Golf R32 vs 130i Msport

[penjaja]

What are your opinion of the long term ownership experience of these 2 cars in M'sia? Performance wise, the VW will edge out the BMW. I'm more concerned with the theft rate, maintenance costs, appeal/perception to M'sian, etc

Also the maintenance cost for BMW has been going down these days, what about the VW's?

W.

 

[Tom]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6BuZuy7EPo

this should help you decide. i've personally driven both and the R32 is a great car but it wasn't as great as i'd expected, power wise. great 4WD though. The 130i is more fun i think, plus it's got sharper handling.

 

[whitenite]

I'm sure you'll realise these are rare cars on the Msian market.
you're chicago based?

I test drove a R32 as well as a Pirelli GTi (226hp) here in Melbourne recently while searching for a car to replace my Holden Commodore V8 (Pontiac G8 on yr shores). Really enjoyed the R32, the growl emitted by the engine was really addictive, but I daresay the Pirelli felt faster.

there may be more discussions on other forums eg. golfmkv.com, vwvortex.com. I use ozaudi as I drive a A3TQ, but there's a mirror site for VW cars:
http://www.ozvolks.com/forums/index.php

 

[penjaja]

Yeah, I'm based in Chicago for now. It should be KL in a few months or so. Yeah, these 2 cars quite rare in M'sia market which is why I'm researching on them. Personally I would prefer an Evo/STi, but with the high theft rate of those 2 cars I don't think it'll be easy owning them in M'sia. I don't wanna be worried about my car everytime I walk away.

After a few days of research, I think I'm down to the 130i. As much fun as a 4wd hatch can bring, the R32 is no Evo/STi. Also it seems from all reviews the Gti and 130i would be a lot more fun than the R32.

W.

 

[SachSeelan]

Both cars are tempting... performance wise, of coz the R32 comes to mind as its a race spec like the M3... i have also heard that with some proper/little tuning the 130i can outperform a M3..

other than that the 130i looks stunning compared to VW....

 

[ariel]

I can't accept Bimmer in hatcback look...

 

[bobble#englishguyKL]

id go 130i all day .. had a race with one in my nissan silvia .. i was very impressed .. the r32 is a boring car to me .. to steady

 

[HKS-GT2835R]

What are your opinion of the long term ownership experience of these 2 cars in M'sia? Performance wise, the VW will edge out the BMW. I'm more concerned with the theft rate, maintenance costs, appeal/perception to M'sian, etc

Also the maintenance cost for BMW has been going down these days, what about the VW's?

W.

sorry to say this, buddy.
i've no prob with the other UDM's, but that one particular beemer is butt-ugly. sadly!

R32 FTW! :proud:

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What are your opinion of the long term ownership experience of these 2 cars in M'sia? Performance wise, the VW will edge out the BMW. I'm more concerned with the theft rate, maintenance costs, appeal/perception to M'sian, etc

Also the maintenance cost for BMW has been going down these days, what about the VW's?

W.

sorry to say this, buddy.
i've no prob with the other UDM's, but that one particular beemer is butt-ugly. sadly!

R32 FTW! :proud:

 

[ariel]

Btw...MkV DSG was fine enuff for me...

 

[excite12]

bro... the vdeo is R32 MT and i think R32 DSG(direct shift gear**Double clutch) will be powerful thn the 130Msport