I ended up doing the DG's and adding a GTI PP swaybar on my 17 Golf. I liked the idea of maintaining stock parts for now. I figure I can get at least a year out of my stock shocks, then switch to koni's or K8's when I have some more $$ set aside.
The ride is noticeably different, so it isn't really "just like OEM"...A little more harsh than stock, and you can't just run through holes and up driveways like you can on the stock Golf setup. With the addition of the sway bar, the car does WAY better in the turns. I can throw it into a turn with much more confidence than before. However, I do not know how much of that feeling is due to the sway bar alone. I know that over time, the ride will probably get more harsh, but hopefully I have $ for the shocks before it gets too bad.
