Which GTi to buy?

[Haribo!]

If the guy wants a mk3 golf let the guy buy one IMO, he only wants to know which engines the best and its probably the 16v, im no expert but it has more valves so in my book that makes it better and if the insurance ist much more than why not? also he wouldnt be here on a golfgti site if he wanted a rubbish another car like some others mentioned......  ide always stick with the mk2s personnaly too, the fact that one day a decent one may be hard to come buy simply makes me want them more, but if i was out for a mk3 ide certainly go for a 16v

[frog]

The guys asking a question on a Golf site about which car to buy. Personally i'd say a Mk2 but everyone to their own. A mk2's a car that you can play with, work on and enjoy. Probably a Mk3 is more reliable but if you want reliability buy a newer car.

[V_Arse6]

Well, I've gone over some figures, and a mate of mine wants a new motor, so he'll sell me his one for fairly decent money.  It's just had new discs and pads and I've known him for years, so I've followed what few problems he's had with it (errr.. none really), so I know the car's recent history and know it's ok. It's got a passenger-side 'leccy window issue which he's not really bothered to sort out which shouldn't be too much trouble/money to sort out, so I think I'll buy it off him.  I was suprised at how much I could insure it for as well!

So it looks like I've found the car.  Only thing is, it's NOT a 16V.....

It's a VR6.

OK, so I went mad.  $hit happens

[steviem]

Great choice tho...

Now just get yourself a tidy mk2 to drop the VR6 into for higher levels of lunacy...

[V_Arse6]

Now just get yourself a tidy mk2 to drop the VR6 into for higher levels of lunacy...

LOL.  That would be a bit nuts I think.  I'll stick some better springs in at some point (I have another buddy with a VR6 who's done his, and the difference is huge!)..  But the one I'm getting has had an induction kit fitted, so it makes the right noise already...  Those V6's don't half sound gooood...

Hell, going from the escort to that monster I'll be lucky enough to not kill myself within 5 minutes, without sticking it in a lighter chassis!

I remember seeing a Corrado with a turbo'd VR6 engine mounted in the middle (in some magazine a while back).  now that I would like to have a go in....

[Agreeable Slick]

The Golf Mk3 (16v) has been independantly tested and out handles the Mk2 (16v), the Mk4 (1.8T) out handles the Mk3 (same test)

I would be very doubtful on any of those tests, the mk3 and 4 are about 500kg+ heavier than the mk2 in stock form and the mk2 sits lower than both from stock aswell. I severly doubt the ability of an astra to outhandle aswell. I have driven most flavours of cars in the time i have been driving and nothing (apart from a clio 182 cup) has been as sure footed as my golf is.

It is all down to the driver skill.

[Veedubgt18v]

well i hope he has the money for a dry dock for the mk3 then.

MK2 16v end of conversation.

lol


and surely a mk2 8v cos we all know they have more torque......................................

[Agreeable Slick]

^^ - damn so thats where i have been going wrong all these years. 

[steviem]

howabout a 24v...

16vs for the high rpm and an initial 8v cam for the torque

The Golf Mk3 (16v) has been independantly tested and out handles the Mk2 (16v), the Mk4 (1.8T) out handles the Mk3 (same test)

What a load of bullplop...I like the spelling of independently. What was the source of this? Because if its a magazine, their opinion means f*ck all (it was probably Fast Car, and ended with 'Actually, get a wickid Astra GTE, put a bad boy bonnet on it and it iz gonna be well mad, innit'

[V_Arse6]

howabout a 24v...

Hey, if you read my most recent post you'll see I went with the obvious compromise.  couldn't decide on 8V or 16V, so went bang in the middle with 12V.....