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Offline new(ish)dubber

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Advice much appreciated
« on: 28 May 2010, 14:08 »
Hello there, been in my mk3 1.4 for almost a year now and as my 1 year ncb is approaching a new car is definatly in order. Someones offered me a mk3 1.8 SE but im not sure whether to turn it down and go for a mk2 1.6, i'm leaning towards another mk3 but is a mk2 gonna be any faster ?
Advice much appreciated  :smiley:
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #1 on: 28 May 2010, 14:38 »
Quote from: new(ish)dubber on 28 May 2010, 14:08
Hello there, been in my mk3 1.4 for almost a year now and as my 1 year ncb is approaching a new car is definatly in order. Someones offered me a mk3 1.8 SE but im not sure whether to turn it down and go for a mk2 1.6, i'm leaning towards another mk3 but is a mk2 gonna be any faster ?
Advice much appreciated  :smiley:
if its "faster" thats more important to you at a guess i would say that mk2 would be faster. just for the pure fact that its lighter.
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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #2 on: 28 May 2010, 14:48 »
Well either of them are definatly gonna be faster than my 1.4, but do you think a 1.6 mk2 would be significantly faster than a mk3 1.8 ? and am i right in saying theres much more i can do to the mk2 engine vs. the ABZ of the mk3 ?
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Offline jmsheahan

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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #3 on: 28 May 2010, 14:50 »
Putting the mk2 vs mk3 debate aside, if you want the 1.8 SE then 1 years NCB won't do much to bring your premium down mate. Just food for thought on whether you are happy to pay more on the insurance  :smiley:
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Offline A7 UFO

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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #4 on: 28 May 2010, 14:50 »
have a drive of both and see which you prefer.  I don't know what advice, other than that, that you are looking for.
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Offline DubFan

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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #5 on: 28 May 2010, 15:27 »
The Mk2 1.6 engine is about 75bhp right ? And the later Mk3 1.8 engines were 90bhp (early ones were 75bhp, like the AAM). So 15bhp difference. But the Mk2 is lighter and even with stock suspension will handle better, which is great for having fun on the twisty roads.
You can mod the Mk2 1.6, swap to a weber carb and swap the cam for starters, but it's not worth spending too much cos you can buy a 1.8 8v GTI engine to put in it for very little these days.
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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #6 on: 28 May 2010, 21:18 »
Why not a Golf2 1.8 Driver?  :huh:
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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #7 on: 28 May 2010, 21:20 »
I would pick a mk2 over the mk3.
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Offline SoundillusioN

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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #8 on: 28 May 2010, 23:38 »
Quote from: Wayne on 28 May 2010, 21:20
I would pick a mk2 over the mk3.
watch it now, a mk3 owner may question why!!!
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Re: Advice much appreciated
« Reply #9 on: 28 May 2010, 23:53 »
Quote from: SoundillusioN on 28 May 2010, 23:38
Quote from: Wayne on 28 May 2010, 21:20
I would pick a mk2 over the mk3.
watch it now, a mk3 owner may question why!!!

Well the choice between a 1.8SPI mk3 or a 1.6 / 1.8 mk2 is simple it has to be the mk2, mk3 feels very flat.
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