Golf R -v- Golf GTI

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Originally Posted by Finance_Analyst

I think 3dr looks crap compared to 5 dr - reminds me of a pizza delivery car :rolleyes:

Waiting for avalanche of abuse from 3dr owners....... :emo_baghead:

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True Lol......... oops :emo_baghead:

i thought hot hatches have traditionally always been 3 doors. a 5 door just looks like a mpv to me, bread van. a 3 door is where its at

Bread vans had 3 doors:emo_baghead: MPV's and bread vans hmmmmm...... Would be interesting seeing the world through your eyes Lol

Horses for courses I guess...

Although in any car or SUV, the 3dr is always the "poorer" cousin of the 5dr equivalent.

Which is why pizza delivery cars and driving school cars are always 3dr - cos they are cheaper to buy! :P

The argument that a 3dr is more sporty is kinda moot - you want a sports car, get a proper one which was designed from the ground up as a sports car. This discussion is similar to those soccer mums who drive Beema X5s and Range Rover Sports who claim that their SUV handles like a sports car so their car is the best of both worlds.

At the end of the day, I can summarise this discussion by comparing to it to paying to see a Minogue but only getting Danni.... :emo_baghead:

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Originally Posted by Ideo

You forgot one factor.

Dirt road driving. AWD feels much more stable than FWD

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How often would a Golf R, or a GTI, or a Scirocco see any thing that resembles a dirt road, gravel driveways aside?

Once could be enough and when it saves you, it's worth it. :)

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Originally Posted by Transporter

Once could be enough and when it saves you, it's worth it. :)

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I dunno about you, but I have found my days of barreling down a unknown dirt road (in some unexpected circumstance, driving hard enough to be getting towards the dynamic limit of the car I am driving) are lurking deep in my teenage years....
:P

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Originally Posted by Guy_H

Now you are talking, but you are right - stock vs stock is a good comparison. There is a motor lap time comparo here (stock cars):

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/hp...0VP6yGKQ#gid=0

unfortunately its not up to date for 2011.

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Post of the Year!!! Awesome link mate :)

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Originally Posted by SilvrFoxX

wow.. what a marathon.. RB FTW.. but it looks wrong on a GTI

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Yeah agree, looks rubbish!

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Originally Posted by Maverick

Ok but really I cannot understand how or why one GTI owner let along two would say that unless they're lacking any motor skills and can only use the accelerator in the one position.

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Maybe they installed the SprintBooster ;)