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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:17

Title: been offered a swap
Post by: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:17: been offered a vectra gsi 2.5 V6 for my mk3.....i know it will prob be a bit biased on here but wondered what ppl think of the swap?
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: Gavv8 on 10 October 2012, 21:25: I know 3 people who have owned one and the engine has let go in a big way on all of them.
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: tweed on 10 October 2012, 21:28: Yep can't drive them like a golf vr6.

Got to ask ya self why he wants to swap
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:33: its my mates car....and he needs something cheaper to run....
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: Gavv8 on 10 October 2012, 21:33: It's the lure of budget luxury, trouble is that those comfy seats come with shocking reliability and costly repair bills.
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: Gavv8 on 10 October 2012, 21:34: Quote from: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:33
its my mates car....and he needs something cheaper to run....
I bet he does.... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: tweed on 10 October 2012, 21:52: Quote from: Gavv8 on 10 October 2012, 21:34
Quote from: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:33
its my mates car....and he needs something cheaper to run....
I bet he does.... :rolleyes:

:grin: :grin:
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: stainesy on 10 October 2012, 22:20: Quote from: wheatobear on 10 October 2012, 21:33
its my mates car....and he needs something cheaper to run....

so does that mean you need something more expensive to runs that may let you down? :huh:

also they just dont look very cool anymore. its just a vecra nothing special. even the gsi's dont look very nice
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: murraymint on 10 October 2012, 22:22: Keep the golf. You'll regret it, n your mate'l be laughing
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: kempie on 11 October 2012, 11:08: this should answer your question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhR33kK81g
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: stainesy on 11 October 2012, 11:30: yeah the golf had him all the way untill the golf topped out by the looks of it. gsi only got ahead in the last top speed stretch witch is useless on normal roads so keep the golf as it will do the vectra on speed and cornering on normal raods :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: JamesS on 11 October 2012, 13:34: If you want budget luxury get an A4 or A6. Decent engine choice which include 1.8t, 2.7 bi-turbo & 2.5 v6 tdi. My quattro 2.5 tdi A6 gets 39mpg and has plenty of toys with full leather.
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: VR6_Wherry on 11 October 2012, 14:30: Swapt it

but

only if you are a tw@t
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: leigh_harty on 11 October 2012, 18:05: Quote from: kempie on 11 October 2012, 11:08
this should answer your question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhR33kK81g

You dont buy cars based on the speed.... :rolleyes:

Vectra v6s have their overtaking dull uses... whilst remaining to be a bag of crap :grin:
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: Gavv8 on 11 October 2012, 19:04: Quote from: kempie on 11 October 2012, 11:08
this should answer your question

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWhR33kK81g
What question does that answer?, the vectra is a more modern and powerful multivalve engine so it should be quicker than an 8v......10 seconds after that video ended the vectra will have self destructed in a cloud of smoke while the 8v will have sped off in to the distance.. :grin:
Title: Re: been offered a swap
Post by: Wayne on 15 October 2012, 21:31: Vectras are ok and as for the V6 being trouble they are bulletproof if looked after.

But your asking the wrong question on a VW forum :lipsrsealed: