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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
^^ what transmission do you have? Would you recommend dsg or Mt? Dsg for some reason on paper gets better mpg and is faster, but then you have to worry about the dsg exploding any day. But dsg farts doe  |
I've had my GTI since new. I'm a purist so the car has to have plaid seats and 6MT.
Only issue I've had is with carbon build up which caused cold start misfiring. A few hundred bucks later, that was fixed.
It's a great car but my only gripe is the lack of trunk space. I can barely fit one hockey bag. When I drove a Jetta I could easily fit two hockey bags with space left over for other junk.
The interior of the GTI is more well built and luxurious than the other cars you've listed. The stock seats are comfortable unless you're a massive dude.