Going to look at a VW GTI in an hour

[Fritzo]

What should I look for?

Another car

Those VW's had a terrible track record.

 

[MaxFusion16]

go get yourself a supra

/thread

 

[David Brent]

gti's are alright, if you like it get it.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

obligatory wrx/sti get one comment (although in this case, i think i agree with it)

 

[davidsi]

u should dance like this before u get into it
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-video/Media/video/2005/01/27/golfgti.mov

 

[RichUK]

golf gti's are shweet

 

[Aharami]

so much VW hating goin on here. I have a 00 GTI VR6 and I love it!! Havent driven a car in that price range that handles better. Got mine 2 years ago for 14500. 20th AEs are really nice and easily moddable because of the factory turbo. $350 for a chip and you got 30 extra hp and 50 extra torque.

when you test drive, keep an ear out for rattles. VW's are known to have coil pack issue...so ask dealer if that was ever replaced/fixed.

go here for more indepth knowledge
http://forums.vwvortex.com/

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Papagayo

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: ironcrotch

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: Pablo
What should I look for??

Something other than a VW.

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Oh, and definately something other than a VW Turbo...least reliable cars you can buy.

Not to mention more turbo lack than you can shake a stick at. I've driven two of them and after you hit the gas at low RPM the delay is about 35 seconds to any actual power to the wheels.

Once you learn how to drive a turbo car, you can eliminate the lag mostly.

I have 2002 GTI and have had no problems, except the Windows regulators..
One bad point.. the 1.8 Turbo requires high Octane Gas..

Really? We just put regular in our Passat 1.8T.

 

[shilala]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: Pablo
What should I look for??

Something other than a VW.

Yeah, maybe a GM. It sure wouldn't hurt to do something to bolster our own economy.

 

[StageLeft]

Once you learn how to drive a turbo car, you can eliminate the lag mostly.

I have 2002 GTI and have had no problems, except the Windows regulators..
One bad point.. the 1.8 Turbo requires high Octane Gas..

And how do you eliminate that? Slip the hell out of the clutch because you can't allow the engine to engage at low rpm?

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Excelsior

Originally posted by: Papagayo

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Originally posted by: Horus

Originally posted by: sygyzy

Originally posted by: ironcrotch

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: Pablo
What should I look for??

Something other than a VW.

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

:thumbsup:

Oh, and definately something other than a VW Turbo...least reliable cars you can buy.

Not to mention more turbo lack than you can shake a stick at. I've driven two of them and after you hit the gas at low RPM the delay is about 35 seconds to any actual power to the wheels.

Once you learn how to drive a turbo car, you can eliminate the lag mostly.

I have 2002 GTI and have had no problems, except the Windows regulators..
One bad point.. the 1.8 Turbo requires high Octane Gas..

Really? We just put regular in our Passat 1.8T.

93 is highly recommended.

 

[David Brent]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Once you learn how to drive a turbo car, you can eliminate the lag mostly.

I have 2002 GTI and have had no problems, except the Windows regulators..
One bad point.. the 1.8 Turbo requires high Octane Gas..

And how do you eliminate that? Slip the hell out of the clutch because you can't allow the engine to engage at low rpm?

pick the right gear, then hit the gas

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: CorporateRecreation

Originally posted by: Pablo
What should I look for??

Something other than a VW.

i was going to post this exact thing