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Originally Posted by westopher

sti's and evos are spiffed up lancers and imprezas, all equally as boring cars as a stock golf, and perhaps even crappier feeling in base form.

STI's and Evo's have the prestige of being core-hearted rally cars. A Golf does not. I'd compare the R to a Mazdaspeed. You'd only get those cars if you were a straight up VW or Mazda fan. If you're looking at amount of car per dollar, then kwy below has a whole line up of cars that would make more sense to get. Again, not saying it's a bad car.. and ultimately, to each their own.

Originally Posted by kwy

New? I could get an Audi A4, A5, TT, BMW 1 series, 3 series, Infiniti G37, Lexus IS, Mazda RX-8, Mercedes-Benz C-class coupe, Mini Cooper S/JCW, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, Nissan 370Z, Subaru WRX, WRX STI. Almost all of which I would prefer to the Golf R.

40K can get a lot..dive into the world of 2-3 year old used cars and you can get a hell of a bang for your buck. Hell, even at 20K (for a late model used car) I could probably find something that equals the Golf R in terms of performance, quality of materials, and overall fit and finish.

QFT.