The official MKIV appreciation thread

[vinderliker]

I was only enquiring because of my own naivety in regard to the mark in question and what I have read. Only being new to the VW scene, and not being as knowledgeable on the cars as most, if not all of the folks on the forum, it will probably seem that I will ask some "dumb" questions. But as I have found out so far In my life if I don't ask questions or do some research I don't find what I want to know. So please excuse my ignorance on the subject. However I believe in free speech and will continue to ask questions of those who have the wisdom of the various subjects in this forum. So far I have found the VW community very friendly and helpful. I may not have the dollars upfront to do all that I'd like to do to my little beastie. but if I don't ask whats possible and what it costs, or what this mark can do or whatever, I won't learn anything.

James

[SOHC]

Love them', my mom has one Golf V5 back in HK, its pretty fun to drive around n heaps of power, too , but only with the tiptronic, has the same look as yours, love Mk4 in black

[H2Hoo]

Ive got a 2000 mark 4 GTI and as golfwise says you get a lot of car for the dollar!! The car completely changed at around 65000 kms.The way it revs out, and if kept out of the "Turbo lag" of low revs really gets up and going. It has no dramas smoking 1st and 2nd gear if you load up the turbo with a few revs. Those that reckon its so slow and doesnt deserve the badge have got to be kidding, and need to have a real drive themselves. The full Recaro interior is awesome. Im yet to see a cloth interior in a vw as good as mark 4 GTI. The car is feels safe even at high speed, and does this easily.
Hey Mik im with you , I just dont get to drive mine enough, the wife has always got it, thats probably why i push it a bit when i get the chance.
Getting some of the goodies put on her this week , the exhaust hopefully and the eibach suspension soon.
Looking at them as a complete package they are a great car.

[mikinoz]

I only convinced myself today I did not need to upgrade to a GTI... and then that sort of post - grrr...

look forward to seeing the exhaust improvement, then a chip mod

[Golfwise]

I always enjoyed my mk4 1.6 for what it was.$20 grand cheaper new than my sons GTI so I never expect it to preform like one but at $26k absolutely top value.(dealer had sale at time and that price was on the road )
and my sister paid over 60 grand for her Bimmer that didn't impress me that much for all the extra moolah. and I thought it was gutless.

[H2Hoo]

Absolutly. My sister picked up a mk4 2 litre sport, run out model but fitted with so many extras, she got the auto to with metallic paint, all the then GTI gear, minus the motor and brakes for 30 grand drive away. They have dropped a bit lately on the resale side but they sold so well thats not surprising.

[gtimk5]

I have been handing out flyers and putting them in cars, that way we might get some new nembers on this forum. Hopefully we might get more than 2 Mk4 owners on line.
That said, as far as I know there is only 2 Mk5 owners on and so there is not a lot to talk about as far as Mk5s are concerned.
Its easy to see how many Mk1 people use the forum and are not interested in the later models, so we have to try and attract the later owners, ie.mention the forum to anyone and that they can get any questions that they might have on there cars answered.
There are a fair few knowledgable members in NSW that I am sure would be only too willing to point them in the right direction on any problems or queries they might have. There are so many Mk4s up there.
So lets get spread the forum word and maybe also get some later VW owners on board, & that includes T4s.

[H2Hoo]

Yay, go the T4's, they are awesome work horses, mine never ceases to amaze me.

Had my cam belt service done last week on the mark 4, i was dreading the bill, but to my surprise was cheap as, hate to think what the dealers are charging for mark 4 GTI cam belt jobs, gota love a top job done cheaper than you expect!!!!!!

[TassieGTi]

It is good of you to be so enthusiastically spreading the word about the forum and I hope that your effort reaps some reward! I guess the MK1 is always going to attract a greater number and the more passionate members because of their age and unique appeal! Who else but an enthusiast would want to talk about and spend money restoring a 30 year old car

The majority of MK4 and MK5 owners I know like their choice of car, but simply use it as a modern refined form of transport and are in now way inclined to want to chat about it on a forum? Interest in the MK3 models seems to be developing, but again because enthusiasts are buying them (more affordable) as the general public sell to update to a more modern form of transport (MK4 and MK5)! Let’s be honest, apart from the MK5 GTi, most MK4 and M5 models seem to be driven by females these days!

Having said that, keep up the promotion and we are bound to attract some of them to the forum

[imported_brackie]

Good points

All good points, Tassie GTI. Until people begin to modify, race or fix cars themselves forums have little appeal. They'e happy just to get in and drive. Sometimes they like to discuss servicing costs or fuel consumption but because they never get their hands dirty they have little else to talk about. Exceptions to this rule are the types who get onto the prestige car forums just to brag and indulge in one-upmanship. I have no time for them.

But.. we are digressing. Isn't this thread about cars, not people?

[Golfwise]

More girlies on the forum please.

[gtimk5]

Yeah, I agree that to most late VW drivers they are transport but we might be able to show em that they can be a sociable thing as well. I'll keep giving out flyers in the hope that we get half a dozen new members & if they are happy with what they see, they in turn will tell friends about it. Thats the way it works, I reckon. If they post tho we should treat them with kit gloves

[H2Hoo]

As soon as the mark 4 GTI came out of warrenty i started doing my own stuff to it. Its not that hard, i wasnt going to tackle a cam belt service but im happy servicing the rest of it. Gota get in and get dirty, The T4 diesel now servicing that is getting seriously dirty.

[s14s2a]

Hi,
I have a MkIV golf and think they are great, yes I agree it's not the fastest car on the road but with a few little mods (K&N drop in, cold air induction,new rear section exhaust, and a boost up) it really goes well, has a heap of torque and adequate brakes! With a set of coilovers I believe it makes a great little package.
At around 20 or so thousand its good value also, nice interior (dash facia+recaro seats, 4airbags, and good sound system) I get around 630-650kms per tank!
Im not really aware of any other euro cars that match it with value for money, not even any jap cars!
I'll post some pics soon if anyone is interested! Bring on the peoples car!
Cheers

[mikinoz]

Hi,
I have a MkIV golf and think they are great

I'll post some pics soon if anyone is interested! Bring on the peoples car!
Cheers

Respect! - Post away!