New Car or not? Advice needed :)

[Trunkstuff]

Alright guys need abit of advice! Had my edition 30 almost 2 years now:





Had it tuned to 330 bhp at Rtech. It has:
Full Miltek sports cat exhaust
ITG Induction kit
THS Intercooler
Lowered on eibachs
Stage 2 custom map
Stage 2 custom DSG Map.

I mean this car is awesome, never goes wrong performs flawlessly, super fast... But I still feel abit bored, 2 years seems a long time to own a car to me and I feel like I need a change.. but I dont want to regret selling it, I've been looking for a while and I cant find anything on the same level as the golf which isnt alot more money.. Need advice guys shall I stick with the golf or can anyone make some car suggestions I can look into, bear in mind I have a 1 year old and 2 dogs so I need room for a car seat and a hatchback style boot.

I've had a look at S3s and scricco R's but at the end of the day its the same engine as what I have.. What am I getting extra for my money?

Cheers, sorry for the rant.

[garrardrj]

You will struggle to beat the ED30 , having had one for 3 years i had £20-£25k to spend on a replacement and could not see anything that was a truly better , rather than  just being newer . Fortunately i had a change of circumstances ... I retired and needed a "Tow" Car so bought a Freelander 2 !
As you say the engine is the same in S3 and R so you are already looking at it how i did , thought about an RS3 but they are a bit , just like an spiced up S3 , the engine was the only plus , but you can't use what you've got now can you ?

Only car i would trade an ED30 for would be a 7R , but thats £30k , but there's one on the R forum for sale .

[dansmith180]

Totally agree with the above, these cars are very good and anything worth getting over them is a lot more money, RS4 / C63 etc.. But thats another league of car. New MK7 R is about the only comparable thing and there 30k+

[Trunkstuff]

Totally agree with the above, these cars are very good and anything worth getting over them is a lot more money, RS4 / C63 etc.. But thats another league of car. New MK7 R is about the only comparable thing and there 30k+

I can't help but thing RS4/C63 would be a nightmare on running costs compare to my ED30. I get 30-35mpg on a good day and other factors are still reasonable. I love the engine in the mk7 R but the look put me right off, not a fan :( I'm too picky!

You will struggle to beat the ED30 , having had one for 3 years i had £20-£25k to spend on a replacement and could not see anything that was a truly better , rather than  just being newer . Fortunately i had a change of circumstances ... I retired and needed a "Tow" Car so bought a Freelander 2 !
As you say the engine is the same in S3 and R so you are already looking at it how i did , thought about an RS3 but they are a bit , just like an spiced up S3 , the engine was the only plus , but you can't use what you've got now can you ?

Only car i would trade an ED30 for would be a 7R , but thats £30k , but there's one on the R forum for sale .

Did you look at the Focus RS? again I think its similar power and a worse interior :/ My power delivery is pretty good tbh in dry conditions, R-tech did a really good job making the power as linear as possible.

[samiul11]

How about a 335i 

[dansmith180]

@Trunkstuff that's the exact problem, you can buy some mega cars for 25k but they cost 70k car money to run them.

For something that has similar power/ practicality/ running costs of the ED30 you're just paying a 5 - 10k premium for something a few years newer and maybe 4WD.

[Trunkstuff]

@Trunkstuff that's the exact problem, you can buy some mega cars for 25k but they cost 70k car money to run them.

For something that has similar power/ practicality/ running costs of the ED30 you're just paying a 5 - 10k premium for something a few years newer and maybe 4WD.

Yeah I understand what you mean. The ED30 has such great value for money only thing it lacks really is 4WD :(

How about a 335i 

I really really like them and the 135i but the arn't sutible for dogs because of the closed off saloon style boot :(

[dansmith180]

Sounds like you're just bored rather than need a better car.

Maybe you should buy a toy to amuse yourself, B5 S4/ Modify an old Cupra R/ S3.

[numec]

Bored = More Mod 

[Trunkstuff]

Bored = More Mod 

I'm not sure I've got the will power to mod it anymore Only thing I'd want is better brakes and an interior touchscreen display.

Sounds like you're just bored rather than need a better car.

Maybe you should buy a toy to amuse yourself, B5 S4/ Modify an old Cupra R/ S3.

Yeah it is just boredom there is nothing wrong with my car it fits my lifestyle perfectly lol I thought about buying an R32 for something abit different. You dont get V6 hatchbacks anymore.

[Dave7692]

Get a second car 

Corrado VR6/Mk1 or 2 GTI/MK4 R32 or something like that.  Thats the bonus of an old car, you'll never run our of stuff to do to it 

[garrardrj]

You will struggle to beat the ED30 , having had one for 3 years i had £20-£25k to spend on a replacement and could not see anything that was a truly better , rather than  just being newer . Fortunately i had a change of circumstances ... I retired and needed a "Tow" Car so bought a Freelander 2 !
As you say the engine is the same in S3 and R so you are already looking at it how i did , thought about an RS3 but they are a bit , just like an spiced up S3 , the engine was the only plus , but you can't use what you've got now can you ?

Only car i would trade an ED30 for would be a 7R , but thats £30k , but there's one on the R forum for sale .

Did you look at the Focus RS? again I think its similar power and a worse interior :/ My power delivery is pretty good tbh in dry conditions, R-tech did a really good job making the power as linear as possible.
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I am 51 , being in a Focus RS would not look right 
I thought of Audi S4 Avant in the Blue , also an RS4 but a bit old looking and horrendous on fuel and running costs .
I am not really into huge power outputs , but all the best looking cars (and mine spend most of their time stationary so thats important) have huge engines/power to fit the image .
I am also put off £500 VED on some of the cars .... Yeah i know its only £40pm
So my next task is to try and persuade my Wife out of her Mini , but she loves it and she's called Minnie too .

[W6llace]

I work for mercedes and a c63 are as awesome as it gets but trust me you would have to be a millionaire to run one 

[ruhaleali]

Go for the amazing Audi S4 3.2 V6 Turbo it has crazy power 0-60 in 5 seconds gives you economy and will be great for your family!

[JimmyC92]

I would say Audi S4. OR an R32? Or the new GTI Golf?