I had a 2007 GTI, and it is tied for 1st place for my favorite car I have ever owned. That said, what I’ve picked up from the interwebs is that VW is not longer making quality vehicles, for a number of reasons. Would love some opinions!
Since those are really both the same company quality will be about the same. That said, parts/maintenance will still likely be more expensive on the Audi than the Volkswagen, if that’s a factor.
I had a 2015 golf and 2018 GTI. The gti was hands down my favorite vehicle I ever owned. That being said I did not get a MK8 when it got totaled.
I went with a Mazda3 awd turbo. Reason being physical buttons. I could not comfortably use the controls on all the test drives I did and the infotainment was terrible. Mazda has the superior infotainment of the two.
The golf r is literally just a budget Audi. All the parts are stamped Audi because it’s an MQB Evo platform. They’re all the same.
I wouldn’t say Vw isn’t quality, but I could not justify the expense. I paid less for a 2024 turbo premium plus awd Mazda than the dealer was asking for an SE GTI.
Why S4 and not S3? I think the golf interior feels too cheap in a golf R and would go with audi instead
