milosz

Porsche makes great cars, but they are expensive and built to stay that way. While they are among the most reliable true sports cars, maintenance and parts are very spendy. So is insurance. They are quite a bit upmarket from the G37, so in a sense not really comparable.

qpham45

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Yeah they are affordable now. I bought my E a few couple years back. Its a great roomy and comfortable car. Its no means a fast car but it can pick up speed pretty quick. A stock G or Q50 3.7 or even 3.0t can't pass it up on the freeway if you want something to compare. From a stand still it can be slower or about the same when in sport mode but that will depend on the driver as well. But this car is not a race car. The thing weighs like 4,200 lbs. Handling is actually pretty good. Its better than the 5 series in my opinion and the GS350 non F-Sport by far. The steering wheel will tighten up once you gain speed; around 40 mph. The best thing is the gas mileage. I used to hate driving my G. I would only get 17 mpg with it. LOL. I avg about 24 mpg with my E and about 430 miles per tank. If you are wondering about reliability, I have never had any issues with it. Not one and I have about 82k miles on it. Its actually more reliable than my G within the same amount of mileage.

milosz

Mercedes makes cars that are very pretty and can be fun to drive. Reliability is poor, however; among the least reliable cars made, overall - according to Consumer Reports etc.

Coltrane1

Kept the G35 sedan, but sold the 2010 G37 sedan. Replaced it with a 2012 FX35. So far the honey moon phase is goin' great!

RMB5190

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Mercedes actually didn't do that bad, hanging in the middle of the pack at number 14. That's ahead of Acura, VW, Tesla, Cadillac, etc... Very surprised to see Audi so high up on the list and BMW.

Rochester

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Lego has the second most posts in this thread, right behind the OP. So it's worthy to note he just sold his 6MT Sedan and purchased a VW Golf R.



Just saying. Waiting for pics and that first review.

RMB5190

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Well, if the R is based more on the Audi platform, as he mentioned, then he's got nothing to worry about.

4DRZ

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Cool! I am curious to see what he thinks. I really like that car, but it would fit my needs a lot better if the rumors are true about the next generation having 400hp, fixed caliper brakes, and more geared toward performance. I saw an article yesterday that for $2,500 VW will allow you to pick from 20 custom colors for the Golf R like Audi has been doing. That's pretty cool.

Lego_Maniac

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I just got the car today, so pics, but a review will be later, after I get some miles on it. Today was the last day of public school summer camp, and I had the day off as comp time for doing an open house last weekend, so I got moved in to the R, but not many miles. Picked the kids up early and went to the pool

Yes, MQB platform, new in 2015 IIRC. The R shares the Audi S3 engine stuff.

I'm skeptical the MK8 is going to offer all that. VW doesn't really have an engine that exists, that makes that kinda power, that wouldn't make the Golf even more front heavy, and the ROI isn't there to develop an engine for a niche market. When I look at the supply of Rs, especially with the 6MT, I'm not optimistic about a 400 hp R with a manual.

Anyway....

This weekend: homelink mirror, blendmount, hardwired v1, STS and weighted shift ****

Next weekend: clear bra and tint

Rochester

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Lego_Maniac

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Unfortunately not. I don't like the wheels, especially compared to last years wheels.



And the Continental summer tires (not the same model as yours) are garbage compared to the PSS.

woofersus

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Nice, I'll be looking forward to reading your thoughts as you get to know the car. My wife has been driving a 2015 GTI for the last 9 months, and I enjoy it enough that I could consider a Golf R for myself when the time comes if the slightly more sporting intentions overcome the GTI's shortcomings in that area. I think yours really wears that shade of blue well. Great looking car!

Rochester

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Lego_Maniac

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They were not interested in a swap. I'm going to keep an eye out on the forums for a pristine used set of those, or the similar designed Audi S3 wheels.

What's funny is everyone in my personal orbit whose seen the car, loves the wheels

Rochester

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And I'm sure if you point out the lack of left/right bias, they'd shrug their shoulders and say "Yeah, so what?"

It's crazy.