Quality. Not quantity. Car Freaks Updates

[Pedro]

R32's are badass, they sold so fast over here because they're AWD.

I drove a 08 R32 with DSG from Va to Canada. It was a fun car but its got like 250 hp and the all wheel drive just weighs the car down. They need more hp for to help compensate for the weight. It was fun to drive and the exhaust sounds good but I'll take my M3 over the R32 all day long.

It was a big bummer because i was thinking of buying one until i drove it.

[CJ7]

sweet, STi bashing !!

way too many STi's in my area and I can totally agree about seeing maybe 1 or 2 R's a week/month.

the S3 is the shit, I can has, plz ??

car freaks is a badass crew.

peace.

[Jand3rson]

Totally true. When I used to work at a video store a few years ago, there was this 50-something guy that always came in and had just bought one, and traded the STi wing to a kid down his street for a standard WRX wing, and swapped out the STi foglight covers for standards ones.

[Bill 84 318i]

I'm not at all disagreeing with y'all's interpretation of the stereotype, but depending on your age, it's downright embarrassing to drive an STi. People that can afford STi's don't want the attention, and people that can afford the WRX's want STi's. Bang for the buck, though...

I miss mine.

[Raxe]

The truth of that makes me laugh. Every rich kid toolbag goes for an sti and drives like a moron. I find it funny that every sti owner wants their cars to look like imprezas and every impreza/wrx owner wants their cars to look like stis.

Just yesterday my friend with an 06 STi told me he's planning on debadging it and removing the spoiler. So true.

[speedhop]

But on that note, I see anywhere between 2-10 STi's every day. Without fail. I see maybe one R32 a week. I'm so fucking sick of STi's I want to punch myself in the balls.

The truth of that makes me laugh. Every rich kid toolbag goes for an sti and drives like a moron. I find it funny that every sti owner wants their cars to look like imprezas and every impreza/wrx owner wants their cars to look like stis.

[Jon325i]

They're not going to. It would directly eclipse sales of the MkV Golf/GTI.

Yep - and VW has it rather tough in this market as it is. They're more of a niche marque in America. If they pulled out of the US market completely they'd survive just dandy without us. In the number of cars they sell here versus all the other markets worldwide, the US pales in comparison.

It's the same reason they never brought the 3-door Audi A3/S3 over. I would rock one of these in a heartbeat.

I agree with you eleventy billion percent on this. Truly a badass hatch.

Jon

[Jand3rson]

Yes another awesome car, but a bit overpriced, underpowered and heavy IMHO for the price. When they came out they were only a couple grand cheaper than an STi which would murder it.

But on that note, I see anywhere between 2-10 STi's every day. Without fail. I see maybe one R32 a week. I'm so fucking sick of STi's I want to punch myself in the balls.

[z31maniac]

R32's are badass, they sold so fast over here because they're AWD.

Yes another awesome car, but a bit overpriced, underpowered and heavy IMHO for the price. When they came out they were only a couple grand cheaper than an STi which would murder it.

But I still have a soft spot for VW, I want to get one eventually to add to the stable.

[Jand3rson]

R32's are badass, they sold so fast over here because they're AWD.

[z31maniac]

Oh I know they aren't going to bring it here, that's why I said if the would.

It's just too bad we constantly get the crappy cars. *puts on flamesuit*

The bad boy turbo'd Focus, the Renault Clio (love em) etc etc. But who do we get to come back to the market? Alfa Romeo, weak.

[CorvallisBMW]

They're not going to. It would directly eclipse sales of the MkV Golf/GTI.

It's the same reason they never brought the 3-door hatch versions of the Audi A4/S4 over.

But it doesn't eclipse sales in Europe, where the market is even tighter? I've never understood the marketing strategy of most european car makers on this.....

I would love to see it here, but Josh is right. They're fucking pussies for some reason. I remember when they wouldn't bring the MkIV R32 over here. When they finally did, it sold out every one of the 5000 cars in like a nanosecond. I just don't understand how these marketing guys can be so wrong, the Scirocco would sell like fucking hotcakes here.

[Jand3rson]

The Scirocco is sick. If they would bring it stateside I'd consider buying a new car for the first time ever.

They're not going to. It would directly eclipse sales of the MkV Golf/GTI.

It's the same reason they never brought the 3-door Audi A3/S3 over. I would rock one of these in a heartbeat.

[e30e]

That VW Scirocco is gonna be noice!!!

If heavy over-priced fwd cars with VW quality is your thing, then sure it'll be nice

[z31maniac]

The Scirocco is sick. If they would bring it stateside I'd consider buying a new car for the first time ever.