Golf V5: thoughts?

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 21:07

Anyone have any knowledge or words of wisdom about the golf V5's, around 2002 ish?

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 21:16

About 170bhp aren't they? Same as the older vr6 so guessing it's not that bad.

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 21:56

Foxtrot26 said:
go for the v6 4motion instead, vastly better car all round and can be had for not a lot more money

Nope. Im asking about the v5 thanks

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 22:38

mjt said:
Are you limited to just the Golf?
A Toledo V5 is more likely to be in better condition and have much better spec..

Horrible looking things and not a hatch.
I could pick many alternatives myself, at the moment I'm interested in info for the golf though

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 22:52

If 2 posts telling you I'm asking about a certain car is not enough to help you offer information, I don't know what is.

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 23:36

MrLOL said:
why are you so set on this engine ?

surely if you ask if its any good, people are going to offer advice on whether other engines are better or not ?

Because I am asking about a specific engine, why is that a problem?

The other engines are irrelevant, so they are of no concern to me

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 23:38

Foxtrot, what's chain slap?

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 23:45

MrLOL said:
well given that you are ignoring half the advice given in this thread

exactly what are you asking for ? if we're not allowed to make comparisons with other engines.

Pointless thread is pointless.

I've not ignored any advice, those that have talked about what the subject is have not been ignored.
I'm not asking for a 'spec me' thread, I am asking about a specific model here because normally it is a hive of information without fanboyism (which is what i would get on a v5 forum).
I don't need to know about alternatives otherwise i would have asked about golfs more generically.

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 23:46

Matt82 said:
drinks like a v6, slower than a mapped 1.8

Slower than a non mapped 1.8? (a more fair comparison)

Morba · 8 Sep 2010 at 23:59

thepeganator said:
I think if you said why you're asking on that engine people might be more partial to answer questions properly.

OP may have been offered one or cheap etc.

The other engines do not matter so I have no interest in being told that I should get something else.
Any reason I would give should have no bearing on someone giving information. If people don't want to offer info purely because they want to know more about irrelevant stuff then that's cool by me.

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 00:13

Thepeganator - I'm perfectly calm thanks. What it rhymes with would be cool though.

If you are incapable of reading the op then here it is again (kinda):
Anyone have any knowledge on the golf v5?

Now, 'buy x instead' is not knowledge on the car I asked about, but hey, you feel free to offer something else pointless

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 00:20

Wive? I'll have to look that one up!

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 00:36

Any idea on cost to change the timing chain should it be on it's way out?

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 08:19

The most sensible suggestion is not an alternative fox. All I am asking for is info on a car.

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 08:20

More thirsty than a 335i?! Crazy

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 08:52

iaind said:
Maybe if you explained why you were only asking for info in that specific car it would stop everyone trying to offer alternative......

Because this is not a spec me thread, i don't need alternative suggestions.

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:37

Is an rx8 a fail then? Given it's oil habit?

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 11:50

Sounds like diesel injectors lol

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 15:03

Thanks for the more informative posts!

Morba · 9 Sep 2010 at 22:07

Biohazard said:
170 for a v5?

not that brilliant really is it?

Does that make it a bad car?