It is no where near as refined as a GTI, you won't have the mid range grunt either. You really have to drive the 86 to get the best out of it. Keeping the revs up when you want to accelerate quickly.
I would suggest test driving a 17+ car first perhaps, or both to see the differences. The facelift cars are ever so slightly more refined over the 13-16 cars. A tiny bit quieter, the shocks were retuned and have better compliance on the road. The six speed manuals have a closer ratio 4.3FD over the old 4.1 which should make the engine feel a bit snappier.
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