Would you get a GTi6?

[PartyJas]

^^ As someone who used one as a daily for well over a year.. I completely disagree

Yes it was noisy and could've been more comfortable and wasn't incredible on fuel, but it was f*cking fun!

This. The only thing I will agree with Tom about is the fact that the 1.8 does just beg to rev and is a cracking engine but out of the box, the gti is quite special.

Never driven the 1.8 so can't comment in that respect.. It's a shame they didn't make it a bit pokier out of the box and ditched the XSi tbh! XSi's were just a fail. 

I used one as a daily for 10 years. Ive also had D turbos and they just don't cut it (cue the abuse). I maybe a little biased as i've owned my 6 from having a mere 29k on the clock and has been well maintanied. I guess there are a lot of crap ones out there which may not offer the same driving experience. I can only vouch for mine (which is stock except for a decat, back box and Ds2500 brake pads and its an awesome car to drive. Dare i say.. better than my Delta integrale. !!!