Quote from: marcusgti on 13 May 2004, 00:18thats what i was saying earlier on in the thread, but people were just not listening. both great cars tho,the 8valve a bit greater tho comon marcus your a bit boring now obviously you prefer town driving to fast country lanes so the 8v is a better car for you.
thats what i was saying earlier on in the thread, but people were just not listening. both great cars tho,the 8valve a bit greater tho
With an 8v you can run it on normal unleaded if you are short of cash or unable to get to a shell garage or somewhere that does super unleaded. The 16v suffers on 95ron fuel and you can't change the timing to make it run better. The 8v is more flexible, cheaper to run (parts are cheaper too) and more subtle. 16v's need to be screwed to get the best out of them which is not always a good thing when buying one this long after they were first registered!My mate had trouble overtaking on the motorway if he didn't drop it into 2nd!
ive just had a long trip on the motorway and down some b roads in my 8valver, and it was terrific!
lets make it 45 i read on the internet that 8v's were badged as CL's in europe, its just in tyhe uk there GTI
Quote from: marcusgti on 14 May 2004, 17:37ive just had a long trip on the motorway and down some b roads in my 8valver, and it was terrific! tell the whole story marcus - i still caught and overtook you in my milk float.
