Title says it all.
I owned a 2016 GTI Autobahn for just over 3 years and really enjoyed every day of ownership. Then the opportunity came to buy a basically brand new (900mi,) fully loaded, Mercedes C43 AMG at a phenomenal price. This was a car I had been eyeballing for well over a year and i just couldn't pass up the deal.
I took the plunge and for the past 6 months I've had the AMG in my garage. It is such a treat to climb in every day. The exhaust note is music to my ears coming from the quiet GTI and of course the premium finishes are truly special.
...But I quickly missed my GTI...
The driving difference is night and day. The GTI was a nimble go kart. I really felt like I could have fun in it; Winding out the RPMs, taking round-a-bouts with great speed, etc. Whereas the AMG is just power. I feel like I can't ever get the most out of it (even for just a 390HP 6-cylinder "fake" AMG.) The car just takes off when you hit the throttle and instantly you're going well over the speed limit. But the exhaust notes.......
Anyway, there is an R that i'm eye-balling. Lapiz Blue, manual transmission; All it needs is the black prets and It would be the spec I wanted (but couldn't afford) when I first bought my GTI. If i make this deal it'll put a lot of cash back into my pocket and I'd basically have the R paid off after a couple months. Doing an "in-home" test drive tomorrow and we'll see where it takes me.
I know this is more of me just talking out loud, but I think it really speaks to just how damn good this mk7 platform is. I have a fully loaded AMG and I still miss some of the character that the Golf platform provides..
I owned a 2016 GTI Autobahn for just over 3 years and really enjoyed every day of ownership. Then the opportunity came to buy a basically brand new (900mi,) fully loaded, Mercedes C43 AMG at a phenomenal price. This was a car I had been eyeballing for well over a year and i just couldn't pass up the deal.
I took the plunge and for the past 6 months I've had the AMG in my garage. It is such a treat to climb in every day. The exhaust note is music to my ears coming from the quiet GTI and of course the premium finishes are truly special.
...But I quickly missed my GTI...
The driving difference is night and day. The GTI was a nimble go kart. I really felt like I could have fun in it; Winding out the RPMs, taking round-a-bouts with great speed, etc. Whereas the AMG is just power. I feel like I can't ever get the most out of it (even for just a 390HP 6-cylinder "fake" AMG.) The car just takes off when you hit the throttle and instantly you're going well over the speed limit. But the exhaust notes.......
Anyway, there is an R that i'm eye-balling. Lapiz Blue, manual transmission; All it needs is the black prets and It would be the spec I wanted (but couldn't afford) when I first bought my GTI. If i make this deal it'll put a lot of cash back into my pocket and I'd basically have the R paid off after a couple months. Doing an "in-home" test drive tomorrow and we'll see where it takes me.
I know this is more of me just talking out loud, but I think it really speaks to just how damn good this mk7 platform is. I have a fully loaded AMG and I still miss some of the character that the Golf platform provides..