TheCam
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im looking to maybe buy a mk4 golf. my questionis do they make a 1.6 petrol 3 door version??
is there any common problems with them.
im also goni see if the insurance is cheap for the derv model. what derv model should i go for, must be insurance friendly as i have another car and a bike to insure.
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Steve
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look on vagweb front page in the brochure downloads for the mk4 golf
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jr
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yes, and the petrol 16v are shockingly bad
any of the 1.9's would be a better option
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TheCam
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just checked the 1.9TD and it aint as insurance friendly as the petrol, its £1000 dearer lol. im not looking for it to be fast.
thanks
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deano87
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If you aren't looking for fast, I don't see why you'd want to get a Golf.
I'd personally get the fastest non-GTi Polo.
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TheCam
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Iv got a mk3 polo, dont want another, dont like the look of them. reason i want a golf is i drove my mates 1.6 golf last night and fell in love with it.
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deano87
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Fair enough.
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TheCam
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Has anyone on here got mk4 golfs?
if so which model and what do you think of it?
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Fro
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I have an anniversary never driven the fucker though 
Edit: I have pushed it though
[Edited on 06-11-2007 by fro-dizzle]
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deano87
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I would either get a TDi or a 1.8t or something.
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Jay
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Brothers got a 4 mo, love it, greedy fucker though
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TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
I would either get a TDi or a 1.8t or something.
Cant insure them as I'l be insuring the golf, the polo, and the Kawasaki.
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deano87
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I also like the idea of the V5.
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TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I have an anniversary never driven the fucker though
Edit: I have pushed it though
whats wrong with urs fro?
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by cam1
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
I would either get a TDi or a 1.8t or something.
Cant insure them as I'l be insuring the golf, the polo, and the Kawasaki.
1.6 then really. Answered your own questions.
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jr
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1.6 is wank, dont see the point
cant belive a TDI 90 is more to insure
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Fro
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Depends which Diesel model he looked up, may have looked up the 130/150's
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Fro
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quote:
Originally posted by cam1
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Originally posted by fro-dizzle
I have an anniversary never driven the fucker though
Edit: I have pushed it though
whats wrong with urs fro?
Hole in the block, ive picked up another engine jsut waiting for them to be swapped.
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
1.6 is wank, dont see the point
cant belive a TDI 90 is more to insure
Wank how? if you don't want a fast car it's not as if it's unreliable? I've driven 1 and thought it was alright.
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TheCam
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quote:
Originally posted by jr
1.6 is wank, dont see the point
cant belive a TDI 90 is more to insure
quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
Depends which Diesel model he looked up, may have looked up the 130/150's
It was a TDI 110 or somethin i looked up. what size of engine is the TDI 90?? 1.9?
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TheCam
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just checked insurance for the diesel tdi 90 and it was still £750 more expensive than the 1.6 petrol  I would love a derv tbh but cant justify the extra cost
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deano87
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£750 more  wow.
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dannymccann
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i gues when u guys say TDi 90 / 130 / 150 etc the numbers refer to bhp? @cam1, ive got a 1.8 petrol escort (115bhp) and tbh its slow as anything. My uncle also had a 1.6 mk4 golf and he didnt like it because it was 'dangerous to overtake in' (hes not a mental driver) and swapped it in for his 2.0TDi golf iirc and he said it was 1000x better. Is it not worth decking in your other car and just keeping one car (so only 2 tax and insurance instead of 3)?
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Superlite Ltd.
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I have spent most of my life pulling mk4 polos to bits to scrap yards
I love them to bits but they are slow tbh
I like the AEX, APQ and even the old ABD engines. They only make 60bhp but they dont break, even when driven in the red all the time 
AHU 1.9TDI 90bhp is a good engine. You can tune these much easier also
1.6.....don't bother
The corsa 1.4 modles make more power than these
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jr
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
quote:
Originally posted by jr
1.6 is wank, dont see the point
cant belive a TDI 90 is more to insure
Wank how? if you don't want a fast car it's not as if it's unreliable? I've driven 1 and thought it was alright.
underpowerd
poor design
unrealible
wank spec, why buy a basic vw when you could get a better spec vaux for example
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