« Reply #152 on: 15 July 2015, 15:20 »
I've owned at least two models on every platform of Golf I'm slightly embarrassed to admit.
If you count the mk1 Scirocco as a mk1 Golf that is; and also a Leon Cupra 180 as a mk4 Golf.
So make that two mk1's (white 1.8 GTI and mk1 1.6 Scirocco GTI which was my first car)
Four mk2's, three 8v and one 16v
Two mk3's (both VR6) and an Ibiza GTI which is basically a mk3 GTI front end and probably the best 'fun' car of that generation before the Lupo GTI arrived on the scene.
One mk4 GTI and one Leon Cupra 180 (remapped the pair of them, the GTI was pants without remap and suspension but the Leon cut the mustard as a standard car)
One mk5 GT TDI and then a GTI
Two mk6 GTI's and...
A mk7 GTI and R
Which is best? Each needs to be taken into context with its generation but the fact I've owned four mk2 Golf GTI's says a lot!
Most fun? Probably the mk1, but add a couple of passengers and suddenly the power to weight means its no longer a quick car. The Scirocco was pretty but pretty crap!
mk2 the best built by a good margin, but even they had rust issues from a young age. Heavy to drive without power steering which few had until the very last ones. I think a lot of people have rose tinted specs for these cars.
mk3 not as bad as you think so long as you put firmer dampers on. The interior and bodywork was not built to last.
mk4 a nice Golf with its 'easy peel' luxury interior but not a good GTI
Leon Cupra was a pretty good car, I missed that one when it was gone.
mk5 TDI was a nice Golf but once I modified it there were quite a lot of shortcomings.
mk5 GTI was a great car, still miss that one.
mk6 GTI? Really good car but the GTD was a better package.
mk7's? Current technology and in many ways the best performance Golfs but not the best built - you can't have it all ways and it will be interesting to see how I look back on my mk7's. I've been really impressed with both so far, the GTI a highly underrated car and the R is the spiritual successor to the mk5 GTI.
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‘25 8.5R, ‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
