All the fuss about the 8V...

[Ninja]

At the moment I've got 16 spread between two, until someon buys my MK2. I don't think my nan appreciates it sat on her drive. And whenever I drive past it makes me sad 

[VR6_Wherry]

I've got 12 spread across 1 car 

[vdubman]

lovely motor mate,nothing wrong with the 8v,had one before i got the vr and loved it everyday from the beginning even when i sold it to my works mate and seeing it at work on a daily basis,its like this-all the mk3's from the smallest to the biggest are just like take away food-small,medium,large or xlarge,its just a pesonnel choice,enjoy the motor mate.

[kells]

For some people, eight valves are enough.

Just look at Kells - give him any more and he'd get WAAAY confused and wouldn't know what to do with them all, so would end up crashing, like his mate's brother who was obviously utterly bewildered by 24 valves.....

Ooooooo another ref to me i must always be on your mind  

already had a VR6 buddie, and iv had a 16v mk3 too  
and i grew up on 16v jap stuff, the golf 3 in my sig is the only 8v car i ever had, and was initially bought as a runner.. turned out to be too good a car for thrashing and i was quite suprised by how it drives, they aint as bad as people say, compaired to the 16v their really is not alot in it. and my opinion of the VR is its a waste of time apart from the sound, although it was only standard.

[Ninja]

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my opinion of the VR is its a waste of time apart from the sound


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why so? Elaborate! 

[Diamond Hell]

2.8 litres.

178bhp.

Where's the missing 100bhp? 

[Ninja]

The MK3 ate them. It's a bonny car! 

[kells]

i have to agree with DH about VR's, not that fast, use loads of petrol, and handle like my old runner (mk 5 escort 1.6lx)

[JC]

i have to agree with DH about VR's,

bet that was painful

 

 

[Rhyso]

For some people, eight valves are enough.

Just look at Kells - give him any more and he'd get WAAAY confused and wouldn't know what to do with them all, so would end up crashing, like his mate's brother who was obviously utterly bewildered by 24 valves.....

Ooooooo another ref to me i must always be on your mind  

already had a VR6 buddie, and iv had a 16v mk3 too  
and i grew up on 16v jap stuff, the golf 3 in my sig is the only 8v car i ever had, and was initially bought as a runner.. turned out to be too good a car for thrashing and i was quite suprised by how it drives, they aint as bad as people say, compaired to the 16v their really is not alot in it. and my opinion of the VR is its a waste of time apart from the sound, although it was only standard.

ahem Mk4 TDI is an 8 valve too