mk2 GTI or mk3 VR6

[schwartza3]

always wanted either one of these and i'm now looking to buy a cheap car to travel to work. will be doing about 60km a day (all freeway), which one should i pick? please consider reliability, fuel consumption, cost of parts, etc.
for me the only advantage of vr6 would be that i got a spare set of bbs rs

[Jarred]

hahah

well in the case. VR for sure.

VR's are heavy on juice. my mk 2 does under 10's when getting flogged, and around 8's on the hwy. but mk 2's are getting a bit older now, and need a bit of love.

get a nice GL or CL mk 3, and then convert it to 5x100 and then put the BBS's on that!

[schwartza3]

i thought vr's would be ok on the freeway?
prob is a bit heavy on juice around town

[Tim]

depends on what you consider good or bad
VRs arent too bad on fuel 10 - 12L/100kms around town and 7 - 8L on the highway.

Depends on how you drive. I flog mine constantly and it still seems to do 400 - 450ks to a tank.

[velly_16v_cab]

MK3 vr6 will be a quicker car a nice to drive than a mk2 GTI

my mk2 2.0 8v get mid 6's on the run from geelong to Melbourne

if you want a nice looking car which stands out, then mk2 all the way IMO

[Tim]

If you cant decide then I think a mk2 VR6 is the only solution

[anarchycamp]

If you cant decide then I think a mk2 VR6 is the only solution

haha yeah good call Tim...happens to be one for sale too!

[velly_16v_cab]

If you cant decide then I think a mk2 VR6 is the only solution

i've got wood thinking about that!

[mrlex]

Mk2 Gti all the way! Sell the bbs rs or get some 5 stud adapters...
Makes me drool thinking of a Mk2 VR6 tho

[Stephy]

always wanted either one of these and i'm now looking to buy a cheap car to travel to work. will be doing about 60km a day (all freeway), which one should i pick? please consider reliability, fuel consumption, cost of parts, etc.
for me the only advantage of vr6 would be that i got a spare set of bbs rs

VR6!!! I drive the same to work every day on the highway, it's just magic - so comfortable too.
Mine is also the "bus" and hasn't broken down on me yet! If anything does go, hasn't cost me much to fix either.
But a MK2 VR6 would be sweet...