Which MK3 Golf for me? GL vs VR6 vs Pug 306?

[Golf Houso]

The GL is a SOHC and your looking at a 0-100 of around 10-11 seconds and the the 0-60 of 5.5 or thereabouts. Not a quick car but certainly easy to drive with more than enough overtaking torque .

[li21]

Golf Loon - found Ian's car was one I was looking at at carsales.. its kms are pretty high.. 288k so that kinda put me off..

From which year did the Antenna on the MK3 golf move from the front bonnet to the top of the rear hatch?
(much prefer the antenna on the back)

Other than that.. are there any other differences between the early and later MK3 Golfs?

[Golf Loon]

Several differences, its all been covered before. Search is your friend.
Here is one

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/newf...k3+differences

There are more.

[Golf Loon]

What about my immaculate cordoba? Same engine as a 2L Golf and 62,000ks

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=11C6015E20FA

[li21]

What about my immaculate cordoba? Same engine as a 2L Golf and 62,000ks

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=11C6015E20FA

Thanks.. but im more interested in a Golf .. these just something about the badge that makes it appealing..

[li21]

Hmm.. Seems harder to find a good GL 2.0 than I thought...

Are 1.8L decent at all? Did any of the CLs have electric windows as an option?

What about the 1997-on 1.6L GL's? Are they a decent engine?

[hokenmk3]

there is 10 on ebay

this one is the best by my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1995-Volkswag...3A1%7C294%3A50

[li21]

there is 10 on ebay

this one is the best by my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1995-Volkswag...3A1%7C294%3A50

That caught my eye but its in VIC
(im in Syd)

[li21]

Do mk3 Golfs need premium or are they happy to drink regular 91RON?

[bboyskidz]

Do mk3 Golfs need premium or are they happy to drink regular 91RON?

lets just say that it won't stop working immediately...

91 doesn't have enough octane in it to get the right timing in the engine so it makes a pinging noise when you accelerate. This noise is caused by the ignition in the pots when the piston is not at the end of it's rotaion... I know that may seem a bit hard to get your head around but there is videos explaining engine timing and different fuels around the intarwebz.

95 and 98 are the best. I get 98 whenever I can because I love to hear the engine purr.