Cost of handling?

[moby]

naaa i aint loaded but i aint buying cheap either jus cos its my money sooo fanks but no fanks  my golf dont handle great either  but i wouldnt be surprised if his golf wid all the mods does outhandle type r is it even any surprise with deep pockets

[Dave_IOW]

Think rockmonkey has done alot more to his mk4 than pretty much anyone on here, certainly setup-wise, so to discount his opinion would be slightly silly.

After spending that much, if it was still to end up with 'sh!tty handling' i'm sure he would have split, broke, re-couped and invested in something that handled better even if he chose it for it's sleeper looks.

By keeping it, using it on track and by the sounds of it, enjoying it quite alot, is testiment that they can be made to perform well, just not by sticking a set of £200 coilovers on and thinking it is going to completely transform the car, which is exactly what I did.

[barrym381]

my 4mo with the koni set-up an eibach springs stuck to the road like glue 

[DunnDeal12]

my 4mo with the koni set-up an eibach springs stuck to the road like glue 

not suprised there slow as fook

[barrym381]

my 4mo with the koni set-up an eibach springs stuck to the road like glue 

not suprised there slow as fook

would have left you an your little k03s turbo everytime 

[cullygti]

f**king neownnnnn 

[JimBR]

my 4mo with the koni set-up an eibach springs stuck to the road like glue 

not suprised there slow as fook

would have left you an your little k03s turbo everytime 

Maybe in the snow 

[barrym381]

my 4mo with the koni set-up an eibach springs stuck to the road like glue 

not suprised there slow as fook

would have left you an your little k03s turbo everytime 

Maybe in the snow 

even in the dry 

[scarr89]

I have the standard anni shocks (I know I need some new ones ) eibach springs (~40mm drop) with eibach front and rear ARBs, 18inch alloys with parada spec 2...I have never missed a corner, had the back end slip out or anything. I drive sensibly most of the time unless conditions allow me to have a bit of fun on a nice sweeping corner.

Drove it in the snow earlier in the year, didn't miss a beat.

I think opinions of handling is purely subjective compared with what said person has owned/driven in the past. I have only ever owned mk4s (22yrs old) and think mine handles pretty well  I have had a few trips in Type Rs and they do handle well, like it was on rails actually 

For me when I put on my shocks and springs it was a huge difference compared to the OEM suspension. The rear ARB made a notable difference after driving around with my 'uprated' suspension for 8months.

For some one who doesn't want to track crazy or perhaps as far as rockmonkey then I would say £600 will get you a decent enough handling setup.