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Old 02-20-2008, 10:22 AM   #1
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for my next car, im thinking of leasing a GTI vw. any one have thoughts on this? ( like good or bad feedback)
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excellent choice! go ahead & do so.. you'll love the power (& almost endless potential for tunning).

should also look into the A3 - same 2.0 turbo motor w/200hp - but much cooler looking IMO.

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Old 02-20-2008, 03:12 PM   #3
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i would love to have one!! as said above you can tune the crapola out of them.

only draw back for me is its front wheel drive.

when i was looking for a ti the only other car i was going to settle for was a gti
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Old 02-20-2008, 04:23 PM   #4
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Very nice! Made in Germany not Mexico...


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Old 02-20-2008, 06:14 PM   #5
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i really dont think to many BMW people are against VW they are both very well made vehicles and come from the same country
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I don't think many BMW people are against a german car, well at least im not. But yea a GTI is sweet. I too was looking at a GTI before the Ti but couldn't find one or i proably would be driving one right now. So what year are you looking to get?
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should also look into the A3 - same 2.0 turbo motor w/200hp - but much cooler looking IMO.
I've driven the A3 and found it uninspiring.

Practical and fully capable, just "loose." More like a Benz, really.
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addition of a few & properly chosen aftermarket parts, makes it a stout - fire breathing monster..
out of the box potential combined with a very sexy body makes the car very, very promising & apealing - much more so than a Gti (IMO).


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Practical and fully capable, just "loose." More like a Benz, really.
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Old 02-22-2008, 12:26 AM   #9
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well i idk i dont have enough money right now, so i'll probably wait a year and get an 07
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addition of a few & properly chosen aftermarket parts, makes it a stout - fire breathing monster..
out of the box potential combined with a very sexy body makes the car very, very promising & apealing - much more so than a Gti (IMO).
If it didn't cost so much I might have considered it. There was also the issue of quattro only available on the 3.2L engine.

The real issue for me (aside from driveability) was the cramped interior space. I'm not that tall (5'8") or big (155#) but it felt like the salesman that came for the ride-along was shoulder to shoulder with me the entire time.


I'm not saying it's a terrible car by any means, just that I guess I've been terribly spoiled by the ti.
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I like most German cars,but I really don't care for Volkswagens.. A good friend of mine and his wife both drove them for awhile, and their brand new, under warranty cars had a lot of issues. They would give us crap about BMW reliability, but they got rid of their VW's because of the issues they had, while my family is still driving the same cars we've had since the late 90's.
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Do it! Just make sure and get a 1.8t and not a VR6, turbo FTW! Id love to get a GTI but I cant go straight to FWD.
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