Mk4 faster than Mk3,2 and 1 (oh and Mk3 second fastest!)

[dTEA]

No. But neither do the mk1 and 2 as they are 70s and 80s equivalents. Do people not remember that as we age our perception changes? My mums mk1 was our run around till she gave it my uncle and he did the same and used it to get from a to b and take the family places and do shopping. 

Buying a performance car unless you have a) no kids or b) too much money to have it as a toy means it gets used for basics as well as fun.   

[Raffe]

For funks sake...mapped mk6 GTIs are gonna kill all opposition

 

Mk1 was an icon, still would love one to this day, unfortunately VW lost their way a bit with the mk3 and definitely with the mk4 GTi's 

[Diamond Hell]

Do people not remember that as we age our perception changes?

Eh?  Golf1 and Golf2 were iconic. Golf3 was slated on launch because it was significantly heavier than the G2.

And the looks had gone all Mr Blobby.

And it didn't handle as well as the 1 & 2.

And the build quality was rubbish.

Let's face it - only the Golf3 was featured in this way:



My perception hasn't changed - they're a nice little run around, but the GTI should have been badged GLi.

Times may change but out of the box the Golf 1&2 have the sparkle sadly lacking from the 3&4, whatever laptimes may say.

[Wazzzer]

Tbh I would pick a mk3 vr over all the gti's because the sound of it get me hard 

wouldn`t an R32 make a simular if not better sound?

No not quite the same, 12v (VR6) vs 24v (R32). 12v sounds better IMO

[danny_p]

it's an accsepted fact that the VR6 is good at makeing noise and anchoring boats 

[willz94]

it's an accsepted fact that the VR6 is good at makeing noise and anchoring boats 

not so good at anchoring boats ... Last thing it needs is salt water to aid the rusting 

[Gavv8]

Do people not remember that as we age our perception changes?

Eh?  Golf1 and Golf2 were iconic. Golf3 was slated on launch because it was significantly heavier than the G2.

And the looks had gone all Mr Blobby.

And it didn't handle as well as the 1 & 2.

And the build quality was rubbish.

Let's face it - only the Golf3 was featured in this way:



My perception hasn't changed - they're a nice little run around, but the GTI should have been badged GLi.

Times may change but out of the box the Golf 1&2 have the sparkle sadly lacking from the 3&4, whatever laptimes may say.

The weight i'll give you as there is about 200kgs in it but it was also considerably safer than a mk2
The looks are personal choice, i think the mk2 and mk3 are both good looking cars.
The handling was an issue but can be sorted fairly easily and the mk2 was hardly a precision machine.
The build quality was and still is better than the mk2.

1997 Which? Magazine Best Buys: Best Family Car.
European Car of the Year: 1992.
1992 What Car?: Car of the Year.

[JC]

 

[dTEA]

Do people not remember that as we age our perception changes?

Eh?  Golf1 and Golf2 were iconic. Golf3 was slated on launch because it was significantly heavier than the G2.

And the looks had gone all Mr Blobby.

And it didn't handle as well as the 1 & 2.

And the build quality was rubbish.

Let's face it - only the Golf3 was featured in this way:



My perception hasn't changed - they're a nice little run around, but the GTI should have been badged GLi.

Times may change but out of the box the Golf 1&2 have the sparkle sadly lacking from the 3&4, whatever laptimes may say.

DH. I know that in the past you have sung the praises of the mk3 16v as a track car with some weight stripped. At the end of the day tho...it's all the same. Porsche guys b!tch about air cooled changing to water. RWD to 4WD. Minis changing to BMW and turbo powered.

[jamie16v]

we still haven`t come to a conclusion though