NEW MY WRX and STI

[REXman]

Me too (though not a polo really).

I've got a Mk4 GTI and am buying my dad's black Jetta 2.0T DSG (which I'm currently driving, he wanted me to have it for a month so that I'm happy to make the change) and could hardly be happier.

My 21 yo brother came to Sydders to buy a modded R33 GTR lookalike (it's GTS-T with GTR panels, bumpers etc and an ecu tune) and my dad and I both wouldn't swap for it. Plus I like stealthy cars anyway, not sheep in wolves' clothing.

VWs are lovely, but if you want sheer grunt it's hard to top tuned 4.0T falcons.

A well tuned up Skyline would have its way with pretty much anything that has a VW badge on it. Especially a GTI. PLEASE Sheep in wolves clothing.

Your comparing a Skyline (Which is the sheep?), to a Golf (That is the Wolf), have I got this right??

Thats straight crazy talk.

Although Ford comment is right. My mate had a XR6 T and had the flash tune, intake and injectors done and that car was off its head. Different power category to GTI/R/WRX's.. but not Skylines, RX-7, Supras and all those old school Jap cars (engine tough and reasonably light).

But then again those old jap cars have had their day now.. I love them but I couldnt buy a second hand 1995 model Skyline with 30,000km's (cough, cough) for the 15-20K dealers want.

Otherwise, Im glad you are enjoying your MK IV GTI, terrific allround little car.

Personally, there is no way I would take a Polo over an XR6 T, any day of the week. I dont think many men would. But thats just my opinion since we are talking taking some cars over others.

[Buller_Scott]

i think people tend to talk non-VW's up, as idiotic as that statement sounds.

forum member with stage 1 APR golf .:R 0-100: 4.68sec or something like that, wasnt it?

brutal, undeniably, overwhelmingly devastating tunehouse XR6T 0-100: 4.95sec.

tunehouse sti: 4.83sec

MRT evo X: 5.16sec

oh, and as for lap times... APR GTI coming in faster than any sub- $75k japanese cars, i.e. evo X & STI.... let alone the aussie cars who would have annihilated the VW's if it werent for the rain, solely based on power and ignoring their weight/ handling shortcomings, or something, i guess.....

so yeah.... VW=inferior for sure, somehow......

at least this month's Motor mag can demonstrate just how mediocre VW's really are....

[Driven Threads]

I spent about an half an hour gawking over a gun-metal wrx sedan today. Very impressive in the flesh. If I was in the market for a new "performance car" I would have one in a heart beat. I'm really digging the wide body-much improved over the previous cars. However it needs 18inch wheels!