I sold my MK4 R32 daily (and track DC5) shortly before buying my second Trophy (119) as a one car garage.
The R32 is a fantastic car; sounds great, all weather traction, no scrabbling, hugely bolstered seats and rare; the mk4 has a lot of character. Mine had some work done and made 276bhp at Stealth Racing; spent loads on the suspension and it handled a bit better but I craved the lightness and adjustability of the Trophy. I'd bought the Haldex insert plug that switches it to permanent 50:50 front:rear drive to make it more oversteery (£50 versus £500 for a potentially water damaged blue controller that does the same!) but sold it before fitting.
Both great cars! I tested a mk7.5 Golf R DSG today; too much power and technology for me just driving on the road. A bit like the mk5 R32 I had (that was standard) you had to be going too fast for the driving to feel special/interactive. I had more fun driving there and back in my ZC32S Swift Sport!
The R32 is a fantastic car; sounds great, all weather traction, no scrabbling, hugely bolstered seats and rare; the mk4 has a lot of character. Mine had some work done and made 276bhp at Stealth Racing; spent loads on the suspension and it handled a bit better but I craved the lightness and adjustability of the Trophy. I'd bought the Haldex insert plug that switches it to permanent 50:50 front:rear drive to make it more oversteery (£50 versus £500 for a potentially water damaged blue controller that does the same!) but sold it before fitting.
Both great cars! I tested a mk7.5 Golf R DSG today; too much power and technology for me just driving on the road. A bit like the mk5 R32 I had (that was standard) you had to be going too fast for the driving to feel special/interactive. I had more fun driving there and back in my ZC32S Swift Sport!
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