>can be had new for 21k
>can get used mk5-6 for 6-9k
>gets 35mpg
>0-60 time below 6s
>seats 5 people comfortably
>2 or 4 door versions
>comfiest plaid interior
>fwd so don't have to worry about skids
>only a 4cyl fwd hatchback so insurance rates are low
>turbo for noises and fun
>lots of cargo space because hatchback
Does anything beat the GTI when it comes to cheapness, practicality, and fun? They're cheap, speedy, efficient, comfy, and practical.
Is it basically the perfect college car?
Any GTI owners here have experiences to share?
>volkswagen
>>14620166
love mine.... except the odd noises
![2014-ford-fiesta-st-photo-509303-s-986x603[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/RaOYfEG.jpg "2014-ford-fiesta-st-photo-509303-s-986x603[1].jpg")
>>14620166
>Does anything beat the GTI when it comes to cheapness, practicality, and fun? They're cheap, speedy, efficient, comfy, and practical.
Yes.
>>14620166
>>0-60 time below 6s
What is this deceitful meme?
Expensive repairs put these out of the realm of good college cars for me. Your buying a cheaper car with the repair costs of an Audi.
My family owns a 2009 toureg. Even small shit gets mighty expensive and when something major fails such as a driveshaft it properly rapes you
Foxbody and the rest on mods, faggot.
>>14620166
My friend has a mk 5 and has had his turbo rebuilt twice already under warranty.
Well in and after college you might move a lot or help ppl move. Go on vacations with friends. Why not go with an estate?
Skoda octavia RS or Ford Focus ST for example
>>14620216
Because estates are mommy cars.
>>14620166
>VW
>>14620229
Thats SUVs. Hot estates are the shit. Look at the AUDI RS estates or Mercedes AMG.
Moms drive BMW X3s with 120HP on 2 tons to go to the grocery store....
>>14620242
Plus, when you go three doors that means basically that you have no friends...
>>14620193
>slightly cheaper
>more cramped
>same mpg
>30 less horsepower
>0-60 takes full second longer
>shares interior with cheapest base model fiesta
It looks fun, at least.
>>14620166
MS3s are more reliable and cheaper in the long run. Probably better performance too.
Why wouldn't you just buy a $3k 00s Accord or something? It's a boring unreliable shitbox. The perfect college car is a cheap POS you don't care about. The only people that buy new GTIs are so poor that they can't afford a cheap shitbox outright so they get a 0 down $21k new car, same with every "fun hatchback" in the price bracket.
Every "hot hatch" is a cuck car. If you want performance, you buy something with a V8.
If you want practicality, you buy a wagon, SUV or truck.
>not buying domestic
>ie mexican
GTI is a fun car but I can't afford to miss work when it shit's out on me, they'll fire me.
>>14620294
>V8 means performance
yeah, okay.
