VW GTI, anyone have one?

[soccer4minimags]

Give the guy a break. I doesn't really sound likely that he is going to learn how to drive standard and there is nothing wrong with that, the majority of people out there today are uncomfortable w/ standard or don't know how to drive it. Like he is saying he doesn't have access to one. Personally if I owned a standard I wouldn't lend it out to my friends to "learn" on, the only reason I know how to drive a standard is cause I'm lucky enough my parents have an old beat up car that is standard. I definitely wouldn't just hop in a brand new car, especially if you have no experience driving standard.

Basically, you are stuck. To bad the GTI only comes w/ standard, the auto is the golf and its 4 door.

BTW the GTI I am pretty sure its 5 spd. Also just cause a car is standard doesn't automatically mean it gets better milage. Maybe 10 yrs ago, but things are changing, and that is not always the case anymore. My car for example gets better milage ratings in the auto version than the standard.

[SlipknotX556]

Basically, you are stuck. To bad the GTI only comes w/ standard, the auto is the golf and its 4 door.

Not anymore, you can get an auto GTI, just have to pay 1,100 extra. If I couldnt get the GTI in auto and I wouldnt be getting one, I would be getting an accord or something. One of my local VW dealers has a black auto GTI, I was looking at a week ago.

[Benfica4ever]

Gti's are great, fast too, what kind of engine will it have?

[soccer4minimags]

Look at the jetta's. Anything with the VW 1.8T engine is

My GF has a wolfsburg jetta (replaced currently with GLI), and that thing is awesome, even for an automatic.

The reason I bring this up is cause you mentioned accords, well her jetta puts her brothers V6 accord coupe to shame. I have driven both, the jetta is a better car in my opinion.

[SlipknotX556]

Gti's are great, fast too, what kind of engine will it have?

V4, 1.8T, the V6 would kill me in insurance money.

I would get a jetta, but I wanted a nice coupe, if I cant get the GTI, then Ill have to move on to the next car inline, but I dont think it will even fit in the driveway, lol.


German cars will put Jap cars to shame anyday .

[danoxide]

i have an 84 volkswagen rabbit GTI, convertible. Currently in pieces getting ready for paint. Awesome little car. I love it.

its not a GTI if it is convertible....it is a cabrio...the GTI's are the same thing but only two doors...and no they never made a 2 door convertible...(i should know i own 3 GTI's)




didn't mean to shoot you down im just letting you know...its very possible that your car has GTI decals on it tho...its still not one

[PyRo]

Already looked into it, no car rental place around me has sticks, they are all automatic.

Give U-Haul a call, they have stick trucks.

Learning standard isn't really all that hard. You will be able to just get in and go for the most part, basically just go to an empty parking lot and practice for an hour or so (getting moving from a stop is the hardest part). After an hour you should be just fine, for the next few days your going to stall ocasionally when you're stopped at a light but its really no big deal. In about a week most people have it down pretty well, 2-3 weeks and your a pro at it.

[RetroEclipseMan]

its not a GTI if it is convertible....it is a cabrio...the GTI's are the same thing but only two doors...and no they never made a 2 door convertible...(i should know i own 3 GTI's)




didn't mean to shoot you down im just letting you know...its very possible that your car has GTI decals on it tho...its still not one

If I'm not mistaken the GTi line of vw's started with the rabbit. The cabrio's body is not a golf gti but a rabbit body. I think there were some cabrio gti's put out in the early years of it. before the MKII golf platform was put out but I'd have to check. For example if you go to any parts store for you vw the parts aren't listed by "gti" but by either rabbit, golf, jetta, or passat, "gti" is just a submodel of the main ones.

As for if you're deciding on a car definately go with a vw, I love my mkII. Trust me, learning to drive stick is not that hard, takes only about an hour to get used to it and then about another week to really get it down. It took me a bit longer since I had to learn on my mom's pos '71 Beetle that had a sloppy clutch and a carborator problem so it was a pain to keep running to begin with. If you're going to learn on a newer car you'll have no problems.

[PBCapo]

Not anymore, you can get an auto GTI, just have to pay 1,100 extra. If I couldnt get the GTI in auto and I wouldnt be getting one, I would be getting an accord or something. One of my local VW dealers has a black auto GTI, I was looking at a week ago.

Do not pay money to have less fun. Stick is really fun man, i had to learn on a 97 mustang cobra with 4:30 gears in it, needless to say that was tough, but it still only took a day. Really, just buy the car, and learn from there. Though, you said your mom said the bug was very reliable. After reading a new consumer reports, vw rated the worst for reliability. In fact, my brothers gf has a golf, and the water pump busted blew after 35000 miles, its supposed to last 80k vw supposedly said. Plus, the gti really isnt that fast, people seem to think it, and it sounds it, but its not. I would reconsider, there are many small cars out there to fit in your drive way.

On a final note though, in case you still go with the gti, get the stick based on speed. In tests, i believe it was motor trend that found that the automatic in 04 did 0-60 in 8.1, while the stick version did 6.5, don't pay money to go slow! sorry for the rant, just tryin to help haha

[Snake847]

Yep the new VW are crap. Made in Mexico. My friend had a 2002 VW Golf for about 1 year. After about 10k miles the tranny blew, the engine blew and fell off the engine mounts( ) caused a bunch of problems. The underbody was rusty, and the dealer banned him from the dealership and voided the warranty because of something not being done to spec.(The dealer did all of the work on the car).
The new VW are pieces of crap and are not roadworthy. if I were you I would get something pre MK IV.
And yes the new VW are alot heavyer and not as peppy feeling as the old light versions. They do have more power but alot more weight making them feel..odd. They look good drive good(for a short time) but I would not buy a new VW unless it is a Audi.

[ShaftyMcGee]

its not a GTI if it is convertible....it is a cabrio...the GTI's are the same thing but only two doors...and no they never made a 2 door convertible...(i should know i own 3 GTI's)




didn't mean to shoot you down im just letting you know...its very possible that your car has GTI decals on it tho...its still not one

i guess i have to post a picture then.

*edit* ok it might be a while, i have to go get some more AAA betteries for the camera

[mcveighr]

Spend the extra and get the diesel its worth it.

I mastered the standard in about an hour so its not hard, at all.

[SlipknotX556]

Though, you said your mom said the bug was very reliable. After reading a new consumer reports, vw rated the worst for reliability.

My mom had a 69 bug, back then they were still made in germany.

[SlipknotX556]

Well after talking to my mom, If I do get the GTI, it will be a stick, she said, having an auto GTI is no fun. So if I do get the GTI, I will buy it, have her drive it home, just take the car and go learn, only reason I cant drive it home is because I would then have to drive on I-95 with a car, I dont know how to drive, that could be bad. I still have a few more cars to look into.

[Maksimus54]

Have you given any thought to a domestic car? The focus is an awesome car and for the price of a new vw, you could probably get an svt version. There is also the new chevy cobalt that packs a punch. Or better I hear is the dodge srt-4. Just some food for thought.