Car Magazine Nov issue - MY06 Sti V R32 v BM130i
06 October 2005, 10:26 AM
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Car Magazine Nov issue - MY06 Sti V R32 v BM130i
Good comparison really...
They quote the MY06 Sti price as being £26,400 - which is nice (not!). and with the Golf at £25 and the BeeM at £26.5, they are pretty good comparison.
1st was Golf
2nd was the BM
3rd was the Scooby
Their sum up of the Golf is that its by far the best package as an all rounder and reading the article, it's hard to disagree - particularly as they don't talk about depreciation, which we know who would lose that big time.
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They quote the MY06 Sti price as being £26,400 - which is nice (not!). and with the Golf at £25 and the BeeM at £26.5, they are pretty good comparison.
1st was Golf
2nd was the BM
3rd was the Scooby
Their sum up of the Golf is that its by far the best package as an all rounder and reading the article, it's hard to disagree - particularly as they don't talk about depreciation, which we know who would lose that big time.
Andy
06 October 2005, 11:52 AM
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I found this a strange test - but I haven't driven the Golf or BMW though.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
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I have owned a Mk4 R32 and currently own an 05STI+PPP.
Personaly I feel the STI is faster,more fun and more practical - but the interior isn't as solid and it hasn't got leather (neither of which are an issue to me).
But there you go - I drove the R32 for a year and have driven the STI for 9 months - what do I know.
Personaly I feel the STI is faster,more fun and more practical - but the interior isn't as solid and it hasn't got leather (neither of which are an issue to me).
But there you go - I drove the R32 for a year and have driven the STI for 9 months - what do I know.
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Originally Posted by thanuk
I found this a strange test - but I haven't driven the Golf or BMW though.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
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Originally Posted by thanuk
I found this a strange test - but I haven't driven the Golf or BMW though.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
They say the Scooby is much the fastest and best to drive when out for a blast but complain about body roll, which I've not noticed, and inconsistent cornering. I assume this is a result of the DCCD moving power back and forwards.
They praise the Golf's handling, in particular the consistency of it's gentle understeer. Basically the Golf is FWD with power only going to the back when traction is lost - not a great system to my mind.
You can't argue that the Golf has a nice interior and looks nice, in a conservative kind of way, but nothing in the test suggested to me it was much of a driver's car but then it won.
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