Owned a MY06 Subaru Impreza 2.0R for 4 years on a novated lease. Good solid reliable car and I love the AWD, but its pretty basic, has zero torque and its pretty cramped for a 6"3' gent. It came off lease Jan this year.

I started looking into new cars and I heard about the DSG gearbox. Being utterly sick of driving a manual in traffic, where I do the majority of my driving, the mix of clutch-less manual and auto really appealed to me. Further research indicated that the Golf GTi, while not the fastest or best looking car in its class, was generally recognised as a superior all-rounder with a torquey little engine.

Went for a test drive in November and was sold. Ordered it pretty much on the spot and picked it up 3 weeks ago! Loving it so far.

I'm also loving the astonished looks I get from other Golf drivers when they realise its a GTi MK VI. So few of them on the road. Have only seen one other so far.