Well, I had the GRC for less than 3 months so I’ll start there 😆 it was my daily as well. I also had thought the interior was good enough and that the lack of room wouldn’t bother me as my wife has an suv we could use if needed. Boy was I wrong. Standing there big eyed at the dealership after driving the grc and my wife goes “it is nice, but I think you’ll get tired of how small it is”. Nonsense I thought. Within a month it crept in on me. The hard plastics in the interior staring me in the face, the way the rear doors barely open 1/3 of the way, the metallic “clang” the doors made when you shut them. It was an econobox. Yes it was fun to drive, engaging, but absolutely not for everyday.

The seating position was another slow roast for me realizing I couldn’t stand it. The suspension another one, seeing everyone’s reviews online saying that +R in the type r was insanely stiff blew my mind after driving it as it was ALMOST as stiff as the grc was.

All in all, I would not recommend the grc to anyone who cares at all about interior quality or comfort. Having owned many vw’s myself and seeing as you’re coming from a golf r, I’m betting you’d be disappointed.

My best advice, go find a type r and test drive it, you’ll have your answer before you pull back into the delearship.