# 2006 VW GTI vs 06 Civic Si **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 16, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668 "2006-04-16T04:00:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SVshine03](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@SVshine03](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVshine03)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/1 "2006-04-16T04:00:11Z")
What do you guys think about this car? I especially want to hear from those of you who do own Vdubs…Have you all had any problems with you VW’s? I went and Test drove it yesterday - Bad ass car shifting was freaking rediculous and without knowing it I was doing 120 on the highway and still felt I was only doing about 80. I love its personality I’m not thrilled with the way it looks… Now mind you I have been waiting on my 06 Civic Si for about 5 months now and will be waiting another 3 months for it too come in. I love the way that car looks but the inside with the small stearing wheel thats starting to bother me… BUT only 5000 of these will be sold unlike the GTI so I know that I won’t be seeing one pass me every 5 seconds. What would you guys do? ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 4:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/2 "2006-04-16T04:54:58Z")
civic. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/3 "2006-04-16T06:33:30Z")
rabbit ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/4 "2006-04-16T06:53:40Z")
> [@pewterss](#): > > rabbit ---
**Author:** ![peterock17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@peterock17](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/peterock17)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/5 "2006-04-16T07:04:10Z")
> [@pewterss](#): > > rabbit X3. low end torque is nice. i wish i had teh cash flow to get a MK5 gti. The 27k fully loaded pricetag just sucks. ---
**Author:** ![No1baller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f04885/32.png) [@No1baller](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/No1baller)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/6 "2006-04-16T07:28:30Z")
> [@pewterss](#): > > rabbit ---
**Author:** ![04liquidS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/04liquids/32/6002_2.png) [@04liquidS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/04liquidS)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/7 "2006-04-16T07:41:49Z")
Snail \> Na If your hell bent on the Civic, i think Rainbow honda has one, i know they have a few 06’s not sure how many SI’s they have tho. ---
**Author:** ![8Grand](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/8grand/32/5940_2.png) [@8Grand](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/8Grand)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/8 "2006-04-16T07:43:04Z")
Snail \> Na ( if this is just a DD, i would take the Si over the GTi. I would be too tempted to mod it) If your hell bent on the Civic, i _think_ Rainbow Honda has one, i know they have a few 06’s not sure how many SI’s they have tho. ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/9 "2006-04-16T07:44:19Z")
SI FTW!!! The new SI’s are crazy. I haven’t read or heard any bosting about the GTI yet. The SI is sucking up the fame. ---
**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/10 "2006-04-16T08:11:36Z")
K series power is the shit. Civic Si. ---
**Author:** ![pwtmxracing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ab097/32.png) [@pwtmxracing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/pwtmxracing)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/11 "2006-04-16T08:16:18Z")
gti all the way ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/12 "2006-04-16T09:26:07Z")
honda \> vw ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/13 "2006-04-16T09:33:04Z")
> [@Vapor Trail](#): > > honda \> vw agreed. better warranty, cheaper to modify, more reliable, and (probably) better resale. ---
**Author:** ![grnteg98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@grnteg98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grnteg98)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/14 "2006-04-16T09:58:18Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > agreed. > > better warranty, cheaper to modify, more reliable, and absolutely better resale. fixed ---
**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/15 "2006-04-16T10:11:50Z")
civic defintely. I have a friend of mine that has one and although the new vw’s are nice…theres a reason why the new Si is so popular because it truly is THE best car honda has ever built even compared to the type r ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/16 "2006-04-16T15:17:55Z")
> [@ShalerPunk](#): > > agreed. > > better warranty, cheaper to modify, more reliable, and (probably) better resale. same warranty… :gives: about modifying, she’s buyig a daily driver… , reliability of a 06??? stfu , better resale for something that’s been on the market for 2 months…? why give a baised opinion as though it’s fact? ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/17 "2006-04-16T15:22:04Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > same warranty… :gives: about modifying, she’s buyig a daily driver… , reliability of a 06??? stfu , better resale for something that’s been on the market for 2 months…? > > why give a baised opinion as though it’s fact? actually, looking into it, the VW warranty is slightly better. i stand corrected. you and i both know VWs are in the shop more than Hondas. Hondas tend to hold their value better than VWs. Based on previous models, it is to be expected that the Civic will hold its value better than the GTi. ---
**Author:** ![snowhitejolf95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@snowhitejolf95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowhitejolf95)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/18 "2006-04-16T15:33:29Z")
gti ---
**Author:** ![magics5rip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@magics5rip](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/magics5rip)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/19 "2006-04-16T15:43:24Z")
Depends on what youare looking for in an automobile. The new GTI’s with chip tuning are already seeing ginormus increases in power across the board. The new FSI engine has a lot of potential and I forsee a big future for it. As a daily car, the VW will get you off the line a little quicker. The torque is available very low in the RPM range in comparison to the SI. Plus with the new independent rear suspension on the GTI, handling just got better! The SI, however, is a NA car and probably will hold value a LITTLE better. But, all the power in the SI is way up in the RPM range. So if you love driving at 7000 rpms all the time, the SI is your car. But is this car going to be just a daily driver slightly modded, or do you want to squeeze every last HP/TQ out of the engine? My vote is GTI, but I’m a VW man 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cheeks](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cheeks/32/5930_2.png) [@Cheeks](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cheeks)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668/20 "2006-04-16T16:13:57Z")
actually I have to say your wrong. You really need to drive the new Si to appreciate it. I mean honestly that whole “no torque” thing is just bs because the honda is superior to anything germany can come up with in the same class. Sorry but its true. Honda has had independent rear suspension for longer than I’ve been alive and the k-series motors have increbible potential NA or FI. The k series motor was out for no more than 3 months and people were making well over 300bhp and this was years ago. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-vw-gti-vs-06-civic-si/181668.md?page=2)