Hey Guys,
Long term Mk5 GTI owner here. Going on 10 years... yeah, I have no idea how the hell that happened. Never planned on keeping it that long.
Was watching some videos on Youtube other day and came across one with two guys test driving an R32. This kind of reminded me how I always wanted one, and that it may possibly make a great first car for my daughter in a few years. That is, if I finally sell my GTI before then.
Given that I've owned a GTI for an extended amount of time, its safe to assume that I've over maintained the crap out of it, and know what it takes to keep these cars on the road.
My question is, how does an R32 compare to same year GTI (2008) in terms of reliability, fragility, fussiness... etc. My sense is that it would probably come down to history, and if I can find one that wasn't abused, it should be at least as good as a GTI in terms of build quality and overall longevity if not much better, no?
Long term Mk5 GTI owner here. Going on 10 years... yeah, I have no idea how the hell that happened. Never planned on keeping it that long.
Was watching some videos on Youtube other day and came across one with two guys test driving an R32. This kind of reminded me how I always wanted one, and that it may possibly make a great first car for my daughter in a few years. That is, if I finally sell my GTI before then.
Given that I've owned a GTI for an extended amount of time, its safe to assume that I've over maintained the crap out of it, and know what it takes to keep these cars on the road.
My question is, how does an R32 compare to same year GTI (2008) in terms of reliability, fragility, fussiness... etc. My sense is that it would probably come down to history, and if I can find one that wasn't abused, it should be at least as good as a GTI in terms of build quality and overall longevity if not much better, no?