« Reply #2 on: 09 January 2019, 16:35 »
Welcome!
What a fantastic car you’ve been driving all these years. A modern classic and something pretty special by VW standards of the time (maybe of all time?)
I can see why you think the R is too toned down compared to how striking the original R32 was back in its day.
The only thing that would compare to the R32 in the current generation would have been a manual Clubsport with optional buckets.
Would a Golf TCR not be worth you waiting for?
A GTI PP 245 is a fantastic package. Looks great, superb handling, excellent economy and goes well.
They’re so well equipped now that you barely have to dip into the extras pot.
Once past WLTP supply will improve but VW are notorious for long lead times. You may be lucky if you’re patient and persistent by contacting loads of dealers to find an “in stock” car with a short wait in an agreeable spec. If it doesn’t have Dynaudio you can add a dealer supplied Helix sub for sensible money as a reasonable compromise.
You can get decent discounts on GTI’s without having to try really hard.
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‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
