Should I sell GTI to buy R32?

[rich83]

Yes... do it..... but don't come back here in a few weeks time because your bored of the power. 

[garrardrj]

To Change a GTI to a R32 seems a bit pointless as an every day car. It would cost you more to run and as an every day car the performance would be negligible.
They also both look virtually the same on the inside so you would only see the difference when it was parked in the drive. For another £3k plus ! No thanks 
Now if you were changing to and Edition 30 that would be different 

[sub39h]

To Change a GTI to a R32 seems a bit pointless as an every day car. It would cost you more to run and as an every day car the performance would be negligible.
They also both look virtually the same on the inside so you would only see the difference when it was parked in the drive. For another £3k plus ! No thanks 
Now if you were changing to and Edition 30 that would be different 

an Ed30? which looks even more similar, has an even more negligible daily performance gain and costs even more than £3k to swap?

you didn't really think that thru did you...

[Tamiyoman]

To Change a GTI to a R32 seems a bit pointless as an every day car. It would cost you more to run and as an every day car the performance would be negligible.
They also both look virtually the same on the inside so you would only see the difference when it was parked in the drive. For another £3k plus ! No thanks 
Now if you were changing to and Edition 30 that would be different 

an Ed30? which looks even more similar, has an even more negligible daily performance gain and costs even more than £3k to swap?

you didn't really think that thru did you...

Except that for £400 you can have 290-300bhp and that would seriosuly outperform the R32 in all but monsoon conditions.

[garrardrj]

Actually didn't think about it at all as it was done a bit " Tongue in cheek" as i happen to own an Edition 30 and put a "   " at the end of the post

To subtle ?

and the same as Tamiyoman......its got 300bhp for an extra £300 spent .......you really didn't think your post through did you Sub ?  

[nezquick]

Why don't you go to a dealership and test drive a r32 and see what you think or how you feel, someone already mentioned here that you will end up spending more on it because of the fuel - if you want a true daily thats practical maybe stick with the gti or even get diesel with a map. *Shrugs* its personal opinion when deciding on a daily car - some people want performance, some want economy, some want small hatch for parking others want a saloon for long journeys.

Really need 500 donkeys though to get away quick style when someone spots you driving one. Soooorry to dis but a 200-300 bhp 'german barge' may not be as quick buuuut you can drive one with your head held high and not be frowned on by people thinking your an obnoxious boy racer or a drug dealer. Not to mention the 80s styling and iffy build quality  

Quality over quantity.

My 50p's worth.

imho I think your a bit wrong - your forgetting Subaru are built for performance and not luxury and they are a damn good build at that - their engines are just as if not more bullet proof than ours if you consider how much bhp they can push out with little effort and the latest wrx and sti (2012) is a very nice bit of kit with refined interior and body and stylish features.

And theres nothing to say that when people see someone in a gti thats lowered, has alloys and a louder than normal exhaust they dont think "boy racer drug dealer" that's just the perception of people who are not into the car tuning scene.

Although I do agree with you with regards to the price and cost of running and owning a r32 all three things do weigh up against the gti  

[monte]

I Love......Lamp?  

[nezquick]

 

[sub39h]

To Change a GTI to a R32 seems a bit pointless as an every day car. It would cost you more to run and as an every day car the performance would be negligible.
They also both look virtually the same on the inside so you would only see the difference when it was parked in the drive. For another £3k plus ! No thanks 
Now if you were changing to and Edition 30 that would be different 

an Ed30? which looks even more similar, has an even more negligible daily performance gain and costs even more than £3k to swap?

you didn't really think that thru did you...

Except that for £400 you can have 290-300bhp and that would seriosuly outperform the R32 in all but monsoon conditions.

we're not talking about tuned cars tho

why not buy a 2nd hand A3 3.2 quattro for £7k, put a big turbo on it and d*ck all over a Stage 1 Ed30 then? how far do you want to take it?

clearly garrardrj's comments were comparing the standard cars against each other and hence made no sense whatsoever. if not your mention of £3k is wrong if you're having to spend more money on a tune. i'd like to see a GTI + £2.7k get swapped for an Ed30 and then have £300 left over for a tune (and let's ignore for a second that for that kind of power you'd need money for brakes and suspension)

[nezquick]

you mean like this 

[sub39h]

i meant the 8P shape, but thanks for the input lol 

[monte]

you mean like this 

Nice wheels 

Exhaust looks poo 

[Bazgti]

you mean like this 

1 word... WOW!!

[Ciaran]

you mean like this 

1 word... WOW!!

Impressive... The impreza does that and goes around corners as well. 0-100 in under 10 seconds.... Till the engine broke :(

[Tamiyoman]

To Change a GTI to a R32 seems a bit pointless as an every day car. It would cost you more to run and as an every day car the performance would be negligible.
They also both look virtually the same on the inside so you would only see the difference when it was parked in the drive. For another £3k plus ! No thanks  
Now if you were changing to and Edition 30 that would be different  

an Ed30? which looks even more similar, has an even more negligible daily performance gain and costs even more than £3k to swap?

you didn't really think that thru did you...

Except that for £400 you can have 290-300bhp and that would seriosuly outperform the R32 in all but monsoon conditions.

we're not talking about tuned cars tho

why not buy a 2nd hand A3 3.2 quattro for £7k, put a big turbo on it and d*ck all over a Stage 1 Ed30 then? how far do you want to take it?

I think he said he wants a VW on his drive, not a Golf in a Fur Coat  

clearly garrardrj's comments were comparing the standard cars against each other and hence made no sense whatsoever. if not your mention of £3k is wrong if you're having to spend more money on a tune. i'd like to see a GTI + £2.7k get swapped for an Ed30 and then have £300 left over for a tune (and let's ignore for a second that for that kind of power you'd need money for brakes and suspension)

ED30's have started to drop below 10K regularly, even seen higher mileage (NON cat D) cars going for 9K, so unless his GTI is worth less than £7k, he will have enuff money.  

Do you "Need" uprated brakes and suspension for a Road car?, or is it "Needed" for a car if you plan on track days in it, just coz my ED30 will have 300hp compared to 230hp does not mean I will be attacking roundabouts faster or sweeping bends quicker, it just means I get up to speed quicker, I still allow safe distances for braking. Uprated brakes required=NO, preferred? possibly yes.