somerset9
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Los Angeles
Hi, looking to get back into a vdub and narrowed it down to two choices--
1. 2012 Jetta Sportwagen - 133k miles but under $5k, would have to get a PPI done. It's got the 2.5L engine which I am a big fan of and I'm pretty sure it'd drive like a slightly bigger version of my 2013 Golf and 2014 GTI that I had before. Only worry is that it's an older car and I might miss the improvements that VW made on the MQB platform Golfs.
2. 2017 Golf Sportwagen - 27k miles $16k. It's a better car on paper--on a lighter and stiffer platform, 1.8TSI is more efficient and offers more tuning potential but will never have the smoothness and character the 2.5L has.
The other worry is that I find the steering on the mk7s very light, far lighter than even the base 2013 Golf I had.
My question to current mk7 owners is, have any of you when you bought your current mk7 vehicle thought the steering was way too light but you got used to it eventually?
1. 2012 Jetta Sportwagen - 133k miles but under $5k, would have to get a PPI done. It's got the 2.5L engine which I am a big fan of and I'm pretty sure it'd drive like a slightly bigger version of my 2013 Golf and 2014 GTI that I had before. Only worry is that it's an older car and I might miss the improvements that VW made on the MQB platform Golfs.
2. 2017 Golf Sportwagen - 27k miles $16k. It's a better car on paper--on a lighter and stiffer platform, 1.8TSI is more efficient and offers more tuning potential but will never have the smoothness and character the 2.5L has.
The other worry is that I find the steering on the mk7s very light, far lighter than even the base 2013 Golf I had.
My question to current mk7 owners is, have any of you when you bought your current mk7 vehicle thought the steering was way too light but you got used to it eventually?
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