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What do you drive?


Doyle

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Neither of these pictures are our actual vehicles, but the colors are the same. Had mine for 8 years now and my wife's for 6, both paid for and both with systems.

Mine: 2000 Explorer Sport 4WD

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Wife: 2005 Focus ST (her windows are blacked out).

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2011 GTI

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well you can't be totally crazy then

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/awards/1201_2012_all_stars/viewall.html

Volkswagen GTI & Golf TDI

Without peer

Long before Ford brought us the globally developed Focus that also graces these pages, Volkswagen was, with little fanfare, offering Americans its own quintessentially European small cars in undiluted form. Two years removed from its last redesign, the Golf remains a good choice in any form for its well-appointed interior and well-tuned suspension. However, it's a truly accomplished car in its sportiest (GTI) and most efficient (TDI) variants.

The GTI requires little explanation -- it has earned four All-Star awards and two Automobile of the Year honors from this magazine in the last six years. As always, we love the punch and growl of its 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder, its tossable yet poised suspension, and its Audi-quality interior. The fact that in our recent Four Seasons test the GTI proved reliable (requiring one minor warranty repair in 30,650 miles) and cheap to own (thanks to VW's free maintenance plan) only enhances our enthusiasm. The Golf TDI earns mention here for sharing much of the GTI's appeal while achieving a politically correct 42-mpg EPA rating on the highway. No, its 140-hp diesel four-cylinder can't quite keep up with its gasoline-powered counterpart, but the TDI is still engaging to drive and uncommonly refined, especially when paired with the optional six-speed dual-clutch automatic (also offered in the GTI).

The compact-car segment in the United States has greatly improved in the last few years, but the TDI and the GTI, which both start at about $25,000, stand apart for the fact that they're not simply nice, fuel-sipping compact cars. They're German enthusiasts' cars that just happen to be compact and efficient.

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