A 2016 Golf R with DSG and all options has been my DD for about 3 months now. Fun little car to drive around when the GT4 is tucked away.

 

We actually do get the GLA 45 AMG. Great little car. Tried it but as an overall package liked the VW / Audi offerings better.

I have no idea why hot hatches haven't caught on here. They are awesome.

 

Ok this thread caused me to go test drive a GTI this afternoon. Great little car! I'm tempted by the R but the GTI with the performance pack is probably what I'll end up wth.

What are the thoughts on the DCC package?

 

MX-5 RF - best of both worlds. Absolutely gorgeous to boot.

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/m...23-gnp7wp.html

 

Well thanks for all of the feedback here. I am quite surprised by how many GT4 owners daily drive a Golf R or GTI.
I went ahead and picked up the R on Saturday. It is Lapiz Blue with DCC and manual transmission. So far I am really liking it!

Now I will have to get an APR Stage 1 tune done....

 

You are considering exactly what I have done - passed on the R and went with Autobahn and PP. The DCC is nice but not needed. It only applies to the two rear wheels. Save the $1,000. I ultimately went with the Autobahn because I received $5k off sticker and that made it a $10k swing to the R, plus I drive 40k miles per year.

 

This thread caused me to dump my M235 X drive for a GTI SE with Performance Pack and 6MT on Saturday. Wanted the R, but VW is give huge discounts on the GTI's that made it an easy decision for my situation.

 

I think you purchased the most bang for your buck possible - great car!

 

Can you definite "huge"? ;-) Was there one model more than another that they were willing to negotiate on?

 

They gave me $4k off MSRP and ate a few grand negative equity on the 235 (just got it 4 months ago and was not a fan). This applied to any GTI, not sure about others except R which was no discount. Compared to BMW, the process was amazingly simple and I couldn't believe all the features that come standard.

 

VA dealers are knocking $5-6.5k off any of them minus the R. I think you have to apply for VW financing to qualify for all the discounts (1.9% up to 60mo, 2.9% more). They seem to be more flexible on price with the manual transmission cars.

 

The GTI is the best deal with those discounts no doubt!
I just wanted the R despite that...
I am just pig headed when I have my heart on something...

 

Both seem good, but i'm sure the R is on another level. Availability is poor in my area according to a few dealers I spoke with.

 

nothing wrong with that - I settled on the really good GTI versus the R mainly because of my annual 40k miles - didn't want to do that to the R

 

Nothing wrong with that. You want what you want. For example I know I should keep my e92m, but I really want an m4 despite the fact it's one of the worst in its class. Sometimes you want to do stupid things because you want to do stupid things.