RE: Shed Of The Week: Volkswagen Golf GTI
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djbobbins said:
Ah - the Mk3 Golf. The car on which I learned a very important lesson - always do a data check when buying private.
The one I caught a cold on was a boggo 1.4l model, felt more solid than the Nova it replaced but when I got sick of the recurring garage bills and decided to get rid, I found out it had been Cat C damaged and clocked.
£2k to buy, £500 ebay sale a year later, about £2k of garage bills inbetween :-(
I can relate to this story my friend. I feel your pain................ The one I caught a cold on was a boggo 1.4l model, felt more solid than the Nova it replaced but when I got sick of the recurring garage bills and decided to get rid, I found out it had been Cat C damaged and clocked.
£2k to buy, £500 ebay sale a year later, about £2k of garage bills inbetween :-(
An ex girlfriend of mine had one in around 15 yrs ago. It was so slow & boring. She traded in a really nice Jetta gti 16v. She tried to convince herself the golf was a good buy but she always wanted that Jetta back.
That said I quite like the look of this shed & would happily smoke it for a few months as a stop gap car
That said I quite like the look of this shed & would happily smoke it for a few months as a stop gap car
I have driven a Mk3 Golf Tdi Van conversion from 2005 till 2010. Had loads of fun with it as it really didn't matter what happened to it ... always full 'throttle', sometimes on 3 wheels (or 2), parking spots in Paris difficult to find? Not for my Golf :-) . I just made sure it got well maintained so it stayed solid as a house.
I bet this 115 hp couldn't be half as 'fun' as the diesel.
I bet this 115 hp couldn't be half as 'fun' as the diesel.
lufbramatt said:
They're not much different really in the handling department to a mk2, considering most of the suspension components are identical and major parts like subframes can all be swapped over. Maybe a bit softer but that's easily remedied with better springs and shocks.
Correct, the Mk2 was just as crap to drive as the Mk3 which was just as crap to drive as the Mk4...Mk5 on slightly better due to cloning the rear suspension from the Focus, still that terminally dull trademark VAG steering though...
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
I ran one for 20 years. I loved it.
She still had plenty of life (and 8 months MOT), but in the end she had to go. I bet not many go the that great scrapyard in the sky looking as good as this:
I actually washed & hoovered it before collection. Still don't know why
How come you didn't sell it or give it away? Was it a victim of the Scrappage scheme?She still had plenty of life (and 8 months MOT), but in the end she had to go. I bet not many go the that great scrapyard in the sky looking as good as this:
I actually washed & hoovered it before collection. Still don't know why
Whilst I can see where Shed might have been going with this, once again it's a bit wide of the mark and not quite there. A Mk3 GTI with the 2.0 16v 150 bhp engine could easily be had for shed money, or even better its little known cousin the Seat Ibiza GTI, same 150bhp motor in a Polo chassis for even more performance and chuckability.
Why on earth would you choose the dull and lethargic 8v/five door option for your money?
Why on earth would you choose the dull and lethargic 8v/five door option for your money?
AlexC1981 said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
How come you didn't sell it or give it away? Was it a victim of the Scrappage scheme?I knew nobody who wanted her. Couldn't be bothered with tyre kickers
rb5er said:
Boring in every conceivable way.
I would say it isnt. Its a decent looking car particularly compared to todays anodyne euroblobs, nicely finished, and OK not a rocket ship, but it represents "something" as its got us talking about it. Granted, not necessarily for all the right reasons.The one i had had an induction kit on it so it sounded quite snorty too. Sold it on to an enthusiast.
A boring golf would be a 1.4e
Edited by daemon on Saturday 3rd October 20:47
Edited by daemon on Sunday 4th October 09:34
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