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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: golfvirgin on 10 March 2008, 22:30

Title: I bought a mk3
Post by: golfvirgin on 10 March 2008, 22:30
 :smiley:  :smiley:

i got my first ever golf today  :smiley:

good price and mileage , good history , mint inside , i need to tidy her up just a tiiiiiiiiny bit outside , but all in all , well happy . drives great . 

im the most computer illiterate here , so i cant put a pic  :cry:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Neaty on 10 March 2008, 22:32
have a read through that thread for info on how to post pictures up

so what is it, GTI? 16v? VR6?
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: golfvirgin on 10 March 2008, 22:39
sorry , erm its a 2.0 8v .im an old geezer i dont want loads of bhp   :embarassed:

last time i had a load of power i got mysel into trouble pretty quickly....

oh , its a 1993 , 5 dr.

i checked everythin i was told to on here  :smiley:

cheers for that
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: remapped on 10 March 2008, 22:46
wellcome to the the wonderful world of mk3 ownership !!  :cool:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Neaty on 10 March 2008, 22:51
sorry , erm its a 2.0 8v .im an old geezer i dont want loads of bhp   :embarassed:

last time i had a load of power i got mysel into trouble pretty quickly....

oh , its a 1993 , 5 dr.

i checked everythin i was told to on here  :smiley:

cheers for that

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=2049.0

would be helpful if i gave you the link!!  :grin:

mine is a 93 8v too as seen in my signature
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: kells on 10 March 2008, 22:59
mine is a 93 too, welcome to the early mk 3 club :cool:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: boneybradley on 10 March 2008, 23:04
mines only 8 valves too...don't listen to the 16v boys saying there's are so so so much faster. tell them the 8v is a better all round car as you dont need loads of revs! :wink:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: remapped on 10 March 2008, 23:07
8v as well TBH its a nice engine loads of low down grunt also i drive a lot on the motor ways very smooth to drive
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Neaty on 10 March 2008, 23:46
mines only 8 valves too...don't listen to the 16v boys saying there's are so so so much faster. tell them the 8v is a better all round car as you dont need loads of revs! :wink:

but if someone asked you to swap for a 16v would you?
I know i would!!
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Mikester on 10 March 2008, 23:55
Only if it was black, 3 door, 16v, later model, and was sub 100k miles, otherwise nahhhhhh
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: boneybradley on 10 March 2008, 23:56

but if someone asked you to swap for a 16v would you?
I know i would!!

I wouldn't.....only a vr could tempt me  :drool:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Mikester on 10 March 2008, 23:58

but if someone asked you to swap for a 16v would you?
I know i would!!

I wouldn't.....only a vr could tempt me  :drool:

Jump to the big daddy! no half measures.
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: nelds on 11 March 2008, 07:04
geezer selling VR engine on here for about £200 if that'll help live the dream  :grin:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Guy on 11 March 2008, 07:25
8v is certainly the way forward!  :smiley:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: ShoCk on 11 March 2008, 09:00
8v, 16v or VR6 who cares ... just take care of your car and make it look mint!
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Mikester on 11 March 2008, 12:22
8v, 16v or VR6 who cares ... just take care of your car and make it look mint!

AND win, lol  :wink:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: kells on 11 March 2008, 14:02
mines only 8 valves too...don't listen to the 16v boys saying there's are so so so much faster. tell them the 8v is a better all round car as you dont need loads of revs! :wink:

but if someone asked you to swap for a 16v would you?
I know i would!!

would take a very special mk 3 to make me swap mine, no matter what engine it had.....im putting a 20vt in mine soon anyhow
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: vdub virgin on 11 March 2008, 14:13
mines only 8 valves too...don't listen to the 16v boys saying there's are so so so much faster. tell them the 8v is a better all round car as you dont need loads of revs! :wink:
YAWN!  :wink:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Neaty on 11 March 2008, 15:06
mines only 8 valves too...don't listen to the 16v boys saying there's are so so so much faster. tell them the 8v is a better all round car as you dont need loads of revs! :wink:

but if someone asked you to swap for a 16v would you?
I know i would!!

would take a very special mk 3 to make me swap mine, no matter what engine it had.....im putting a 20vt in mine soon anyhow

I have been toying with that idea myself too  :evil:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: kells on 11 March 2008, 17:24
yeah i love my mk 3 too much...my neighbour is the head technician at the main dealer in leeds so he is helping me do nthe conversion on my mums drive later this year :cool:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: Neaty on 11 March 2008, 17:26
keep us posted with how that goes and how much it all costs too!  :wink:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: kells on 11 March 2008, 17:29
keep us posted with how that goes and how much it all costs too!  :wink:

deffo will do, iv actually been offered all the parts i need from the donor car for 500 notes, not sure if its hot tho so need to check on that, TT lump..

but will deffo do photographs and costings etc of the whole conversion :wink:
Title: Re: I bought a mk3
Post by: golfvirgin on 11 March 2008, 22:31
im rubbish with computers so i hope this works....
its a bad pic cos i have a bad phone  :angry:

(http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj300/golfvirgin/picture075.jpg)