118 tsi best driveaway price?

[MaccaTSI]

I drove the Maxx Sport prior to buying my 118TSI as well.

Maxx Sport is a great little car, but the Golf just feels classy and expensive while still being sporty and fun to drive.

The interior is just so far above anything else in its class. Honestly, even my Dad's SLK 350 interior doesn't feel as nice since we got the Golf and it's the limited edition Designo version with all the extras and nice bits (I haven't told him that yet hehe)

Also, another point when comparing the cars is servicing. I'm not sure what the Mazda costs or how regular the service interval is, but the first Golf service is 1yr/15,000km and I'm pretty sure it keeps going at that interval..

[Frankenstrat]

Nicandlance, what you're going through is a classic head vs heart debate. Head says Mazda, heart says Golf.

If you compare the previous model Mazda3 with the Golf MkVI it's a really tough call. However the current Mazda3 is as ugly as sin, that grinning mouth makes it look like a cartoon car.

And the winner is... Heart by the narrowest of margins.

[DGR]

Yes I'm a manual girl...like to 'drive' a car! (and like you, I am also on the Mazda forum)
I have driven the 118tsi - excellent. The performance is so much better than the Mazda, but Mazda reliability seems to be better (we also have a 10 year old Astina - excellent car, and never a problem). Mazda also offer many more things as standard - particularly on the maxx sport.
It's so confusing!!! Growwwllll!

Have you driven the SP25? So far I've tried a 2.0litre Mazda 3 and the 90TSI, but of course if you're thinking 118TSI then only the SP25 is a fair comparison and about the same price too.
Test driving is loads of fun, so make sure you try them all!

And while it's confusing, it's nice confusing... like choosing which Tim Tams to buy in the supermarket...

Nicandlance, what you're going through is a classic head vs heart debate. Head says Mazda, heart says Golf.

If you compare the previous model Mazda3 with the Golf MkVI it's a really tough call. However the current Mazda3 is as ugly as sin, that grinning mouth makes it look like a cartoon car.

And the winner is... Heart by the narrowest of margins.

Yeah, I kind of agree, although I'd always thought of head saying Golf (more fuel efficient, more traditional design) and heart saying Mazda (sexier and more fun)....... proving again how close the decision is!

I wish more people would choose Golfs in colours other than white and silver though. Round my way it's like they don't make them. And red is faster!!!

[pologti18t]

The MAzda has 6 monthly servicing...

[Frankenstrat]

DGR, while I agree that red cars certainly do go a lot faster, white is the more sensible choice in our climate *if* the vehicle has to sit in the open for long periods.

You may not have noticed, but red fades faster than any other colour (the term is 'fugitive'). Just look at any older signs around town and you'll see the red paint fading quicker than any other colour. The sign on the front of the building where I work in Rockingham is a good example.

Maybe that's why you guys in red cars have to drive them so fast, because in a year or two's time it will have faded to grey!

[soogs]

DGR, surely u didn't have timtams in the UK? When I spent some there years ago all they had was those awful digestive biscuits.

BTW the Golf's new red is rather nice.

Frank, I think it's the non-metallic reds that tend to fade.

[Frankenstrat]

DGR, surely u didn't have timtams in the UK? When I spent some there years ago all they had was those awful digestive biscuits.

Over there they have Penguin biscuits that are similar to TimTams. Nowhere near as tasty, of course.

Frank, I think it's the non-metallic reds that tend to fade.

My post was made tongue in cheek with respect to red cars, I would expect that duco paints are UV stabilised.

[nicandlance]

Nicandlance, what you're going through is a classic head vs heart debate. Head says Mazda, heart says Golf.

If you compare the previous model Mazda3 with the Golf MkVI it's a really tough call. However the current Mazda3 is as ugly as sin, that grinning mouth makes it look like a cartoon car.

And the winner is... Heart by the narrowest of margins.

I can see where you're coming from but having owned a 2006 beetle, the cartoon face is not an issue for me. I actually like it and think it looks sporty and fun.
Unfortunately, going with your heart is not always the best option - particularly when I had so many issues initially with my beetle..... that was a heart decision, and I regretted it for some time (although I do love my buggy, the quality is missing in some areas, and I went through a VERY frustrating stage of taking it back to the dealer 12-14 times for them to pinpoint and get rid of an annoying groan that came and went when I accelerated)
Back and forwards, back and forwards I go....

[Corey_R]

Yeah, but the Beetle has a 'cute cartoon face' whereas the Mazda 3 is just a 'ridiculous ugly cartoon face'. The Mazda 3MP3 even more ridiculous and ugly!

The Beetle has long been critised for it's sketchy quality and reliability...

[Frankenstrat]

I spotted a white Mazda3 on the freeway this morning heading in the opposite direction to me. Yep, cartoon ugly is the best way to describe it. Ironically some minutes before I had been overtaken by two of the previous model Mazda3s (one dark blue, the other a kind of greyish-bronze) and they are far and away better looking than the current abomination. Not that I'm trying to put you off Nicandlance, no not me, not on a VeeDub forum!

Personally I happen to think VW dropped the ball when they introduced the 'new' Beetle. The only thing it has in common with the classic air-cooled flat-4 rear-engine model is a vaguely similar shape. Dr Willi Porsche knew what he was doing when he designed The People's Car.