About 6 months ago I trading in my wife's Maz3 for a 2006 VW GLI with DSG. It fulfilled my "go" urges, making my 2004 RX-8 manual expendable. Since I owed my bride a car at this point, I picked up an automatic Acura TSX for her yesterday, with the RX-8 as the trade. I had 26 months to go on the 8 lease, so it ended up costing me $2,500 to get out (car was "bought" by Acura dealer for about $21k, and I was given "trade in" value of $18.5K).

I have nothing but good things to say about the 8. Never gave me a problem, always gave me thrills. Although I don't own a manual car anymore, the DSG transmission in the GLI is awesome, and the high torque engine makes for a great drive train in the VW

Good luck to all, and I hope that you guys eventually have a turbo option.

 

CIAO!

 

Hear that boys? That's the sound of man being ***** whipped!

 

I ended up with the GLI, my wife ended up with the TSX. Even without a $500.00 chip, the GLI is faster than the RX-8.

Pretty rude comment to an RX-8 guy. Torque envy, Kings8?

 

GTIs are nice cars but VWs are rated at the bottom of the Consumer Reports reliability survey. Don't keep that puppy to long or it may turn into a money pit.

Good luck.

 

Lease with warranty. Don't ask me about the problems I had with my Mazda6.

 

i dont have a torque envy.. as i have owned a 94 ta and a 2002 C5 z06.. and i still much prefer my rx8 over either of those two cars... they had torque and power.. that was it..you cant use the speed on the streets and infront of cops

 

Twas' just a joke my friend

 

See ya!

 

Hope your wife appreciates that 2500 you pissed away to get out of your 8. Mine would have heard that and said if we are spending 2500 it is going to be at the jewelery store on new diamond earrings.

 

Mitch, sorry to see you go. Did you save any bits from the 8? Like maybe you want to sell the shifter?

Good luck with the VW.

 

Yes, the titanium **** is for sale. $60.00 plus shipping.

 

Turbo option = Greedy
Torque envy, uhhh no...

 

Is that the A-Spec ****?

 

Uh...no the GLI is not faster than the RX8--maybe if the 8 driver sucks.

 

You need to drive both the GLI and the RX-8 over a period of time before you can say which is quicker, like I have. The DSG is quicker than the RX-8 AND manual GLI. The RX-8 is quicker than the manual GLI. There are relatively cheap mods for the GLI ($500-600 chip) that offer large boosts in performance. The RX-8 needs a turbo, which is much more money.

I'm not dissing the RX-8. The GLI is a SPORTS SEDAN. The RX-8 is a SPORTS CAR. Different types, different purposes. Of all the cars I've owned in 35 years of driving, the RX-8 is #2 on my list of best cars, surpassed only by my Subaru SVX, which was way ahead of its time. The only flaw in the SVX was the lack of a manual tranny option. The only flaw in the RX-8 is its lack of low end grunt (low gas mileage is not a flaw, just the cost of having fun).

I seriously doubt that all of the board members will be keeping their 8's for the rest of their lives, so don't be so sensitive and defensive when an owner sells. I came to praise the RX-8, not to bury it.

 

Wait, the DSG IS quicker than the manual dubs, an accomplishment fer sure, but not by THAT much. And no, I have yet to see an already heavy GTI show better acceleration stats than a RX8, nevermind the GLI.

Regardless, have fun with your GLI, the 2.0T sounds good, the optional 18inch rims are tre cool. Hopefully you'll fare better than my old 1.8T Passat, my least reliable car ever!

 

The 8 is definitely faster than the GTI, I did a roll with one once... the 8 was catching up but slowly.

 

Different cars, tis their a reason you wanted a 'bigger' car? Do I hear baby making music? That was the reason I dropped the stang for a more economical four-door. Something, four-cylinder, that the wife wouldn't be mad about.

I have never seen a woman's face turn so many colors, as the day I drove the Evo home. Not was she expected. She couldn't complain though, it was a four-door.

As for dropping the 8, we all have to make choices. I agree, I would have saved the 2500, and held it till the end, because I don't like to throw money away. As I tell my wife, they will always be making 'crazy' deals to sell cars.

Good luck with the VW, I can't hold back,

"Your wife UN-PIMPED your ride....VW for life...."

 

When did the GTI became faster than 8 ?

anywayz, good luck

 

Not quite following ya. You mean top speed? Yeah, the 8 has one of the best production top speeds in it's class around. However, it's the "off the line" speed that everyone bitches about

 

No baby making music for this 52 year old with 51 year old wife. We get it on, but just to get it on.

 

From a third gear roll, speed was about 60-80 km/h when the roll starts. The 8 catches up slowly

 

fixed!! good luck with your new ride

 

Traitor!