« Reply #17 on: 30 June 2018, 13:36 »
After taking advice here we have been out and test driven a couple more GTi's and then a Golf R, which could prove to be a huge mistake and very costly. The Golf R is just stunning to drive and is the very best VW I have ever driven.
I think the problem with the first GTi we drove was it wasn't set up properly. I checked and it was in sport mode and it was a harder ride than our GTD. On the new GTi's I set them both to normal and flipped in and out of sport mode as and when I wanted. It was a nicer ride all round and without a doubt we both likes the Performance GTi the best.
Then we drove the Golf R and oh my, what a lovely car. We are going to do our sums but the R isn't all that more money than the GTi PP but both cars are superb. We have also realised that the GTi and R would be a huge step change from the GTD, and you only get to live once.
I'm at that age where I have done my grafting, have my own business and can pretty much choose how much I work and what projects I take on. While money isn't unlimited we are fairly comfortable and maybe this is the time when we should splash out and have the car we really want rather than just playing safe?
If you prefer the R then why compromise if you don’t have to?
What colour and spec are you going for?
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