Mk4 gti (red i )

[PorkRind]

I always thought that the red 'i' on the mk4 gti meant it was the turbo'd variant - 150 or 180 brake (anniversary) am I right or was there no rhyme nor reason to it.

I guess DrG would know?

Cheers

[AudiSport]

It means nothing. It was rumoured that VW had planned for the red i to be used on the turbo variant GTi, but in truth the dealers just badged them as they pleased. So it correlates to nothing.

[PorkRind]

Thanks

[hepy]

I had a 2002 one and it didn’t have the gti badge on but a colleagues did.

Completely random.

Crap car though!

[AudiSport]

Yes never had a good reputation. Although I really enjoyed mine. In fact, we’ve had three MK4 GTI Turbos over the years and one MK4 GT TDI. I always found them good cars, with acceptable running costs for a fun driving experience.

[g7jhp]

The Golf GTI 1.8T Mk4 is a good car, well built, reliable and cheap to run.

There are upgrades that can be made to handling etc.

The design is still fresh and it's a good looking Golf.

Watch it become more desirable as numbers drop over time.

[PorkRind]

They often seem over priced for what they are second hand, to me! Vw tax!

[AudiSport]

Yes, they hold their money well. So, a good buy then!

[JRdrums]

I loved the 1.8T gti. I think the negative comments were mainly down to the 2.0 gti which had the plus 10 second 0-60. The MK4 Golf was the last well made Golf.