[Blue]

NRMA's Open Road for July / August has an interesting article....

World Beater Vs Giant-Killer

TDi Golf 6 Vs i30CW CRDi.

Who would have thought, the i30 WINS !!!

[Trips]

o.O wow

[Shambles]

Hey Blue, can you provide a link..?

[Blue]

This is the site,  but they don't seem to have updated to the REAL current issue yet

http://www.openroad.com.au/currentissue.asp

[Shambles]

Ahh I see. It's a proper magazine that you flick through. Just like the good old days

[Blue]

Yeah, the ones you shove under the mattress... oh, no wait...

[Trips]

Looks like they give you a teaser of the current issue then when the next issue comes out they post the older version on that page. so you may have to wait until the next issue for that article to be posted online or you can sign up for the NRMA e-zine.

To receive a monthly link to the ezine, simply sign up for the NRMA Newsletter here (http://tinyurl.com/kpgf99)

you don't have to be a NRMA member to do this.

PS: i got a link to the current e-zine and i can't see it there yet but there are plenty of videos, reviews and facts on the site they redirect you to after signing up to the e-zine.

[Shambles]

Can someone scan the article for us

[Blue]

Mean time, here's the last couple of paragraphs...

"The case of buying a diesel Golf weakens when you consider VW's new range of powerful yet economical petrol motors. On the other hand, the turbo-diesel CRDi engine is the stand-out of the i30 range and it powers the i30cw to victory in this contest - by a unanimous points decision. It succeeds not by hitting harder, but by delivering solid, enjoyable performance and excellent ease of use in a comfortable package. It's a car for the times and one that we felt fulfilled its brief even better than the Golf.

The VW is a car of great substance. It  has vault-like solidity, performance that exceeds expectations, a fine chassis and it rides especially well. But ultimately the TDI model is undermined by the DSG transmission's hiccups, its premium pricing and the trade-off between space and pace. Yes the Golf is more fun. But it's also flawed. The World Champ spends too much time on the ropes and leaves the ring as a runner-up."

Extract from the July / August Edition of the Open Road.

[Dazzler]

Thanks Blue..

Sounds like it's telling us what we already know...

But we still like hearing it all the same (and it doesn't do our resale values any harm either  )

I have a sickness where (after) I buy something I look for good reviews to justify my decision  (True!)

[Shambles]

Scanned article attached, courtesy of Blue (thanks mate )

Tis a good read



Alternative download in case the attachment goes walkabout...

http://rapidshare.com/files/252499293/9C2D5E3Cd01.pdf

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[accim]

Hah great test  

The first thing that's amazing, is the fact they've decided to do the i30 vs Golf VI test. But it gets even better, when they say that i30 is a better buy.

Some people just go "crazy" when you mention them something bad about VW Golf. Especially in these areas. I know quite some people that own Golf.. You can't even mention them that Golf is not that much better than i30. When I say i30 would be much better then Golf if it had Golfs price, I can see in their eyes, that they just want to kill me When I tell them that Golf costs 20-30% more than i30, they just finish it with the sentence: "It's worth its price" OR "Better used (2-3-4 year) old Golf than new i30". When they see some tests where they test VW Golf vs Ford Focus vs Hyundai i30 vs Honda Civic they laugh to see those cars being compared to Golf..nothing funny to me? They get especially irritated when there's Hyundai mentioned in between.

The good part (for me - because I don't like to stand out in that way) is that when you buy a Hyundai i30, people usually comment it: "Hyundai really did a good job" (but they think: it will NEVER be like a VW), "nice car", "it's not that bad".. Well of course some people love the car and can't stop saying good things about it. But if you buy a VW Golf or something like that, it's like you bought a house with the pool and a playground behind.. Even though it's not that much more expensive or it's even cheaper (when buying used one). People never think like that when somebody buys a Honda Civic or I don't know what..

I really don't care about that, but it's so funny. A lot of those people really believe the Golf is the best car in the world and they just can't stop bragging with the fact they own a Golf and how great car it is. I admit that Golf really is a great car, it's solid, has good engines, etc, but the only Golf that really convinces me is Golf GTI or Golr R32..other than that..it's just a normal car damn!   I'm not saying that i30 is that much better than Golf, but they could also admit, that you CAN put i30 vs Golf and the i30 won't do so bad. And lately also the Golfs have had quite some problems with electronics and some engines. I know 2.0 TDI has some issues and so on.. Before (10years ago) the Golfs really were indestructible, but nowadays..they're normal?    
Yes and one more reason they get me mad is when they ask me for the price of an i30, they go commenting: "It really is a nice car, but why didn't you buy 3 years old Golf fully-equipped?! You could have afforded it." Stfu

[jasonw]

Here is the actually report from openroad as two pdf files.



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[hayseed]

Woot. I got my copy in the post today!!

[Dazzler]

Here is the actually report from openroad as two pdf files.

Thanx Jon seems a bit clearer too..