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Title: add value, or devalue??
Post by: j033y on 21 March 2008, 21:01

Hi all, long time no chat

well the engine in my mk1 is currently giving me grief, bless it, if it wasnt so pretty i would burn it haha

anyway, i wondered, i have a mk3 diesel td engine, chipped to 110bhp  :rolleyes:

so would it add value, or de value my mk1 golf gti if i threw that in for sh!ts and giggles.... think of the mpg  :laugh:

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: raferackstraw on 21 March 2008, 21:18

devalue imo mate,mk1s should be strictly kept to petrol  :wink:

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: [han] on 21 March 2008, 21:19

it depends what someone will pay for it!
and it's all down to opinion too..

if its what you want then do it Don't do it for the money.. do it for the love of a car you love to drive!

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: antogoof on 21 March 2008, 21:26

i saw a company advertising mk2 gtis with a mk4 tdi130 engine recently. i phoned the company to enquire about the cost of a ready to roll car, £5-6k! it is a case of what someone will pay for it but i cant see it being a mistake either way. loads of torque and good mpg.......you cant go wrong! plus 50 mpg cant be bad.

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: RandomJord on 22 March 2008, 10:28

Quote from: [han] on 21 March 2008, 21:19

it depends what someone will pay for it!

MOST ANNOYING PHRASE EVER!


 :drool:

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: gibby on 22 March 2008, 13:40

Certainly wouldn't devalue it as far as I could see and it would be something different. Oil burning mk1, loads of torque with a light body and good mpg. Sounds pretty good to me. :cool: I don't think it's an easy conversion though. :undecided: 

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: [han] on 22 March 2008, 17:00

Quote from: RandomJord on 22 March 2008, 10:28

Quote from: [han] on 21 March 2008, 21:19

it depends what someone will pay for it!

MOST ANNOYING PHRASE EVER!


 :drool:

it's true tho jordan.. might be someones ideal.. these things should be done for you not for retail... unless you want to go into business then find it out for yourself

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: dTEA on 23 March 2008, 20:03

i'd say no...but then again i have a mk4

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: filthy on 24 March 2008, 13:15

Its your car, do what you want, and in my experience, theres always someone who'll buy what youre selling, so don't worry about it...

Anyway, think of all the torque you'll have, I say just do it  :smiley:

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: jonezee_ipswich on 24 March 2008, 17:02

yeah i think its a pretty cool idea!
those diesels can be propper quick low down the revs!

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: lewis1641 on 24 March 2008, 20:27

i cant see it devalueing it in the short term. maybe in 20 years time it wont be as valuable as a mint original one. if someone has the skill to pit a tdi lump in then it will be fairly easy to reverse it anyway i would have thought. go for it

Title: Re: add value, or devalue??
Post by: j033y on 25 March 2008, 18:22

well i may look into it a bit more seriously, seems a good idea especially as i have the engine!!

nice and tourqey too