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I drove the Focus ST, R and the Golf GTI and Golf R in September - I preferred GTI to the ST and the R to the RS - great deals can be had on 2017 ST or GTI - $5k off MSRP minimum.
2018 GTI comes with 6 yr 72k bumper to bumper warranty and is mid model re-fresh with a lot of nice updates. Because of this I decided to wait and go with the Golf R for my DD. 2018 GTI and R are being held at Port until dealers sell of most of the remaining 2017 inventory. I know here in S. Cal they still have multiple (50-100 + per my dealer) 2017 GTI's at the port to allocate to dealers as of this past week.
ST is a great value as is GTI for what you get. GTI is a little more refined while ST a little more raw - for a DD the refined ride was what sold me on the GTI/R versus the ST/RS.
Either way you can't go wrong all are great value, very usable and a lot of fun to drive!
Good luck finding the right car for you.
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