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worm
09-12-2005, 04:48 PM
As you know, im looking at buying a golf... BUT.... Its seems im caught up on which mdl to choose.... It will be a everyday car but also track (if possible)..... I can buy a MK1 gti and spend some money to make it go nice or buy a VR6 and drive in comfort.... they both have good points and bad points..... im lost :?

MK1:

*easy to mod
*handle great
*cheap to run
*old
*slowish
*noisy/viabrate etc..
*outdated in looks

VR6:

*all comfort items ie:air, power windows etc..
*look good
*fastish
*handle ok
*expensive to run
*not as easy to mod
*not as good as track car

If anyone would like to add or comment on above.. in case im wrong, please do so

cheers
Lee

alex g
09-12-2005, 05:08 PM
vr for the daily thing mk1 for the toy

worm
09-12-2005, 05:39 PM
hmmmmm.. one of each :twisted:

i wish :cry:

aussieg60
09-12-2005, 08:52 PM
The model in between, The MK2 !!!

Golfwise
09-12-2005, 10:26 PM
Tassiegti has both a mk1 GTI and a VR6 and likes both for different reasons.
The mk2 might just be the answer as Aussieg60 already said.

Gold-mk1
10-12-2005, 02:42 AM
buy a mk1.

mk3's are for show offs. :D

aussieg60
10-12-2005, 08:24 AM
New Zealand has some MK3 16v if you can get one over. :D

Golf Loon
10-12-2005, 08:36 AM
Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

Gold-mk1
10-12-2005, 10:32 AM
Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

only if you get a k-jet mk2 man, i speak from bitter experience of a friend with a late digifant 8v, stupid, and i mean STUPID electrical gremlins in the leccy system. on an otherwise perfect J ( 92 ) reg car. arse.

ausgolfer
15-12-2005, 10:52 PM
All the VR6's I've been in have "felt" propper slow, I say get a Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 16v.
*Quick
*Light
*16v revs
*Go kart Mk1 handling
*Still a VW sort of :P
Only problem is they're cheapish and resale isn't the best.
My mate has one for sale and has a pic of it in the thread named "crashed my mk2".

evorobin
15-12-2005, 11:23 PM
Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

only if you get a k-jet mk2 man, i speak from bitter experience of a friend with a late digifant 8v, stupid, and i mean STUPID electrical gremlins in the leccy system. on an otherwise perfect J ( 92 ) reg car. arse.

Well that is news to me. Mine has been fine for six years. mr golf is having k-jet probs as we speak. What problem did your friend have, ecu?