Vr6

[Mrk_Mickey]

To be honest I'd say if you buy a good VR6 the only things you might need to replace are those things you don't need, especially if you don't have the extra money to fork out for it. Unless you REALLY want your heat...hahah

[Bug_racer]

There is a bit missing here :
Coilpack + leads
Intake breather pipe
engine mounts
oil pump
ignition switch
rocker cover gasket
rust is now starting to come out on most in the door rubber at the join and also some around front and rear windscreen
drivers inner cv boot seems to be a common thing lately too
crank angle sensor

I think thats about it

[Golf Houso]

Just the crank angle sensor itself is a few hundred... painful bit of kit to loose

[Kenji]

I agree that Mk4s are nice... but they are down 24bhp on the Vr6 and are 8.8 secs 0-100km (same source as before), which takes the edge off it a bit. I'd go straight to a Bora 4Motion after the VR6 then Mk4 R32, but they are getting into big money. VR6 and then save for a blower would be 2 cents. I looked for quite a while for my VR6 and decided to cop one with bigger kms because it seems to have had a better life, despite the on paper devaluing of the k's.

Either way you go Golfs seem to be a pretty safe bet, there aren't over 25million of them because they are crocks....

I wanted to get a bora 4 motion but the power to weight ratio seems a but better with the vr6 and I was very dissapointed

[MattyT]

I have 2 friends who are rice burners through and through. Both own hotted up rex's and are into club level motorsport. I let them have a go in my vr6 when I first got it and they couldnt stop hollaring! This was back when it's was stock, they havent been in since all the suspension work + bmc cda, etc. Doubt i'd be able to wrestle the keys back off em now!