imported_climax

yeah.. did they make those back in like 95?

imported_SIR_Injected

i dont think so just mostly 2.slow's diesel's and VR6

imported_climax

and then the reg gti,cl whatever else they got..
I wouldnt have minded a tdi if they werent such pieces of crap...

imported_SIR_Injected

diesel's are slow i donno man lol vw sucks first car was a 89 hatch si piece at first but i made it good with some fund's

imported_My Blue Si

I wouldn't touch it. I was going to buy a 98 GTI, then changed my mind for many reasons.
My friend has a 98 Jetta GT, the thing is piece of garbage, every other week he has it in the shop for repairs, 2-3 times the electrical smoked up and ****ed everything up under the dash. He had to replace that piece for the turn signals and wipers like 2 times already. The list goes on.
They're decent looking cars though, interior is pretty nice and they have a bit of power..

imported_climax

^ some of them do... some dont.. 1.8t is good..
vr6 is ok...
haha I wanted a tdi at first because of gas..but i learned they are pieces of crap.. but my bro said he would trade his mx3 v6.. for a tdi.. because of his school being far and all..lol thank god i never got a tdi..

J

if your gonna get one.....get this one

R32

imported_climax

yes the R32 are very nice..
but I will stick to honda

imported_SIR_Injected

yes i share those same thought's only in US now not sold in CANADA

imported_climax

yes that is true.

J

well if you want a car bad enough a border shouldn't stop you...wouldn't stop me, just pay a bit extra for it thats all

imported_climax

isn't illegal to have here? or can you get it insured.

J

i don't see why not, just a normal car

imported_climax

theres some cars in the states that are new that you can not bring over to canada for certian reason..
theres a new mitishubishi evo in the states.. its a normal car but we can not get it here and you can not get it insured here either.

B18C|

wow, lots of pplz dun like VW's here...obvious reasons i guess..
i thought they were up there on reliability scale...but i guess not, oh well i hope mine isnt a lemon...

vr6 is a nice motor...
1.8T is also sweet but i think id turbo the 2.0L to make power from it, only way to be taken seriously...

zeeman

iTrader: (1)

the 1.8T is a good engine, but Audi's 1.8T is better, they are prolly made by the same manufacturer b/c isn't VW to Audi as Honda is to Acura? They are both 20 valve design but the Audi's are a little better. I've seen both heads side by side. The Audi's head has larger ports. The 20 valve design seems a little cluttered to me, but i guess i'm just used to honda 16 valves.
Take a 1.8T jetta add a larger turbo, big front mount intercooler, BOV, chip the ecu, 3" free flowing exhaust, larger charge pipes and you'll have a pretty beasty car. I've been in a 1.8T Jetta with the things i mentioned above and it was way faster than any honda with that little money invested, but thats the advantage of a factory turbo engine.
Personally i don't like VW's too much. Some are pretty nice looking but i don't like the interiors. The Passat W8 is a sick car and so is the R32.

h_accordexr

i dont know about that my friend ever heard about 2l 16v mk1 golf 600HP, vr6 i say is amazing engine, even my old jetta 1.8 8v only prboblem i ever had is clutch cable, nothing big, if you drive a xflow 2l or a 1.8 from back in the days youd be quite supprised how much beating these engines can take.

imported_GoldBadge

R32 is a pig. That`s what Clarkson says, so I`ll take his side.

SiR JP

If anything, the R32 should also be of better build quality than other Golfs and Jettas. It wasn't built in Mexico, but rather in Slovakia.

RIPVR6

R32 is crazy. R32HPA is just a monster, Mid 11's quarter mile out the box, but its $$$$$$. ANy vw, just make sure its been taken care of. Vr6 is a bulliet proof engine, but the 1.8T is much more upgradable. For example, you can get the REVO flash for the 1.8T and it will jump you to 215HP. The 2.0 is just a plain engine. Dont expect pwr out of it, it runs like a civic SI so you'll have to do a lot of mods to get pwr. If reliablility is the issue, then Honda is the way to go, but as long as the VW's youre looking at are taken care of, you shouldnt have any problems