VWwA Used Car Guides (Type 1H) Golf 1991-1998 CL, GL, GL TDI, VR6 & Cabriolet

[The_Hawk]

Just got a VR6 on the weekend.

1996 VR6 in Black

Issues:
Heater Core
Air Con (no idea exactly what just yet)
Electric windows, at least one maybe two are on the way out, one is wired up backwards, but thats hardly VW's fault
Rubber seal on the bottom of the windscreen is perishing
Stearing is a little harder to the right.

Wouldn't trade it for anything else, except maybe a newer VR6 It really is fun on wheels.

[tassie_euro_mk1]

Just got myself a VR6 2 weeks ago


Problems are:
Heater core.
Common Oil seal on front of engine.
Power window. Drivers side wires all tangled . Rear drivers window unknown yet.
Engine mount


Goes like stink . Looks the part. A sound that makes you pee your pants. Updated suspension makes it handle like its on rails. excellent interior layout.

[ScienceVR6]

VR6

2.8 v6, 128kw + (est 139.23kw@5800 )

3/1995

Issues......well, the drivers side rear window reg, aux water pump thingy leaks, engine mount, passenger side rear most front lower A arm bush.

Positives......The grunt. The noise, The look, The grunt, The noise......the noise, oh the noise!

[Soundofav6]

Newly found problem in mine 94 2.8 .... Got a leaky coolant hose. Went WAY below minimin.

Went to VW dealer and got proper G12+ and it was same price and volume BP stuff as for my emergency. (should have just used water instead!!)

Moral of story. Lov your dub, don't settle for second best. my temperature got up to 104.

(stupidity comments towards me welcomed)

[BigD]

been looking at most of the mkIII's around sydney and found they all have steering, engine mount, gearbox, clutch failures. aircons no more and elec windows that dont wind

the roads in the city metro are to blame for steering wandering coupled with heavy footed drivers doing over the engine mounts leading also to gearbox and clutch failures.

The rust is simple if the car has been in an accident and not repaired correctly then out comes the rust in a couple of years down the track(leave em alone and youll hopefully see them at the wrecker)

on the flip, there are still hidden gems out there with full service hist, no rust, and with only some of the abovementioned failures listed above.

Not cheap but totally repairable and if you like me replace with stronger products that will resist the metro gutters they call roads, then you will be totally suprised like I was what these well engineered wolfsburgers are capable of in economy performance and most important safety when throwing it about in the pursuit of driving pleasure

[cOS]

model: golf 3
engine: vr6
year: 95

problems:

fuel filter
abs light
airbag light
odometer
all window regulators
auxillary pump
engine mount
electricals
heater core!
thermal stat housing
coil pack!

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wally

[bboyskidz]

model: golf 3
engine: vr6
year: 95

problems:

fuel filter
abs light
airbag light
odometer
all window regulators
auxillary pump
engine mount
electricals
heater core!
thermal stat housing
coil pack!

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wally

welcome!!! you should start your own topic with pics of your beast mate. all the guys here are super friendly and super helpful!

all those things sound pretty standard, our engine mounts should be the cheapest to replace...

[phaeton]

Anyone else with more feedback please post

[migolf]

Ihave just recentley bought a mk 3 golf auto no major drama's yet .it is 1998 model just clicked over 110 thousand ks

[davemoore]

In the UK:

96 1.9 Tdi 5dr Mars Red, sunroof. Lovely car, reasonably quick, economical. Nothing ever went wrong. Always did everything expected of it.

96 2.0 8v Gti Colour Campaign in Black with black leather. Clutch was on the way out but never actually failed. Very slow and very stodgy handling for something called a "Gti". Nothing ever went wrong though and it looked quite good and had a good spec.

Previously also an 81 Golf 1.3, and 85 Scirocco GLX and an 88 Passat 1.8. All great cars with no faults except the Scirocco needed an exhaust at 80,000 miles. Also the Scirocco was so low and such a dark colour that I had to paint the grille flouro orange to stop people pulling out into me at side junctions.

In Oz:

95 2.0 8v Cabriolet 121,000 kms in dark green metallic is my current daily user.

Bad points:
Slow. Even worse handling than the 96 Gti. The paint scratches and chips very easily. The light grey cloth interior is disastrous for a beach car.

Good points:
Economical (7.7L/100kms) and very reliable. Uses no oil. Clutch survives reversing out of the steepest curviest drive I've ever seen. And it's a 4 seat (or 2 plus Golden Retriever) convertible with an electric roof, which is great for Oz weather so I'm going to upgrade the motor and the suspension to make it more satisfying to drive.