My car is 16 years old in a few days. Show me your car when its 16 years old, if its as good, then yeah, you can say its built better than the MK2. I dont think ANY modern car is as well built as an older car, thats the way the 80's were. The original 16 year old paint on my MK2 is better then the 2 year old paint than my MK4. But, the mark3 MAY well be better if it has more luxuries with it, i dont know, i've never driven one. Most people say the MK2 is the best and fastest, but why should that bother you? You have the car you want, we have the car we want. What more maters?