Friend is selling his 2004 Golf GTI

[Firestar_3x]

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

Every single VW i've ever driven is numb, boring and largely uninvolving to drive when you compare it to the competition.

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

Just curious to know if you had anyother reason bar the ones posted in reviews.

Personally i'd rather have a batch of other hot hatches before i touched a 1998 onwards GTI.

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

Depends which model you look at, i wouldn't call it an embarrasment in its higher power formats, whilst not biblically fast it was acceptable.

 

[Sp00n]

The fact remains, it's way overpriced.

 

[Blackhawk47]

The fact remains, it's way overpriced.

Agreed, way over price.

For anyone interested in mk5s the one I posted before has 300bhp, did the 1/4 mile in sub 14 seconds.

 

[Kenai]

Indeed, absolute madness that sort of money for a mk4 GTI, and the 2.0 at that.

He'll need either a fanboy or someone clueless to buy that and i'm pretty sure all the fanboys will be after 1.8Ts

 

[Blackhawk47]

Indeed, absolute madness that sort of money for a mk4 GTI, and the 2.0 at that.

He'll need either a fanboy or someone clueless to buy that and i'm pretty sure all the fanboys will be after 1.8Ts

Whoever wrote that advert surely did a copy and paste job...it states that there is an arm rest in there...?

 

[grudas]

id say the GTI badge should have been on the r32

 

[MikeHiow]

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

Most people seem to - its not an exciting engine, nor is it a particularly exciting car to drive.

One or the other is fine - I'd quite happily have a MK4 R32

 

[L0rdMike]

This this one is a 2 litre with 115bhp. Yaaawwwwnnnn.

My 1.6 from the 1980's had more power than that.

 

[collisster]

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

prat

 

[zetec452]

Value == bad. Doesn't look bad though.

 

[neverender]

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

And I'm driving a 2000 plate that set me back 2k just about a year ago. Optimistic price is optimistic.

 

[Hades]

I've not looked at the advert but as a comparison my immaculate one year older mk4 V6 4Motion with climate, cruise, leather, winter pack, uprated audio, factory 'sports' suspension, etc, etc. full VAG service history and low 51k miles, is only worth £4k to £4.5k (was offered £4.5k by a dealer 6 months ago).

 

[Sp00n]

I paid 3.5 last week for a 20vt with 65k miles :x

 

[neverender]

I've not looked at the advert but as a comparison my immaculate one year older mk4 V6 4Motion with climate, cruise, leather, winter pack, uprated audio, factory 'sports' suspension, etc, etc. full VAG service history and low 51k miles, is only worth £4k to £4.5k (was offered £4.5k by a dealer 6 months ago).

While I was shopping around for my baby GTi 2.0 I found a dealer selling a similar age 4Motion for £5k, so that seems a pretty decent price to be offered really. Unfortunately, it was just that little bit out of my price range and a WHOLE lot out of my insurance range for a first car

 

[Matt82]

no power, 5 doors and £5k. ill have a pint of whatever he drinks

 

[Oxide™]

ye ok I get it, it's an over priced wannabe GTI - really wish I researched about gti's before posting

 

[Clown]

This counts as research! Get him to edit the advert.

 

[CrimsonAvenger]

Volkswagen thought it would be a good idea to have the GTI as a trim level instead of a proper hot hatch. Though obviously they made that too.

This this one is a 2 litre with 115bhp. Yaaawwwwnnnn.

No, you're wrong. Yaaaawwwwnnnn is way too fast for that baby....

 

[Kenai]

I paid 3.5 last week for a 20vt with 65k miles :x

What year is yours out of interest?

edit - nvm, looked in the SUYM thread, 53 plate.

 

[scousegit]

I've noticed a lot of similar dog turd GTI's forsale for this amount, even non GTi's - what is the madness about?

crappy boxy golf with pritty poor spec levels sells for considerably more than rival cars such as a focus etc.