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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: jenson on 26 September 2006, 13:52
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Hi guys i'm new to this forum, i'm currently driving a 1.3 mk2 which i absolutley love, but i feel i need something with a bit more power :smiley: I was thinking of getting a nice big 16v, can anyone tell me will this feel much different to the 1.3? obviously its gonna be faster but will it feel much different to drive? thanks a lot Jenson
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It will feel completely different. Cornering, braking, acceleration will all be a hell of a lot better on the 16v. I'm guessing it's got about 80bhp more than the 1.3 so that should tell you something about it.
Try and find someone local with a 16v that can take yo out in it so you can find out first hand how different it is. :smiley:
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it will feel like a completly different car to drive
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16v's come with a smile warning!
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I would suggest finding a decent GTI be it 8v or 16v would be of more importance than how many valves it had.
(IMHO) :smiley:
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it will be the best thing you have ever bought!! :smiley:
if you have your heart set on a 16v then get exactly that!
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I have an excellent condition 1990 8v GTI for sale with only 78,000 miles on the clock.....
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Pity i live in Ireland......
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what i also found is the 16v is a nicer drive than the 8v! all tho my 8v was a hell of a lt more fun! full of torque and fast as hell to 60 but was tuned by AmD. but gotta say 16v was deffo the best buy
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if you live in Ireland. u will need to probably go to mainland to get a good 16v
occasionally they do come up in N.Ireland but are very hard/expensive to find in the south. i sold my old one to a fella in the south for just under £1K and it was in the autotrader down there next week for 2.5k euro's
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If its a 16V you really want then be prepared to look at a lot but you will find one its just a case of waiting for the one thats for you, good luck :wink:
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I have had both 8v and a 16v gti, both are good but if I was you I would start off with the 8v which is a hell of alot cheaper to fuel, and the insurance is more reasonable. The 8v I had rally cam, dtm zorst, k&n and would still pull in around 35 mpg whereas my 16v is doing around 20 mpg but it does put out 167bhp and is sh!t loads of fun. :evil: But when you do get one leave it as a sleeper.