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Just to throw my two cents worth in. I’d definitely recommend the Golf R (I don’t have one, but do have a recent high spec VW).
After deliberating over which estate to buy, I landed on a 2017 VW Passat 2.0TSI R-Line (220bhp) with the DSG gearbox. I’d thought VWs would be a prohibitively expensive car to buy in Japan but got a very good deal (original owner is very wealthy and swaps cars around twice a year - I got it for an ‘on the road’ price of less than £28k, which is over £10k off list here, only 6 months after original registration).
I hadn’t owned a car since 2010 in England (a hateful Vectra), and this VW is bloody fantastic. It has the most powerful engine they do for a Passat (not as many PS as the Golf R, it seems) and I’ve never been wanting for power. In sport mode especially, it is rapid.
Also, the options and luxury in it is still astounding me after a month or so of ownership. Interior finish is excellent (no cheap plastics or such like to be seen) and the exterior looks relatively sporty (pretty restrained body kit but the 19” alloys are a nice touch).
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