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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 17:48

Title: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 17:48: i am looking at a mk4 v reg with full vw service history but it has 80k on the clock are the engines reliable sorry i dont know much about mk4 as i am used to mk2
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: Stu-1.8T on 04 January 2006, 17:52: got mine on 50k in august 2004 now got 77k with FSH and still drives like new. (cambelt and water pump replaced at 72k. I would not be put off by that sort of mileage.
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 17:53: wot would u reccomend that i replaced if i brought it
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: boxxer1973 on 04 January 2006, 17:56: cambelt unless it has a reciept that its been changed . has it been chipped modded ??
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 17:57: nope why would u reccomend it :grin:
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: boxxer1973 on 04 January 2006, 17:59: i would recomend a remap every time makes the mk4 a proper gti without it its just a golf
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 18:00: i just sold my gti 16v wot do you think i will have to do to make it as fast as the 16v???
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: Stu-1.8T on 04 January 2006, 18:04: Make sure you check the insurance quotes if you have engine mods done. Official figures put the Mk4 150 bhp 0-60 as 8.1sec and Mk2 16v as 7.9 so not much in it if yours was standard.

Also the standard turbo settings are on a fairly low boost, and thats one of the reasons the engines last so well.
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: GolfGTiMk216LoveIT on 04 January 2006, 18:08: :huh:well i used to race my m8s 1.8t all the time and my valver was std part from zorst and it used to cleanly destroy my m8s 1.8t off the mark. how much will the times come down if i get a remap
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: boxxer1973 on 04 January 2006, 18:19: it makes a huge differance cant say i was disapointed after getting it done
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: Stu-1.8T on 04 January 2006, 18:20: Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£480.00 to Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£500.00 will increase a 150 bhp to just over 200bhp. Dont know the figures for 0-60 etc though once this has been done, although I Know some people on here have had the re-map done.
Title: Re: would you trust an 80k 1.8t
Post by: topher on 04 January 2006, 18:48: i got a 6.2 sec 0-60 (g-tech recorded) with revo, forge dv, milltek dpipe/cat/zorst.. dunno how accurate those things are.

by 80k the cambelt should have been done, check the service history to see if the waterpump was changed at the same time.. they can give up around 80k. see if there's any history of the aircon being serviced (i've just had to buy a new aircon compressor.. not cheap!)