EOS or GTI/R32?

[paulm007]

Guys, a bit of advice please

I know its a GTI forum however this is related. I have had an EOS on order since Feb last year after seeing it at the motor show.  I have just seen the latest pictures of it and I am disapointed    The show car rocked.

Now I know the EOS will come in 2 levels of trim, base and sport, with the sport having 17" ove 16", lowered suspension and uprated ICE.  I think the base model (1.6) is going to start at £19,500 approx.  Now no one wants the base 1.6 of anything do they, so when I ask for the 2.0 or 2.0T sport model I am expecting a £23 - 25k price tag.

Thinking about this the other day, I though would I be better off getting a fully speced GTI or maybe a 3 door R32??

Your views??

[Rhyso]

Ditch the EOS

Drive the GTI and R32 back to back if you can then decide 

If it were me I'd go for the GTI 

[jv]

Guess the thing to think about is what you are wanting the car for

[martinb]

personally i think i would go for the GTI and use any change to get it chipped or a bigger turbo . Thought the same thing about the EOS, the first pictures i saw looked great but then gradually evolved into something not so cool, looks too much like a Pug 307 CC etc now.

[Organisys]

R32 for me, depends if you are worried about the fuel consumption though !
 

[Neaty]

The sound of the R32 alone is enough for me to want one!!