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Should I buy a Golf GTI Mk5 ?
JPC:
Buy a MK5 GTI! simples!
Greeners:
Welcome! :drinking: (what Jay said! :laugh: )
Gti_Mad:
welcome along
and yes you should deffo buy a GTI :evilgrin:
RedRobin:
A Warm Welcome to the forum, em :happy2:
The Mk5 (and Mk6) GTI is an exceptional allrounder (especially 5-door version). Have had mine for 5 years since new (86k miles) and have no plans to change her. Mine's modified and Stage2 but I regularly get 28 mpg and occasionally 30 mpg but who cares!? 22 mpg on German autobahns, 15 mpg on track.
Don't think of DSG as an automatic. Think manual and change gears as if a manual. Use 'auto' D-mode for urban 30/40 limit zones and traffic queues. It's a learning curve but if you like it it'll become fluid and natural.
LouCyffer:
Red's spot on about the DSG. I came to my GTI from an Impreza STi, and it took me about 3 months to get comfortable with DSG. I test drove a DSG and a manual back to back, and then a GTI and R32 back to back. I average 30mpg over all types of driving, and can get 40 on a 30 mile run if I'm feeling lazy. It does drop if I want to push on in Maximum Attack Paddleshift mode :evilgrin:
Try as many as you can, look for the right spec (paddleshift, buttons on the steering wheel) and enjoy!
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