Mk2 vs Mk4 gti your thoughts??

[apie2004]

Skills needed to fix Golfs:

MK1 - Did you play with Meccano as a child?

MK2 - Did you play with Lego Technic as a child?

Mk3 - Are you a shipwright?

MK4 - Do you have A-Level electronic engineering and some spare cash?

MK5 - Do you have a degree in electronic engineering and lots of spare cash?

MK6 - see MK5  

You have made my day.

My dad has a mk4 diesel estate and whilst it has grunt it doesnt have that special thing that my mk2 does.


Its probably because the mk4 is a diesel

[Diamond Hell]

I think you already know the answer to that.
Old Audi's are incredibly well made, they don't go wrong often, but when they do... 

I've replaced enough bushes on other people's Audi 100 quattros to know that you're quite, quite wrong.

There is definitely space for a 'Vicarage' style Golf2 out there at the moment.

[AudiA8Quattro]

I think you already know the answer to that.
Old Audi's are incredibly well made, they don't go wrong often, but when they do... 

I've replaced enough bushes on other people's Audi 100 quattros to know that you're quite, quite wrong.

There is definitely space for a 'Vicarage' style Golf2 out there at the moment.

Every car will need work at some point.
Every golf i've owned has needed alot more consumables replaced much quicker than any of the Audi's i've had.
But of course you are always right 

[Adam]

They are two very different cars believe me. Not sure I would have my mk2 for a day to day basis. It's noisy. the mk4 is just comfy and economical.

[AudiA8Quattro]

There are alot of shared parts between them.
Audi's do seem to be better put together.

I've replaced enough bushes on other people's Audi 100 quattros to know that you're quite, quite wrong.

Control arm bushes by any chance? the design is the same as the early polo on the audi 100, not great.

[vdubman]

if you get a mk2,get a valver
if you get a mk4,get a r32

me,i would get the mk2 all day,every day.

[Diamond Hell]

Control arm bushes by any chance? the design is the same as the early polo on the audi 100, not great.

Yes AND rear subframe bushes.

I'm not disagreeing that Audis are very well put together, but on even the most well-put together cars bushes fail after 20 years.  There are generally more bushes on Audis to be replaced than on a Golf2

That's not to say I couldn't be tempted by something like this or this

[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.

[Diamond Hell]

I would be surprised if you could find enough Audi 100's to work on, very rare!!

A mate has two or three.

Mr Pimpdriver.  You may know him from Audi forums. 

[AudiA8Quattro]

I sold my Audi 100 quattro to my brother 2.5 years ago.
It has done 170k+ miles, the only bushes that have been replaced are the outer front arm bushes(twice) and the inner arm bushes, and 2 rear drop links(does that count?)
The rear anti roll bar bushes are a bit limp, but that's about it.
Anyway, i thought you didn't like A8's?