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I've heard of some reliability issues, some due to heavy mods as those cars are very easier to modify for more HP, some due to bad luck or quality control I guess.
I've had my 08 GTI for about 2 years and 25000 miles, and ZERO issues... Well, the dealer may have replaced a buzzing speaker under warranty during a service, big whoop...
Day#1, that car got the REVO software upgrade - I'm not an ECU flash fanboy, but the dealer recommended it highly and promised it would not impact my warranty with them. $500 later, the damn thing pulls like my 3.6 996 used to ( I traded the 996 for the GTI actually). Seriously.. "That" quick ! Not in low gears because it's FWD and will have traction issues with all that torque in 1st and 2nd, but from 3rd onwards it's neck snapping torquey ! The handling is surprisingly good too, benign but fun if pushed.
Honestly, NOTHING comes close to a GTI (with REVO) for the trifecta of cost/practicality/performance mix. Not to mention upgradeability if that is your thing.
But, big BUT, it's a FWD car. Even though the torque steer is very well controlled, I just am not a FWD kinda guy since I discovered RWD. But i have nothing but good things to say about that car, for what it is...
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