Doesnt exactly look very exciting either does it, wheels look rather RS6ish & suspension is NASA territory, yes its probably a pocket rocket, but some more sportier styling would be nice for the 30k badge as he's added 9k of options.
Doesnt exactly look very exciting either does it, wheels look rather RS6ish & suspension is NASA territory, yes its probably a pocket rocket, but some more sportier styling would be nice for the 30k badge as he's added 9k of options.
Its all down to the individual really. I wouldn't pay £40k for any car.
I would love to hear you say this when you have a million quid in your bank account!
I could buy 6 of these Golfs tomorrow cash jojo but i get a load of fun out of my 3.2 I love the smoothness of the V6 and i love the noise of the V6 with my Remus exhaust. Most of all i love the fact that if it blows up tomorrow or some one bashes it in tesco's.... it really doesn't matter. Bet you wouldn't feel like that if you had just spent £40k on you golf shopping trolley
You can get a good carrera 4S for £20k now !!! loads more fun
I wouldn't pay £40k for any car.
...and lets be fair, spec a S3 up with all the options, and see what it comes to price wise.
It sure as hell ain't £10k less than the Golf R!
Well dont imply i dont want one because i havnt got the money I could buy what i want but i would not spend £40k on a car......period. in 3 years time your golf will lose 20k nearly £7k a year, that means you will lose £20 a day before you even start it up.
It's easy to say you can have this or that, ...but how much does it cost to run an RS4?
Or service an Aston @ £1800 per year?
Scirocco looks better...that's subjective...and it's not as practical.
S5, too big for many people.
Try speccing an S3 up with every option...and the cost is similar.
But nobody would thing twice of highlighting that.
The bottom line is, it'll sell at list...and some will option it up....and it'll still sell. It's low tax, and costs £250 to service for 3 years.
...and with a waiting list of 6 months for a GTI...and looking similar for an R...they are obviously pleasing some people out there.
The trouble is...none of the cars recently mentioned does what the golf does in the same way...
S4 is huge...too big to park easily or garage for many.
TT is a 2+2 with a small boot.
S3 3dr is not as practical, and doesn't have the room inside...S3 Sportback in fugly (to me).
I'm not saying it's to everyones taste...but look at the orders already for them.
With deposits down, not a penny of discount and 6 months wait ahead...VW are selling as many as they can make.
So somewhere out there, there are plenty of people who ARE paying £30k+ for a Golf.
Personally, I wouldn't...as I don't think it's worth the premium over the GTI...but many are.
...and lets be fair, spec a S3 up with all the options, and see what it comes to price wise.
It sure as hell ain't £10k less than the Golf R!
S3 3dr is not as practical, and doesn't have the room inside...!
I'd have a loaded S3 over a GOLF anyday of the week..
Unless the Mk6 is bigger than the Mk5, and I dont believe it is, then thats not strictly true.
The only difference I noticed between the S3 and MK5 having owned them back to back, was the slightly shallower boot in the S3.
So, same logic applied, there should be no difference between the S3 and Golf R with its 4wd layout.
Im a big fan of both the S3 and the Golf, but Fwiw I personally wouldnt pay 40K for either of them so it matters not to me.
Which brings us back to the old horses for courses cliche......
Is the S4 that huge, I dont recall from when I was sitting in one some months back, is it that much wider than B7?
The one thing that would stop me & does is the look, its atm rather boring,
the GTI looks much better atm, cheaper & I always liked a GTI tbh, had the mk3 & loved it, had a number of MK3 VR6's & wasnt the same if I'm honest, but hey things move on, I still have a mk5 idea at the back of my mind & toying with scirocco, but the A3 is good for now as boring as some may think, but it suits atm.
If it's a GTI, with less wheelspin...then I may be interested...but in reality, it would need to look like a GTI, with a GTI interior and then 4WD and the S3 engine to make me reach for my wallet...and that's never going to happen.
Sadly, I fear it'll be another boring VAG 4WD understeer chariot.
Time will tell...
If you could get a GTI with S3 engine and running gear, R brakes, GTI wheels (those R wheels are awful) and RS4 type buckets, half leather, with GTI cloth centres...i'd have a deposit down on one now.
And I'd pay £40k for it.
But my money is safe...
The new Golf R is suppose to have the S3 2.0 Turbo unit Glen, hence they just called it an R, and not an R32 like previous models, and I believe it does have 4wd, infact it's an S3 underneath from what I've been reading!
**** it.
Lets all buy Caymans
...and why is that?
Because you somehow feel superior because you have a Audi?
What if you wanted 5 doors and didn't want a fugly sportback?
It is...it's about 1" wider accross the cabin.
Same platform as a Mk5...but every panel bar the roof is different.
Ther Golf is squarer in the back...you'll get 3 adults accross the back of a golf where you won't in the A3/S3 - certainly not without their heads touching the roof/side windows.
Same with the boot...a bit wider further up.
It's a fair step up in length and width from either an A3/Golf...maybe important to those parking in towns everyday.
I agree.
I prefer the GTI and lots of change.
The defining moment will be how the R drives...
At least getting rid of that awful boat anchor of a V6 has given it a fighting chance.
If it's a GTI, with less wheelspin...then I may be interested...but in reality, it would need to look like a GTI, with a GTI interior and then 4WD and the S3 engine to make me reach for my wallet...and that's never going to
The new Golf R is suppose to have the S3 2.0 Turbo unit Glen, hence they just called it an R, and not an R32 like previous models, and I believe it does have 4wd, infact it's an S3 underneath from what I've been reading!
**** it.
Lets all buy Caymans