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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: wa gti on 14 January 2009, 14:11
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I just bought a 2.0 Litre BLACK, MK4 GTI V Reg 2000 model with 122,000 miles for £1200. Is it a bargain? Engine is very quiet and everything works and is very clean.
I discovered later the GTI badge at the rear missing. Is it uncommon and if I need to get a gennuine one how and where can I get one reasonably cheap? And is it a stick on? Does it come with the the red "I" after the GT? Any help please.
Thanks
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visit awsome-gti.co.uk can buy a gti badge ont here mate ;)
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You got use to the power yet mate? :wink:
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Now now Ben. Dont be nasty !
Welcome to MK4 ownership :)
Any plans for her?
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Now now Ben. Dont be nasty !
Welcome to MK4 ownership :)
Any plans for her?
Im only messing welcome mate. :smiley:
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You got use to the power yet mate? :wink:
Well to be honest,all I want to know is if its a bargain in terms of the VW GOLF GTI WORLD!1
Bought it for my 21 yr old son who happens to like golf.
Personally my own car is a SAAB 9-5 2.3L with 230 BHP on tap as standard. Woud welcome you to test drive it :wink:
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You got use to the power yet mate? :wink:
Well to be honest,all I want to know is if its a bargain in terms of the VW GOLF GTI WORLD!1
Bought it for my 21 yr old son who happens to like golf.
Personally my own car is a SAAB 9-5 2.3L with 230 BHP on tap as standard. Woud welcome you to test drive it :wink:
The only reason its not a bargain is the "lump" in the bonnet mate. Otherwise sounds like a bargain.
If its for a 21 year old though may have been better than a 1.8 insurance etc.
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Its a VERY reasonable price considering its done a fair few miles. Only problem is the 2.0 8v under the bonnet. But saying that, I had one before the MK5 and they are cracking motors and I loved mine, even if it wasnt fast :)
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well for £1200 you can't really go wrong!
as for a test drive if it wasn't a Saab i would have maybe said yes :tongue:
got a pool car in work - its fecking terrible
anyhoo - welcome to the forum! :smiley:
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well for £1200 you can't really go wrong!
as for a test drive if it wasn't a Saab i would have maybe said yes :tongue:
got a pool car in work - its fecking terrible
anyhoo - welcome to the forum! :smiley:
am picking it up on friday but sadly since its not a 16valve then i probably have to negotiate down the price as my son has been misled its a 16valve. :sad:
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well for £1200 you can't really go wrong!
as for a test drive if it wasn't a Saab i would have maybe said yes :tongue:
got a pool car in work - its fecking terrible
anyhoo - welcome to the forum! :smiley:
am picking it up on friday but sadly since its not a 16valve then i probably have to negotiate down the price as my son has been misled its a 16valve. :sad:
whats your budget? if he's been misled then god knows what else the seller has told him - perhaps walk away?
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Seller sounds like he has NO IDEA what he is talking about. VW never made a 2.0 16v for the MK4. As sheep boy said, who know what else he has missed.
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Seller sounds like he has NO IDEA what he is talking about. VW never made a 2.0 16v for the MK4. As sheep boy said, who know what else he has missed.
shut it ghey boy
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well for £1200 you can't really go wrong!
as for a test drive if it wasn't a Saab i would have maybe said yes :tongue:
got a pool car in work - its fecking terrible
anyhoo - welcome to the forum! :smiley:
am picking it up on friday but sadly since its not a 16valve then i probably have to negotiate down the price as my son has been misled its a 16valve. :sad:
whats your budget? if he's been misled then god knows what else the seller has told him - perhaps walk away?
Walk Away, it may be that he doesnt know what model he had, but it could be that he is misleading in other areas. As it is a very good price, you wont know what else could be awry.
Also your son will prefer something faster :wink:
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I'm not even 21 and I drive a 1.8T ;)
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well for £1200 you can't really go wrong!
as for a test drive if it wasn't a Saab i would have maybe said yes :tongue:
got a pool car in work - its fecking terrible
anyhoo - welcome to the forum! :smiley:
am picking it up on friday but sadly since its not a 16valve then i probably have to negotiate down the price as my son has been misled its a 16valve. :sad:
whats your budget? if he's been misled then god knows what else the seller has told him - perhaps walk away?
Walk Away, it may be that he doesnt know what model he had, but it could be that he is misleading in other areas. As it is a very good price, you wont know what else could be awry.
Also your son will prefer something faster :wink:
So, in short what everyone is saying is the 2.0l did not come wth the 16valve variant.
Right, I ihink considering the 1.8t 20valve 150bhp we might as well stick to the more insurance-friendly 2.0l 115 bhp, bearing in mind the cameras dont help driving the more errattic 150bhp 16v.
The question which am asking is does the 2.0L come with the "GTI" badge with the red "I"?
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So, in short what everyone is saying is the 2.0l did not come wth the 16valve variant.
Right, I ihink considering the 1.8t 20valve 150bhp we might as well stick to the more insurance-friendly 2.0l 115 bhp, bearing in mind the cameras dont help driving the more errattic 150bhp 16v.
The question which am asking is does the 2.0L come with the "GTI" badge with the red "I"?
