I have a GTI and a four year old kid and a dog. It's the perfect family car and I'm 6'2". The Jetta sucks and is a sedan, poor thing.
However, if the Civic doesn't make your eyes bleed and the 16" length difference isn't a turn off (it's the same size as an F30), it does drive like a much more mature car than the GTI, albeit with a lot more turbo lag and extra slowness. But the suspension is much more composed, it's doesn't have the comically weak Mk7 clutch and the brakes feel more linear.
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