« Reply #25 on: 18 April 2015, 21:22 »
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.
A pretty safe gamble Fräulein B and you sure won't be disappointed!
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