R32 Alternatives
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I would go for a 130i but thats me. I liked them until one day a guy put the foot to the floor and took off......that sealed the deal for me on bmws I6 engine!
The R32 certainly isnt just a cheaper gti,the R32 looks ten times better - the looks,the sound and the V6!
The R32 certainly isnt just a cheaper gti,the R32 looks ten times better - the looks,the sound and the V6!
The R32 looks like sex. I parked my 1.4 Golf next to one the other day 
It's supposedly an incredible car to drive, and the automatic gear box is ridiculously fast as it has the next gear preselected on a separate clutch.
It's supposedly an incredible car to drive, and the automatic gear box is ridiculously fast as it has the next gear preselected on a separate clutch.
panthro said:
265bhp, it's quicker than both the R32 and Audi A3, as well as being much cheaper to insure (for some reason the 130i comes in at a group 13 or 14, as opposed to 18). Add to that it's cheaper to buy than the Audi (slightly, although when you factor in options it'll probably be similar)...
If you can wait a bit, you could also look at the Audi S3, which is cheaper than the 3.2, better fuel economy, faster... Guess what brochure I picked up from Audi today
Dolph said:265bhp, it's quicker than both the R32 and Audi A3, as well as being much cheaper to insure (for some reason the 130i comes in at a group 13 or 14, as opposed to 18). Add to that it's cheaper to buy than the Audi (slightly, although when you factor in options it'll probably be similar)...
If you can wait a bit, you could also look at the Audi S3, which is cheaper than the 3.2, better fuel economy, faster... Guess what brochure I picked up from Audi today
Probably because it looks soo ugly (the BM) and the rear space - sorry there is a rear?
Audi S3 for the win...but might be a little out of your price range.
Or you could get yourself a MK5 GTI and let everyone wonder why you always have a smile when you walk into work!
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I thought the latest R32 was more expensive than the GTI. It's meant to be the range topper?
It really is the only Golf I'd actually like to own
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Thanks for all the input guys, it's certainly given me a few options to think about.
Image is quite important to me too, but I may just have to bite the bullet and try a Skoda. Oh the shame of it
Rear space on the 130i would seem to rule it out, though I'll go down the dealers and have a bit of a poke about. Fortunately, Audi/BMW/VW/Seat are all close together in Portsmouth, so I'll probably spend Saturday wandering through the showrooms.
The thought of a skyline would make my legs wobble a bit, but 'unfortunately' it has to be a new car
Image is quite important to me too, but I may just have to bite the bullet and try a Skoda. Oh the shame of it
Rear space on the 130i would seem to rule it out, though I'll go down the dealers and have a bit of a poke about. Fortunately, Audi/BMW/VW/Seat are all close together in Portsmouth, so I'll probably spend Saturday wandering through the showrooms.
The thought of a skyline would make my legs wobble a bit, but 'unfortunately' it has to be a new car
R32 vs 130
6th Gear.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtF6fCFviAo
Top Gear........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09s8eMLHIUM&mode=related&search=
pretty conclusive
6th Gear.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtF6fCFviAo
Top Gear........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09s8eMLHIUM&mode=related&search=
pretty conclusive
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Vertigo1 said:
It's really close, especially if you're looking at the DSG 3.2 (the standard 3.2 is slightly cheaper, about £23.5k - 25.5k, the DSG is £26.8k) but they don't have as good a spec as the S3 (the S3 has leather etc as standard, the 3.2, even the S-line, doesn't for starters). A decent specced 3.2 is easily going to be £30k by the time you're done.
To top that off, the fuel consumption figures (31.0 vs 26mpg) and the expected depreciation (the opinion of the bloke I was discussing it with today is that the V6 was going to nosedive when the S3 becomes available) make it a very closely fought battle on the economic front.