VW Golf GTI (Mk8)
7.5 / 10
Involvement 6.5 / 10
0 · boulevard trophy10 · driver’s tool
Miles actually driven9.0
Bought to drive, not to flip9.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored3.0
Why 7.5: Forty-five years in, still the car people buy to drive every single day. The touchscreen HVAC cost it involvement points; the ownership pattern is untouched.
Market value
Median asking price, good condition · $30k (2021) → $21k (2026), trending down · illustrative data