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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: TheRaven on 22 March 2009, 23:03
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Ok well I might be buying a mk3 gti 2.0 ltr!
Its completely standard!
Just wondering rouglhly what do you get mpg? About town and on a run?
Also anything I should look out for or be aware of?
Good points and bad points?
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Ok well I might be buying a mk3 gti 2.0 ltr!
Its completely standard!
Just wondering rouglhly what do you get mpg? About town and on a run?
Also anything I should look out for or be aware of?
Good points and bad points?
Love you. :kiss:
One thing (I do know) is that watch out for rust on the later models. Arches seem a bad point as our late MK3 is starting.
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Depends how I drive - about 42mpg ona gentle run; drops to 38 when I boot it a bit. Round town not so great - probably looking at about 26-28 unless it's just stop-start then I don't look coz it scares me... :grin:
Air-con doesn't affect mine too much either :cool:
Watch out for rusty bits (around the screen and on the sills) and dodgy window motors. Ignition key switch can be dodgy (i had to "lift" the key to make it work). If you can't fix the key switch properly, bypass the final ignition switch part of it and fit a starter button - that's what I did and it works perfectly! :cool: :cool: :cool:
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service history does help
check for bocthed accident damage and check the sills for rot those side skirts hide all sorts of nasties
mpg i get around 30 ish mpg out of mine on average
blast it everywhere you be lucky to get 20
hope this helps :smiley:
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Oh, are you getting the 8V or 16V?
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Cheers for that guys, makes a huge diference from my 40-50 mpg Mk2! NOT! lol
Its a 2 ltr 8v! :afro:
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Cheers for that guys, makes a huge diference from my 40-50 mpg Mk2! NOT! lol
Its a 2 ltr 8v! :afro:
OK....
Drop a R32 in it! :evil:
Act......
I'm not going to finish that. :lipsrsealed:
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Reality is:
You will get on average 32mpg, this is what i get which takes into account ragging it, and motorway driving.
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The guy is sorting the rust and dents out though first. :afro:
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Ah that's alright!
Ask him how he's sorting the rust out though, and mention rust under the arches.
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Meh, tbh honest its better than mine now!
AND FASTER!!!! :grin:
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Can I has your MK2?
Need shower, BRB.
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My std 2.0 8V never did anymore than 33mpg in mixed driving.
That looks clean but the rust under the arch will be a lot worse when you take the cover off.
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My std 2.0 8V never did anymore than 33mpg in mixed driving.
That looks clean but the rust under the arch will be a lot worse when you take the cover off.
Thats ok because the bloke that owns it is like OCD so everything will be sorted and spotless lol!
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NOOOOOOOOO
whats going to happen to the MK2??
i am actually liking the MK3. :lipsrsealed:
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My std 2.0 8V never did anymore than 33mpg in mixed driving.
That looks clean but the rust under the arch will be a lot worse when you take the cover off.
Thats ok because the bloke that owns it is like OCD so everything will be sorted and spotless lol!
No worries, just some have found real horror stories when they have removed the covers.
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He is thinking of swapping me, but if someone wants to buy my mk2 then I will just give him cash for it!
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Can I has your MK2?
Need shower, BRB.
josho is sh!t like this that pisses me off. I dont want to know your going for a shower. Just fecking go.
And back on topic, it really depends how you drive. If i boot it and drive the nuts off it then i'l see about 26/27 mpg out of it, if i do normal driving (my normal driving is between town and B roads) then about 30-35mpg, and if you take it real easy, changing gear early, pulling away gently and keeping it below 2k rpm then 40-42mpg. As my dad said, its good on fuel until you bury your foot and start overtaking and spirited driving.
Good history of the car is essential imo. Mine has full service history up until 100k miles, with cambelt changed at 100k miles aswell. Theres also a bill for £520 dated 2001 for full service, various seals, all belts, all fluids, brake pads and discs all round and front tyres, so its a plus.
Rust is the major issue. Mine thankfully is 99.8% rust free. Just a tiny little chip in the paint where the door used to catch on the body, and then another tiny little dent smaller than a fingernail in the rear drivers side panel, below the tail light.
Make sure its solid underneath though, you dant want it falling in bits. Make sure it has long MOT and prefferably long tax, as now adays its pretty expensive.
