The final decider from me moving from A3 Quattro to the GTD was the standard options that would be paying for on the A3 which enabled me to option DSG and DCC with the savings made.
Time has proven that made the correct choice at the time as the DSG and DCC are something grown to love.
On my recent tour of dealers it was found that again most still have a tick box for what is standard options on the Golf Performance and thats more so now with the recent additional standards. So if the base car is comparable many still struggle to compete in the option battle.
With regards the Peugeot 308 GTI, it was not an option for me, but friend had 205 GTI when growing up and I really loved that car, so from the nostalgia perspective I would have gone and looked, as it does look decent.
However, from driving a colleagues standard 308 many years ago, I hated everything about it, the seat position and the awful interior, and I mean really awful! But that was a few models ago so it may have changed but it would have been first thing checked on.
Another car that always fancied checking out is the Alfa Romeo Giulietta as its just different from anything else see, though know the previous models did not get that good reviews.
But did do quite a lot of leg work and due diligence on all cars in this demographic and really tried to love some to, but in the end it was actually a no contest when selected the R as it just ticks so many boxes
