I have 2 close friends owning gti. One mk5 and another mk6. mk5 is currently revo stage 1, suspension and bbk upgrade. Car is daily usage and already owning more than 6yrs. Bought it used from a lady. Biggest problem i heard was rebuild entire engine cost about 12k(outside workshop). Problem started with camshaft. His mechanic said still can drive. That's why he don't bother to fix. At one point he said engine lost power and rough idling. By that time it was too late and need complete rebuild. The link should be the same problem. The rest just wear and tear and no DSG issue
http://shopdap.com/vw-audi-2-0t-fsi-cam-follower-and-camshaft-wear-problems/
The Mk6 should be around 5yrs. All stock. So far no dsg issue. Just wear and tear. Previously he was driving impreza ver 8. All I heard his comments were thumbs up even when compared to his ex subby.
I always feel altezza is very special because pack with performance and rwd. Is not fast car, but can be daily horse, 4 door and fun during touge.
I think Mk6 vs Subaru v8, the VW is more refined in terms of NVH and overall ride comfort. If its daily driven, through traffic jams, I'd rather be in the Mk6. 2 years back I'd probably say screw ride comfort, I'd take the v8.
If I may be allowed to give a suggestion here... How about FN2 Civic Type R. It looks quite unique and probably had a cheaper maintenance cost than Golf GTi.. But the downside is, it is a 2 door and only comes in manual transmission which is less practical...
Is there a 2.0 AT for Version 10? To be honest, I don't really like the EJ25 and I don't know why Subaru only reserves the EJ20 for its home market only... EJ25 had extra 500cc but produces slightly less power than the 2 litre EJ207. Probably consumes more fuel too... Not to mention more expensive roadtax in Malaysia...
*puts my flame suit on* Megane > FN2 Civic Type R. Stock to stock. The Megane cabin is a very nice place to be in, those Recaro seats, so yum.
evo and impreza is not really a fuel guzzler.. it depends on mods and driving environment.. if touge all the way, then any car would sip the fuel like a water.. to me, FC for the evo is quite amazing for long journey.. alot of my airtrek member all got 400+ KM per full tank after reflash the ecu.. and even more surprisingly, a swap from TD04 to TD05 can also get better FC. and thats fact.
My friend went from Impreza v8 STi -> Megane. Day and night difference for FC. His v8 was not crazy modded, still on stock turbo. And again, the cabin in the Megane is simply nicer to live in day to day. That being said, he sold the Megane and got a S204. Because S204.
I don't know why people talk about FC all the time. If I'm buying a car, I want to buy a car I enjoy driving. As long as it's an entertaining drive (all the time), I wouldn't care about FC as much. Unless I'm buying the car for the FC, then that's a different story.
My friends MK6 is a daily highway runner (lives in Seremban and works in KL) and her FC is pretty amazing. But then again so is my guzzler of a car on highway driving. Managed 600km just recently, normally city drive no more than 400km max on a 40L tank. Which is pathetic.
There's a stock Evo 8 in the buy/sell thread which claims RM90 for 400km+ which is pretty decent (assuming RON97 prices). But then again, if i had a turbo-charged-rally-bred-lightweight-very-awesome-to-drive-evo I wouldn't care about the FC and worry more about security since it's so high on the stolen list.
Well, the thing about daily drivers, they have to be practical. Driving an Evo everyday, I can see myself getting tired in it. Especially when you're stuck in traffic jams. People always talk about having a daily car and a weekend car. Well, I prefer to have the cake and eat it. I do not want to be the guy who drives a Vios daily, and the Supra is at home for "weekend" drives. I'd much rather have ONE Audi S4, or ONE AMG C63, and drive it all week. Screw weekend cars.
The Audi S4 is a viable choice, but I am not willing to fork out the money for road "tax".