GTD or GTI

[Booth11]

Matt you need to buy my gtd for your commute and use the r for weekends 

You seem very keen to get rid of your GTD mcmaddy.  To make room for what?

[Booth11]

For me this time round, it was always going to be the R, mainly for 4WD and to satisfy the proverbial itch.  The mpg doesn't come into it at all.  I do average miles a year, (30k), get a decent monthly sum for work mileage which all helps.

Most people will of course defend their own choice and rightly so, all three cars have their merits.  What's best is what is right for you and your particular circumstances.  Thankfully there is a choice and a very good one at that. 

That said, if the R was out of the equation, I'd go for a GTI PP.

[GolfTi]

Almost 2 years with my GTI and I can honestly say it is still the perfect car for me, still enjoy driving it, looking at it and thinking about it. Not a fan of diseasals and not got the R itch mainly due to boot size and looks.

GTI fanboy I guess.....

[Snooze]

Almost 2 years with my GTI and I can honestly say it is still the perfect car for me, still enjoy driving it, looking at it and thinking about it. Not a fan of diseasals and not got the R itch mainly due to boot size and looks.

GTI fanboy I guess.....

Wow the R boot is even smaller than the Gti's?! That's one of my complaints about the Mk7 Gti. I can't understand why the boot is so shallow compared to the 6. The R boot must be the size of a matchbox!

I've always had gti's a mk5, 6 and now 7. I must admit I would have bought an R if the finances had allowed it. Tbh the Gti was a stretch. But my 6 needed a lot of work and it just didn't make financial sense spending hundreds of pounds on what was at the end of the day an old car.

[GolfTi]

Daft question Snooze but you are lowering the boot floor to its lowest position? It's about the same as the MK6 ( I have a few items which just fit in the lowered position but not in the upper position).
Sorry if you already know this, just trying to help.

[monkeyhanger]

Matt you need to buy my gtd for your commute and use the r for weekends 

Maybe I need a closer job.  Or at least one that is as advertised.

[Snooze]

Daft question Snooze but you are lowering the boot floor to its lowest position? It's about the same as the MK6 ( I have a few items which just fit in the lowered position but not in the upper position).
Sorry if you already know this, just trying to help.

Lowest position? Didn't know it was adjustable! How do you do that then and why on earth would you ever not want it in its lowest position?!

[monkeyhanger]

Daft question Snooze but you are lowering the boot floor to its lowest position? It's about the same as the MK6 ( I have a few items which just fit in the lowered position but not in the upper position).
Sorry if you already know this, just trying to help.

Lowest position? Didn't know it was adjustable! How do you do that then and why on earth would you ever not want it in its lowest position?!

Because the lowest position is not flat. The R's boot space is the same as that of the GTI/GTD when the boot floor is high and flat. The R cannot take advantage of a lower boot space, but the difference between the 2 positions available to the GTI/GTD is hardly worth worrying about - you gain an extra few inches of boot depth. 

[mcmaddy]

Matt you need to buy my gtd for your commute and use the r for weekends 

You seem very keen to get rid of your GTD mcmaddy.  To make room for what?

haven't decided yet rebecca but it'll be suv size. Thinking either new Tiguan or Toureg or even something at from vw.

[Booth11]

Matt you need to buy my gtd for your commute and use the r for weekends 

You seem very keen to get rid of your GTD mcmaddy.  To make room for what?

haven't decided yet rebecca but it'll be suv size. Thinking either new Tiguan or Toureg or even something at from vw.

Ah, needing something a bit bigger then. 

Last time I changed cars (2012) my other half tried to get me into a Touareg. Guess who won that debate   

I do quite like them though, just not for me.