As with every car make sure it doesnt smoke once warm and make sure you cant hear any rattles or pinking from engine.
Mine had a rattly loose heatshield, but thats easy to fix. Headgaskets are pretty robust on th GTI as they are made from steel unlike non gti mk3's and mk2s.
Just make sure its all true and clean, and make sure you check if the vehicle is HPI clear. Check the VIN matches with the V5 document and engine number. Basically just check you aint getting ripped off.
Good luck and hopefully you will join dub tug squad :wink:
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After having mine i'd say check for rust on, sills, top of windscreen, bottom of doors, boot.
also check gears are nice and smooth. :smiley:
Mpg is quite good for a 2lt petrol i find, if you drive it sensible, you put your foot down in every gear then lots of visits to the petrol station.
Nice clean mk3 whebn he gets the rust sorted! :cool:
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yup. . Tax = £110 for 6months
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Rates effective from 13 March 2008 - 6 Months 12 Months
£101.75 £185.00
Rates effective from April 2009 - 6 Months 12 Months
£104.50 £190.00
Rates effective from April 2010 - 6 Months 12 Months
£112.75 £205.00
its a fooking rip off if you ask me.
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oh btw, check sills very carefully. They are the mk3's weakpoint. Check under the doorseals and all.
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yup tax is a ripper!my view on mpg.. i do meals on wheels for a living constant stop startin and i do around 27mpg, find it better on fuel if im not learner/old biddy driving. in 5th gears at 50-70 it does about 43mpg and if i bury my foot deep into the bowls and let the engine roar well, get in the car the next morning and its 'wtf wheres all my fuel?' had it at 16.8 mpg from the little dealy by the speedo :rolleyes:
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since january the 20th ive driven almost 3000 miles iirc, and ive averaged 28.6mpg. I do make regular stops at the local shell garage :cry:
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Can I has your MK2?
Need shower, BRB.
josho is sh!t like this that pisses me off. I dont want to know your going for a shower. Just fecking go.
And back on topic, it really depends how you drive. If i boot it and drive the nuts off it then i'l see about 26/27 mpg out of it, if i do normal driving (my normal driving is between town and B roads) then about 30-35mpg, and if you take it real easy, changing gear early, pulling away gently and keeping it below 2k rpm then 40-42mpg. As my dad said, its good on fuel until you bury your foot and start overtaking and spirited driving.
Good history of the car is essential imo. Mine has full service history up until 100k miles, with cambelt changed at 100k miles aswell. Theres also a bill for £520 dated 2001 for full service, various seals, all belts, all fluids, brake pads and discs all round and front tyres, so its a plus.
Rust is the major issue. Mine thankfully is 99.8% rust free. Just a tiny little chip in the paint where the door used to catch on the body, and then another tiny little dent smaller than a fingernail in the rear drivers side panel, below the tail light.
Make sure its solid underneath though, you dant want it falling in bits. Make sure it has long MOT and prefferably long tax, as now adays its pretty expensive.
As with every car make sure it doesnt smoke once warm and make sure you cant hear any rattles or pinking from engine.
Mine had a rattly loose heatshield, but thats easy to fix. Headgaskets are pretty robust on th GTI as they are made from steel unlike non gti mk3's and mk2s.
Just make sure its all true and clean, and make sure you check if the vehicle is HPI clear. Check the VIN matches with the V5 document and engine number. Basically just check you aint getting ripped off.
Good luck and hopefully you will join dub tug squad :wink:
Thanks very much for that! Most helpful reply ever!
I am serously considering it! Its also scares me that my insurance will be about £20 per month cheaper! :shocked:
He is getting back to me but its a guy I know and hes in no rush to sell and neither am I.
Im just trying to get him to swap me! :afro:
I don't mind joining the Dub Tug squad! You seem like a nice bunch! :grin:
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I don't mind joining the Dub Tug squad! You seem like a nice bunch! :grin:
oh deep inside we really are, and deep inside everyone loves the mk3. You and I aren't the only mk2r's to turn to the mk3, chuff will soon be over and so will afew other people.
Tbh, mk3 is awesome car. Quiet, fast enough for everyday driving, comfortale, decent on fuel as long as you restrain yourself, cheap and easy to maintain, pretty much trouble free, and its pretty spaceous inside. Those are purely the reasons i bought a mk3.
