More Civic Si v. GTI
All I can say is that I owned the old Civic Si and I hated it. It rode like a pogo stick, and you had to rev the engine to 5500RPM to get anything out of it. Yes, it was fast, but you had to really work it out to get it to perform. Out of fairness, I haven't driven the new Civic Si, so I can't attest to its abilities. I recently drove a GTI, and it is WORLDS better than the old Si. Comfortable, fast, much more solid-feeling, and much better materials. I won't own the new Civic because it is too impractical for me. I want to have more than one passenger, and I like to be able to put my bike inside for security reasons...can't do that with the Civic SI. As far as reliability, I had a few problems with my Civic. In the end, I sold it because it was going to need thousands of dollars of work (despite my taking excellent care of it), and I just didn't think the car was worth it. Yes, the VW is a few thousand more, but it is a few thousand more car, too. It would be great if VW could get reliability up to Honda's perceived levels, but there is a lot more to loving a car than having it be reliable. Give me the GTI over the Si, any day:burnrubber: !