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

[Gavv8]

At least the mk3 isn't a tractor.

[Agreeable Slick]

Comparing N/A against forced induction. Sums up the study tbh.

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

I agree Gav.  Mk4 are sh!te.  Will never buy one again

[dom]

Mk4's have lots of problems. I'd say it's the most unreliable golf of them all.

Mk4 = Utter pants in all but R32 form. Well made though.  Out of all the golfs the Mk4 would be the one I

would avoid.  Sorry.

Ever driven a mapped MK4? Pisses on all mk3's without significant engine work.

Mk4 was as a guess better suited to the track, lets be honest a std mk3 would be all at sea on a track in terms of handling.

Are you serious?....the mk3 is no lotus i'll grant you but the mk4 is a total shambles in the handling dept.

Having owned both standard I have to disagree, they're both as bad as each other. Saying the MK3 handles better than a MK4 is like saying you'd rather take a bath in cow sh!t than horse sh!t.

Nah..sorry but my headlight has never exploded for no reason nor has my mk3 suffered total electrical failure unlike my brothers mk4... i get very tired of seeing the mk3 berated but i'm afraid to say its a much better car than either the mk2 or mk4.... and i'm aware i'll get some flack for that.

I'm not disputing the reliability of the MK4, I was referring to the handling of both cars in standard form.

If you're going to go down that route though I'll leave you with these:

[Gavv8]

Rust can be fixed...inherent crapness can't.

[Poached]

Cabriolet Edition:

[Gavv8]

Cabriolet Edition:

Are you Thoms little disciple?

[Poached]

I'm just messing around

[Foreveryoungaus16v]

With superb build quality the mk4 was a great ownership proposition but a GTI it was not. Even with a

turbocharged 180bhp under the bonnet, this Golf was simply too heavy and too slow to capture the

imagination. Dull-witted handling didn't help and the Mk4 was a shadow of the original.

[Gavv8]

The mk1 was the finest and in campaign spec was ..in my opinion...perfect.