Mk2 vs Mk4 gti your thoughts??

[MotorPsycho]

Lol is this thread serious?

- Performance - mk2 (unless r32)
- Handling - mk2
- Easiness to live with - mk2 (you won't have to constantly worry you're driving a whale)
- Fun Factor - mk2
- Maintenence, servicing and repairs - mk2 do it all yourself parts are cheap
- Possibly modifying if the funds allow - mk2 see above

[sparks03]

All cars need consumables replaced.
Audi's certainly to go on for longer without any significant repairs, more than can be said for golfs.
I would be surprised if you could find enough Audi 100's to work on, very rare!!
That A8 in your link is expensive considering the mileage, i paid the same for mine 2.5 years ago with nearly half the mileage.
At least it won't rust like a golf.

 Mine's 21 in February and having taken the rear bumper off to do some work and thanks to the cnut who's stolen one of the rear arch mouldings I can see that the body is rust free 

 What it boils down to is horses for courses. I'd happily pick the keys up for the Golf over a new Mondeo or 407 any day. Biased I know but driving either of them after the Golf is like riding Susan Boyle through town like a little donkey. Awful. 

[tg1]

i'd have a mk4 as a daily, probably have a mk2 as a "toy" car, oak green, big bumpers, keep the 16v engine, always liked the inlet manifold  

mk4's are getting on for 10 years or older, so bushes will need doing on any car,

mk2's are probably better round the corners on the limit, but i found my mk4 to be easy to drive fast, if not flat out.

@ motorpsycho if you do the servicing and maintence yourself, only the parts would be decisive, i haven't found the mk4 to be that expensive for parts, i guess a mk2 is cheaper for parts being older, and having next to no sensors

[AudiA8Quattro]

All cars need consumables replaced.
Audi's certainly to go on for longer without any significant repairs, more than can be said for golfs.
I would be surprised if you could find enough Audi 100's to work on, very rare!!
That A8 in your link is expensive considering the mileage, i paid the same for mine 2.5 years ago with nearly half the mileage.
At least it won't rust like a golf.

 Mine's 21 in February and having taken the rear bumper off to do some work and thanks to the cnut who's stolen one of the rear arch mouldings I can see that the body is rust free 

 What it boils down to is horses for courses. I'd happily pick the keys up for the Golf over a new Mondeo or 407 any day. Biased I know but driving either of them after the Golf is like riding Susan Boyle through town like a little donkey. Awful. 

I meant the A8 won't rust, it can't rust, it aluminium.
Mk2's are made out very good quality steel. Other vw's of that time were also extremely durable.
The only difference with the steel bodied Audi's was they were using galvanised panels, not sure what year?
Many makes, not just vw's suffered from rust problems in the mid/late 90's, i think Mercs were somewhat suspect.
I think most people would rather pick up a golf rather than a mundeo 

[VR6_ROB]

i have drove both i own a mk2 wins hands down every time it has more character
about it and handling is a hell of alot better then a mk4

i have also had a audi 80 coupe that well made i could not get the door panels off
cracking car wish i never sold it

[sparks03]

i have drove both i own a mk2 wins hands down every time it has more character
about it and handling is a hell of alot better then a mk4

i have also had a audi 80 coupe that well made i could not get the door panels off
cracking car wish i never sold it

 Had a couple of 80 coupes and they were awesome motors. Crap off the line but once they were rolling they were monsterously quick. Just couldn't afford to keep the last one on the road, especially as it was costing nearly £350 in fuel alone! Do miss them though, especially the Mad Max style five cylinder warble of the 2.3

[Peej1981]

 Had a couple of 80 coupes and they were awesome motors. Crap off the line but once they were rolling they were monsterously quick. Just couldn't afford to keep the last one on the road, especially as it was costing nearly £350 in fuel alone! Do miss them though, especially the Mad Max style five cylinder warble of the 2.3
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Better when then slapped a turbo on them 

[lemski]

Peej your power hungry. More than me infact.

[VR6_ROB]

i wish i had a s2 80 coupe look like awesome motors nearly bought one
always on piston heads with about 350-400bhp

[Cunning stunT]

mk4 golf all day, cruise control, air con and a host of other creature comforts, you can sort out the handling with some coilovers
for about 200 quid and a remap would take a 1.8T around 200bhp which a mk2 valver will never see without a couple of grand!!
As for problems, i think you'll find a quick google question will find someone who has already had the problem before!!