Of no relevance to the OP, but anyone else considering the new Honda Euro - check out the gazillion-page thread at Ozhonda on pinging engines. Honda have release revised ECU software and a different knock sensor but some owners are reporting these ineffectual and are stuck with new $45k cars which ping their heads off.
FWIW I own a 2008 CL9 Euro (the superceded model - no pinging issues on that model) and a 2007 Golf GTI. Both are great cars - I could happily live with either long term.
2018 Golf GTI, Manual - gone.
2017 Golf 110tsi Trendline, manual (gone - gladly)
2007 Golf GTI, Manual, (gone - sadly)
1978 Golf GLS; 1972 Superbug, (memories)
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