The official MKIV appreciation thread

[Golfwise]

Good on Tassiegti he just about started the mk4 trend down here.
He set the standard and lots followed
Not many kids can lay claim to buying their own new GTI at 22 years of age.

But are only 2 MKIV owners that are involved with forums ATM, I cannot see any trend in Hobart at all!

Maybe it is different in Launceston?

Most trendies would show no interest in a VW forum.
They have already traded in their mk4s on new BMWs
After all mk4s came out 8 years ago. :roll:

[vinderliker]

There is a Mk IV GTi for sale here at a dealer in Canberra wants around 26k for it, have read some dispariging? motoring journalists remarks on the model (this months Motor) as being bland. What do you guys feel? (although you may be biased). I suppose with some APR or Ottetinger or Pete the VW magician work could turn it into a real beastie?

[worm]

There a very classy car IMO.... slow.... but refined..... maybe not deserving of the gti badge, but a great car. 26K is a little pricey... carsales has them for a little over 20.. and some have awsome mods!

[vinderliker]

Cool, I'll check them out. I think it was 26k but my memory is shocking.

[Golfwise]

You get a lot of car in a mk4 of any model well comparable to their German cousins BMW and Mercedes and they are twice the price and not as good.

Go and inspect a mk4 closely and you should see how good they really are

[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.