Not wishing to carry this on much further but here are my comments on this row:
Firstly, you have to remember which mk golf you are talking about when you are moaning at each other. mk1 and mk2 8v's have similar 0-60 times and 'feel' quick. A mk3 8v is a lot slower to 60 and does not 'feel' anywhere near as fast. The mk3 8v is still a good car but in my opinion is not fast enough to truely warrant the GTI badge.
Secondly, the '8v has more torque' arguement is only relevant in the mk2 8v versus 16v debate. This is a boring old one that regularly comes up on this and every other Golf forum. After owning both models, I think the 8v is more enjoyable in 'urban' driving where it's low-rev performance is more fun than the 16v where you need to give it more stick. The 16v is quicker to 60 and for blasting along the motorway, noticably faster than the 8v.
The problem with this and every other forum is that people can say things that they would never do face-to-face. From what I have read golfvr6 offers a lot of good technical advice. Unfortunately, he also tends to be rather nasty once he gets wound up. To be a moderator you need to have a balanced view of all the postings. Hopefully everyone can be a bit more chilled out about it all. We share an interest in performance Golf's so lets keep it sociable.
jv
