Quoting myself from Monday about the possibility of buying the Golf R, “I can almost say with certainty that it would not feel like it is worth spending money on.” With me trading in the GTI I would still have to cough up an additional $22k. Car #11: I did really like the car. It is a step above in taughtness, and the extra HP is very welcome. I am not sensitive enough to detect any of the 4-wheel drive advantages on the test drive, but I think if I was going to use it to go to the track, it might be worth the extra dough, but for now I’m fine with the GTI. I won’t swear there won’t be an R in my future though.
Tomorrow I’ll make the calls to the salesguys for the R, the Cayman, and the Mini. It has been a fun week and a half, but I’m going to stand pat. I wonder if I should let the Everyday Driver guys know to skip the debate…