if only everything in life....

[walsingham]

morning. I've just sold my tvr and have a 1.4 gofl shopping cart.

The TVR let me down, on average once fortnight, the golf has not put a foot wrong in the 6 years and 80k of ownership. End result, love affair with golf, sold the tiv.

My question is this, what golf do I buy next. I want a bit of speed ( I miss teh tiv) but I want absolute surefire, cast iron, gold plated, fur lined, ocean going reliability.

Are the VR6s totally reliable? Should I get the 1.8T ? I'm looking at spending about 8k, so 4motions are out.

thanks for any tips.


and hello you lot, by the way.

[cosmoschick]

Craig

walsingham said:

I've just sold my tvr... The TVR let me down, on average once a fortnight.

Oh dear, I'm really sorry to hear that

I guess you'll just have to turn up to the South-Coast meets in your new Golf!

[Pies]

walsingham said:

I want absolute surefire, cast iron, gold plated, fur lined, ocean going reliability.

That cars not been built yet

You might find a reliable car but no guarantee's

[yertis]

How about an A4 2.8 quattro? Should get a good one on that budget, plus you'd get a proper 4WD system and (in my Audi experience - I know it's not universal) almost perfect reliability.

[mervynp]

£8K would get you a very respectable Audi S2.......

As far as Golfs go, the VR6 is pretty reliable, no problems with mine even though it is the larger engine in the smaller engine bay. Apart from the coilpack issue, the 20v Turbo has proved to be very reliable, and is pretty tuneable as well.

[anonymous-user]

Or, pick a car, pick an engine and mix well.

There was a nice Mk2 Golf Rallye in The Golf the other month fitted with a nicely tuned 1.8T.

[iains]

Had lots of VW's, Audis, BMW's, Mercs and Lexus.

I rate Audi and Lexus as the most reliable. My A3 1.8 Turbo Sport was brilliant, it never broke down and nothing dropped off it in 4 years and lots of miles. You might find one like it in your budget.

But....it won't ever be the same driving experience as a TVR.



>> Edited by iains on Saturday 26th June 11:45

[walsingham]

cheers dears, I knwo it won't be anything like the tiv, and I knwo no such car has been invented pies ( slightly biased?) but the wife needs at least a fighting chance of the thing getting her to work. She woudl literally hang me out to dry if She ever has to open the bonnet.

I hadn't thought abuot the audi, have to see what my money can get. IS teh 4 wheel drive a significant difference? Only 4X4 I've driven is a landrover and 10 tentative minutes ina mate's scooby.

[humpbackmaniac]

Ive got a smashing 20v Turbo 99 golf 3 door in dark blue, you can have for £6k and spend the other 2k at Jabba Sport!

[rob.e]

No such thing as a totally reliable car.

I've had as many problems with my VW as i've had with my Lotus.

Also, i work with a guy who has a toyota, whos on his SECOND rebuilt engine in 40k miles...