MK3 GTI's

[evorobin]

Nice pics Bsting. When I was buying a GTI in the UK in 99 all the mk3 ones in my price range had been thrashed so got a tidy mk2. The 16v I saw in Adelaide years ago had interstate plates on and was black.

[bsting]

No worries mate. Pity you guys cant get em in aussie, or even bring them in ex-japan, they are good well spec'd daily cars.

Not a patch on a well sorted mk1 or 2 in the handling stakes

Dragon green GTI bog standard

[MattyT]

So I take it Mk3 GTI's dont have a turbo like Mk4 GTI's?

[bsting]

Sadly, they are all N/A The 16v ABF ones go good, but you have to keep them above 3500-4000 rpm when feeding them!

[rayray086]

Surprisingly there's a big noticeable difference between the 16V in the GTI and 8V in the GL. Oli gave me a spin in one when he still had his and it pulls very hard for a 2.0L!

[Water Boy]

Can we import a Mk3 GTI form Japan to Oz...

[DubSteve]

The mk3 GTI's were said to be dissapointing, with there performance compared to its predesessors

[evorobin]

What they missed in handling they made up for in refinement and safety.

[gpk_gti]

ive only ever seen one in sydney.dragon green at kogarah.

[bsting]

Jap spec 16v GTI's get these seats + leather wheel/handbrake/gearstick gaitor that the VR6 has (I've chopped mine and added a golfball)....the 5dr will have rear headrests, the 3dr won't. AFAIK the UK spec 16v will not come with these seats, they will have a variant on the smaller backed VR6 seats aka 'sport seats'