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I daily'd a 1.8 turbo for 10yrs. Its been sitting not running for 3yrs now and I want to build it into a weekend cruisers now. But yes the timing and timing adjacent issues mentioned in this video are accurate. Had my timing and water pump replaced twice in those 10yrs. Coil packs blow frequently and finding the bad one in like playing wack-a-mole 🤣
What's your opinion on the Mk4 Bora? I'm considering a VR6 4Motion model.
Owned two MK4'S
2001 GTI 12V VR6
2004 R32 24V VR6
Loved them both!
Soo not only there are more 4wd golfs than the r32 (with the 4motion spec) u can even find it (and actually the most if not the only) on the legendary 1.9 tdi spec of engines usually from the ALH spec (90hp) all the way to the ARL (148 hp) just wanted to correct it (i am obssesed with mk4s)
Hey man where did you get that steering wheel ?
👌👍I'm looking forward to improving my MK4. I've done quite a bit but I'm going to keep going. Nice video
Good and densely packed video. Just for clarity – the cabriolet was actually a Mk3 Golf with a Mk4 bumper slapped on. The 1.8T GTi was actually 150bhp until the Anniversary edition came out, and the 1.9 diesels were 90bhp-148, the lowest was actually an SDI with no turbo. Poor economy and performance but, in my friend's words, "built for isolated Spanish farmers" who need ultimate reliability and simplicity over all else.
There was a guy who took the 1.9 TDI mk4 Golf rallying. Think it was on an old Top Gear or Fifth Gear episode.
I bought a mk4 24v for my first manual…knew nothing about them when I first bought it owned it as a daily now a project car….in love with mine
Just recently got a 2005 gti auto what’s the main issues with automatic?
maybe i got unlucky, but i wouldnt say this car is anything close to reliable lol. im almost 25k deep into mine and still stock turbo…
i think they do much more than a honda, but over all i agree with all the things you mentioned, good video and very educational for those who are not familiar with the golfs
Great info and backed by Skyrim music 🤌🏼🔥
Iv blown every car up iv owned my mk4 1.8t wont die its running a big turbo every turbo iv taken off it had no play still in my garage 150.000 on the clock in 5k into it including the car and its a bulletproof fwd car i took everything out my mk4 and a full tank and a person in it on mot day it weighed 1129kg
Maybe could have mentioned the build quality advantage compared to Honda as far as interior and ergonomics
"they're like the hondas of the germany world"
one of the quotes of all time.
Is the 2.0l like a basic family car lol? Do I have options?
id say the TDI is more sketchy cuz what if the diesel runs away?
Also a 3.6 that makes 300hp
Good, Bad and the Ugly for the CROWN VIC PLEASEEEEE!?!?!?
so my dad owns a 2001 1.8t, is being parked for years (8 o 9). Should I rescue the car or is it just not worth it? 🤷🏽♂️
WTF happend, who hurt you bro, Lmao. The turbo on a 1.8t is the most straight forward job youll undertake in your ownership of said vehicle. TBF its a one day job if youre really motivated and a weekend romp if you want to leisurely get it done. And the 65-75k timing belt is a change the damn water pump while youre in there at a minimal check it. The coilpacks are what they are and by now anyone who owns a 1.8t for more then 5 mins are aware of the more reliable 2.0t red coils for that extra 10hp, Lol. I owned my 1.8t for 4.5 years and beat the living shite out of it, not one week went bye without a 130-140mph pull @22psi. Always fired on the first crank, nothing leaked and she was happy to cruise 100 miles or run like I stole it. Buy a good jack and a solid tool set, man up and learn how to maintain the car you love to abuse.
That is not true, not only the R32 is AWD (4 Motion), The 2.8 VR6 and the 1.9 TDI also came with 4 motion
I bought the 2004 GTI 2.8L VR6 new in 2004. Today it's still my daily driver. No mods. Near the end of the year I'd like to garage it and take about a year to fully refurbish it to as close to factory condition as possible. I agree with you on every point made but somewhat disagree on characterization of the VR6 reliability. The engine has been highly reliable. The biggest issues experienced are: 1 failed coil; an oil leak; water pump failure (coolant pipe was replaced at the same time); vacuum hose leak. The car currently has a 173K miles and… wait for it… the original factory clutch. Granted, the car mostly has highway miles, but still, I've never heard of anyone with a manual transmission having more miles on their clutch than my nearly 20 year old daily driver.
2.8 vr6 its also 4motion
I have the 3.2 VR6 thing is lowkey a beast
I'm running VR6 2.8 AUE Golf 4 with 4motion. It's 365.000 Km and it's still running on original timing chain – no issues, no sighns of wear, chain is still perfect. I'd say that it's waay more reliable than 1.8T for example.
But the car itself isn't that fast, maybe 0-100km/h is decent but 1.8T and 1.9TDi will be better considering gas milage and speeds above 160km/h+
The V-max on 2.8 AUE is 250 km/h GPS meanwhile on my other golf 4 1.9 TDi the V-max is around 200-205km/h. 1.9 Burns around 5L/100km meanwhile 2.8 at the same pace burns 12L/100km
Nice vid but 2things were incorrect 1.there were awd (haldex) mod3ls but i dont know if the USA got them because in europe the was never a vr6 gti
2. Do not unterestimate the speed of those things there are some people pushing 500hp on the 1.9tdi and over 1000hp on the vr6 models
Not buying a fart knocking honda… GTI is more than good enough.
I had the 24v 2.8L VR6 that was highly modified for track racing and made 300hp with a 6 speed stick. I had it for 10 years. The downside was the door interior was flimsy and soft-touch turned sticky and fell apart easily. The transmission/clutch broke 3 times and had to be replaced. It was amazing on corners. It sounded amazing (VR6 was mean compared to peoples 4s).
I want one bad as a 2nd car. Love the 20th anniversary GTI.
As a guy who owns a mk4 gti I would never buy a Honda 🤮 can’t beat the shape of a mk4 unless your a mk1 or mk2 🤣