Volkswagen Scirocco or Honda type R?

tony kop77

My Honda type R GT 2010 is beyond repair with insurance just going to pay me the money they feel it’s worth. I have hardly seen any Type R 2010 plates near me. Prices are £5,500 for 08 and 07 plates around 60-80k miles although I did see a 10 plate for 6k with 84k miles on the clock the older ones seemed better value.
I had fun driving my type r, I had to buy a new ecu that was £770 and the clutch pedal would make annoying noise at times with the Honda saying it needed lubricant and would cost me £300 sod that

I have always liked VW scirocco and I like the heated seats, built in screeen for sat nav etc, the dual controls for air con etc and they look nice and around the same power only negative would be lack of boot space when shopping and back window is small making it hard to see at the back. I don’t know much about cars but as I say my Honda served me well until a bmw smashed into it with nobody inside my car while it was parked and the engines are known for being bulletproof and I liked ability to drive at high revs but thought would ask you guys should I go for type r which are around 2k cheaper and use the money I save to pay off my card or buy a scirocco? I normally keep the cars until run into the ground in the past as they have never held value until I had the type r which in 5 years I lost £2400 in value which isn’t bad

PSM1

The Scirocco is a Golf with a different body shape as far as I am aware so have you considered a Golf GTI or similar instead? This would give you a biiger boot and better rear visiability. Or you could look for other options in the VAG group like a Seat Leon of Skoda VRS. This may give you more options and a good example within your budget range.

tony kop77

I did think seat leon I just like the look of the scirocco. I don’t need big boot as I don’t have kids only drive around my gf kids at times who are 18. I think the scirocco has better features but not sure if the Honda has better engine and if the scirocco is worth 2k more than the type r
I’m not a boy racer only time I use the power is at roundabouts otherwise I would be there all day thinking can I go yet like I am now in my courtesy car which is a Fiat tippo and when over taking lorries and tractors etc on a straight clear road.

I would imagine the scirocco would be more comfortable ride than the type r and it’s cheaper on road tax not sure what it’s like to run and for parts while insurance I imagine would be around the same. I’m 43 so it shouldn’t be too bad

duffbeerdrinker

How tall are you?  The Scirocco is a nice car but very cramped inside compared to similar cars.

zeppelino

Different beasts. Type R is naturally aspirated, as you’re aware; scirocco is a turbo so will be ‘easier’ to drive.

As above, Scirocco is a bit cramped compared to a normal hatch.

You could look at an Audi A3 with same engine as Scirocco, in addition to the others mentioned above.

tony kop77

Thank you guys. I'm only about 5ft 10 I had the type r for 5 years only problem I had was the ecu went other than that I changed tyres and brake pads oh and 1 shock absorber and that's it so I know they are good cars not so good when going over speed bumps or pot holes unless doing around 10 mph.

Scirocco has heated leather seats seems more comfortable while driving not sure its as fun to drive although I like the extra added features but cars you are buying them for the engine rather than extra features inside a car. I was just worried about seeing back window as its very tiny.

9 year old scirocco 80k miles £7500 against a type r that's couple of years older but done around 10k miles less without extra features was just checking with you guys if it was worth the extra money and after having a digital speedometer I couldn't go back to dials now as I find it hard to read the speedo on dials lol

gibbsy

         The Scirocco is a comfortable car. It has adaptive chassis control that will firm up the suspension in sport mode and you can feel the difference. Easy car to drive with very predictable steering and good turn in although not as good as the current Golf model.

When you're in there there is more than enough space in the front and easy to get a good driving position, back space is limited but my two grandsons loved it in there (yes, it is an old man's car). The boot is small but in reality not that much smaller than a Golfs.

I really enjoyed driving my Scirocco (170 bhp Tdi, DSG), pictured above and I still think it's a lovely looking car in spite of it's big arse. Will be a completely different drive from the Type R, I once owned a VTi, the R's forerunner, absolutely loved it. I prefer the drive my current Golf GTD gives m

Plenty of room in the boot.                                                                        

The Dreamer

Might be a bit small, if you need to fit anyone in the back - but I bought one of these for my lad.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
^^^ Honda CRZ-GT - not the same performance as a Type-R, but plenty quick enough for most folks. Being a 'hybrid', road tax is just £20 a year, and they're cheap enough to insure. Usual Honda reliability.

The GT is the one to go for, as it has heated leather seats up front, and a panoramic glass roof. Some also have Nav kit; all have BT telephony, and can play media from a USB stick, or phone.

They were updated in late 2013, with Li-Ion batteries, and a little bit extra performance - they can be identified by an 'S ' button to the lower right of the steering wheel.

There's an active following of these quirky cars, and they can be tweaked, with turbo and supercharger packages available, (though they're not cheap).

It's very much a 2 2, which is the exact reason I got my lad it, he can't give all his mates a lift at once, and so no peer pressure to do stupid things (he's only just passed his test a month ago). He just did a run up to Edinburgh and back in it to pick up some Winter wheels (they fit in the back easily enough), and it didn't miss a beat.

About £5K for a 2010 GT with 60,000 miles is about the ball-park.

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tony kop77

Thank you guys I appreciate your help. As I say I'm not a boy racer never had any points so I won't be happy if my first points will be with a fiat tippo becuase I can't read the speedometer as easy as digital one on my type r
Both cars look nice I have always wanted a scirocco although I enjoyed my type r driving that for 5 years  
but suspension was hard over speed bumps etc.

I wouldn't tweak car performance I'm not that into cars just want one that's reliable really, fun to drive and has acceleration and just wanted to ask you guys for your views as you know more than me about cars. I will look into that honda as Honda have good engines but my clutch did make annoying noise when pressed even if car was off which apparently is common with Honda while VW hold their price better. I appreciate your help guys thank you

The Dreamer

Usually - but take a look at that second link in my post. No guarantees of course!