keep 16v or buy vr6

[AudiA8Quattro]

What amazes me is why there is so much anti vr6 feeling on this forum?

[Petec82]

What amazes me is why there is no much anti vr6 feeling on this forum?

I don't think there is, some people would just prefer the 16v. You cannot just buy a car just because one goes faster in a straight line. I mean they drive completely different for a start!

Also MPG yeah sure you can get fair MPG out of a VR if you drive like a fanny, but OP says he wants performance so I doubt he is poodleing about too much. That means sub 20MPG for thrashing. Thats the stuff dreams are made of for sure.

Like I said before he should test drive a VR and then choose as he may prefer his valver.

Pete

[AudiA8Quattro]

I disagree with you there. There is alot of anti vr feeling if you read around the forum.
Its too heavy, its slow, 16v is more tuneable.
All nonsense 

[Len]

Driven a couple of VR6's and yes they are great! But then I look at fuel costs and I'll stick with my valver!

Weight is NOT an issue! I weight 18 stone plus so there is a greater difference with say a 12 stone driver than the engine weight difference!

[Petec82]

I disagree with you there. There is alot of anti vr feeling if you read around the forum.
Its too heavy, its slow, 16v is more tuneable.
All nonsense 

Well it definately not slow  . Dunno... I think they are about as tuneable as each other except the VR obviously has a bit of a head start. Don't really know bout weight so can't comment lol
Pete

[Wayne]

What amazes me is why there is so much anti vr6 feeling on this forum?

I have been lucky and have driven Golf and Corrado VR6's plus 16V's, I don't think a VR6 is heavy or slow, it has so much more torque than a 16V and it has grunt from very low down.

Yes they drink fuel but any car driven hard will.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Fuel consumption isn't that bad in a vr, i doubt you'd get sub 20mpg if you thrashed it.
I get 17mpg out of my Audi if i thrash it  

[Petec82]

Fuel consumption isn't that bad in a vr, i doubt you'd get sub 20mpg if you thrashed it.
I get 17mpg out of my Audi if i thrash it  

In the modified VR I drove the MPG was staggeringly low. I was gonna buy it it was quick as f**k and a blast to drive but I was getting 16mpg on the test drive and the seller who was a mate of me dads said that in all fairness if I drive it as quick as that I can expect plenty more of those figures  !

Standard might be a bit better but if you are gonna leave it standard due to fuel costs may as well get a valver 

Pete

[Wayne]

Drive a valver hard and I don't think the mpg will be much better to be honest.

[faz186]

since moving up from 8 to 16v i was happy but when i moved up from 16v to vr6, well oh my gosh i fakin love it and would go back. noo wayyyyy