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Thread: VR6 : Golf vs. Passat

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    Question VR6 : Golf vs. Passat

    Hey guys just curious besides the obvious, what are the main differences between the vr6 golf and the gl vr6 passat?
    speed?
    trim?
    handling?
    opinions?

    thx

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    the golf looks kinda cool especially once u give it a nice stance and the passat kinda looks a bit dinky.
    what sort of car are u after? do u need a hatch? the passat is a bigger car isnt it? the golf has a reasonably sporty interior whereas all the passats ive seen kinda go for a more luxury type armchair arangement dont they?
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    I dont really need any paricular type, the problem is availability of vr6's that are auto and fairly cheap in my area so i was just wonderin about the diiferences. i do like the golf better...don't they have different seats???

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    Well the golf vr6 is alot lighter so therefore alot faster . Being said that I used to have one and they were cool, and just like Tim said they go for a more luxury look than a sportier look. Golf's all the way but in the manual version, you don't want to go to a auto not as fun as a manual
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    I'm told the VR6 autos are notoriously heavy therefore will not be nearly as quick as a manual for more than a lack of gearing. I'd go for a Golf, shame they didn't bring out a mk3 Jetta with a VR6 in aus.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ausgolfer
    I'm told the VR6 autos are notoriously heavy therefore will not be nearly as quick as a manual for more than a lack of gearing. I'd go for a Golf, shame they didn't bring out a mk3 Jetta with a VR6 in aus.
    too bad they didnt bring out the V6 4 motion Golf here either
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    nor the V5 Golfs as well! would love the Golf more, just becoz it's a sportier model i reckon plus the weight. I would love to have a 20V turbo in a mk3

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    Quote Originally Posted by SOHC
    nor the V5 Golfs as well! would love the Golf more, just becoz it's a sportier model i reckon plus the weight. I would love to have a 20V turbo in a mk3
    LOL who wouldn't want a turbo hehe ohwell DAMN volkswagenn:
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    Passat Auto Observations

    I have a Passat GL VR6 and have had a couple of manual VR6s, so I feel I am qualified to speak on the matter.

    I reckon the Passat is a GL spec car with the options of leather and VR6 engine. They are a well equipped car, but the seats are not bucketed like on the Golf and are indeed more armchair like. Alright if you are wide in the behind dept, I slide around on the bigger seats.

    The Passat doesnt actually weigh much more than a Golf VR6. It is just let down by the slow auto. Golf VR6 Autos are slow as too. The auto is ok as a cruiser on the highway, but once you have driven the manual, an auto doesnt quite cut it.

    I now have all the bits to convert my wifes Passat auto to a Manual and its gonna happen. We like the car and the leather is nice, but the auto is ****e. We both like going fast and having fun whilst we drive. The auto is so bland, the engine has power, but it gets strangled by the auto.

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    Very well put there Loon
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