ducrcr
New member
- Location
- Mid Missouri
Good advice! Aldi must be a deeply unhappy person to spend so much time & energy being repetitively, pointlessly negative.
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Is the GTI Sporty Enough for me?
- Thread starter dale55
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Good advice! Aldi must be a deeply unhappy person to spend so much time & energy being repetitively, pointlessly negative.
KevinC
Autocross Champion
- Car(s)
- '19 Golf R, '21 M2c
You must really lead a miserable life to feel the need to come here and be a jerk day after day after day.
Muted. So long pal. I hope you get the help you obviously need.
JC_451
Autocross Champion
- Location
- NJ, one of the nice parts.
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport
Jeez, people so mean to poor Aldy.
He's like...our only troll. Stop trying to chase him away, it's not a forum unless you have at least one
He's like...our only troll. Stop trying to chase him away, it's not a forum unless you have at least one
Sell the thing and take the bus if you have to. If you "hate fcking volkswagen" why are you trolling on a VW GTI forum???
Gawernator
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- Fremont, CA
OP, buy a 911 GT2
codered911
Ready to race!
- Location
- Delaware
- Car(s)
- MK8
Hold out for 19 and get a supra
Jeez, people so mean to poor Aldy.
He's like...our only troll. Stop trying to chase him away, it's not a forum unless you have at least one
The Fed is a much more refined troll, but a troll nonetheless
Eh he goes on a lot of threads telling people they'll slip their DSG clutches on a Stage 1 tune without uprated clutchpacks. That's trolling.
Unreal1
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
I'm surprised that the consensus seems to be that an 05 TT is sportier than a new GTI. I'll take the look and performance of an mk7 GTI over an old generation TT, but I guess I'm alone on that.
A RSB and better tires fixes that. But, stock, yes you're right (regarding under steer and traction). I would assume an 05 TT is going to suffer from understeer as well though.
A RSB and better tires fixes that. But, stock, yes you're right (regarding under steer and traction). I would assume an 05 TT is going to suffer from understeer as well though.
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Twist1
Autocross Newbie
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- Breaking Mustang Hearts
The golf is one of those platforms in which the direction of the car is entirely up to the driver. It can be as sporty as you want and play "hunt the vette" with a few k and good mechanics, or can be your daily grocery getter.
However, OP, the car is A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT animal tuned vs. untuned. More so than any other car I have driven in my life. Untuned the GTI is the farthest thing from "sporty."
However, OP, the car is A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT animal tuned vs. untuned. More so than any other car I have driven in my life. Untuned the GTI is the farthest thing from "sporty."
TheGreekFreak
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- MA
Ok...ok...the GTI bashing I can take but did you honestly recommend a Z? You consider that hog a sports car in 2017? Have you ever driven one? This is coming from someone who went to a nissan dealer right before checking out the GTI with his mind 80% set on buying a sport model. Then I drove it, for a good 45 minutes, and realized why no one is buying these anymore. The thing feels its age (almost 10 years now), the engine is sluggish, and the entire driving experience was not enjoyable. I felt like I was driving a small nissan altima.
Even with 300+hp, it felt slow and there isn't much potential for cheap performance mods as it is NA. At least give a decent recommendation for God sakes. First you make awful life decisions by purchasing a $25K+ vehicle you clearly did not research well enough, now you're advocating others make awful purchasing decisions....get yourself together man.
And for God's sake do NOT get a Civic Type R. Nothing screams low-T like watching some middle-age guy try to fold/unfold himself into/out of one. All those wings and styling add-ons etc. are like a teenager flying around his member for for all the girls to see. I prefer to keep mine under wraps but still be pleasantly surprising
I hear you, I would probably rip that stupid ass wing off for starters. Still, for the performance potential in that price, its a good value (at msrp or below) and I could see myself excusing some of the awful styling if I was in the market. It would have to be a low key color too.
I do like the front of it though. In fact, I like it alot. Its the rest of it that kills the look for me from the side to the back.
This is honestly the top reason I haven't slapped a bunch of performance mods on my car just yet. In my garage I have a crap ton of parts just sitting waiting to be installed...except I'm still waiting to hear solid numbers on the damn supra. Its annoying they haven't released much info yet.
If its $40K or below, has solid performance numbers, and looks decent, I'm gonna probably make the tough decision and say bye to the GTI
kind of hoping its a overpriced neutered Z4 though, will be easier on the wallet.
Shane_Anigans
Drag Race Newbie
- Location
- SE MI
- Car(s)
- 2017 GTI Sport DSG
Toyota and BMW collaborating on a new sports car:
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a12635049/2019-toyota-supra-what-we-know/
Unreal1
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pittsburgh
Both of you guys are being dramatic. The 370z feels like an Altima? Lol. It's an apples to oranges comparison but the 370z is sportier than the gti and faster. There's nothing wrong with suggesting the Z if he's prioritizing sport.