vr6 km's

[george#3]

the reason i bought this topic up is that i see most of the vr6's 4 sale have close to or over 200k on the clock,
so you wouldn't want to fork out any cash and expect to rebuild a motor and box in the short space of ownership,
this is the reason i ask about people who allready own vr6 cars what k's they have clocked up and what misshap's they have encounted along the way.
what k's can you expect before the compression starts to go before you need new rings and a new reco box.

[The_Hawk]

Yeah, the average is 175k or there abouts, so yeah 200k is close to right.

As for having to rebuild a motor, if it's been looked after it should be ok.

[Mrk_Mickey]

Put it this way...if you drive a VR6 that feels fine, and then hop into another that doesn't feel right, you'll get an idea of how well some have been kept over the years. It's not the km's that determines the engine rebuild, because there's some astonishing motors out there that I've seen pass their odometer's limit (999,999km) it's all about how the car feels And I know right now mine doesn't feel nice at all..it's yucky..

[Golf Houso]

Put it this way...if you drive a VR6 that feels fine, and then hop into another that doesn't feel right, you'll get an idea of how well some have been kept over the years. It's not the km's that determines the engine rebuild, because there's some astonishing motors out there that I've seen pass their odometer's limit (999,999km) it's all about how the car feels And I know right now mine doesn't feel nice at all..it's yucky..

I remember what my car was like when I got it and other golfs out there, felt the same way. Basically 95% of MK3's out there are utter crap and require a significant cash injection to bring up to scratch. If you don't want to do that then forget about a MK3, or even a MK4 for that matter. Just buy a second hand getz or an ELANTRA or something...