTI for the first 6 months. Then it will became a bit boring and started to wish I had the R.....then you see one and it makes you sad inside lol.

Luckily you don't see the very often. One of my personal annoyances about the GTI is the GTD, they look so similar, with the untrained eye you can't tell the difference and they are everywhere.

On the dog front, I normally put the false floor up to level with my dog, so it doesn't have the slope at the back, and she is about 35kg ish. So either car won't have an issue with that.

I you have that itch, it's inly gonna get worse.....and I know for a few of us on here, we couldn't stand that and went and get the R and chopped in the GTi

[Booth11]

we have 30kg dog who usually sits in the boot

Then this is what you need http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=273619.0   

[monkeyhanger]

Aye. Probably true.

As I said, it probably mostly came down to money. I only do around 6k per year. So my sums just didn't add up. TBH, I think the GTi is probably overkill. Additional wait for the R too...allegedly.

Seen at least one i8 in Newcastle City Centre (maybe same one twice). Monthly payments look a bit high though.

Only doing 6k miles pa, mpg shouldn't come into consideration, R is 18% thirstier. Say the GTI will do 33mpg around the doors, the R should do 28mpg. On those figures the R will cost £168 a year (£14 a month) more to fuel, assuming the GTI runs on RON95 @£1.10/L and the R runs on RON98/99 @ 1.20/L.

Depends on age, location and NCD, but my R quotes are coming in at a smidge cheaper than the GTD.

Still, there's an extra £60pm to find for the car itself. Only you can decide if that extra a month will hit your holiday kitty etc. Both are good cars.

[GeordieSPG]

Assuming fuel prices don't end up where they were just a short time ago.

I'll try to pop into dealer this afternoon and go through some figures. Main stumbling blocks are delivery time and the additional monthly cost.

I like the estate. But 300mm ish will make parking in my street a bit more difficult. That said, we plan to move in the next 12-18 months.