I have a 20th Anniversary GTI as my daily. I couldnt decided if i should wait for the R32 or not, plus i needed a daily car so i went with the 20AE instead. I have fit 4 adults in the car just fine. One of the rear passengers was 6'3" as well. Its not a luxury fit, but its fine. I usually dont carry that many people anyways. The R32 must be awesome with the AWD because my 20AE handles great! The trunk space is pretty good too. You can get a lot of stuff in these cars if you organize right. The brakes are great too!

 

4 adults, $30K, 2 doors --> BMW 330Ci / Mustang Cobra / STi / Evo / G35 Coupe

 

Not in my opinion!

 

4 adults, $30K, 2 doors --> BMW 330Ci / Mustang Cobra / STi / Evo / G35 Coupe

 

colm,
can you give me some follow up on your r32
i am in the market

thx
roy

 

The car just gets better, my Cayenne TT is due in August so it has served its purpose well for me. Short trips, long trips its fun to drive and rock solid. 5K miles and no problems, other than a check engine light, which I'm sure is a faulty sensor.

The downside is the car is small, if you're young and nimble then you wouldn't even notice. I am probably going to sell it to get something bigger (F250 Powerstroke), but everytime I drive it I think I should keep this car. As it got broken in it seemed to get better, and that's something I've never noticed with Porsches..they always seem the same.

I think it's a great value a great stepping stone from ordinary cars to Porsches, but the magazine articles complain that it is too pricey, but then again what do they know..less and less the more I read them.

Some really tout the EVO and STI but I like the understatement of the R32, in fact the only thing I don't like about the GT3 (which I just bought) is the rear wing..too boy racer, same complaint (though less so) as the others.

It's a worthy choice as a fun all around car and great for the days you can't drive a Porsche. I liked the Cooper S but the supercharger was annoying and it had less oomph!

 

Colm, how long do you keep your Porsche's? The boxer engine is known to break-in nicely up to about 15k miles sometimes. I usually start seeing a big difference by 5k miles and it continues to above 10k. The feeling is quite nice, actually.

 

I guess not long enough, I just sold the X51 with 6K on it. A funny thing though each one I buy I think I'm going to keep it forever; and then a better one comes along..this time it was the GT3, so I do have a little sanity left.

 

colm,

"A funny thing though each one I buy I think I'm going to keep it forever..."

i guess i am not the only one who thinks this way?!

 

viken,

you are right, as usual, the boxers do takes a while to open up. my 3 months old C2 just cleared 11,000 miles with 3k on track. it feels very nice much better and responsive than new.

 

just FYI, the 330Ci is 36 base, and most of the ones on dealer lots are optioned to 45+++

a lower audi would be a better choice imho

 

I just got an Evo and haven't decided whether to remove the wing. Its got plenty of room for 4, can hold my bike in the trunk with the wheels off, has fantastic driving dynamics and goes pretty well when its spooled up. It does need suspension; I think the nervous feel described in the press is simply a function of poor alignment and mismatched sprigs/dampers. I'm probably going to add coil overs in the next couple of months.

 

www.vwvortex.com
www.dub-nation.com

we have a r32 groups that comes in...check these sites if you are unfamiliar with them

congrats on the car. all i hear is good things from the dubbers

 

We put a new set of stiffer springs (kept the stock shocks) on our EVO, which dropped it down 2" in the front & 1" in the back. With a re-alignment & 1.5 degress negative camber all around the car is nothing short of phenomenal. Balanced, neutral, fast and loads of fun on the track.

 

take the wing off