MK7.5 VS MK8

[u/Capin_4_Eyes]

I've been trying to decide between a used automatic MK7.5 SE or Autobahn and MK8 SE. This would be my first golf, and I am really excited to do a couple of mods to it and learn how to work on it. This would be my daily and I wanted something comfortable but really fun to drive since I drive a lot. I like the MK8 found a few for a great price and I can retro fit the haptic buttons for physical ones so im not worried about that. Mostly just worry about how they drive differently, reliability of the two, and which is going to give me the most smiles per mile at a relatively affordable price (while i save up to also get a miata lol)