Sold My GTI... Regretted it... Jetta GLI?

[omer333]

I never drove an Mk7 GLI, so I couldn’t say for sure.

I can say that the current new and used car market is insane, so just be careful on that end. I got my wagon through Carmax, because their prices were reasonable. and while I don’t normally do “aftermarket” warranties on new or used cars, I researched Carmax’s warranty and felt like it was worth getting. Especially after talking to a neighbor that is a mechanic at Carmax.

Do you have to have a Mk7 GTI or GLI? You could always go with a Mk6 on either car or even an Audi A3 or A4, which, depending on the area, could be cheaper than trying to get even a Golf R. I live in Utah, so anything with AWD costs more.

 

[wlfpck]

I never drove an Mk7 GLI, so I couldn’t say for sure.

I can say that the current new and used car market is insane, so just be careful on that end. I got my wagon through Carmax, because their prices were reasonable. and while I don’t normally do “aftermarket” warranties on new or used cars, I researched Carmax’s warranty and felt like it was worth getting. Especially after talking to a neighbor that is a mechanic at Carmax.

Do you have to have a Mk7 GTI or GLI? You could always go with a Mk6 on either car or even an Audi A3 or A4, which, depending on the area, could be cheaper than trying to get even a Golf R. I live in Utah, so anything with AWD costs more.

Reason I want a MK7 is because both those I can tune. I looked at Mk6 GTI but man are they beaten up. Ideal situation is to get the Mk8 golf R... but no one has cracked the ECU encryption and it's been a while... so I'm starting to wonder if it'll be like the MKV supra where no one could crack the later model years.

 

[Supermoto]

I sold my 2015 GTI and was looking at a 2020 GLI. They certainly have a lot of goodies for the money, moreso than the GTI. That being said, its still not a GTI. Now I have a 2019 GTI autobahn

 

[wlfpck]

I sold my 2015 GTI and was looking at a 2020 GLI. They certainly have a lot of goodies for the money, moreso than the GTI. That being said, its still not a GTI. Now I have a 2019 GTI autobahn

Yeah... i've been looking at the used Golf R and S3s.... and they are almost non-existent.

 

[wlfpck]

I think the worst part about all this is that no one has cracked the ECU on the new MK8s. And there's no telling if anyone ever will. Kinda like the mkv supra. The first year it was... but then everything after that is locked. Unless there's been recent developments there.