Anyone out there owned a Golf Mk3 GTi 2.0 16v or VR6 in the past?

Ahhhhh, its 150bhp.....

Dammmmm that must be one heavy car, or awful gearing on it then. I found it to be terrible in terms of performance. Esp when my corsa would sit on the backside of VR6's, and Astra Mk2's would be behined me (also 150bhp), the 2.0 golfs would be no-where, at all...

Mk2 - 2.0 8v
Mk3 - VR6
Mk4 - TDi or 1.8T
Mk5 - 2.0 FSi or FSiT

[fizzwheel]

Yep the MkIII is heavy, the thing is with 16v MKIII is that you need to stir the gears to get the best from it as its a bit flat below 4500rpm. Spin it up above that and you have a lot of fun with.

It was a critiscm of them when they came out that they were heavier and lacked power. IIRC though it isnt a huge amount heavier than the MKII is but I might be wrong on that.

But mine wasnt standard which maybe accounts for some of my perception of it...

Thats not to say Mk3 can't be made to look stunning with the right purchases

[Viney]

Not as heavy as the Mk4! That was even worse.

The Mk5 however, and the forthcoming Mk6 golfs are about the same wieght as the Mk2's apprently!

Nahhhh, NO chance. Too much saftey gubbins. Think a Mk2 is just over a tonne. To compare that, our astra, the golf rival, weighs 1400kg!! Fatttttyyyyyyy....

Mk4 was heavier than Mk3, but got much better engines, that didn't bankrupt kuwait every time you nailed it (until you remapped them with some other goodies anyway )

This will make you moist though. Sound up please

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lUpPLnorAaE

Twin VR6 engines, both turbo'd charged. 700+bhp. Not amazingly fast, but that noise, ooooooooooooo.

Ooooo, now with nitrous....

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=g5RYft...eature=related


And TG episode...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wPBgiz...eature=related

The VR6 is daft on fuel mate, I know you have too much money but I wouldnt waste it.

I know its sacrilege to mention it but have you thought about getting a performance diesel? If Audi can produce one to win the Le Mans Im sure theres a few tasty options which are also a little easier on the pocket.

Could always get a Diesel superchipped to help it along.

Originally Posted by Viney

the forthcoming Mk6 golfs are about the same wieght as the Mk2's apprently!

Maybe same power to weight ratio, but not the same weight.

Rob,

Diesels get taxed at 3 times the rate in Holland! About 200-300 euros per 3 months!! As I'll be cycling to work I don't think I'll be doing enough car miles to justify it, hence looking at performance petrol hatches. I also considered the Seat Ibiza 2.0 16v GTi (same engine and front suspension), but as there are fewer of them about they cost more than the golf.

Also I don't want the hassle of engine transplants, turbo in a mk2/3 etc, just want to buy and drive initially, followed by some light brake and suspension work.