I drove a 2012 GTI yesterday...

"Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen" (sportwagen)
04/30/2015 at 17:35 • Filed to: None

...and I hate to say it, I honestly would trade my Sportwagen TDI for it :(

It seriously was that good!

My expression the whole test drive:

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! if you were wondering what it looked like

DISCUSSION (34)

jkm7680 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 17:39

Keep dat gas mileage!

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 17:39

boost is a helluva drug

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > jkm7680
04/30/2015 at 17:40

I’ve been averaging only 34 MPG lately with 75% highway driving :(

I think something is clogged *cough* DPF *cough*

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire
04/30/2015 at 17:41

Well, my jetta also has a turbo... but the diesel seems much more anemic (maybe because my car weighs around 500lbs more than a GTI?)

E92M3 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 17:42

Of course you would. If you said you would rather keep your wagon I would be concerned.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > E92M3
04/30/2015 at 17:44

Well, I love my wagon though :( it is the car I learned to drive in

however, GTIs are kind of overpriced IMO and I would rather take the fox body mustang I’m rebuilding over the summer

Saracen > E92M3
04/30/2015 at 17:49

The grass really is greener on the other side. My Golf R’s 22.5mpg always makes me reconsider something with better mileage (TDI) or something more powerful that gets the same mileage (all the V8’s and turbo sixes)

But then I fling it into a sweeping series of bends and give it full boost and forget what I was complaining about.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 17:53

Get a carmax one if the warranty is low enough cost. They like to have “sudden, random issues” pop up at 100k. Especially if the previous owner was bad about things like oilchanges and always using premium......My friend had a MkV whose wheels basically fell off at 100k because he would routinely go somewhere around 11-12k on an oil change and used only the finest in 87 octane for the first 40k miles or so......

BobintheMtns > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 18:09

Overpriced? You get A LOT with that car! Dope motor, fuel economy, righteous cockpit, and as you now know, it’ll boogie.... And I also heard (possibly a tall-tale, but...) that VW actually under prices them since the GTI is kind of a ‘halo’ car for them.. To the tune of losing $4K per GTI....

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
04/30/2015 at 18:19

LOL that might be the problem... I would get 91 octane (highest available around here) and change the oil every 10k miles too

Them falling apart and having issues is the reason I didn’t even bother looking into buying it

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > BobintheMtns
04/30/2015 at 18:23

This was a 2012... dealer had the price on the windshield as $21999. For a 3 year old car with 42k miles? No thanks.

Now, a new one? For $25k why the hell not?

Also... you can get a new one for almost the price of the used one.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
04/30/2015 at 19:03

THIS ONE

http://www.carmax.com/enus/view-car/…

Opposite Locksmith > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 19:07

Am I crazy for <4k mile oil changes in my non tracked (since college) WRX?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Opposite Locksmith
04/30/2015 at 19:08

synthetic or non synthetic oil?

Opposite Locksmith > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 19:18

Synthetic, regretted not including that right as I hit enter

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Opposite Locksmith
04/30/2015 at 20:37

Then yeah, you might be a bit crazy. But a bit of paranoia is good sometimes... oil is cheaper than a new engine :P

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 21:48

Delete that shit

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
04/30/2015 at 22:08

I will eventually... I have no money right now and the car runs fine

Opposite Locksmith > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
04/30/2015 at 22:14

It's approaching OCD levels and my gf hates me ecologically for it

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 00:35

DO EET. Seriously. Get the carmax warranty and that car for as close to 20k as you can. Any more than that and the new GTIs make too much sense. But the warranty means you won’t be out when the little niggles appear and you’re more likely to fix them before they become major problems.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 02:09

Guten tag.

Welcome to 2L TSI life

My name is pertar

I will be your guide.

now, sit down, get comfy, and spool up!

seriously; if you can, go GTI!

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
05/01/2015 at 07:44

Uh, i have no money... and I’m not trading in my Jetta because it is now paid off! (as of a week ago)

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
05/01/2015 at 07:45

Cant... parents want to keep the TDI and we just paid it off.

Also, I plan on fixing that Mustang this summer... mmm 275 WHP and 350 WTQ sounds nice!

BobintheMtns > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 12:23

Ahhhhh! I thought you meant GTI’s pricing in general was outrageous.... But yeah, I’d have to agree in regards to this one... $22K for one with 42k miles is totes crack pipe....

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > BobintheMtns
05/01/2015 at 17:10

Especially when you can get a new one for that kind of money... or a CarMax one with 50k miles and a warranty for $18k

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 17:50

:( on golf

:D on stang

BobintheMtns > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 17:51

I picked up a ‘07 MkV with 60K for $13,500..... I was stoked.... and it’s been such a great car.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power
05/01/2015 at 17:57

Golf? No, its a Jetta...

Stang will hopefully have a cammed 302 with aluminum heads

dat live rear axle tho

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
05/01/2015 at 17:59