Hopefully soon to be new dubber

[Mischa]

being a uni student is no excuse!

[brendan_lfc]

took me about 2.5 months (of which i was on a 3 month license suspension haha) to find a really good one for 8.5k so as neill said patience is the key!

[Shteifen]

just be patient like these guys say. i got my vr6 about amonth or 2 ago and i started looking on and off since last.....august? this one wasnt even advertised though, just fell into my lap so to speak. only will come up youll like

only thing to think about with the vr6's though is the fuel. and the timing chain.

with lots of short trips im averaging around 10.5-11l/100km, with longer trips with less stop start it gets down closer to 9-9.5l/100km. even longer trips and especially on freeways, the lowest ive gotten it with out really trying is around 7.9l/100km. it can get a bit lower im sure but i have a heavy foot sometimes

timing chain is important. if it hasnt been done and you cant do it youself (its a B!+ch of a job, dont bother if you dont have a hoist) you might wanna think twice about that particular one. there are plenty you there with them changed already.

but like these guys have said, just be patient

when you do get one, everytime you put your foot down that freakin roar will make you go back home to change your pants

-steve

[thestu]

mk3's, will do windows regs and a box if it gets enough km's on it.

thats what i fixed on them at work all the time...
"stu rip the gearbox oout of that one and send it to bakers" dean
"isn't that the same car?" stu
"no...just the 10th white mk3 this week " dean

other than that...awesome car! get one!!!!!!

[Shteifen]

as stu said the gear boxes on the GL and CL mk3's will shatter if you breath on them. the VR6's, from what i understand, can stand stage one turbo and superchargers, so they are wicked

window regulators break on mk3's, vr6's cooling systems (heatercores especially break a bit, preventitive maintanance is the key apparently) umm...thats all i can think of at the moment. i've had two bottles of wine so that cant help.
other than that i think they are a very reliable car. especially the GL's and CL's. but they arent fast

-steve

[Mrk_Mickey]

being a uni student is no excuse!

I'm still in year 12 mate rockin' a sexy white VR!! Uni is definitely no excuse

just be patient like these guys say.......
......this one wasnt even advertised though, just fell into my lap so to speak.

That's exactly what happened to me. Went to see an awesome charcoal metallic VR, went alright but we saw moisture in the oil and found traces of parts replacements so it must have been in a crash...I was gutted because there were no more good ones around! Then out of nowhere my mate tells me his mechanic is selling this awesome car, i was like oh ok what is it, he goes it's a vdub, i think its a golf........it's not a VR6 is it? ...Yeah that's the one...He's selling it?!?!

...the rest is history

[Golf Loon]

I reckon a 1.8CL Manual is the pick of em.
No windows to break and very reliable.
GL is good too, but allow for fixing a window reg every year.
I would avoid a VR6, too thirsty and most now need $$s spent on em.

[Golf Houso]

I reckon a 1.8CL Manual is the pick of em.
No windows to break and very reliable.
GL is good too, but allow for fixing a window reg every year.
I would avoid a VR6, too thirsty and most now need $$s spent on em.

I completely agree, A VR6 can often be quite problematic as you can see by the threads here. If your stretching the budget, I would go against a VR6 as you would most likely cost more than the price may indicate.
I own a GL, but also have three sets of electric regulators for it though

[bboyskidz]

I reckon a 1.8CL Manual is the pick of em.
No windows to break and very reliable.
GL is good too, but allow for fixing a window reg every year.
I would avoid a VR6, too thirsty and most now need $$s spent on em.

yessss i win!!! just not the race ... lol

[Volvo Driver]

I reckon a 1.8CL Manual is the pick of em.
No windows to break and very reliable.
GL is good too, but allow for fixing a window reg every year.
I would avoid a VR6, too thirsty and most now need $$s spent on em.

If you can find a 1.9TDi, they are a better pick IMO, almost as quick as a VR6, quicker then a 2.0 most of the time, and you can thrash it and still get 7l/100km's, my Dad's one has manual windows so it really is the best one to have.