Hey all, i wonder if you'd be so kind to give me some advice.
I'm about to buy a new Golf and i was wondering what is the good and bad points of the MK4 4motion? I've had a little search throughout these boards but not managed to find all the info im after, i'd appreciate if you could answer some of my questions 
Performance compared to the other mk4's (R32 Excluded) That one's a while away yet 
Economy?
Reliability?
Commen faults?
Handling?
And any other little interesting facts you could throw in would be great.
Thanks in advance, Andy
No such thing as a (UK) GTi 4-Motion. There are a no. of pro's & cons to both the GTi 1.8 T & V6 4-M. (Although there are 4 different variants of the 1.8 T - 3 x 150 bhp & 180 bhp ).
If you're a man who likes to keep things standard, then I'd say the V6 edges it.
+ Sound of the engine Vs hairdryer sound of 1.8 T.
+ Performance.
+ Extra grip on wet roads.
+ Bigger brakes (same as AUQ 1.8 T's, though).
- Less nimble handling than 1.8 T's (V6 is a heavier car).
- 1.8 T's can be easily (& relatively cheaply) tuned to be quicker than the V6's (i.e. re-map).
- Turbo's are much more economical - Inc. re-mapped ones.
Both have niggly little things that go wrong - T's: coilpacks, MAF sensors etc. - V6's: Haldex (on 4WD system) & coilp[acks.
HTH
