bigz0432

Hello all! I am a soon-to-be college student in need of a brand new car. My two biggest options are the brand new Mustang, and the GLI. I want something DEPENDABLE, reasonable gas mileage, a good cost of ownership, and most importantly FUN TO DRIVE! I will be driving for 40 minutes every day to get to college, and then another 40 minutes back home and I don't feel like breaking the bank on a purchase exceeding (roughly) $32,000. Thank you guys for all your input in helping me through this!

jz78817

christ. I drove back and forth to college in a truck I paid $1500 for not that long ago.

bluebeastsrt

Man that's a tuff one. Those two cars have so much in common!

MtnMustang

I vote Focus ST or Fiesta ST.

However my two son's and daughter all drive to school everyday.
21 yr old drives a 2000 lifted Grand Cherokee. Good news for him he just goes to the train station.
19 yr old drives my previous DD 2006 Fusion SEL
16 yr old drives a recently purchased 2006 Mercury Milan.

So I agree while my kids dont drive beaters like I did as a kid, they certainly dont drive brand new Mustangs.

RakChef

You are already on a mustang forum asking questions. I would say you have already made up your mind.. now the question is do you really want the v6 or the ecoboost?

shouldhavegottheGT

I don't think VW is known for their reliability. Plus they are a pain to work on. Fords are easy. I've got a 13 V6 and I've got over 45k. No issues at all. Runs great and I don't see any problems arising in the near future.

Get the performance package though. The 273s are trash. That's the only option I wish I had on mine. Keep it manual too.

rgingo

Had a VW Golf (Rabbit) years ago.... never again... by the way you don't see many old Rabbits around anymore ...way too expensive to repair....but hot-hatches are fun to drive (Focus ST is good too). Also have a 2011 Mustang/6 and currently also a 2.3T. If you have $32K budget (!!!), you can get a base 6 or (my preference) a 2.3T for $24-26K easy. On longer trips and if you play music, the Mustang is greatly preferred. The fun-factor and economy of the 2.3T is in line with a hot-hatch (high 20's average MPG), For the campus cool-factor, no contest.

05slpGT

Get an Ecoboost Mustang or a Focus ST. The Focus is a really fun car, much better than a VW (bad reliability)

ExtremePowerHouse

I would get the ecoboost for a daily driver

Recked

Get the Mustang you won't be disappointed!! VWs are expensive to repair. Love my 15 GT - fun to drive, fast as hell, and I'm getting almost 20mpg with my foot in it: