Daily driver suggestions?

Daily driver suggestions? Baby on the way..

#26 rbackhouse

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Posted 04 February 2012 - 03:40 AM

unison21, on 03 February 2012 - 02:43 PM, said:

I haven't considered those.. i'll take a look. GTI does look pretty good but its only 2 door and I'm not sure what the backseat is like.. But it does look fun.

The GTI is available as a 4 door too.

#27 omgitsoop

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Posted 05 February 2012 - 01:14 AM

my avid snowboarding + your baby = wrx. Although on the uglier side, the 2.4 in the new si, if its anything like the tsx, is a buttery smooth engine that would be the perfect daily driver in 4 door guise I think

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#28 unison21

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 12:09 PM

rbackhouse, on 04 February 2012 - 03:40 AM, said:

unison21, on 03 February 2012 - 02:43 PM, said:

I haven't considered those.. i'll take a look. GTI does look pretty good but its only 2 door and I'm not sure what the backseat is like.. But it does look fun.

The GTI is available as a 4 door too.

Ah thanks. Didn't know this... this car is now on my short list.. really considering it, along w/ the WRX.

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Posted 06 February 2012 - 01:45 PM

I have a 4 door mkv GTI and a 20 month old. It has honestly been great, more than enough room in the back seat for a full sized car seat (started out backward facing but its front facing now). We have another baby on the way and no plans to change cars, the GTI will fit 2 car seats so we're keeping it.

You should take an MKV or MKVI for a spin, it's relatively fun to drive, gets decent gas mileage, your wife can drive it if you get the DSG and they have a surprising amount of interior space considering the exterior dimensions.

WRX gives you better performance but its manual only, takes more gas and I think insurance can be expensive.