golf v6 4 motion

Hey all looking at getting a new motor soon just wondered if anyone had any thoughts on the golf 4 motion, quite look the look of them and they go for a fair price, want some thing with a bit of poke in it
any comments welcome

Save ur cash and get a 20v turbo mate, few mods and you'll be getting more power than the 4-motion

yea i thought about that like the luxury anf the noise though it sounds really good and 204 bhp standard is a really good place to start

cheers

yea true about the sound, nice rumble of a v6!

The only trouble with the v6 is that it costs a fortune to squeeze extra power out of them, for instance, cams, exhaust, induction, re-map and u might get a extra 20 maybe 30 bhp realisticaly???

If you can afford it, go for a R32

hell no i cant afford one of them wish i could seen a nice 4 motion for sale on 2002 plate on rs4 alloys 12 month mot fsh he wants £4500 and is up for a swap

thats quite good fairplay, never driven one myself so cant really say how good they are or to compare to my a3 (which is basically a mk4 golf in disguise!) lol

let us know how u get on

ay will do never driven one myself either just read the reviews like, had good write ups on the sites i been to like, its either that or i want an audi a4 1.8t but id rather the v6

Great choice of car!

Just check about the haldex being replaced or you could get left with a nice bill. Other than that can't really fault them.

haldex is that on the gearbox that sends the power to which ever wheel needs it

Correct. It's part of their 4 wheel drive system.

Other common problems are;
fan failures
window regulators going
boot locks seizing with the rear screenwash pipe splitting or coming away from the spindle and leaking water over the lock

Other than that there's nothing wrong with them. Obviously providing the history and servicing etc is up to scratch you should be all good. Like i've mentioned, the haldex and fans are the main and most expensive issues really.

I can recommend a 4mo just sold mine it was getting too
small for us (3 kids) so gotta an a4 avant quattro to replace
it, can't fault a 4 mo they sound great and are plenty fast
enough you can a good power gain by just a de-cat they do
lose a bit of performance though the drivetrain but this worth
it when u get to the twisty stuff as long as u sort the suspension
I put 2nd hand r32 stuff on mine which is vw racing eibachs and
bilstein dampers only cost £80 off the bay and worked great straight
swap anti roll bar bushes and anti roll bar link wear fast.
standard they are very soft but aren't all mk4's , you lose a bit
of boot space with the rear diff u don't need a replacement haldex
just as long as the oil has been dropped it should b fine mine did
have the very common fan prob and traction light prob think it was
the lateral sensor on the steering colum did warrant repairing £££ still
worked just the light stayed on somtimes,check the sump for damage
for damage especially if lowered its a big engine n it sits quite low i took
mine out twice had it reinforced the 2nd time so it didnt happen again loads
of torque 30mph-145mph in 6th gear can b very juicy if driven hard
another reason why it had to go. Lot of car for the money get 1 but
make sure its straight and got good history! Mine had done over
150k FSH and was sweet no cambelt to worry about either.
just sold it 2001 green 5dr £2k which i thought was well cheap
i didnt want it to go but it was just getting 2 small it was either that or
my mk 2 had to b sold and think the mk2 is worth more!

remember a high spec car will be alot more £££ leather, recaros, cruise, sunroof,
winter pack make if you are spending around 4k to get as many extras as you can
from my experience low spec 4mo's dont sell very quick mine had cruise but no leather.

nice one thanks for all the info still not sure what to do really the guy i ve spoken to wants pics for my car as he's after a swap for a more practical cheaper family car here s the link to the one i seen

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/1424617.htm

Looks tidy enough but I was to have another it would have to have vag or vw specialist history
and leather recaros! The R32 suspension swap is I feel also a must but u can buy the parts used
yourself n just get them fitted later.

yea know what you mean i havent set my hearty on this one like but out of all the ones ive look for on the internet its the tidiest nicest looking with those rs4 and the lowest mileage really but i got a couple of months anyway so no need to rush into anything i bet you miss yours look really sweet

ive been looking at 4 motion boras not as many about but i would love one !

yea i had a gander matt loads of v5s about but not 4 motionns

went to look at a 4 motion on saturday had to book an appointment to view it but hey when i asked for a test drive he said that the garage was busy with other customers and i had to book another appointment

Wish I was so busy I could turn customers away!
You must of got a look at it was really good example
loads history leather and good price? If not tell them to go
f##k themselves if they bother to ring back, I would
have thought it's a buyers market for v6 4motions at
the moment.

it was 6k
50k on the clock
full leather
fsh
18inch rs6 alloys but scuffed

i was put off when i went through the history to find that head went on 30.000 miles and a few other things

i wouldnt of minded so much but he reckoned it was too immacualte to drop the price down and it wasnt as clean as he said
he said if i gave him a deposit i could drive it when i came to pick it up eh?

you cud get an r32 for arround 7-8 ish k, its wrththe difference

He's right you won't loose much money on
an R32 you will take a big hit on that 4motion
don't think you will get a mk4 R32 for that
money though,think some of the the mk5's are
cheaper odd I know but the mk4 r32 is cult.
Or try an A3 3.2 quattro or S3.

u can get an 01-03 s3 for like 6k full leather aswell, but i was looking at mk4 r32s last year(shitz nd giggles) nd u cud get sum of them fr tht much like with decent milage

yea do like the r32 i must admit maybe a cheap one might crop up just liked the fact that around here therre arent many 4 motions

I did a job for rhosniegr gaz's mate a couple of months ago who had a 4motion. He was on about selling it, real nice it was in black, send him a pm to get the guy's number ayy