I want a golf

I wana buy a golf but i don't know what year or model to buy......I want something a bit retro,reliable as fuck solid engine very fast basicly which is the best one top buy.....what should i be lookin for.....

16v mk2 - im on my 6th mk2 now and wont get anything else unless i find an S2 i want. had3 8v's a 16v and a 20v turbo one. If you want speed then get a 16v but if you like the driving style get an 8v and itll be relatively good on jiuce too, fast enough for what you want and as for reliability imo best car vw ever made

totally agree, mk2 best of the lot, handles like trains on traks, goes like shit of a stik, nd sounds like dubstep


i regret selling my mk2 lol miss itbafly

I knew you would advise me well ted,looks like im buyin a mk2 then i think i like that body style the best neways they look the bollacks wateva u do to em.....as swn as im back in work ill be on the look out for my mk2

few simpple rules bout mk2s lol

loud, low, poke nd SHINY lol

Has to be low, and it has to be clean. Has to be looked after and not bodge stuff

I will hold out for a minter,I realy want a car that I can polish up to show car standards.I used to be valetor for audi in pentraeth and used to prep all showroom and forcourt cars,best job I ever had, got to drive TT 3.2,RS4's,RS8 with I think its 4.2 twin turbo lambo engine and many more.I hate duff mods my mates got a golf mk3 n its a mish mash of all sorts of SHIT, Its on 17's what more do I have to say.....

17's suit mk3's imo each to their own. if i had a mk3 id probably go for 17s. ill find u a mk2

jamesluvsdubs wrote:

I will hold out for a minter,I realy want a car that I can polish up to show car standards.I used to be valetor for audi in pentraeth and used to prep all showroom and forcourt cars,best job I ever had, got to drive TT 3.2,RS4's,RS8 with I think its 4.2 twin turbo lambo engine and many more.I hate duff mods my mates got a golf mk3 n its a mish mash of all sorts of SHIT, Its on 17's what more do I have to say.....

Pretty much the same as the other two go for the MK2 they look the shizzle and the 16v is a awesome car to drive. When were you at Pentraeth? I used to work there as a valeter but I left almost two years ago now.

Sparky wrote:

Pretty much the same as the other two go for the MK2 they look the shizzle and the 16v is a awesome car to drive. When were you at Pentraeth? I used to work there as a valeter but I left almost two years ago now.

worked there from april 2006 was a gud laff worked with al from benllech i think it is, he had a nice corrado g60

How about a nice 16v converted Rocco

Or a Mk2 like everybody else said!

Chris_Irish wrote:

How about a nice 16v converted Rocco

Or a Mk2 like everybody else said!

Would that be my old rocco cris No I'm defo after a mk2,been offered an early 90's spec golf don't know much about it but I think it's had a 2 litre 16v conversion.Few pics.........




Ted you know a bit more about this car than me so can you fill us in with any info you have.Spoke to G this morning but didn't have time to ask much about it.

Hope the rocco's goin well cris ull have to post some pics.

The engine in the black car was dynoed at 152 so is a quick one. I know it is quick as ive been in the car the engine came from, sort it out james and buy it. Think she needs a new ignition module - well known fault on mk1's and mk2's. Then MOt then away. Buy her then buy some nice wheels.

dubmanted wrote:

The engine in the black car was dynoed at 152 so is a quick one. I know it is quick as ive been in the car the engine came from, sort it out james and buy it. Think she needs a new ignition module - well known fault on mk1's and mk2's. Then MOt then away. Buy her then buy some nice wheels.

Do you know if it is a 2 litre?? I heard it was out of a rado....Mite go down to garage for a ganders

this really is a nice car i went with G to Bristol to get it and had a right old laugh in it, deffo a good buy

Its not 2.0 its 1.8. The 2.0 corrado engine is in my flatmates car, reason being hes running different cams and carbs so needed extra 200cc. This tho is 1.8 but the dyno graph for this engine is my house now 152hp. 1.8's feel a hell of a lot quicker too due to the cam kicking in at 4k unline the 2.0 where the power is seamless. If you really wanted her to be 2.0 then it wouldnt be hard at all.

dubmanted wrote:

Its not 2.0 its 1.8. The 2.0 corrado engine is in my flatmates car, reason being hes running different cams and carbs so needed extra 200cc. This tho is 1.8 but the dyno graph for this engine is my house now 152hp. 1.8's feel a hell of a lot quicker too due to the cam kicking in at 4k unline the 2.0 where the power is seamless. If you really wanted her to be 2.0 then it wouldnt be hard at all.

Cheers for all the info,Im not arsed what size the engine is as long as she's pokey which I imagine she is .I have been told she's got a nice clean body on her and a tidy interior with no rips or scuffs.Got plans for a clean cut finish with original styling,I really want to focus on performance and handling,and I want her engine bay to shine.I really want this car now just need the wonga...

go for it. Get her clean and get her low with uprated anti roll bars pal. ill sell u my BBS too when i see splits i want lol