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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 11:53 AM
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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I had a 2 door white golf r reserved, i heard about this and and i was gone..
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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I think the main reason why these 2 cars are comparable is because they both are:
- AWD
- 4-cylinder Turbo
- offer manual transmission
- have usable back seat
- are considered top of the performance line for the brand
- are similarly priced
- have huge tuning potential
- are cars for enthusiasts and not just average Joes

As many as there are similarities though, there are even more differences, but the 2 cars are comparable and a lot of people will cross-shop them.

For the record, when I was researching my 'next' new car over the past few months, I considered Golf R, Evo X' Subaru STI, as well as some other non-comparable cars like Mini JCW, Audi A4, Subaru BRZ, Mustang GT, and even Fiat 500 Abarth and at the end I ended up with the X which I don't regret (yet).
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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I guess I'm not like most people. I don't "comparison shop" cars. I knew since high school I wanted an Evo and after I graduated college and got a job I went and test drove one and bought it the next week. Didn't even bat an eye at anything else.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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That has to be the worst review I've ever seen :/
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 01:46 PM
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I guess I'm not like most people. I don't "comparison shop" cars. I knew since high school I wanted an Evo and after I graduated college and got a job I went and test drove one and bought it the next week. Didn't even bat an eye at anything else.
I'm with you. I wanted an Eclipse GST/GSX since the 90's. I've wanted a Evo since the XIII came out in the US.

What kind of pricing was he using? Was it Canadian? I havent seen to many MR's for $44k. He should have compared the GSR to the Golf. If that Golf is $37k then the Evo is cheaper.

Overall I dont think the Evo's interior is all that bad. The Evo was only a few thousand more than my Eclipse and the interiors are about the same to me. And ofcourse the Eclipse isn't even close in the performance/technology area.

Everytime I see a Golf I think "how cute"
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Its like its targeted to teenage girl audiences.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 02:22 PM
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Another wanna be Top Gear reviewer... that sucks.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 02:43 PM
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Golfs are not bad cars at all. Mainly for daily drive probably better for most people. So as we know the Evo is not for "most people"...
There for i dont see any problem with a review. Those who will choose the R against the Evo, based on this review probabaly much better of with that car anyway. :
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Robevo RS
There for i dont see any problem with a review. Those who will choose the R against the Evo, based on this review probabaly much better of with that car anyway. :
Agreed. I'll take this one step further and say that folks who compare the Evo to any car based on something other than the driving experience are better off with something else.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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that was the absolute WORST review (can't even call it that) that i've ever seen. what a dousche. he loves one car one second and despises it another. dumbass.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 03:28 PM
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The video is barely watchable. The guy is trying way too hard to be funny.
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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Wouldn't you know it? The author posts on the VW forum:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...1#post76740631
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by vik_evo
Its like its targeted to teenage girl audiences.
I agree with that statement.

Here's the cliff notes:

Evo on Road - "Ew, I hate this interior....OMG why is it so noisy....sounds like a blender"

VW on Road - "This is so luxurious, it's so smooth, I can't wait to show my friends...they will all be jealous"

Evo on Track - "Did I just have sex?"

VW on Track - "This is boring, I don't like Germany, I push these buttons and they do nothing and all these lights keep flashing at me, I wanna go to the mall and go shopping instead"
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Old Apr 4, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by theredbaron
i agree with that statement.

Here's the cliff notes:

Evo on road - "ew, i hate this interior....omg why is it so noisy....sounds like a blender"

vw on road - "this is so luxurious, it's so smooth, i can't wait to show my friends...they will all be jealous"

evo on track - {omg}"did i just have sex?"

vw on track - "this is boring, i don't like germany, i push these buttons and they do nothing and all these lights keep flashing at me, i wanna go to the mall and go shopping instead"
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