Golf GTI or Scirocco R - Convenience v Fun?

[Domz]

Looking to get a car soon and I cannot decide?!

Golf GTI with 18s, Roof & Leather - 5 door
or
Scirocco R more power and looks but No roof no leather - 3 door + price premium obviously

Love both cars but should i trade off some luxury and convenience for a sexy fast funbox? or stay in the middle and be a little smarter?!

Any opinions appreciated! and I think the GTI would have better resale? (green scirocco's will drag the prices down)

I know its a pretty silly question but yeah had to ask!

[Ideo]

Why not a Golf R?

Depends on what you need the car for. Carry passengers often? Golf. Don't? Scirocco.

[T Go]

If you're willing to get a remap on a GTI, then it will be as fast as the Scirocco, and still cheaper.
Just a thought.

[Domz]

Golf R is nice - but rarely any in the country and is not getting built again until Dec/Jan? And even more pricey as its so rare now.

Scirocco still has some stock here and there, GTI as well

[team_v]

I would say the GTI as it has what you want and can be remapped to make similar power.

[T Go]

Is there really a huge price difference between them?
a 5dr GTI with 18s, sunroof and leather must be getting close to $50k yea?

Another point to note is the Scirocco comes with DCC, Xenons and parking sensors as standard.

[Tim]

Scirocco is better in every aspect except if you use the rear seat on a regular basis.

Do you want a sporty hatch or a shopping trolley?

[sillywet]

I hate the seats in the Scirocco, but then again i'm not exactly sold on the leather in the GTI. That is the immediate thing I notice between the Golf and Scirocco anyway.
Tune or not, the Scirocco is a beautiful thing to thrash by all accounts as a result of its bigger footprint on the road. So if you're a spirited driver then surely you have to go the Scirocco.
But as per everyone, depends on what you want. If it were me though, i'd feel a little jealous every time I pulled up next to a Scirocco at the lights in my GTI (and probably annoyed at myself if I knew that price wasn't an issue). But maybe that's just me.

[ConR]

If you're willing to get a remap on a GTI, then it will be as fast as the Scirocco, and still cheaper.
Just a thought.

Nope. Coming from a MK6 GTI with an APR tune, it is still not even close to being in the same category as the Roc. Roc is better (and faster still) on every level.

[ConR]

I don't notice much more turbo lag. Where the k03 spools at 2000, the k04 is around 2500. There is a bit though.

I wouldnt say wheel spin. More like axel tramp. Thrash the accelerator and even a GTI could spin. Learning to modulate the power is key. Which in turn makes it faster. Find that point where you know you've given too much and drop it back a bit.

Fat sticky tyres can't be wrong either