Who's coming from a non-VW car?

[itisagoodname]

haha

This GTI is my first brand new car. All my others have cost < 1k or have been hand-me-downs. My first was a 76 Toyota Corolla that could only make it up hills in reverse. Then came a lifted 83 Toyota 4x4 which i got for 700 took it off-roading a ton of times and ran over just aobut everything i could find then sold for 1200. After that i drove around an old 240z to see if i wanted to buy it but changed my mind, then my old bosses RHD mini. I finnaly ended up with a 97 toyota corolla that i managed to put 176k miles on. All i can say to this GTI is wow... I love hatchbacks and have always wanted a GTI. Im glad i waited for the mkv!

 

[GrayGTI06]

Traded a Nissan Spec-V for the GTI and never looked back. So much better. Had the Spec for 2 years and had $1500 into it bolt-ons, springs, wheels and never was able to get traction to break into the 14's. My first run in the GTI got a 14.9 stock.

 

[L-Dub]

Here my list (none were bought new, the GTI is my first new car :thumbup: )

'79 Honda Civic hatchback (rust bucket, had to use duct tape to pass inspection)

'83 Chevy Cavalier (I'll never buy a Chevy again if I can help it :bellyroll: )

'85 Dodge Colt GTS Turbo (this was my first stick, this car was a blast)

'85 Toyota Supra (this car was scary in wet weather )

'93 Ford Escort GT (I would definitely buy a Ford again, nice car)

'98 Honda Civic EX (nice engine, reliable, :iono: )

'06 VW GTI (the baddest of the bunch :headbang: )

 

[walangij]

This is a major improvement from my past 2 cars:

1994 Oldsmoblile Cutlass Ciera -taken by relatives


1997 Buick Park Avenue - the boat- my high mileage car.

The olds was fun to drive, the buick would put me to sleep, but the GTI is amazing compared to them. I've finally found the one.

 

[Drake87]

MY FIRST CAR WAS A 89 BMW THEN I HAD A 96 A4 2.8 AND I JUST GOT RID OF MY 99 AUDI A4 2.8 TO GIT MY MKV BUT THIS IS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR

 

[icculus]

Nice classic icculus ! Seems like you turned over a new leaf with the MkV

Thanks. Yea its a huge transistion going from the stang to a vdub. i was tripping out the whole time with the gti, little things like power windows and sunroofs. i still miss the hell out of that car though, and everytime im back home i take it out for a spin.

 

[qik_shift]

Hello all, New to the forum and thought I would share some info on previous cars:
1) 1991 Lancer GSR hatch - great first car. Handled well copped abuse + :biggrin:

2) 1970 Mazda 1300 sedan. Bought with only 30,000 original miles on the clock. Was immaculate and drove like a new car.

3) 2001 Daihatsu Sirion GTvi - nice car but I had neverending problems with it. Gave up on the thing

4) 2001 Nissan 200SX. Has been brilliant. I'll sorely miss the car. Great performance, good fuel economy, but now my lease is coming up, so it's time for a change

5) 1972 Mazda RX3. Bought this as a project car, and is looking awesome. Power is out of this world with a 13b turbo conversion and a long list of other modifications to cope with the power.

I've placed an order on my first European car! A new Golf DSG GTi which will hopefully be delivered over the next month or two. Hopefully I won't be disappointed (I'm sure I won't).

In all honesty, I've been a strong beleiver in Japanese cars, but the Golf GTi is a package that is hard to go past. Here we have the Mazda 3 MPS that has recently been released, however its interior and classiness leaves alot to be desired compared to the Golf.

 

[erupert]

cars owned

75-78 71 Chevy C10 Pickup gas prices ended it's career
78-83 76 VW Rabbit traded in for the 83 GTI
83-90 83 VW Rabbit GTI rear ended at a stoplight
89-04 89 VW Golf wife's car, traded in for a Miata
90-91 89 VW Jetta GLI stolen, never recovered
91-present 91 VW GTI 16V still going, needs headliner, paint, and exhaust
03-05 03 Mazda Miata wife decided she was afraid to drive it, traded in for the 06 GTI
04-present VW GTI 1.8T bought for wife, never any problems!
06-present VW GTI 2.0T my new toy, no problems!

 

[Mark Fx]

ex-MINI Owner here...

I came from an '02 MINI Cooper that I bought 4 years ago. I've been a GTI owner since August 1st and haven't missed my MINI at all.

ye old MINI:


Here are a few of the differences:

• I can fit 4 - 5 times as many groceries in the boot before having to fold down the seats.

• I don't have to worry if the car is going to stall out on me while driving. (a software glitch that seems to affect every year of the MINI)

• I don't have to lean forward in my seat & crane my neck to see the traffic signal. (the MINI has a really short windshield.)

• The GTI doesn't sound like a piece of plastic that's about to fall apart if I go over small bumps. (i'm talking smaller than those reflector/lane bumps they stick in the roads.)

...those are just a few that I wanted to ramble off with.

I bought/kept the MINI because I've always enjoyed the classic Mini style and attitude.... in retrospect, maybe I shouldn't have. In the early '90s, I owned a VW Fox that never gave me any trouble and have always recommended the VW brand to my $$$ conscious friends. Having grown up in Germany (Bad Kreuznach & Mannheim), I feel a bit biased towards German engineering... so I'm really happy I made the switch back to VW.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[07mkvgti]

I'm coming from a Honda Civic.

 

[callmeammo]

03 saturn ion. i got 10 grand as an inheritance so i started looking around for a used gti, almost bought a r32 but it was gone before i got to the dealer. Then a week after that i saw an add for my gti in the paper for 18,500. Turns out i test drove it a week before for 22,500. So i skipped school and bought it then had to deal with my car. It was used with 2270 miles on it. The guy traded it in for a huge lose to buy a truck. i'm a bit worried cause i doubt he took the time to break it in right but there was no other way i was gonna get a new gti so i'm still happy. its a bm with the xm package and 18" huffs.

 

[Beserkr]

I'm coming from a the otherside of the world! I jumped from American Muscle (Mustang GT) to a new 2006 United Gray GTI and I looooove my car! :headbang:

 

[Moose]

Had a '95 Chevy Tahoe 2d 4x4 before this... thing was sweet but reached the end of its life. My ex had a 1.8t jetta in college so i was familiar with the VW's and loved the GTI.... been a easy switch