Golf R32
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Wayn0r said:i suppose you want a 5 door one to ?
the mk5 is nice. but its not really the same calibre as the mk4. its too soft*
(*this is the opinion of owners of both the mk4 and mk5 that have driven both)
Get out
That's fair enough but I'm sure they're both equally as awesome. I prefer the design of the MK5 anyway. If I were buying 2nd hand I'd definitely try out both though.
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Interesting to make the choice though, as you can get MK5 GTi's for the same price as a MK4 R32...but ones a hot hatch, ones more a 'premium hatch' really.
Like JC said in the GTA vs R32 vs FRS test on TG, you'd have to be nuts to buy one. And I agree.
18mpg (I can get it to consistently show <5). Crap dealers. Expensive to run. Depriciate like stones (mine went from £30k to 15k in 2 years). Parts can be hard to get hold of - mines been off the road for 6 weeks (long story) and others have been off the road for a month waiting for parts from Alfa.
Unless you own a tyre company, you'd never turn TC off (Although I'm currently having a LSD fitted which will help). Build quality is very good, but not to VW standards.
Its a car you buy with your heart, not your head - You need to really want one to buy it over its competitors (like the R32). However, as Autocar said "To look at, to sit in, and to listen to, it lords over its natural rivals".
I love mine - its a gorgeous car to look at, and that engine is just ... aural sex. But you'd have more fun in something like an R32 on a challenging road.
Like JC said in the GTA vs R32 vs FRS test on TG, you'd have to be nuts to buy one. And I agree.
18mpg (I can get it to consistently show <5). Crap dealers. Expensive to run. Depriciate like stones (mine went from £30k to 15k in 2 years). Parts can be hard to get hold of - mines been off the road for 6 weeks (long story) and others have been off the road for a month waiting for parts from Alfa.
Unless you own a tyre company, you'd never turn TC off (Although I'm currently having a LSD fitted which will help). Build quality is very good, but not to VW standards.
Its a car you buy with your heart, not your head - You need to really want one to buy it over its competitors (like the R32). However, as Autocar said "To look at, to sit in, and to listen to, it lords over its natural rivals".
I love mine - its a gorgeous car to look at, and that engine is just ... aural sex. But you'd have more fun in something like an R32 on a challenging road.
i started going to a lot of shows this year, im a bit of a show virgin 
im based in preston, we (r32oc.com) had a stand at gti international, we even had the local marriot cone off a section of their car park for the members that stayed on the saturday
attached a pic.
im based in preston, we (r32oc.com) had a stand at gti international, we even had the local marriot cone off a section of their car park for the members that stayed on the saturday
attached a pic.
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r32 > all!
Wayn0r said:i started going to a lot of shows this year, im a bit of a show virgin
im based in preston, we (r32oc.com) had a stand at gti international, we even had the local marriot cone off a section of their car park for the members that stayed on the saturday
attached a pic.
your R32 just stands out so well... *Dribbles again* lol
I haven't been to many meets, but trying to find people i know or vaguely know that want to convoy to some
Guessing you know who must have the third blue R32 in preston then with grey wheels if you were out all day!
53 plate, blue with grey wheels and owners club sticker, parked at Morrisons at lunch time today.
Three identical ones in the same city, common as muck
53 plate, blue with grey wheels and owners club sticker, parked at Morrisons at lunch time today.
Three identical ones in the same city, common as muck
Berger said:Guessing you know who must have the third blue R32 in preston then with grey wheels if you were out all day!
53 plate, blue with grey wheels and owners club sticker, parked at Morrisons at lunch time today.
Three identical ones in the same city, common as muck
i know, thats steves his missus drives it to work (morrisons).
, common, not for long though 
And about edition38, we are trying to get a stand sorted, but if not me and one of the triplets will be on revo's stand.
