Golf R the new Civic Type R?

[colin84]

I'm kinda raging I didn't go for one, I ended up getting a 535d instead and it's cost me a fortune, and I could have been driving a new car. Although I think I would have had mine in white or there's a nice grey in them.

 

[1041]

If you got a drive in one, you'd understand why they're popular. Mix that up with the cheaper than normal lease deals a few months back and you will see why.

However, sometimes I find myself spotting one around here it usually turns out to be a GTD, I haven't actually seen that many GTI's at all!

Arent they similar to the Audi S3? Anyone driven the S3 and the Golf R? Would be interested to hear the pro's/con's from both.

 

[andy_gdon]

There like a fanny pad. Every Cnut has one.

Haven't heard that saying since the 90's when people talked about Nova's

 

[Boabybooster]

There's Golf R estate deals around just now £2k down then £269 inc vat a month with 8k a year allowance.

 

[andy_gdon]

Almost navy in colour? is Night Blue and then the colour you will probably see the most in them is Lapiz blue

Yours is sitting very nicely at the mo !!

 

[Gaz]

afaik they share the same engine and platform, but the S3 is a bit less hardcore (intentional, no doubt).

 

[Stocky]

Wouldn't of been me then lol

or me

@WSM and myself had a little blast as well

 

[Stocky]

Yours is sitting very nicely at the mo !!

Few tweaks never hurt

 

[Conor]

Arent they similar to the Audi S3? Anyone driven the S3 and the Golf R? Would be interested to hear the pro's/con's from both.

Yup, Golf is better to drive but the S3 interior is miles better. You've won with either TBH.

@Mickylad, don't suppose you were on the M2 Belfast bound around 4 yesterday? Heard some boy in a Grey M3 couldn't shake you!

 

[Phil_D]

Yup, Golf is better to drive but the S3 interior is miles better. You've won with either TBH.

100% true, I found the Golf R a lot more involving to drive, very strange as they are practically the same car.

Overall I could not be happier with it, for the price of the lease I got there was nothing that came remotely close. I use it day in day out and it's perfect. Truth be told i prefer it to my old rs4, it's a better all round car, which for what it costs is amazing..

 

[BobSpounge]

Haven't heard that saying since the 90's when people talked about Nova's

Was slightly different back then. Novas were like pubic hairs, nearly every d1ck and every cnut had one.

 

[Mickylad]

Arent they similar to the Audi S3? Anyone driven the S3 and the Golf R? Would be interested to hear the pro's/con's from both.

Yeah, they're exactly the same platform so they are, albeit a little less aggressive.

Yup, Golf is better to drive but the S3 interior is miles better. You've won with either TBH.

@Mickylad, don't suppose you were on the M2 Belfast bound around 4 yesterday? Heard some boy in a Grey M3 couldn't shake you!

@Conor I was indeed, heading to Downpatrick. It's funny I wasn't actually going to have a go because the car is running standard form, I had an E46 M3 before, and these are much sharper once they have a bit of work done to them.

Lets just say, 0-60mph 3.9 seconds and 0-100mph 9.45, it can surprise a lot of folk.

 

[Conor]

Yeah, they're exactly the same platform so they are, albeit a little less aggressive.



@Conor I was indeed, heading to Downpatrick. It's funny I wasn't actually going to have a go because the car is running standard form, I had an E46 M3 before, and these are much sharper once they have a bit of work done to them.

Lets just say, 0-60mph 3.9 seconds and 0-100mph 9.45, it can surprise a lot of folk.

Even as standard though, I think I mentioned on here before Dad's R felt every bit as quick as my car up to 100 or so.

They're just an awesome bit of kit.

 

[Boydie]

There are at least 2 Golf R's in our work carpark here in Belfast, probably more on other sites. I would still own one, I think they look great and go like stink!

 

[Burt2000]

@Mickylad they are impressive figures.

 

[Gaz]

As I've said in other threads - if you truly enjoy driving, then judge a car on its merits, not on how many people own one. The Golf R is one of the best cars in its class so to dismiss it because there's a few on the roads would suggest you're more concerned with image than the car's ability.

When it comes to performance cars, there's really no such thing as common - I see Type R Civics very often for example, but they still only represent a small portion of overall Civics on the road.

 

[greyfloppyhat]

No more common than the e46 M3, e60 530d's or whatever car the RMS massive will all be after and fill up the members car forum with next

 

[Gaz]

Exactly. If a car's popular amongst performance fans, it's usually either because it's very good or it's got very affordable. The Golf R is still new enough to not be a cheap buy (setting aside lease deals), so it's down to ability.

 

[Coog]

If there was no cheap lease deals there'd be hardly any around. If it was the same money for a new Focus ST or Civic Type R there'd be just as many of those sold. Good car granted but common (as common as it can be) due to the lease deals.

 

[greyfloppyhat]

If there was no cheap lease deals there'd be hardly any around. If it was the same money for a new Focus ST or Civic Type R there'd be just as many of those sold. Good car granted but common (as common as it can be) due to the lease deals.

All the more reason for a few tweaks to set it apart from the crowd

 

[Coog]

Personally it wouldn't bother me if there was 1 million of them on our roads lol