2.0 was never a GTI in Europe - was badged as a highline
badges mean diddly squat
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They were normally badged as all silver but the dealers didn't really have rules for sticking badges on.
If you want an exciting reasonably quick car it has to be a 1.8T, if you don't want the speed go for a TDI 110/115/130
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^ Spot on what he said. 2.0 isn't economical either. I get better MPG in the 2.0T MK5 (well used to, until I got it remapped but that's not the point). Not to mention its got a serious addiction to oil, and I mean serious, that 2.0 8v drinks the stuff.
If you going to get a 2.0 you might as well get a 115 GT TDI imo or push the boat out a little and get a 130.
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They were normally badged as all silver but the dealers didn't really have rules for sticking badges on.
If you want an exciting reasonably quick car it has to be a 1.8T, if you don't want the speed go for a TDI 110/115/130
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
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Rhyso is hardly 130 anymore tho :D
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Rhyso is hardly 130 anymore tho :D
and your point :huh:
even in standard form it was fairly quick - but now its been R-Tech'd its fecking quick!! :grin: :grin:
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I'm not even 21 and I drive a 1.8T ;)
+1
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How about the 1.8 20v 125 bhp - better than the 2.0 8v and cheap insurance :smiley:
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
Been in a mapped 130 and they're quick. But try catching me!;)
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How about the 1.8 20v 125 bhp - better than the 2.0 8v and cheap insurance :smiley:
But less torque. :tongue: (Or so i read)
Insurance was exactly the same for me.
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How about the 1.8 20v 125 bhp - better than the 2.0 8v and cheap insurance :smiley:
But less torque. :tongue: (Or so i read)
Insurance was exactly the same for me.
I thought thay had the same amount of torque :undecided:
1.8 uses no oil :wink:
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
Been in a mapped 130 and they're quick. But try catching me!;)
AUM?? Kept up with Dai's motor on the way home (and his is R-Tech'd too) :tongue:
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*coughs* ;)
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*coughs* ;)
standard ones get a shock - i'll concede that i'll struggle but remember the story about the tortoise and the hare :wink:
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standard ones get a shock
I bet they do, Id love to be in the car with you and see their faces, some must just be priceless.
Alexs 150 was giving me a run for its money up the hill on the way to Brands (this was obviously before the remap). Its all about the torque these days.
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standard ones get a shock
I bet they do, Id love to be in the car with you and see their faces, some must just be priceless.
Alexs 150 was giving me a run for its money up the hill on the way to Brands (this was obviously before the remap). Its all about the torque these days.
yeah they don't look best pleased when i leave them in a cloud of smoke :laugh: :laugh:
thats what i like about Nick and R-Tech - he isn't concerned about the big numbers - its about the useable power :afro:
wait until Alex gets his mapped - Steve_PD has just had a 200bhp map loaded onto his car! :shocked:
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Im going to be too scared to race Alex after the remap in case I get embarrassed lol :D
(bring it on :D)
From the sounds of it thought he still quite away from the remap, he wants a new clutch and fly wheel before and that, as you know lol, isnt cheap :(
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
Am wondering why you guys are flirting aroung 130 or 150bhp golf whereas I had ben experiencing over 200 bhp (indeed 250bhp) in my Saab Aero for a few yrs now. You need to catch up!!
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
Am wondering why you guys are flirting aroung 130 or 150bhp golf whereas I had ben experiencing over 200 bhp (indeed 250bhp) in my Saab Aero for a few yrs now. You need to catch up!!
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because we want to drive VW's - not Vauxhalls :tongue:
plus mine and Steve's are diesels - the pool car we got in work is a Saab 93 diesel and its shocking - it has no go whatsoever!
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He's obviously never been in your car :smiley:
indeed :grin: :grin: :grin:
Am wondering why you guys are flirting aroung 130 or 150bhp golf whereas I had ben experiencing over 200 bhp (indeed 250bhp) in my Saab Aero for a few yrs now. You need to catch up!!
My MG ZR Turbo was 261bhp and would have pi#sed all over your Saab and no ones flirting over 130/150bhp they are saying about when they are mapped.
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my Saab Aero
Thats why ;)
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(indeed 250bhp)
*coughs again* :D
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(indeed 250bhp)
*coughs again* :D
terrible cough you got there mate - must be all that smoking! :laugh: :laugh:
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Poor Alan I reckon its to do with shock. :grin:
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Haters :rolleyes:
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Haters :rolleyes:
Its not us. Look Alan I know its 250bhp and thats alot you will get there one day you gotta be a racing driver or something though to handle that sort of power. :wink: :grin:
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Did someone say race driver ! :D lol
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/twior/TMC-290507-0647.jpg)
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Did someone say race driver ! :D lol
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/twior/TMC-290507-0647.jpg)
I drove one of them at Brands my work brought me a track day as a leaving present prob hoping I would die and not come back :grin:
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Great fun arent they, that was at Thruxton, also took a Cayman S to within an inch of its life :D
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Great fun arent they, that was at Thruxton, also took a Cayman S to within an inch of its life :D
Yeah was the nuts they limit your revs to 4000rpm when you first go obviously the last lap it went over abit. :rolleyes:.