Mk2 8v as a daily runner?

[danj3000]

i would say they are great little cars for daily driving. i average a couple hundred miles a week and and its does it no problem. i've also been pleasantly suprised by the economy to. My current tank i'm averaging an outrageous 45mpg, already done 340 miles and i have a quarter of a tank left! quite incredible really.
Best thing to look for is one which is as stock as possible with as much service history as possible.

[russ-vdub]

^^yo another bournemouth dubber! how'd ya do?

yeh i got an 8v and they are so reliable like already said. not guna repeat what other ppl have said but i have the same views. get one, get dirty, get happy

[cняis]

i would say they are great little cars for daily driving. i average a couple hundred miles a week and and its does it no problem. i've also been pleasantly suprised by the economy to. My current tank i'm averaging an outrageous 45mpg, already done 340 miles and i have a quarter of a tank left! quite incredible really.
Best thing to look for is one which is as stock as possible with as much service history as possible.

thats some serious mpg!

mine will do about 350 on a full tank but its old and tired! 

[rombonie]

i would say they are great little cars for daily driving. i average a couple hundred miles a week and and its does it no problem. i've also been pleasantly suprised by the economy to. My current tank i'm averaging an outrageous 45mpg, already done 340 miles and i have a quarter of a tank left! quite incredible really.
Best thing to look for is one which is as stock as possible with as much service history as possible.

WHAT!! are you brimming it or going on the MFA?

[sdall30]

Best car you will ever buy, My Wife had a Merc A class a Renault Megane Scenic and then an Audi, I finally got her to agree to an MK2 8v 5 door as her daily to take the kids to school ect. and for me to use at the wekend to relieve the bordeom of the Company Car..

We now have fights at the weekend about who's driving where and in wich car..
They are bloody marvelous , Easy to maintain and so much fun to drive , you will find yoursel making up excuses to go out..

[Horney]

Mines been OK for the past 8 months but expect the odd gremlin if you're getting one on a budget.

I get 35+ mpg during the week on my commute and 40+mpg on long journey. Calculated the hard way and not on the MFA!

Nick

[cняis]

Best car you will ever buy, My Wife had a Merc A class a Renault Megane Scenic and then an Audi, I finally got her to agree to an MK2 8v 5 door as her daily to take the kids to school ect. and for me to use at the wekend to relieve the bordeom of the Company Car..

We now have fights at the weekend about who's driving where and in wich car..
They are bloody marvelous , Easy to maintain and so much fun to drive , you will find yoursel making up excuses to go out..

i know what u mean, my gf was taking lessons last year and preferred it to the micra she had for the lessons. she said she felt more connected with the road, and thats coming from some1 who's only ever had about 10 lessons!

[danj3000]

i'm working out my mpg with a good old calculator, besides the mfa seems to be spot on give or take a few decimal places!
its on 160,000, i guess its just been well maintained through its life. Just cured my wonky boot lock, the golf really is like a giant meccano set!

[cняis]

perhaps its running lean?

[danj3000]

i dont' think it is, it drives beautifully and is very responsive. it helps that it doesnt use any oil or coolant. Also i do drive like a fastidious old man most the time! haha. can't be helped though with the current cost of fuel when i'm on student wages!