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Hey everyone,
A little bit about myself, had a 2007 FA5 Si as my first car and had it for 7 years, loved the car but I was tired of having to rev the piss out of it for it to start moving and the rattles/build quality were driving me crazy.
Come 2016, the Mustang and Camaro caught my attention due to the raving reviews on how they have improved in the handling department and how they weren't just fat pigs with bid motors anymore. I drove both and decided to get a 6sp Camaro 2SS which had all the bells and whistles. Love the car, still do, but living in urban Orlando where traffic is everywhere I can never spread its legs as redlining in 2nd gear I am flirting with a free ride in the back of a cop car. Small errands are becoming a chore as it feels "big" driving around the populous areas of Orlando, I miss having the versatility of 4 doors so 2 months ago I started to look at getting a hot hatch.
At first I was dead set on getting a MK7.5 Golf R w/ DSG, between the radar cruise control and other safety features I thought it would make a great DD. There was one thing that bugged me about it, the looks. Going from a Camaro to a Golf R, I felt I was severely downgrading in the looks department but upgrading in everything else. I was also afraid that while the DSG is nice for DD, will I get the itch for a manual a few montsh down the road, urging me to trade in a 4 month old vehicle? After watching a few VS. videos the Type R grabbed my attention due to it still having a "wow" factor and a manual transmission where the clutch won't go out at 12K miles. I have already reached out to the closest 25 dealers near me, only 2 of which are willing to do MSRP but have no allocations ATM. The search is becoming tiresome but that is not the point of this thread.
My question for anyone who has either come from a muscle car or luxury car,
A little bit about myself, had a 2007 FA5 Si as my first car and had it for 7 years, loved the car but I was tired of having to rev the piss out of it for it to start moving and the rattles/build quality were driving me crazy.
Come 2016, the Mustang and Camaro caught my attention due to the raving reviews on how they have improved in the handling department and how they weren't just fat pigs with bid motors anymore. I drove both and decided to get a 6sp Camaro 2SS which had all the bells and whistles. Love the car, still do, but living in urban Orlando where traffic is everywhere I can never spread its legs as redlining in 2nd gear I am flirting with a free ride in the back of a cop car. Small errands are becoming a chore as it feels "big" driving around the populous areas of Orlando, I miss having the versatility of 4 doors so 2 months ago I started to look at getting a hot hatch.
At first I was dead set on getting a MK7.5 Golf R w/ DSG, between the radar cruise control and other safety features I thought it would make a great DD. There was one thing that bugged me about it, the looks. Going from a Camaro to a Golf R, I felt I was severely downgrading in the looks department but upgrading in everything else. I was also afraid that while the DSG is nice for DD, will I get the itch for a manual a few montsh down the road, urging me to trade in a 4 month old vehicle? After watching a few VS. videos the Type R grabbed my attention due to it still having a "wow" factor and a manual transmission where the clutch won't go out at 12K miles. I have already reached out to the closest 25 dealers near me, only 2 of which are willing to do MSRP but have no allocations ATM. The search is becoming tiresome but that is not the point of this thread.
My question for anyone who has either come from a muscle car or luxury car,
- Are you happy with the build quality?
- Are you satisfied with the decrease in power? (driving a slow car fast is more fun than fast car slow right? lol)
- Is there any other car that is below $45k that you would recommend over the Type R as a daily driver?
- Any pointers you wanna throw out there?
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