I said on the Full Course.... LL used the Grand Course which is a combination of the Full Course and Patriot Course.
So, what is your opinion of Si versus GTI Sport (I see that you have both)? I am curious because I am considering them both. Thanks.
The GTI Sport is one cool customer. Built like a bank vault, drives and feels like it costs thousands more. It comes standard with Lighting Package, limited-slip diff, and the brakes from the Golf R. Triple-digit speeds on the interstate feel like you're doing 70. And yet....and yet, it feels a bit boring in all its German perfection. The Civic Si is more playful, what with its short gear ratios and lighter curb weight. It doesn't feel as premium as the GTI, and it's nowhere near as quick, but it handles brilliantly. Hondas also maintain that legendary reputation for reliability. Finally, the massive incentives by VW have put the GTI in a similar price bracket with the Si. My advice is to test-drive both more than once.
Yeah my friend bought a 2017 GTI and got 4k under MSRP; bringing the prices between his GTI and my Si to within a few hundred bucks. Test driving the GTI was fun! But I need a little bit of trunk space to transport my rifles.....
OT but what kinda shooting sports are you into?
I shoot for recreation. Trap shooting, target (pistols and long range), and hunting. I plan to eventually get into 3-gun competitions though.
I beg to differ. Today a lot of performance oriented cars come with a lot better summer tires than in the past. Even my mom's mercedes E class she leased 4 years ago came with pirelli zero's not too different in class to super sports.
Buyers might also be sensitive to shorter tire life, too. Someone buying high-grip 200-treadwear summer tires usually knows what they're getting into, but not every new car buyer would be thinking the same way.
Interesting, we have the same law here. Of course only applies when you're not in the car I think.
it's impossible to see past the shade. I'd have been ok with either but at the time the only 6 speed was the hatch.
I absolutely agree with you. I compared only the GTI to the SI and bought the SI. Here are my reasons why. First I have had 2 GTI's before and love them however the Honda will get 50% better gas mileage seriously! The Honda will definitely be more reliable as well as hold its resale value better I have a feeling. I could have bought a GTI Sport for almost $5,500 of MSRP but I also bought the SI for almost $2,200 off MSRP so there still was a difference. The GTI I would say handles a little better and a lot of fun to drive and I would have bought the DSG twin clutch auto in that car personally but the SI overall with the manual is just more fun to drive. I know everyone says the GTI has a better interior because of the materials that are used but seriously how often to do touch the freakin dashboard with your hands...lol. Personally the styling of the Honda looks better to me, more up to date I would say while the GTI interior seems like old styling to me. The other thing is the Honda can be tuned now just like the GTI since we have a fantastic turbo motor, the car is lighter than the GTI and the exterior definitely looks better than the GTI. The other thing that really pissed me off about the current model GTI is you CANNOT get a damn sunroof unless you get leather how stupid was VW to do that! Next year they are changing that back where you can get the sunroof without leather but seriously that is one of the dumbest things VW did to their options list. Lastly keep in mind the only reason that you can get such a great deal on the GTI right now is because its the outgoing model. VW is changing to a newer version or model again for next year with some more updates.
