I only really drive mine at the weekends, I dont think it really matters what car you have, you will always drive it to your mood or to the urgency of where you want to get for example this weekend was running late on the way to goodwood revival, the roads near there are awesome so i gave it some beans, other days i just take it easy.
I also had a type R before the golf and i have to say the Golf is a lot easier (and more relaxing) to dirve hard, I miss the Type R's Frantic nature sometimes though, it was a blast but in nearly every way the golf is superior,
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