Mk 5 GTi or E36 M3?

[Jerez]

This thread is as a result of reading an earlier post where one of the members said that they would do this.

 

[Nikhil]

Well it depends what you want from a car, i would take the M3 simply because of the fun factor! however the Gti will be cheaper to mod, if you a straight line racer the Gti would also work but if you like the bends then you need an M car.:thumbs:

 

[Jerez]

Well it depends what you want from a car, i would take the M3 simply because of the fun factor! however the Gti will be cheaper to mod, if you a straight line racer the Gti would also work but if you like the bends then you need an M car.:thumbs:

Straight lines !.... Racing!....c'mon,do you know the Ring to be a straight road.Perhaps Route 66. The keys are in the table- TAKE ONE!

 

[Nikhil]

Well it depends what you want from a car, i would take the M3 simply because of the fun factor! however the Gti will be cheaper to mod, if you a straight line racer the Gti would also work but if you like the bends then you need an M car.:thumbs:

Straight lines !.... Racing!....c'mon,do you know the Ring to be a straight road.Perhaps Route 66. The keys are in the table- TAKE ONE!

M3 for me thats it:=):

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

I would take the M3.:inlove:

 

[Jerez]

raise:

 

[AM Salie]

Go turbo, so G5 also its newer technology- when u want to upgrade there are good local hands on tuners.

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if you want to drift take an m car- if you want to race these to cars the m will have its ass handed to him by the GTI?

 

[Karthik]

Stock for stock , M3 wins in every department . No brainer to me cause I'm not into the whole modding scene anymore . :thumbs:

Looks M3
Power M3
Straights M3
Bends M3
Safety GTi

Eish

 

[SP33DYV]

M3 hans down for me.:blab:

 

[KarshS]

id take the gti....now if it was an e46 m then its a no brainer...

 

[boost3d]

G5 as a daily driver and the m3 as a weekend special

 

[herr bmw]

m3 for me:thumbs:

hate turbos

 

[Andy1GP]

If you can find a decent E36 then no brainer.

If you have a GTi in your garage you have a good car. If you have an M3 in your garage, you have a legendary car.

 

[Jerez]

If you can find a decent E36 then no brainer.

If you have a GTi in your garage you have a good car. If you have an M3 in your garage, you have a legendary car.

Well said

 

[///Shaun]

I have owned both and my personal take on it. I had a E36 M3.2 that had basic mods on the car but pulled like a steam train up here at altitude. I then decided to buy a Golf5 GTi and do a full K04 (bigger Turbo) upgrade. Yes the Golf ran really nice and the DSG box was really something to admire with loads of fun.

G5 made a healthy 240kw at the wheels whilst the E36M3 made a mere 165kw at the wheels. Although it was night and day in terms of power but if I had to do it again. I would rather keep the M3.

Now Im not saying the G5 was not nice. It was a nice car but the whole drive of the car as a whole compared to the M3 was just no fun in it all
Also to note was the fact of FWD vs RWD. Turbo vs NA.

Its mostly a personal preference and mostly my biased opinion that will make me take the M3 time and time again but even with that said. I would not mind having a K04 GTi in my garage. GTIs when modded are lethal. The newer generation G6s are proving with smaller mods they are a force to rekon with.

So yeah personal choice of cars here. If I had to offer advise I would say buy the G6 GTI DSG and keep the M3 locked away as a Sunday drive car.

If I had to offer advise on having the funds to purchase just one car. I would say G6 GTI DSG. It has all the newer technology in it. I wouldnt look at buying a G5GTi , its old tech that had megatronic issues with the DSG Gearbox along with cam follower problems.

:thumbs:

 

[4u2nv]

M3 any day!!!

 

[ASH M]

M3 all day. The e36 is a legend, a collectors dream:thumbs:

 

[moranor@axis]

one goes sideways the other goes off the road head 1st...

sideways wins every time :rollsmile:

 

[Onyx]

G5 as a daily driver and the m3 as a weekend special

Nail on the head! :thumbs: :rollsmile:

 

[Coisman]

Just remember that every 2nd asshole these days owns a Gti.
The Gti actually sells more units, than all the other golf put together... :dropjaw: