Need advice on what to buy

[worm]

As you know, im looking at buying a golf... BUT.... Its seems im caught up on which mdl to choose.... It will be a everyday car but also track (if possible)..... I can buy a MK1 gti and spend some money to make it go nice or buy a VR6 and drive in comfort.... they both have good points and bad points..... im lost

MK1:

*easy to mod
*handle great
*cheap to run
*old
*slowish
*noisy/viabrate etc..
*outdated in looks

VR6:

*all comfort items ie:air, power windows etc..
*look good
*fastish
*handle ok
*expensive to run
*not as easy to mod
*not as good as track car

If anyone would like to add or comment on above.. in case im wrong, please do so

cheers
Lee

[alex g]

vr for the daily thing mk1 for the toy

[worm]

hmmmmm.. one of each :twisted:

i wish

[aussieg60]

The model in between, The MK2 !!!

[Golfwise]

Tassiegti has both a mk1 GTI and a VR6 and likes both for different reasons.
The mk2 might just be the answer as Aussieg60 already said.

[Gold-mk1]

buy a mk1.

mk3's are for show offs.

[aussieg60]

New Zealand has some MK3 16v if you can get one over.

[Golf Loon]

Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

[Gold-mk1]

Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

only if you get a k-jet mk2 man, i speak from bitter experience of a friend with a late digifant 8v, stupid, and i mean STUPID electrical gremlins in the leccy system. on an otherwise perfect J ( 92 ) reg car. arse.

[ausgolfer]

All the VR6's I've been in have "felt" propper slow, I say get a Seat Ibiza Cupra Sport 16v.
*Quick
*Light
*16v revs
*Go kart Mk1 handling
*Still a VW sort of
Only problem is they're cheapish and resale isn't the best.
My mate has one for sale and has a pic of it in the thread named "crashed my mk2".

[evorobin]

Go Mk2 for reliability as a daily driver and still has confort items like power steer and air. Good on Track days too.

only if you get a k-jet mk2 man, i speak from bitter experience of a friend with a late digifant 8v, stupid, and i mean STUPID electrical gremlins in the leccy system. on an otherwise perfect J ( 92 ) reg car. arse.

Well that is news to me. Mine has been fine for six years. mr golf is having k-jet probs as we speak. What problem did your friend have, ecu?