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Old 05-09-2019, 01:10 PM   #26
Josh (PA)
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Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
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Originally Posted by equ View Post
That was tongue in-cheek. While the 5 is a car I'd happily sell to a friend, it is not a direct Golf R replacement in any way. It's smoother on large roads but balkier around town. You need to be a dedicated 3-pedal & sedan person to enjoy it. I say that as I know Cara prefers her GTI to the 5 for example. I don't, but she does...
I think from what I understand of the stated use case it would probably be a good fit. I'm also assuming that keeping the R and / or replacing it with another VAG product is off the table based on the clutch experience.
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