Ive polybushed the wishbones in mine, given it a pipercross panel filter along with drilled airboxand coild air intake, and cleaned the throttle body and it really has made a difference. Its smooth, grips well even though its got old, perished and cracked, half worn, cheap value tyres on, and it produced 1.6hp more than what it came out of factory with, and that was before i bought the pipercross panel filter for it an dcold air intake and it's not been serviced in over 25k miles.
I reckon with a full tank of shell v-power, decent set of plugs (ive got NGK's on the way from ebay) and a full service, i reckon it could have done 120hp easy. Oh yeah and ive got a chip aswell on the way, should be here tomorrow, that should smoothe off the power and torque curve and add afew more ponnies and torques. Will let you know how it performs after the upgrades.
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since january the 20th ive driven almost 3000 miles iirc, and ive averaged 28.6mpg. I do make regular stops at the local shell garage :cry:
oh noes :( i've done 800 miles in 3 weeks, not to bad i spose!the lad i got my golf off only drove it to work and back he did 3k miles in 6 months and a shed load of mods :cool:
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since january the 20th ive driven almost 3000 miles iirc, and ive averaged 28.6mpg. I do make regular stops at the local shell garage :cry:
oh noes :( i've done 800 miles in 3 weeks, not to bad i spose!the lad i got my golf off only drove it to work and back he did 3k miles in 6 months and a shed load of mods :cool:
high milers ftw!
The higher the miles the looser the engine should be and more power it will give out :tongue:
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agreed mk3's are lovly cars indeed! aslong as u look after um they treat your pocket very fairly unlike french cars, any french car!nothing major realy goes wrong only wear n tear stuff! only thing that ever cost me alot is the bloomin clutch! what chip have u got on the way khare?
since january the 20th ive driven almost 3000 miles iirc, and ive averaged 28.6mpg. I do make regular stops at the local shell garage :cry:
oh noes :( i've done 800 miles in 3 weeks, not to bad i spose!the lad i got my golf off only drove it to work and back he did 3k miles in 6 months and a shed load of mods :cool:
high milers ftw!
The higher the miles the looser the engine should be and more power it will give out :tongue:
haha ive still got alot to break in, only just hit 92k on the clock :laugh:
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agreed mk3's are lovly cars indeed! aslong as u look after um they treat your pocket very fairly unlike french cars, any french car!nothing major realy goes wrong only wear n tear stuff! only thing that ever cost me alot is the bloomin clutch! what chip have u got on the way khare?
only time ive hhad to call the AA was when my PAS pump started to leak. I put it down to wear and tear (125K at the time) (only other time was when some scrot deflated my front tyre and having the VW widow maker i refused to stick my space saver on there, so called AA to come and inflate it for me).
I got the chip from a guy called George, I can pass you on his email if you wish. He programs the chip himself and he will program it according to what mods you have done.
I can seriously HIGHLY recommend this guy, his customer care is unbelievable, he responds extremly quick and gives you loads of information and is very helpful. He sells the chips for £30 + £5 P&P and if you ever need another chip (done major major work to your car and needs more aggressive map, or if your chip fails for any reason) then he will send you out another chip at no extra cost. I have yet to test the chip out, it should arrive tomorrow morning as he sent it last tuesday, and i wont have it installed until about thursday/friday time, so i will let you know how it goes. If you would like his email, let me know, id like to get this guy as much business as possible, he deserves it.
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ohhh and raven, if u get a big squeel while dry steering/steering at very low speeds dont worry bout it, it will just b ur auxilary drivebelt! probs wont even need to change it just a quick adjustment takes 2mins and ull b sorted :smiley:
yeah khare im ignorant and dont carry a spacesaver too, but my secret weapon that weighs a third of a kilo: electric tyre inflator plugs in2 the cig, and fits snuggley under either 1 of my 2 seats!
yeah let me know how it goes if its a good increase ill have 1 next month(skint atm due to insurance+saving for holiday etc) can u expect about 4-5hp gain?
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yeah khare im ignorant and dont carry a spacesaver too, but my secret weapon that weighs a third of a kilo: electric tyre inflator plugs in2 the cig, and fits snuggley under either 1 of my 2 seats!
yeah let me know how it goes if its a good increase ill have 1 next month(skint atm due to insurance+saving for holiday etc) can u expect about 4-5hp gain?
