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Addie
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Wed May 12, 2004 12:02 pm |
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Been fascinated with Golf's for a while, and was pondering over a MK3 GTi - 2.0 16v of course. My old man doesn't like Renaults (or at least he doesn't like me having Renault's) so he's been pimping Golf GTi's with incentives for a while now.
"It'll be more to insure Dad"
"Well, if you put me as the second driver I'll pay the difference" hint hint.
Anyway, heard they are good reliable cars but anything to look out for?
Not sure I want to part with the valver, I've grown to love her as my own (although everyone always asks me "how's BEN's vavler" grrr lol 
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JB
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Wed May 12, 2004 1:54 pm |
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get a megane sport 225......new and modern if thats whats bothering your dad faster than a gti too.....go on see if u can pimp HIM into gettin one |
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Ben
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Can I have my baby back if you do?  |
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Chris H
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Thu May 13, 2004 2:32 am |
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Golf's, had a mk2 8v and snapped the crank on it. Piece of crap took loads of work.
They are way over rated to be truthfull.
the 16V mk'2 are the best aside from the new ones.
engines are not great but not bad either.
i woudl stick with the rens.
Also they are not as reliable as everyone makes them out to be.
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Addie
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Thu May 13, 2004 2:33 pm |
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I like them, but they just seem so bland compared to the sexy bonnet vent of the valver. Hmmm, I don't know 
Theres a Que forming for your valver ben, better fall in line! hehe
R19's seem to be going up in price - looking on the autotrader there arn't many decent priced ones so maybe I'll stick with the devil i know.
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Addie
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Thu May 13, 2004 2:39 pm |
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Ouch!!! |
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Chet T16
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Soneji
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Fri May 14, 2004 1:55 am |
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Chris H
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Fri May 14, 2004 3:11 am |
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dunno but it looks like you drove it George. |
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Chet T16
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Soneji
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Fri May 14, 2004 4:32 am |
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Funny that since it would be near impossible to do that driving the 19.. |
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Chet T16
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tight left hand bend. enter at 60. old woman in micra. lift off oversteer. spin 197 degrees. hit wall backwards |
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Soneji
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Chris H
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Chets secret hobby is car crash anlysis. |
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Addie
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Saw a Corrado today... but these VW's don't half seem expensive for the money!
£2000+ for a N / P reg car with 100K+ seems far to much to me.
Been looking at a Seat Cordoba 3dr 2.0 16v - same engine as a Mk3 2.0 16v GTi golf but you can pick up a V reg one for £2000 with 42k on it - looks nice (not very mean from the front tho).
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Evo
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Sun May 16, 2004 1:47 pm |
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Saw a Corrado today... but these VW's don't half seem expensive for the money!
£2000+ for a N / P reg car with 100K+ seems far to much to me.
Been looking at a Seat Cordoba 3dr 2.0 16v - same engine as a Mk3 2.0 16v GTi golf but you can pick up a V reg one for £2000 with 42k on it - looks nice (not very mean from the front tho).
Hmmm!! |
Let me know where you saw a p reg corrado, they stopped on N
Nice cars, VR6 is a great motor. |
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Soneji
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Chris H
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Mon May 17, 2004 3:11 am |
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vw's are way over rated. Look st novas etc, they still got for over a grand!
VR6 is ok but like George says not that great. |
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Chet T16
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Mon May 17, 2004 4:01 am |
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VR6 is nice and smooth but its far from a performance engine
Even the brothers superchanged one is a bit crap, fast but dull |
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Addie
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Tue May 18, 2004 8:32 am |
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P reg Corrado was local to me, was silly money - must have been one of the last the garage wanted near £5k for it.
You can get P reg R19 16v's too - there was one on ebay, and I've seen one local to me as well. Doesn't mean they are any newer - just sat around in a compound or on trade plates a while before being reigstered I suppose.
Agree with all the comments made on Golfs / Corrado's - its a nightmare - why do I like Renault 19's soo much!
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Chet T16
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Tue May 18, 2004 9:26 am |
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I'd have another 19 in a second if one came up, dunno why :s |
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