between these two cars if you had the cash what would you go for

MK2 Focus RS or
Golf GTI edtioin 30



Andy

 

being honest,, none of them

e60 M5 for the same money

 

edition 30

 

great cars mate but far too big for the wife

 

ah right,, fair enough,, ummm porsche boxster s?

 

Edition 30 all the way. A great car to drive. Was at a stage of buying one but 15K is pretty steep for a Golf.

 

Focus no question if it was a choice of those two cars.

 

What he said.

 

Golf GTI edition 30

 

Focus would have my vote, imo more special than an edition 30 golf.....drive both and find out though
Can't really compare a medium sized hot hatch to an m5 though

 

depends exactly what your after to? ive also looked at both cars alot the DSG and remap to 300bhp were a big plus for me, the ed30 is already nearly 3 seconds quicker to 120mph then the FRS as standard, and i think there was 0.4 between them round the top gear track so quite evenly matched in that department to... and imo the ed30 is the better drive for round town

wont be dissapointed with either though

 

isnt there a big difference in price between the 2 ?

surely the Golf is not in the same class as the RS and would be more similar to the ST ?

 

in what way?

 

Come on the focus rs looks fooking mint. I havent heard a bad thing said about one. Get one bought.

 

they depreciate badly at the moment

 

price / power / image

 

Show me a Ł25k+ hatch that depreciates a material amount less with actual figures for equivalent (ish) specs please as i'm not sure the focus depreciates any more than its class equivalents from other manufacturers.

 

+1

 

remap to 300bhp?

what engine does the golf gti use now-a-days?

 

i know the ed 30 have the s3 engine in and a remap takes them from 230 to 300

 

15k or 25k... bit of a difference, if it was for the other half I'd go for the Golf ED30. If it was for me, then I'd go for the FRS.


Cheers,
Grant

 

erm golf ed30 being 3 whole seconds faster to 120mph says it has the focus covered for power.......make no mistake the golf is a very good car

 

I dont think the ed30 golf is Ł15k or the frs2 for that matter, they both Ł25k+ list

 

Aye, brand new they might have been, but I'm pretty sure you can't buy an Edition 30 brand new anymore?! ...so you'll be paying Ł15-Ł17k for one from what I can remember from a recent P/heads scan I did on MK5 GTi section.


Cheers,
Grant

 

Easy choice then, the focus. No way would i drop Ł15-17k on a 4-5 year old golf

 

price you can pick them up for about 11-12k now on an 06 plate hardly overpriced

power there 15bhp more then a focus RS a remap will see 300bhp so not seeing your point here?

image is just personal pref and i dont think they look to bad

 

a focus rs is 305 if im not corrected..and standard...

 

yes 300bhp they become very quick cars once mapped and DSG surprise quite a few people

one of the lads round here had one stage 2 + NOS

30-70mph 2.8sec
60-100mph 4.2sec
0-100mph 8.8sec

 

my fault for scanning didn't read the mk2

 

no danger power ranger...

 

I've seen nothing with acceptable miles for less than 15 on a national autotrader check. Links to an 11k one please

 

ive not mentioned owt about a 11k one so re edit sonshine....

 

wasn't saying they look bad, was just saying they have different appeals

Between the 2, I'd have the Golf, or neither, and get a 335i

 

how the hell goes it get to 120mph, 3 seconds quicker with 70bhp less ?

 

Sorry quoted you instead of danneth..

 

Traction and dsg I guess. The focus is torque limited in first and second too.

 

no probs mate..

 

MK2 FRS in Ultimate Green FTW !!

 

You buy a car to enjoy now worry about how much your gonna get back when you come to sell it. VW virtual wreck.

 

I disagree. Resale price is a big factor in whether a. Lot of folks buy a car or not. Hence the mini was launched with guaranteed dealer buy back prices to keep an artificially high resale value. Frs is no worse than its sector rivals tho