[quote=“Minglor,post:34,topic:37608"”]
I test drove the GTi and it was a large disappointment.
Fit and finish of the car was decent. But everything else meh.
I wasn’t happy with the way the suspension felt, powertrain was craptastic.
I would take the mazdaspeed over the gti.
Newer s4 is a good option but gas mileage would be the suck.
I would like to drive a mazdaspeed3 with the powertrain upgrades solo mentioned. Might help the major issues I have with the car. I would be more interested in one used to get rid of some of that initial depreciation.
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i was going to suggest that. pick one up with 10-15Kmiles for 18 or less i bet.
and you would love it. just raced an 01 m5(3nd gear 30mph) and i pulled 2 cars on him till 5th(110) at which point he caught up/passed and began to walk away. we did this 3 times with THE SAME result each time(need tune/downpipe and i would have held him off