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Yardjass · 10-29-2017, 10:33 AM

Current owner of a twin here. My last car was a Golf 6 TDI that I sold back to VW for way more than it was worth. I read somewhere they came with the GTI sport suspension, shared a transmission/chassis/etc. Other than brakes and engine, pretty similar to your GTI.

I would say hands down in favor of the Golf based on utility alone, and the fact that it will be your only car. I had the 3 door version. I moved a twin bed once, sandwiching it between the two front seats. I put the rear seats down and slept in it a couple of times. I moved 8 foot 2x4's sticking out the driver's side window. You get the point. Sooner or later you are going to have to move something. Unless you want to hit up U-Haul or home depot to rent a truck every time, you are really going to want something that has some utility, and the twins do not. If only they hadn't given the twins a trunk instead of a hatch. I have moved some serious stuff in my 300Z. Flat screen TVs, aquariums, etc. I hear the same thing from Corvette drivers.

For comfort and ergonomics, the Golf is way better. The seats are more comfortable, the road noise and ride quality are significantly better. It just feels like a better built vehicle in general. Better interior surfaces, ergonomics, the way the door clunks shut. Everything really. This is your classic German car vs. everything else. I always though that was nonsense until I drove one and even with a lower end car like a VW, you definitely notice.

So lets talk about the twin for a second. If you can handle the utility and the RWD in the winter (yes, RWD is more difficult even if you can handle it. There's not a lot you can do about inferior performance on hills, even if you're a rally car driver.) the twin will definitely be more fun. You're never going to get as good of an experience out of a car that was derived from a front wheel drive economy vehicle as one designed as a sports car from the ground up. Also, a twin will be more reliable and cheaper to maintain.

I'd say the GTI is the clear choice but there is the potential that you could work with a twin. My only question is it would seem your current WRX is a lot of fun and is better suited than both of these so why even get rid of it?

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Yardjass Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Drives: '14 Monogram, '95 Miata, '90 300ZX Location: VA Posts: 378 Thanks: 499 Thanked 253 Times in 144 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Current owner of a twin here. My last car was a Golf 6 TDI that I sold back to VW for way more than it was worth. I read somewhere they came with the GTI sport suspension, shared a transmission/chassis/etc. Other than brakes and engine, pretty similar to your GTI. I would say hands down in favor of the Golf based on utility alone, and the fact that it will be your only car. I had the 3 door version. I moved a twin bed once, sandwiching it between the two front seats. I put the rear seats down and slept in it a couple of times. I moved 8 foot 2x4's sticking out the driver's side window. You get the point. Sooner or later you are going to have to move something. Unless you want to hit up U-Haul or home depot to rent a truck every time, you are really going to want something that has some utility, and the twins do not. If only they hadn't given the twins a trunk instead of a hatch. I have moved some serious stuff in my 300Z. Flat screen TVs, aquariums, etc. I hear the same thing from Corvette drivers. For comfort and ergonomics, the Golf is way better. The seats are more comfortable, the road noise and ride quality are significantly better. It just feels like a better built vehicle in general. Better interior surfaces, ergonomics, the way the door clunks shut. Everything really. This is your classic German car vs. everything else. I always though that was nonsense until I drove one and even with a lower end car like a VW, you definitely notice. So lets talk about the twin for a second. If you can handle the utility and the RWD in the winter (yes, RWD is more difficult even if you can handle it. There's not a lot you can do about inferior performance on hills, even if you're a rally car driver.) the twin will definitely be more fun. You're never going to get as good of an experience out of a car that was derived from a front wheel drive economy vehicle as one designed as a sports car from the ground up. Also, a twin will be more reliable and cheaper to maintain. I'd say the GTI is the clear choice but there is the potential that you could work with a twin. My only question is it would seem your current WRX is a lot of fun and is better suited than both of these so why even get rid of it? Last edited by Yardjass; 10-29-2017 at 10:57 AM.