snobrdrdan
former GTI owner
Wow, nice price
2006 doesn't sound old, but crazy that it's already 10 years old when you think about it
2006 doesn't sound old, but crazy that it's already 10 years old when you think about it
I'm a pretty big advocate of daily driving your mk7. Just food for thought:
It's going to depreciate nearly the same at 5k miles a year as 30k.
It's not rare. So if it's totaled they'll just replace it.
Gets the same or better mileage than your beater options.
You'd spend $2500-5000 on the beater, plus maintenance and insurance...far more than even 60,000 mile per year depreciation on the R would add up to
Won't be as fun as the R
Won't have any of the comforts or safety features
The list goes on and on. I could see if the R were an M2, a 1969 Hemi cuda, or a Ducati...but it's just a mk7. While it's the best of the mk7, it's still a daily driver in its purest forum. A practical, refined, hatchback