well i thought id give my opinion to say that i think the integra is much better. i drive a 99 gsr sedan with 228k miles and it runs fine. im having no problems out of the engine yet but i have a buddy that has a vw i think a makIV and he has it completely built. in just the head he has 5 grand not including the other parts for his turbo. so its all on your preference man if you wanna spend the big bucks on the vw power to ya. if you wanna get the integra and play around with it go for it just do what you want to do and have fun with it. thats my opinion on what you should do.