Does anyone have feedback on the above? I swung by the VW garage on my way home yesterday just to see what they had going for used cars. I had a look at a few pre owned GTi's and a Sciroco R but the guy then took me outside to show me a Golf R he'd just got in.
It was a blue Golf R on a 2012 plate with 9000km on the clock, his problem is that he can't shift 2 door Golfs over here, everyone wants a 4 door, I'd much prefer the 2 door as it looks so much better so I think I can come to a good deal with him.
It has the full spec with DSG box, leather, navigation, the whole package and 4 years warranty.

It looks stunning and I'm quite tempted but I'm one of those that likes to do a lot of research before I spend money, what do peeps think of these latest line of Golfs?

The DSG has the flappy paddle shifters on the back of the wheel.
picture of 4 door interior but the seats are the same.

Nice cars but overpriced (I'm not sure on Dubai prices) and very expensive for a golf IMO. I dont know much about the R but I would rather have a slighly older TT RS if I was looking for an expensive small car.

See my sig. That's a GT DSG. The gearbox is brilliant, and the interior is very similar to your photo above. Quick enough, not bad on fuel, great seats. I think its a great car, and very well built.

I ruled out R because I think they are a bit hard for daily driving, because I don't like the bodykit on Scirocco R, and because VW charge a fortune for them. You see Golf R's at £40k! For a Golf!

£40K!!! It's less than half that price, ok so it's 4 months old but even so even a brand new one is AED160,000 which works out to roughly £27,500.
Why so much in the UK, the the golf and the slightly cheaper scirocco are around that £27k price?

At £18k-ish I'd say get stuck in. The cheapest less than 1-year-old Golf R in VW's UK stock is £28.5k. The cheapest DSG is £30k. Super expensive.

On mine my biggest criticism is probably the suspension. Its not that it's bad, its that they felt the need to have one of those magnet-based systems to make it adjustable. The money would be better spent on really good components. But it is a nice toy!

My brother has a Golf GT DSG, and its a fine car. However, the interior is black. And more black. With added black. Superbly competent, but dull. I imagine the R is much better at that.

Thanks for the feedback Mansilla, the garage is going to clean it up so I'll have another look on Sunday.