Drivers car, 4 seats, sub 10K. Opinions?

I still think you should straight pipe an A3 3.2 :D

I believe you can get an extra 50HP out of the engine relatively inexpensively as well. ;)
 
acme15 said:
I still think you should straight pipe an A3 3.2 :D

I believe you can get an extra 50HP out of the engine relatively inexpensively as well. ;)
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Not sure about the extra hp from a VR6 without significant work. The mk5 GTI and mk6 GTI (slightly different engines) should see around 260 bhp minimum with a remap. Or maybe an Edition 30?

Or just get the M3 and be done with it :)
 
If you are considering a golf GTI have a look at the Edition 30 models. They have the bigger turbo from the S3 so with just a remap can go from 230bhp to close to 300bhp. I have a normal GTI myself it handles fantastically and the 2.0TFSI doesn't sound too bad even with the stock exhaust. Whilst i'm sure an M3 is a far better drivers car I couldn't afford to run one myself. The golf is pretty cheap to run, parts aren't even all that expensive.
 
NathWraith said:
Also why do people talk about the R32 golf noise like it's some form of HEMI V8, it's a V6.

It sounds ok but nothing to jack off about really.
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Alfa V6 sounds a lot better and is more powerful too. 10k my money would be on a nice 156/147 GTa with the Q2 diff or the 159 Q4 is 260bhp AWD and is fantastic VFM.
 
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I had a couple of 156's back in the day, twin spark and v6 and both great engines, great steering wheels and great looks. That is where it ends :)
 
rodenal said:
Sorry but that's very, very unlikely. They just aren't comparable to an m3 either.
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The automatic has 50HP more than the manual, and has the same engine. Admittedly that is as far as my research went.

Edit: Lol, 2.0TFSI manual vs 3.2 Quattro auto. Derp. :D
 
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acme15 said:
The automatic has 50HP more than the manual, and has the same engine. Admittedly that is as far as my research went.
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The TT is a numb impractical lump of fashion, the M3 is one of the greatest sports saloons on the planet, even if 90% of the owners today are called Kev, Dave and Saj.
 
Housey said:
The TT is a numb impractical lump of fashion, the M3 is one of the greatest sports saloons on the planet, even if 90% of the owners today are called Kev, Dave and Saj.
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I was talking about the A3 3.2 Quattro. Admittedly the M3 will be quicker and nicer to drive, I assume, but I was just chucking more options out there. :)

How much are old RS4/6's?
 
acme15 said:
I was talking about the A3 3.2 Quattro. Admittedly the M3 will be quicker and nicer to drive, I assume, but I was just chucking more options out there. :)

How much are old RS4/6's?
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The V6 version is worse. B7 RS4's are still well out of budget and the RS4/6 will cost more to run than an E46 M3. I speak as someone who did 100k miles in 2 E46 M3's and 100K in a B7 RS4.
 
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