I do carry my space saver with me, and the jack, and all the kit. I just avoid using it. Ive got it just incase worse comes to worse and i need an emergency tyre change. I might get hold of one of them electric tyre inflators, they seem a good buy.
As for the chip, George has told me I should be able to see 125-130hp, so a good 10-15hp gain. Now, i dont know what the actual power gain is, and i know people will slay me for saying a £30 ebay chip will give you 10-15hp, but it varies from car to car, some may see 5hp increase, others might see 15hp. Hopefully i'l see 10-15hp gain, cos i know my engine is running very healthy (116hp, no service in 25k mines and running an old, dirty air filter along with normal unleaded). I'l let you know how it goes and if you are interested then i'l let george know he has another customer on the way and i'l pass you his email.
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yea the inflators are v good value for money, ive got my grandads old 1, hes been past away for 3 years now so ive decided to raid his garage and ive had some good finds rest his soul.
woo that dont seem bad at all! deffo report back to me, send me a pm or summit coz if its 10-15bhp for 35 quid then i know ill deffo have 1, and a mate who drives an seat ibiza(abf engine) will deffo have one 2! go to ur lover(halfords) and get a new air filter :) will u be RR'in when u get the chip or just base it on the smoothness and a timed 0-60?
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go to ur lover(halfords) and get a new air filter :) will u be RR'in when u get the chip or just base it on the smoothness and a timed 0-60?
my lover? :grin: halfords is chav place. Only reason i go there is to buy cleaning products and the odd mechanical bit, but nothing along the lines of alloys, bling, audio or performance.
I hope to take the car to JKM rollers in april, waiting a reply to confirm, but I will also be judging on smoothness and performance on the road.
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ah good to hear! but yeah give me a pm once uve got it! off 2 bed now work at 7 :angry: toodlepippins!
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Hey Jenna welcome aboard the good ship Mk 3! :grin:
You wont regret it girl.
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I haven't done it yet, the guy is thinking about it, he said he wanted to wap it for something Jap but Ill persuade him that German is the future! :grin:
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Sure you can find the whiles to persuade a man? :laugh:
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Len... :sick:
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Just asking Jenna! And why is that sick?
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I dont do anything for, or with men. (Unless they pay well lol)
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I dont do anything for, or with men. (Unless they pay well lol)
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I dont do anything for, or with men. (Unless they pay well lol)
So how you going to persuade him then?
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quick blowy doesnt hurt anyone and gets you a long way :laugh:
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quick blowy doesnt hurt anyone and gets you a long way :laugh:
Omg :sick: I cant even joke about it its gross.
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quick blowy doesnt hurt anyone and gets you a long way :laugh:
Omg :sick: I cant even joke about it its gross.
more gross than getting the tip of your nose wet? :wink: :grin: :laugh:
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Yea! Whats bad about that then? We all do it lol!
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Yea! Whats bad about that then? We all do it lol!
i didnt say it was bad lol. :laugh:
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Pmsl! Were slightly off topic here guys!
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haha agreed, khares fault! pass the blaim on! raven hurry up and get the german machine :tongue:
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I wanna witness the "persuasion" ! :laugh:
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I wanna witness the "persuasion" ! :laugh:
film it for good measures.
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I,ll buy a copy, how much? :laugh:
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I just really want to know how a lesbian thinks she can twist a man round her little finger!!! :laugh:
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Oh coz thats hard? A couple of naked women, lots of sex etc.
Man + little finger = wrapped.
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Well that would be the normal way for a straight woman yes!
But are you going to do that?
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I'll give you a good deal on my MK5 if you "persuade" me :D
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Has to be pictures Alan! :wink: :laugh:
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I want the live show ! :D
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That would be favourite yes! :grin:
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I think this threads going to be locked unless you mention the thread topic at some point (so start some more mk3 love people) :wink:
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Tis part of the thread topic! raven said she is going to persuade the guy to sell her the car!
She hasnt explained how SHE is going to achieve this! Simples! :tongue:
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How much do you think it would cost me to lower it?
And how many mm should I go?
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Chicken!
Check out the HOTTUNING coilovers thread.
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Go 120-100mm like Shep...