Naw, he doens't need a GTI. Just go for it and get a Type R. All wheel drive and 300 HP.
I've mentioned it a few times already that while I generally prefer Honda and wanted to get into one of those civics again, I can't do it while they continue to employ 16 year-olds to style those repulsive cars. ....I also don't like the constant, loud farts from the Type R (out of my budget anyway...though I guess you can actually find decent used ones). I imagine those cars probably only look good in video games or loud, rainy, low-light movies that induce seizures.
....Oh so I did take a new SE with the DSG out for a spin today. Because you know, the dealership just happened to be next to the kitchen counter distributors/installers that I was visiting. These things happen. And I thought it was great. Not much of a test drive on any kind of fun streets and the ride was a bit tighter than I expected. I switched between normal and sport (this one didn't have DCC so I don't think "comfort" was available?) but still more pleasant than my Mazda3 on the potholes that we call "roads" around here. ....but I didn't instantly fall in love with the thing, which is good. But I want to drive one again, with the cloth seats this time.
The Civic Type R doesn't have all wheel drive.
It's kind of confusing because he's directly responding to a Civic comment, but I suspect that since he mentions the GTI and to "go for it," he's referring to the Golf R...even though "Type R" pretty much means the Civic. The Golf R puts about 290hp this year and has sequential 4WD.
I mean...yeah I'd do that but ~$37-42k around here is a different tier than the ~now $24,900-27k prices that I am seeing for new 2019 SEs That's the thing--the dealers around here are pricing them new at the 1-2 year depreciation value, hah. Guy I talked today says that it's without destination (as I assumed) and some requirements like VW financing (also assumed)...but he also mentioned that if you go through VW, there is no early payoff penalty. Which is nice.
excessive and unsolicited character development:
So yeah, the Golf R would actually happen if I learn that I will be dead in a year or so (always possible) and I just decide to say fuck it, cash out the funds that make up my general savings, and just buy one....OK, in that situation I'd actually be looking at an RS3 instead or something even fancier.
Obviously I wouldn't spend all the money on that (family would get a nice life insurance policy, retirement, house and such anyway), but maybe a small down payment with financing that I know I can't really afford....so that I can just spend more on real vacations and driving that car around town....of course until I drive it straight off a cliff before whatever is coming after me gets here (in a very accidenty way, obviously).
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