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You can buy Audi rs3 2020 for around 34k

I enjoyed watching the video 😊

GTI on the door is nothing short of ridiculous 😏😢

Even better? A 5 door golf has to be one of the most boring cars on the market. Not to mention slow

I’m not dying on the fake exhaust hill but they’ve gone to the trouble of making it look like quad exhausts I don’t understand why they just don’t make them real 🤷🏻‍♂️ I don’t think the sport back form factor works as well as it does on the Q3/RSQ3 and I’d prefer the standard one, District Green is nice on the but I’d definitely go black pack and lastly I think the wheel spec from a aesthetic point of view is a bit anaemic so I’d spec a different wheel.

47k and give the filthy lying cartel government nearly 10k in tax. Ide sooner buy a moped than be a door mat, wake up people.

Guys, guys, this is a deposit on a decent house, that earns you money. Do not withdraw 47k or finance this. You can't drive this any faster in this country than my 4k yes 4k 6 years ago and still going strong Fiesta ST 👍

I'll just stick to my Mark 3 2.0. It will always be more fun to drive a slow car fast, than to drive a fast car slow.

nice review and i will always have a soft sot for the GTi but i will say that premium and sporty are not exclusive! I used to have a mk8 CS and did find it a bit plasticky compared with the 7.5. Wonder of you found the same

I have the 8.5 R if you want to review mine

It's not much of an upgrade over the mk8 clubsport . From 2022 onwards the mk8 was fine. I have one and love it. The 8.5 steering wheel buttons are old fashioned and don't match the high gloss dashboard. Gloss black on lower front bumper is nice but stone chips will be hard to mask unless it's covered with expensive expel . The Mk 8 touch screen is nice and not over distracting when driving compared to the cinema screen in the 8.5

The only major issue I have with my Mk8 CS is the miniaturized shift paddles, and they haven't changed them.

Bought ours in 2021 up for 37.999, with discount working for vw and car chopped in the total was £27k keep the 8.5, get a mk8 make sure the steering wheel has been changed under warranty and get it mapped Still worth 23k/24k cash trade in 4 years on No brainer

The main reason I’ll be buying this is the steering wheel physical buttons and the larger screen. So I love the screen.

Wheels look like the ones off the skoda octavia vrs

I feel your pain! I bought a 320i touring (150,000 miles) 18 months ago (off our plumber) for just under £2000. 18 months and 11,000 miles later I’ve spent over £3500 on it. Mainly gaskets and sensors. It drives beautifully now and I really like the car, but it would have been nice to spend a bit less on it ha ha!

Nearly 50k for a Golf GTI. It's no wonder VW are in trouble.

Nice car but the price is ridiculous no wonder VW are in trouble.

I'll stick with my Clubsport 45 DCC and 19s. I love the no buttons on the wheel, easy to clean and use. Don't like the front of the 8.5, changed for no reason other than to make it different. The screen is too big. No issues with touch controls with no illumination, it's only volume and heat controls which are easy to use at night and less of a distraction. De-mist, rear window etc. are all illuminated. The screen on my Clubsport 45 can be slow occasionally but usually only when starting up sometimes and is a better size. I find with all touch screens that if my hands are dry (I'm a builder) they don't work very well. I just lick my finger to dampen it and it works fine 😂😂. I have to do the same with my phone and washing machine sometimes😂😂. End of the day its each to their own.

I love these Alloys, bit a throwback to its roots. Id happily spec them.

Enjoyed the film Amelia. I did not realise there was no self cancel button on the steering wheel for a phone call. I would also go for the 18" on the GTI Clubsport. I drove this red car and the white 18" GTI CS VW had the 18"'s worked better for me. Both also had DCC. Lovely Review 😊

I was recently offered a 2018 golf R for my 83 gti with a 20v turbo. No thanks obviously

Great review thanks. I like the wheels but even the base cost and especially with desirable options such as DCC make it way to expensive. It sits in the luxury car tax banding.. It should not be considered a luxury car.. It is a GTI and should be a raw, thrill car with preferably a manual gearbox. I will stick with my TCR with DCC for the time being although VW got that model wrong by only giving DSG. Oh how much I would love it more if I had a gearstick...

Will you be trying the New Civic Type R?

I’m a massive gti fan, i’ve had loads over the years and currently drive a mint mk5. I would grudge at paying £47k for one 😱

Nice review! The wheels are named Queenstown.

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Great review Amelia! The interior is awful, that's what put me off buying one. 👍

Love the content, good luck

Love the film Amelia,so how much more uncomfortable is it compared to the standard Gti ,also I love those wheels ,if you going for 19's why would you go for a wheel with R branding on it not on my Gti ,I don't get why people do that also on my car don't you just press ok to end a call?

MK2 😍❤️

MK2 😍❤️

That screen is awful. I actually like the exterior changes over my mk8. But that screen is awful.

I find it offensive that they dont sell the car with the name of one of our states in america. total bollocks

Doesn't just look more expensive, it IS more expensive!

I don't think anyone asked for that big goofy screen tacked on the dash.

Terrible.. Not a Camper Van… It’s a Ford …Terrible..

Don't get me wrong it's beautiful looking but I'm so gutted because it's not a driver's car, it's got that stupid semi automatic gear box they should never have taken away a full manual gear box. Because the new gearboxes will cost an absolute fortune to replace or repair.

Amelia is so pretty 😍

The red engine oil light will only come on if oil level/pressure very low. Have you checked the dipstick to be sure not low? If it's not showing low on the dipstick, i would replace the sensor which you said you did. Did you use a good quality or genuine BMW switch? If still a problem, i would then check the wiring. The oil pressure switch is mouted to the back of the oil filter housing. The plug is quite delicate and easy to damage. It's unlikely to be anything more serious. Also, these engines are very sensitive to oil changes. Id recommend changing the oil very often if the car has had poor service history. You can take a look at the cams where oil filler cap is. If heavy staining a d varnish, do oil changes every 3K miles which will help flush the engine through

I call them B-M-Trouble-you 😂 totally agree the verts were definitely the best looking, they have a 'slab' like side profile. I have an E46 M3 and E36 328i which ive been restoring. Most of the small jobs you can definitely do youurself! The cooling systems are the weakest points, i'd definitely change the waterpump and thermostat at a bare minimum. Good luck!

Love the wheels -they make it! - had a mk5 with Monza wheels and this together with the tartan seats is one of the reasons i’ve ordered a 8.5 normal GTI

That dashboard should have been redesign completely to integrate that big screen but I suppose the bean counters wouldn't allow that. All this touch screen stuff is getting dangerous. like the look of the car but I much prefer my mk7.5 dash. The door badges look to big, VW used to do subtle. Good review.

£47k for a GTi what on earth are VW smoking?

Great review! For me, no tartan, no manual, no sale 😢

Excellent review, well done 👏🏻👏🏻

Think with mk8.5 clubsport, the better fwd hot hatch would be the Type R. Clubsport should have kept the manual if driver involved was the purpose. I’d get the Golf R over both in the real world with all 4 seasons.

Nice motor but silly money

Love these wheels man

Nearly 50k for a golf gti that’s bonkers I’ll stick with me mk7.5 gti that I hate with a passion it’s crap,but mk5 gti in me garage is me babe