Remembering how quick a mk2 gti really is

[Dizzie]

for the entire duration of this tank of fuel I've been taking it really steady trying to get as many miles from her as possible. So as the trip was saying 360miles and the fuel gauge was almost at the bottom of the sweep I decided to give her some.

I forget how fast a reliatively standard mk2 8v really does go. She's flying! Even when flowing with the traffic at 70 and then planting 5th she doesn't hang about quickly gathering speed to overtake

Got freebie big bumpers and BBS RA's from a sportline to go on very soon. The wheels are on loan just to make the daily look a little more tidy.

[mix]

I was fairly taken back at the speed of mine, swear it is quicker than the other one i had....and you get that lush exhaust noise

Now, if only my fuel gauge worked properly.....(i think i have got 220miles out of 1/2 a tank......)

[ChrisO GolfO]

Well driving mine for no less than 2 mins its such a difference from a heavy Mk4 1.4...

I put my foot half way down in any gear and it took off (my Mk4 does that) but you push it even further and I swear it pulls hard even after 4k! It really does get my heart racing and at the end of the day a GTi is meant to do that its meant to give you a rush driving it.

Working on it I cant wait till im driving it full time as all I think about atm is you couldnt have past me if I was in my GTi lol 

[Fielder]

i was low on money at the end of last month and couldnt rag it. I finally got paid on the thursday and took the car out. I put my footdown and my neck went back into the bucket seat. I love how much torque the GTIs have in the low end 

[8vRicey]

Ragging it or not, just driving something with some history behind it puts a smile on my face 
The other day some young bird in a 206 with Lexus lights shouted ' gorgeous ' out the window at me. She must of meant the car as i'm an ugly fekker !!! 
The joys of a Mk2 !!

[benny@M-R]

I have only just got hold of my golf gti mk2 8 valve beauty, and am impressed, i used to own a mr2, and a Celica GT4, and was expecting the golf to be slow............... but its not, its bloody amazing!!  nippy, accelerates like a mad thing, picks up soo smoothly and mad a mockery of a BMW 325i..... was very happy

[Mr Blue]

Mine has been moving well since ive fitted 15's. Those chaventeens (17's) gave me a slower top end

They do pull well in every gear but that doesnt last for long coz the top end sucks

[Mr Blue]

ohh and a good 8v lump is a standard one.

[andy_mk2gti]

I've had my Mk2 8v for a month now, very impressed with it. It feels more torquey than my Corrado VR6 low down in the rev range. Not as quick balls out obviously, but well up there. Bloody impressive for a 16 year old car, only 75k miles helps there though!

[AudiA8Quattro]

More torquey than a corrado vr6?