Mk1 v Mk2 v Mk3 etc

[Mk1Mad J - 16v]

 What am i missing from mine that I am unaware of!

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Anyone at Oulton Park on the 8th? If so, give me a holler as I am there with my lad as he is first timer for track days and we are trying out the recently purchased Mark 1.

You'll find out on the 8th 

[Neaty]

I like all golfs, every mark. I have driven one of each aslo, I dont not like the Mark 3 i just like others better.
My dad currently has a mark 3 8v, which i was insured on for about 6 months, he is happy with it, just depends what you want out of your car. but he is 50 and wont me racing round b roads on a sunday afternoon. where as I would be, in my mark 2

[Len]

VEry few of them came with air con, but some did have it, they were the run out models, I.E. G & H plates. (was usually the valvers)

Now come on ya dont get away that easy! Air-Con and ABS!

[kniterider]

In standard form the Mk3 has a soft suspension and therefore does not handle as well as the earlier Mk's.
They are also heavier. So to compensate they upped the power of the 2.0 litre 16v to 150bhp over the Mk2's 139bhp.

what the fook book did u get that from len?? how is an engine thats 200cc bigger in a heavier car with only 11 bhp more a compensate issue?? if that was the case why did they REDUCE the power output from an increased engine size in the 8v....

agree with the fact vw f00ked up... end of...

only thing i like about mine is how much i paid for it and how well the engine goes.. and the v r ar noise... down sides, handlin not the best even thought its uprated.. brakes scarey, and its not exactly pleasing on the eye now is it... lol

 

[Len]

No book Gaz, just simple logic!
I said compensate, not fully compensate!

[kniterider]

feck me len... its a good job your here... i reckon id jack the site in if you werent here with all your interesting articles 

at least theres some one to have so good old biatchy debates with...

ive even used the right friggin smiley old man

[Len]

hey I do me best Gaz!

was a bit like splitting hairs!

[kniterider]

anyway back on topic.....

mk1, with rallye running gear, vr6 powered with supercharger, and a few subtle mods... job done.. my ideal vw.. even though it wont happen for me... lol

 

best of all worlds i reckon, oh go on then, stick a turbo on it as well so its got some relation to the mk4 clan... even better...

 

[Len]

See mine would be very simple.

A Mk 2 body with an Mi16 engine in it!
No I'm serious actually! A 1.9 liner block with larger valves, 2 twin choke Webers, decent cams and an electronic dizzy. No ECU! 300bhp thank you!

Simple and fast with no bloody electronics!
Huge discs with Wilwood calipers.

[Agreeable Slick]

So it compensated, by still being slower, and still having a lower power to weight ratio... Good compensation.