mk4 golf diesel

[mk4diesel]

hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

[brackie]

Get one asap and keep it over there for 1 year. After that you can bring it over with you and avoid all of the problems ;)

[GermanwithaVdub]

dont bother... just bring an engine and drivetrain over from a new and wrecked gt diesel mk5 125kw. MUCH cheaper and easier that way i reckon... if you're stuck on a diesel.

[CORDY_SXE]

hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

As far as I'm aware mate, the MK4 Golf diesel was only sold in very small numbers in Australia and was only avaliable as a 5dr hatch. I'm not even sure how long they were sold here for, but I have a feeling it wasn't for very long. And yes, you could get MK4 3dr and 5dr Golf petrol hatches too.

The Vento sedan was only sold in petrol form.

[95vr6]

There were no Mk4 diesels sold in Aus.

[phaeton]

As far as I'm aware mate, the MK4 Golf diesel was only sold in very small numbers in Australia and was only avaliable as a 5dr hatch. I'm not even sure how long they were sold here for, but I have a feeling it wasn't for very long. And yes, you could get MK4 3dr and 5dr Golf petrol hatches too.

The Vento sedan was only sold in petrol form.

Your not getting confused with NZ are you James ??????


hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

Mk4 came here in 1998-2005 ;)

As far as I know no Mk4 diesels were imported by the local distrubutor at the time.

All Golf mk4 bar the R32 came in 4dr ;)

The Mk3 GL TDI was imported here though not sure on what years they came but its along the lines of 1994-1996/97 ???

[mk4diesel]

i had a reply from an importer saying that the mk4's (petrol) were sold in aus in "full volume" therefore not allowing any other models' wether it be diesel,petrol or whatever. its still undiscovered territory i think....but thanks for this info. when u put the car up against the sevs criteria it sorta does make 2 out of the 4.

importing a drivetrain is an option but dear when considering u can get 01/02diesels for 8000-10000 aus with low k's.

so the mk4's were imported from day 1 of manufacture to last day of manufacture???

[GermanwithaVdub]

i had a reply from an importer saying that the mk4's (petrol) were sold in aus in "full volume" therefore not allowing any other models' wether it be diesel,petrol or whatever. its still undiscovered territory i think....but thanks for this info. when u put the car up against the sevs criteria it sorta does make 2 out of the 4.

importing a drivetrain is an option but dear when considering u can get 01/02diesels for 8000-10000 aus with low k's.

so the mk4's were imported from day 1 of manufacture to last day of manufacture???

you have NO chance importing a car that was manufactured 1989 or later if it was sold mainstream here (which the mk4 most certainly was) unless you've owned it for a year or more overseas. sorry to burst the bubble...

there is a thread regarding this on this forum (about 100 pages long worth of debate haha)

BUT considering you can get mk4's from auction fairly cheaply priced (will be a 5dr though) i reckon you could build yourself an mk4 diesel with imported parts for under 15k. just a bit of research to the right model to use i would guess. then again im just speculating :)

some things to drool over?
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-Golf-V-170-PS-Diesel-Komplett-2000-km-2-0-TDI_W0QQitemZ300148526664QQihZ020QQcategoryZ61291Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.de/Technikpaket-VW-Audi-2-0-TDI-Motor-Anbauteile_W0QQitemZ180156901870QQihZ008QQcategory Z61291QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-Golf-V-GT-Motor-mit-Getriebe-1-4-TK-170-PS-1700-km_W0QQitemZ300147890078QQihZ020QQcategoryZ61291QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

GL

[mk4diesel]

has anyone tried then.....it may be worth the 50 bucks to apply rather then debating the issue... any takers??
hahaha:)

thanks again for the info ppl

[gldgti]

if you wnat to reaad up on the tech and conversion stuff - www.vwdiesel.net