8v or 16v

[miketurner]

Hi Guys

I am looking at buying a mk2 golf gti and wondered which car you guys have got/would go for any 8v owners wish they had gone for the 16v?

Ok guys honest answers please, the insurance isn't an issue as I currently have a 7 series BMW so you can imagine what I am paying on that, I fancied something a bit smaller and a bit of a classic(hope you guys dont mind me calling these cars that?)

Cheers

Mike.

[Veedubgt18v]

seriously use the search function cos this question has been done to death and there is loads of info on this site if u search for it tho. u prob wont get any constructive comments either, best thing is to take both types for a drive and see what you prefer!

[jv]

Here we go again!

Mike, this has been asked loads of times before and tends to descend into a right old rant  

Best bet, take a drive in both and see what you think, not what other people say

(beat me to it mr 8v )

[Judderi]

I will start the argument off then.

16 valves are much better!

Suck on that you 8v loosers!

[Horney]

Ha 8v's are better as 8 less valves to go wrong! (Really had to dig deap to find an advantage there!)

But really just drive one of each and make up your own mind. I love my 8v but I've never driven a 16v so I'm ignorant to what I *could* be missing!

Nick

[mix]

All about the low down torque

seriously, drive both and make your mind up....if you do long distance driving then a 16v would probably be better, but if you just do short hops about town then get a 8v....also depends on how well you like spending money on petrol....

Or get a G60

[miketurner]

Ok guys sorry 

[mix]

Don't worry about it dude, there is a 55+ page thread somewhere about it....

[rwalker]

That was short... there was me thinking that it was all going to kick off again )

If you have a spare day or so, read through the huge thread... it makes interesting reading.

- Ross

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

If you've got an 8v then 8v's are best and if you've got a 16v then 16v's are best 

I've got 16 lovely valves