mk4 golf diesel

mk4diesel · 10-09-2007, 04:20 AM

hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

brackie · 10-09-2007, 06:59 AM

Get one asap and keep it over there for 1 year. After that you can bring it over with you and avoid all of the problems

**GermanwithaVdub** · 10-09-2007, 05:42 PM

dont bother... just bring an engine and drivetrain over from a new and wrecked gt diesel mk5 125kw. MUCH cheaper and easier that way i reckon... if you're stuck on a diesel.

**CORDY_SXE** · 10-09-2007, 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by mk4diesel

hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

As far as I'm aware mate, the MK4 Golf diesel was only sold in very small numbers in Australia and was only avaliable as a 5dr hatch. I'm not even sure how long they were sold here for, but I have a feeling it wasn't for very long. And yes, you could get MK4 3dr and 5dr Golf petrol hatches too.

The Vento sedan was only sold in petrol form.

**95vr6** · 10-09-2007, 08:02 PM

There were no Mk4 diesels sold in Aus.

**phaeton** · 10-09-2007, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by CORDY_SXE

As far as I'm aware mate, the MK4 Golf diesel was only sold in very small numbers in Australia and was only avaliable as a 5dr hatch. I'm not even sure how long they were sold here for, but I have a feeling it wasn't for very long. And yes, you could get MK4 3dr and 5dr Golf petrol hatches too.

The Vento sedan was only sold in petrol form.

Your not getting confused with NZ are you James ??????

Originally Posted by mk4diesel

hello

did VW bring in mk4 golf PETROL versions in full volume. trying understand why the mk4 diesel golf cannot be brought in under SEVS.???
when did they start importing the mk4 96??? right thru till 99???
i understand these mk4 golf diesels were not imported by VW australia.
did they only bring in 4 door mk4's???
i'm in the uk atm and starting to really like them....but aint going to be here for a full 12 months...

thanks

Mk4 came here in 1998-2005

As far as I know no Mk4 diesels were imported by the local distrubutor at the time.

All Golf mk4 bar the R32 came in 4dr

The Mk3 GL TDI was imported here though not sure on what years they came but its along the lines of 1994-1996/97 ???

mk4diesel · 10-09-2007, 10:15 PM

i had a reply from an importer saying that the mk4's (petrol) were sold in aus in "full volume" therefore not allowing any other models' wether it be diesel,petrol or whatever. its still undiscovered territory i think....but thanks for this info. when u put the car up against the sevs criteria it sorta does make 2 out of the 4.

importing a drivetrain is an option but dear when considering u can get 01/02diesels for 8000-10000 aus with low k's.

so the mk4's were imported from day 1 of manufacture to last day of manufacture???

**GermanwithaVdub** · 10-09-2007, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by mk4diesel

i had a reply from an importer saying that the mk4's (petrol) were sold in aus in "full volume" therefore not allowing any other models' wether it be diesel,petrol or whatever. its still undiscovered territory i think....but thanks for this info. when u put the car up against the sevs criteria it sorta does make 2 out of the 4.

importing a drivetrain is an option but dear when considering u can get 01/02diesels for 8000-10000 aus with low k's.

so the mk4's were imported from day 1 of manufacture to last day of manufacture???

you have NO chance importing a car that was manufactured 1989 or later if it was sold mainstream here (which the mk4 most certainly was) unless you've owned it for a year or more overseas. sorry to burst the bubble...

there is a thread regarding this on this forum (about 100 pages long worth of debate haha)

BUT considering you can get mk4's from auction fairly cheaply priced (will be a 5dr though) i reckon you could build yourself an mk4 diesel with imported parts for under 15k. just a bit of research to the right model to use i would guess. then again im just speculating

some things to drool over?
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-Golf-V-170-PS-...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.de/Technikpaket-VW-A...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.de/VW-Golf-V-GT-Moto...QQcmdZViewItem

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