Mk3 golf vs mk4 reliability issues

[Bellend]

you mean it dosent make enough power or go fast enough to actualy stress any of the components.

Well more of the fact it needs stressing to get anywhere.

It's acting pretty lively today, possibly due to the empty car.

In all fairness for a baby 1.6, although it's not quick, it keeps up with the motorway traffic and handles slip roads well, unlike the Micra, Corsas and Fiestas most new drivers have.

[Wazzzer]

I'll echo what most people are saying, problems with a car are usually down to poor maintenance. My mk4 has been on the island all it's life and came with full service history and a folder full of receipts when I bought it off my mate. It had always had anything replaced when it needed it and I think that's the problem with a lot of owners, they leave things broken for a while which in turn affects other parts.

The only parts I've replaced on mine are service items, general wear and tear items (I bought the car with low mileage so bushes etc were needing sorting) and faults from the factory (window regulator clips) or parts I've upgraded/modified.

I'm not just saying this is a mk4 thing, any car that has been maintained properly will usually be fine. A mate of mine had a mk3 valver for years and it never let him down either

[shaft69]

Having 1 mk1, 4 mk2's, 3 mk3's and 2 mk4 1.8T's would say speed, luxury and comfort is mk4. My fav car out all of them was my last mk2 all mod cons inc  elec roof and door mirrors even heated. Mk1 was rubbish tho!!!