GTI or WRX- HELP!!!!

[DaddyFatSacks]

First off, i live in San Francisco, i own a Civic 95' EX. I'm going to get a new car shortly, but i dont know what to get. I love the WRX, but i also LOVE!!!!!!! the GTI. There are little things that i like more about one and more about the other.

PLZ help! confused!



P.S. Why is this fourm dead all the time, at the honda place.... there are brand new posts every minute or so...

[NISSANSPDR]

WRX for better acceleration and AWD grip...I like both...it's tough...if you are going to pick up a GTI...pick up the 337...

[YellowMaranello]

WRX, WRX!!! Sorry, I'm not much of a VW fan, even though the GTI is a nice car.

[Porsche]

If you don't get a WRX, you'll need Help. Personally I have nothing against VW, There's on in my family, but the WRX has far too much going for it, AWD, 227 Bhp, cheap and Rally Heritage and it's tons of fun wiht a manual, but I hear San Fran has some nasty hills, so that would rule out the manual, for me anyways.

If jesus was a car he'd be a WRX, God would be a 911 GT2.

[MOG_22]

why would hills rule out a manual for you Porsche? because you roll back/forward too far ha ha j/k. both cars have their highs and lows. wrx has a lot of power, tons of fun to drive, and is a rally bred vehicle. the gti is a nice car, cheap luxury i would say. both cars repond well to mods, I've heard the VR6 engine reponds very well. but i've read some posts on other boards where people have been saying that VW have had some electrical problems and other problems as well. Nothing very major, but problems nonetheless. i'd go with the wrx though, VW are more expensive to maintain/repair.

[DaddyFatSacks]

well dam...

i was 75% sure i was going to get a GTI, now i'm 50%/50% on both! DAMMIT! lol

[THE4TH]

well i personally do have something against vw.. i hate it.. although they make nice cars and the gti is fast ii just can't stand that damn company.. so i would go with the wrx..

[raymondb20]

I would purchase the GTI (either the VR6 or thr 1.8T) hands down over a WRX. Nothing against the WRX, but nothing beats european design and handling. The WRXs are meant for the young crowd of high school and college kids. The GTI is meant for the more sophisticated driver.
Subaru will just never be a sports car company. I own a GTI 337 and would not trade it for the world.

[Neutrino]

Originally posted by raymondb20
I would purchase the GTI (either the VR6 or thr 1.8T) hands down over a WRX. Nothing against the WRX, but nothing beats european design and handling. The WRXs are meant for the young crowd of high school and college kids. The GTI is meant for the more sophisticated driver.
Subaru will just never be a sports car company. I own a GTI 337 and would not trade it for the world.

Should I include amond those supperb european cars the Opel too. Oh wait they are pieces of crap. And are you trying to imply that VW makes sport cars or even luxury cars? A wrx will spank any VW. And why are you so sophisticated driving something called people's car?

And don't say that i'm biased against europen cars because i lived in europe most my life. But the really nice european cars are BMW Aston Martin etc. Only in the US VW has such a good hype in europe is just an average car.

[evo2885]

HEY !!!!!!!!
If I were you, I'd pick something that you'd really prefer because I have a friend who rally races and drag races the WRX. And he's had a lot of experience with it and he told me that the Tranny(transmission) on that car has some flaws. Because 2nd gear is really screwed up but its still a good car.
And the VW GTi eventhough I have one, it ain't so perfect either but its still a good car. And if YOU were to pick a GTi. I'd get the VR6 because its faster then the 4 cylinder turbo.
And if you were to put a body kit on the GTi with an air dam to add a front intercooler, get the 2001 model. That's what i did. I traded in my 2002 model and got a 2001 model with a cash difference given to me because the body kit didn't fit that well.

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER !!!
JUST PICK WATEVA U WANT !!!!
PEACE !!!!!!!!!!!:bandit: :grey: :sun:

[TatII]

well who ever said that gti can handle better then a wrx is dreaming. the GTi has become such a main stream luxury car, that it handled the worse out of Sport Compact Car's comparision. even the lowly Civic Si outhandled it, makin the GTi rank dead last. you sit in any modern VolksWagon car, even the GTi with suspension package, the suspension is still too soft. and you think the WRX's tranny has problems? well the GTi's Diff is extremely weak. if you burn out with that car, the rivits will come loose by the centrifigal force, and the rivits that are now sticking out will rip a whole right in your transaxle. really cool huh? this has been demonstrated many times.

[crayzayjay]

whats a gti 337? we have no golfs by that name this side of the pond

[Novtec1]

Originally posted by Porsche
If you don't get a WRX, you'll need Help. Personally I have nothing against VW, There's on in my family, but the WRX has far too much going for it, AWD, 227 Bhp, cheap and Rally Heritage and it's tons of fun wiht a manual, but I hear San Fran has some nasty hills, so that would rule out the manual, for me anyways.

If jesus was a car he'd be a WRX, God would be a 911 GT2.

AINT THAT THE TRUTH......i say WRX all the way...thats gonna be my next purchase!!!!!!:bandit:

[crayzayjay]

Jesus doesn't drive a WRX. Jesus has taste

[Deakins]

Originally posted by crayzayjay
whats a gti 337? we have no golfs by that name this side of the pond

The american version of "our" 25. Aniversary GTi.