Friend is selling his 2004 Golf GTI

[Dogbreath]

It's a heavy car with an 8v 2.0 engine producing 115BHP, a 1.6 Focus of the same age is almost as quick. Not sure why VW diluted the brand with such a slow GTI.

ISTR they only did this for the UK market? Maybe it's an insurance thing to attract younger buyers?

 

[Sp00n]

Why did you pick that golf to post blackhawk? Is it yours?

 

[RSClio]

New new GTIs are very dull. So refined I feel the old hothatch are becoming a little tame even though they have all the power 250+ they just feel so heavy and lifeless.

But the one in the OP, £5k for an 2004 Golf? Ouch thats a lot of money.

 

[Janesy B]

ISTR they only did this for the UK market? Maybe it's an insurance thing to attract younger buyers?

Yeah but as soon as you call something a GTI, premiums are loaded up. I think it's just for people who want the badge and I guess that works.

 

[Blackhawk47]

Why did you pick that golf to post blackhawk? Is it yours?

It's my best friends before people jump on me.

 

[DreXeL]

I would rather die than own a Golf GTi (real or fake)

lol

 

[4T5]

I Love Golfs with a Passion but being old my Love comes from the old ones, 10.5 seconds makes me & baby Jesus cry.

 

[DreXeL]

I Love Golfs with a Passion but being old my Love comes from the old ones, 10.5 seconds makes me & baby Jesus cry.

To be fair the mk3 and mk4 were an embarrassment to the GTI name. Still, they are a good source of bits for the earlier ones

 

[Firestar_3x]

I wouldn't really call the Mk4 1.8T GTI an embarrassment.

 

[Sp00n]

I agree with Firestar, I'm not biased in any way either

 

[4T5]

To be fair the mk3 and mk4 were an embarrassment to the GTI name. Still, they are a good source of bits for the earlier ones

My mind stops at Mk2's It's also stuck in Aqua Blue as well 2 door like my last one.
I am eyeing up this lads mk2 & wouldn't be surprised at all if i ended up in another as they take 25 years off me as soon as i get in one.

 

[DreXeL]

I wouldn't really call the Mk4 1.8T GTI an embarrassment.

Sure it's quick and tunable, but it's not a proper GTI. The GTI was brought back to life with the mk5

 

[Maz]

I think your friend is ******!

I'll offer him £3000 for it.

 

[Firestar_3x]

Sure it's quick and tunable, but it's not a proper GTI. The GTI was brought back to life with the mk5

I agree that the Mk5 is more of a GTI than the Mk4 will ever be, but In what respect do you think the Mk5 brought back the GTIness that the Mk4 lost?

 

[Sp00n]

Sure it's quick and tunable, but it's not a proper GTI. The GTI was brought back to life with the mk5

Expand on this please.

 

[Kenai]

I think he's probably referring to the fact they have a reputation for being rather numb, boring and uninvolving to drive.

 

[DreXeL]

The mk4 GTI was still quite a 'soft' car, GTI was still very much a trim level. The mk5 onwards GTI was/is more focussed, more of a drivers car. It's not just me saying this, it's pretty much common knowledge

 

[233]

I wouldn't really call the Mk4 1.8T GTI an embarrassment.

150 bhp from a 1.8 20v Turbo is really an embarrasment

mk3/4 golfs are rubbish unless they have a 6 cylinder engine up front

 

[Kenai]

150 bhp from a 1.8 20v Turbo is really an embarrasment

mk3/4 golfs are rubbish unless they have a 6 cylinder engine up front

It's not like 150bhp is as much as it can manage though is it? That's just the level they felt was sensible to give it. That was upped to 180 later when a few other cars had appeared sporting a bit more power (such as the ST170).

As i'm sure you well know, on the later 1.8Ts a 200bhp+ remap is a relatively simple affair.

 

[Clown]

Mine was £2600 for a 51 plate a year ago. Is the 54 plate really worth that much more?