Experience with Volkswagen Golf GTI

They are fun cars that are easy to aford and live with.I bought the R version but both cars are great drivers cars and quick enough to be fun. My VWR gave me no trouble. A little less performance than theBMW M3 but still very fun with same type of handling.

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Lee

 

Same here! I bought the 2017 Golf R for my wife and boy is it an absolute blast to drive. A few cars back my we had a MK6 VW GTI that we both really loved so we've had a little experience with these cars. Usually when I get a new car, there are usually a few things I point out which I did not like (MK6 GTI lumbar was a bit too aggressive for me for example), but with the 2017 Golf R, I'm really struggling to find anything wrong with it. Fun car, gets great gas mileage, it's usable because there is so much space, transporting children isn't an issue, transporting dog(s) isn't an issue, so it's all in all a very functional hatchback with the performance to make it a fun drivers car.

 

Not exactly a GTI, but have had my A3 since 2012 and its been a great and fun car.

 

I've had a 2015 Golf R for 19 months now and it's been totally reliable with zero issues and a kick to drive. I second all the positive comments from the other posters. I had been thinking about a GTi, but am very glad I bumped up to the R.

 

I had a previous generation GTI--planned on having it two years, ended up having it for four years. Loved the car--immensely practical, fun to drive at legal speeds, relatively inexpensive, etc. I would buy another one in a heartbeat.

The only thing I didn't like was the car's ability to put the power down in the wet. The car has essentially no torque steer (a good thing) but when wet, the tires just spin and spin (or spin, traction control cuts in, power dies, then repeat...). Of course, the R with AWD would solve that problem.

One question to ask is are you concerned about resale value, given the current diesel issues and that spilling over onto every car VW makes?

 

I have been thinking about replacing my Jetta with a GTI whenever VW gets their **** together and actually buys it back. You can get a brand new GTI for $6-7K off MSRP.

 

That is an insane deal of a GTI. I'm guessing they are about 33K, so that would bring it down to 27K. Wow.

 

$27,500 for an Autobahn.

2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Autobahn - Volkswagen dealer serving Gaithersburg MD ? New and Used Volkswagen dealership serving Germantown Montgomery Village Rockville MD

Same dealer has the base models listed for $19K.

 

Stuck on status 15 huh?

It'll be a month since my docs were approved on November 18th. Seems like most people in the thread ive been following on vwvortex have gotten their official offer a little after a month following the doc acceptance.

I'm as ready as anyone but I guess I'm one of the few people that didn't think all the claims could be processed within that 10 day time window.

 

Yep. I submitted my docs on 10/11..approved on 10/25. Nothing since then. There is no rush for me, I just want to know what is going on and what to expect.

They added online chat to the claims portal...but it doesn't work.

 

I have had a Mark VI GTI and currently have a 2016 Golf R. You won't go wrong.

 

You're definitely in the longest waiting crowd it seems like. Hopefully we'll both hear something soon.

 

While you should still test drive, a good friend of mine had a GTI, and he was 6'4". He loved the car. Put over 150k on it and then traded in for an A3 only for the Quattro AWD (he lives in New Hampshire and logs a lot of winter miles...

 

Just bought a 2017 GTI sport version. 30k MSRP and 7k off list!¡!! Great car, light, good handling, quick and nice steering feel. And I am getting 30plus MPG!!!! Great for fun , cheap, practical transportation. And I can get two bikes in the back hatch. It also has a stiff chassis with German solid construction. Amazing bang for the buck!!!!

 

we have had a 17 R for about 3 months. All and all, a great package. The R is definitely a few steps up in all around capability and is done nicely. Of course, you pay $. Had a GTI loaner for a day, it was a noticeable step down, and - to me - felt definitely the same as my last (1987) GTI in terms of front-weight, front-drive.

On a related note.....

We were doing 85mph on a parkway a few weeks back and Bambi's mother decided it was a good time to cross the road. I hit a field goal, hit the deer square on (headlight to shoulder, headlight to hip) and launched it.

On one hand, the car responded well....the ACC warning flashed red just as we hit the thing, but the car was stable and I was able to recover it to the shoulder. No airbags (surprising?) and so far about $10K in damages, but the tub is perfect, the front the of car was shredded, it bent/twisted/deformed very nicely. Was surprised the deer didn't come through the windshield, but the "pedestrian friendly" design apparently worked.

Hate to see the car banged up, but it held up much better than most of the cars I see take a deer hit. Had everyone from State Police to our F car dealer to the body shop surprised - so in the safety dimension, it's proven itself. Would hate to think if I had plugged it in a 458 or our Fiat Abarth