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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Cupra Turbo on 20 February 2004, 19:04
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The mk3 & 4 8v GTI's are sh!t.
I could barely overtake a frigging Old Style Clio!!!!!
Ok, it was modded to high heaven... but FFS its a CLIO!!!!
Any1 want a mint 97 P reg Black GTI 8v?
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/me hands black_gti his hat
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Im really f*cking pissed off...
Insurance grp 14 and its got all the performance of a asthmatic ant
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Don't tell him ;).
Steve.
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man u really got a thing against old cars dont u!!
any slight performance car model older or newer is not gonna have any trouble with an 8v mk3.
are you sure it wasnt a williams clio?
it'll keep up with a vr6 ;)
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Slight hijack here...
i didnt know that the new corsa had a 1.8 sri model?
I was having a ''my cars worth 3 million'' argument with this geeza u c.
Is he chatting sh!t about the 1.8?
ohh Black_GTi, 8v's are sh!t trust me ;)
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man u really got a thing against old cars dont u!!
any slight performance car model older or newer is not gonna have any trouble with an 8v mk3.
I dunno what it was... I DID overtake it... but i stuggled to...
it wasnt like it took me 500meters... took maybe 30meters to pass the car that put its foot down. To hold me out and plow thru on coming traffic.
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it's heavy. the clio was probably 300kgs+ lighter. it's all about power to weight
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Chill dude what we lack in the speed we gain in style he may have nearly done you but its stil a f**kin clio french piece of sh1t.
However i have a 96 mk 3 colour concept and yes they just aint fast enough, so what do you do sell the car that you love so you can buy a faster one that youll probably spend a sh1t load of money on, OR spend the extra money on the car and make it a force to be reconed with? Either way its going to cost you money. 20v Turbo here we come!!!(when ive re-mortgaged my house that is. :-\
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see I cant afford to buy OR insure a 20v Turbo.
I could get a Polo GTI.. Just...
just been looking thru my insurance, and other manuals etc... appears the 8v is a IG 14-15 and mine has a CAT 1 alarm/immobiliser LOL didnt even realise it was CAT1
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buy a mk1/2 ;D
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^not an 8v ;D
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I dont wanna go backwards...
and no, my next car is either 16v or 20v ... dont have to be VW (cos their SLOW AS HELL these days)
they make big ass heavy cars, dump a HUGE engine in it and it ends up being a grp 16 insurance!!!!!
not good since usually u have to be either over 21 or 25 to have a 15+ insurance grp car!
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so buy an old vw!
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Nah... i wanna get newer (just the way I am)
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Slight hijack here...
i didnt know that the new corsa had a 1.8 sri model?
I was having a ''my cars worth 3 million'' argument with this geeza u c.
I dont want to either but my mate is buying a new punto-have us seen the engines they r puttin in them?The sporting ones?-geet 1.8 8v n 16v,i think there was even a 2.0 version!(hav to check).Cudn beleive me eyes!Actually ok looking cars! :o
Dinky :-*
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Ive searched the Clio database and seen ALL cars available from 91-97 (cos that was the shape of the clio)
and i narrowed it down to 3dr versions... and also ones that could get to 100 with ease (so those that maxxed at 104 were scrubbed off)
and ive got these.
1.8 16V 3d (91-96) - 135Bhp
2.0 Williams 3d (93-93) - 150bhp
2.0 Williams Two 3d (94-95) - 150bhp
2.0 Williams Three 3d (95-96) - 150bhp
RSi 3d (93-97) - 110Bhp
I reckon it was that RSI !
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vw`s are cool, how many do you see at these cruises,not a lot. i`ve got a mk2 16v it`s not the quickest but people still look at it. if you want to go racing everyone get a clio or citroen vtr it`s that simple. sorry for the moan i just love vw`s (fast or slow)
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The thing is if you go out and buy a faster car, you will be beaten by an even better one. Its a never ending cycle.
Just be happy with what you got till you can upgrade it.
Its a VW and be proud to own it.
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The thing is if you go out and buy a faster car, you will be beaten by an even better one. Its a never ending cycle.
not if you get a Maclarian F1 or a Vielside R34 ;D
Back on topic tho, You can never complain about your car being heavy. Two words - CARBON FIBER, Or for a free alternitive strip your car, Take out the back seats, seat belts, Shelf, the whole lot. Thats what i did.
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yep vw through and through, thats why were all here aint it??
get another vw, golf/corrado/polo what ever its the 'cool' factor, as said earlier by Vaughn, vw's always turn head no matter how old!!!, look at the aircooled stuff, ive had em and they still turn my head and they a seriously old now!!, so come on, either there some thing wrong with your mk3 gti, or it aint got its vw hooks into yas yet ;D
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At the end of the day VWs have character and are built properly. A friend of mine has just bought a mk2 8 valve with 340,000 miles on it with full history, its never had an engine and didnt have to have even a headgasket until 20.000 miles ago, These things are built for the purpose you show me a citroen or a renault that can do that. Another friend of mine has a Toyota Celica, It has 170 horsepower and yes its quick! He was allways going on that my car is slow (and i agreed) untill we left work at the same time. His car may be quick but i out drove him and showed him the rear end of my V Dub He has now changed his tune. Have you got the regulation half a ton of stereo in the boot ? 8)
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mate get a mk2 16v. my 1989 one has got 168000 miles on the clock but i just put it through an m.o.t. and it past first time no problems at all. for 15 years old thats not bad at all is it? 8)
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Have you got the regulation half a ton of stereo in the boot ?
Nope, just a Sony Xplod cd player and four new Xplod door speakers.
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comon GTI, cheer up mate :D
My mate just brought a Honda CRX for a grand and its full of rust and only on a G plate!
VWs last forever and they are kool 8)
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you could always buy this to outrun the clio`s :)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3079435370&category=4672
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i just wannabe 25 so I can have a V6 4Motion ... but I wannabe 19, cos ... well ... i like getting pissed with my mates and screwing girls weekly LOL
young is fun :)
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Whats the matter with you!
25 is young :D
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not 2 me.
if ya 25, u got 6yrs on me!
btw I just insured my 8v as MY!!! MY!! MY!!! policy!!! WOOOT
here come the NCB's!! here comes the R32!!! lol
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I'm bloody 30 mate :D
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11yrs... thats ... more than half my age!
(does that make sence? im on the lager)
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i raced at the lights a civic tyre R and he couldnt get passed he was having agood rev!..... i must ad mit the new mk 3 are slow the vr6 just about moves and ive drove it but at the mo it isnt doing more than 22 mpg!
as the speed limits are coming down its pointless having a fast car either the speedlimits s*** or when i do get on a fast road you get people doing 40 45 in the 60 zones!
plus the petrol prices are stupid so i'm getting a diesel.... really really concidering one!
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Hey VR6 i just hit 30 aswell it's no biggie it just means you enjoy the finner things in life. Like kids, Houses, Mortgages etc.
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blackGTI,
You don't have to wait too long to be able to get decent insurance... remember that for every year you've got your own policy ( and don't claim ) they knock about 20% off. I'm only 23, and about 3 years ago it cost me over a grand to insure a 1.4 polo. Now I'm paying just over ?600 for my 20v 1.8 Mk4 GTI. ;D
Good things come to those who wait.....
Rich
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^ it doesnt drop that quick when you're older :)
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It did for me. Maybe I just got lucky with insurance co's. 8)
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yea i wanna get my no claims
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It did for me. Maybe I just got lucky with insurance co's. 8)
haha i mean once you're up in the 25+ region ;)
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Oh right. I see what you mean.... ::)
Damnit! I was hoping for a bit of a drop next year when I'm 25 :P