Like a Golf..

[TW]Fox;15329996 said:
This is interesting.

What is a belt change going to cost?
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get the belt and water pump change for circa £250.00

the 1.4 16v is a hit and miss engine, you'll get one which runs like a dream but burns oil (like mine) or doesn't and i would look at it as a better alternative than a gti under these circumstances, unless she really is bothered about car park politics :confused:
 
Despite your complaints that the 1.8 20v is a pointless engine (I am not going to disagree with you, I don't like it either) you seem to run one v0n - what sort of realworld economy do you get?
 
The little indy garage across the way from me had a Mk4 GTi (might even be a turbo) up for sale at about the 2.5k mark.

All I know is it's a black 3 door - email me (in trust) if you want me to get more details for you (don't fancy giving away my address on here..) - can give it a quick once over if you like
 
Gaijin said:
You, or her? I'm sure she will be bothered if people are telling her how gash her car is. Which defeats the point of getting a GTI because of the badge.
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But how would they know? They are all the same spec level, can tell unless you open the bonnet
 
[TW]Fox;15330046 said:
Despite your complaints that the 1.8 20v is a pointless engine (I am not going to disagree with you, I don't like it either) you seem to run one v0n - what sort of realworld economy do you get?
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I run turbo version, same as mk1 octy vRS. And oddly enough, I get 38-40mpg on motorway runs and 32 mpg on 50:50 town/A road commute from kent to West London through entire congestion charge zone.
 
iaind said:
The little indy garage across the way from me had a Mk4 GTi (might even be a turbo) up for sale at about the 2.5k mark.

All I know is it's a black 3 door - email me (in trust) if you want me to get more details for you (don't fancy giving away my address on here..) - can give it a quick once over if you like
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If you want a cheap to run eurobox i would avoid the 1.8T even more than the 1.8 20v.

Having a turbo on the engine adds so many extra complications and costs for simple motoring its not worth it.
 
Firestar_3x said:
If you want a cheap to run eurobox i would avoid the 1.8T even more than the 1.8 20v.

Having a turbo on the engine adds so many extra complications and costs for simple motoring its not worth it.
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It might not be, I dont pay a huge amount of attention to the cars they've got - only when I have to shout at them because they've parked on my drive
 
v0n said:
1.8T is great. It's the Cupra/vRS engine dude.
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I agree with Firestar as he is commenting on the cost front to maintain a high mileage 1.8T is not cheap due to timing belts etc the cam chain tensioner may need replaced and so on. This is why with the current ages of a MK4 Golf I recommended the V5 as it needs no timing belt changes and has little to go wrong.
 
Firestar_3x said:
I know mate i've got a 1.8T, but i wouldn't want a sub 2.5k 1.8t Golf.
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Yeah... there is that. Although, not that I dare to suggest - 2.5k would probably buy a semi decent, relatively low mileage Octavia L&K on 03 plate... Xenons, leather plus that certain mini cab je ne sais quoi...
 
v0n said:
Yeah... there is that. Although, not that I dare to suggest - 2.5k would probably buy a semi decent Octavia L&K on 03 plate... Xenons, leather plus that certain mini cab je ne sais quoi...
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From the sounds of it, she would probably never want anything with "Skoda" written on the back!
 
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