Reply With QuoteGo to the "Interesting Articles" forum and look at "Vintage brochure...." That's a good staring point. The MK1 diesels were last imported in early 1981. Nothing then until this year with the Golf 5 diesels.
im a bit of a newbie with all this mechanical stuff, so can someone please explain exactly what diesel means? Pros cons etc.
Go to the "Interesting Articles" forum and look at "Vintage brochure...." That's a good staring point. The MK1 diesels were last imported in early 1981. Nothing then until this year with the Golf 5 diesels.
Last Golf 1 diesels were 1980 (VIN 17A) and sold for about $12k.Originally Posted by brackie
What about Golf 3 turbo diesels? They were imported around 1996 (?).
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The diesel had the most torque, even more than the gti. lots of componants on the diesel were strengthened to cope with the power.
I just hate the way they sound on a cold morning, if it was turbo and ran on biodiesel, I`d be more interested.
They made a few Mk2 diesels in uk and obviously you could fit a Mk3 TDi motor to a MK1.
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You drive a diesel in a completely different way to a petrol car. The low-down torque makes them pull strongly from low revs, but they run out of "puff" once they get above abut 4000 rpm (unless thet're a turbo!) ...max revs are 5200... This fantastic torque makes them a great town car as they nip around at low revs using thimble-fulls of fuel. My Golf does 50mpg overall with a mixture of hilly country roads and town work. When I lived in the city (in Perth) I drove a 1980 diesel that did 60mpg. Long runs at high revs kill your fuel economy. Recently I drove to Launceston on the Bass Highway (23km country roads and 130km @ 100kph) and she did 45mpg. I did the same distance using country roads an she did 51mpg.
Golf Loon....They didn't need to strengthen much. Crank, block and conrods are the same. Only the driven clutch, head, pistons, front engine plate and timing belt cover are different. It's entirely possible to "dieselise" a petrol motor if you can also get an injection pump and vacuum pump.
I LOVE the way they sound on a cold morning (but then, I also love the smell of napalm!) My aim is to import a turbo engine and 5 speed. Because VAG used essentially the same block for all diesels it's possible to turn a 1.5 into a 1.9. Another project that I have in mind is making my own biodiesel. The guy I bought my Peugeot diesel from ran it on biodiesel and has given me his secrets. We have the Simplot chip factory just down the road from us and I'm hoping to get oil from there.
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Brackie said
"You drive a diesel in a completely different way to a petrol car. The low-down torque makes them pull strongly from low revs, but they run out of "puff" once they get above abut 4000 rpm (unless thet're a turbo!) ...max revs are 5200... This fantastic torque makes them a great town car as they nip around at low revs using thimble-fulls of fuel."
What, unlike a petrol golf which would beat everything off the lights and then rev round to 7000+ rpm?
And not use much petrol!
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No, it would never be a match for a petrol Golf! 0-100kph in around 10.5 secs against the diesel at 18 secs. But it's useful torque as it means less gear changes and less strain on the motor. And most importantly for an old skinflint like me.....a lot less fuel! (I used to get a pretty constant 35mpg mixed driving out of my petrol Golfs.)
Man??? i'm worried about u guyz!!...
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Sold 95-97 in Oz!!!!!!!!! Correct me if im wrong around $40g's!!!!!!
Didn't know this, Gee. Must have been a secret kept from Western Australians. I'm 99% sure they weren't sold in Perth. Did see an auto of this vintage for sale on Carsguide website but I assumed it was a personal import. They must be as rare as rocking horse faeces.
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Yeah and didn`t they strengthen the driveshafts and use bigger front balljoints also?
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