I can't really speak on G/Z cars, so I left that out.Originally Posted by miro_gt
somehow I dont believe what DynamicSound said, but anyways back to the question:
- M3s are generally good. Besides the fact that those run expensive, I've heard people have problems with leaking differential at the rear end, but I guess not a biggie;
- GTI is supposed to be OK, little fun car to drive. Still all turbos start leaking oil past 50k miles so have that in mind. A friend of mine had one, it was running good against my stock turbo D Civic (232whp/206wtq)
on the cheaper side, take a look at the Hyundai Genesis V6 manual, and Golf R32
I have heard that E36 M3s have had weak rear subframes. I don't know if that was fixed in the E46, but is worth looking up since it isn't cheap to fix.
I have an '03 Audi A4 1.8T (same engine as GTI) with almost 80k miles, and the turbo doesn't leak oil at all. My mother also drives a newer VW Jetta GLI which also hasn't had any issues with oil leaking anywhere.
R32s are really sick, though. They are definitely tough to find, but worth the investment. Very impressive in stock form.
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