Munch

never thought of that, a Corrado VR6 has always been on my list of cars to own at some point!

& they look so much better than the golf too!

BM08

sounds like he wants extra door from the above post, a corrado has 2?

lozi

no mate you missread i dont want the extra doors i want a 3 door!


RS2000 is waaay to slow i dont like them at all


im not sure about corrados tbh

BM08

ahh right

End of the day everyone has an opinion, if you want a vr6 get one, theres plenty to choose from

lozi

i was just after some info tbh mate im torn between a VR6 and an RS Turbo

rallycross

last VR6 Golf I had was a last of the line Hi Line edition, 98, a lovely engine, nice seats and aircon, but sponge like handling, brakes fade after a couple of laps, however its a nice cruiser, its just not a hot hatch.

Corrado VR6 different all together to drive than the Golf, but still nose heavy and feels old.

adamski frst

pretty much spot on lovely cars great build etc etc etc just only good in straight line

joey-p

im a motor trader so had quiet alot of fast cars in the pass couple of years, bmw's nice but heavy and unless you get a good one they do have alot of over heatin probs and electrics.
vr6's are great love the sound but again heavy and dont really like going round corners.
Now i have a sapphire cosworth for my bit of fun sideways donuts you no but i have a civic vti as a daily driver revs to nearly 9000 vtec kicks in at 5500 like a turbo and with abit of noz she good for over 200bhp, i no people dont like jap motors but i cant knock it, drive it like a twat all day everday and she has wanted anything just more canning o and it goes round corners like its on rails.
If your set on german then i dont think anyone will change your mind smooth good lookin and a good following. just get one thats been looked after not the first one you see

fordsportjay

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dont think your cossie will hang around at 3k........

lozi

thanks for that mate i know the civics are little belters they just dont really do it for me, im sure the golf will handle well enough for me to dick about in for abit and i will be back in an RS as soon as i can possibly afford it lol

lozi

its got a few fairly small problems and some rust, i was going to put it up for 3.5k but now ive decided it going up for 3k no offers i need to move on

It's Czech Mate

Since when was a corrado vr6 good handling

Kris_23

Mate had one lovely cars, stick a BTM carbon filter on it and they sound beautiful.

Also try to get a highline version come in the below colour and are slightly more bhp and few more extra's

lozi

thats bolocks mate its just a myth the highlines have the same power as any other 2.8 VR6, they are available in black as well

steveyb

have a look at volvo 850 turbo, get em for pennies and run forever, 270 bhp , chiped ex police cars for 500 600 quid wiv nearly 320 bhp n full service histories, i just bought a 2.0l non turbo for 30 quid, (yes 30) with 6 months test n it goes like stink to drive while i sort my rs out.

lozi

lol im not sure about that, i want something i can make look pretty good and just tan about for a couple years.

the volve sounds awsome but i wouldnt wanna drive one about i dont think unless it was an estate!

adamski frst

yep mine was a highline

GVK.

post 95 VR6 with 0bd II ecu DO make more power than the earlier 0BD I as they run more ignition timing.

Here's my mk2 handling pretty well with that old boat anchor VR6 up front. Oh look it hit the apex... Mine's an OBD II with 268 degree cams, C2 motorsport remap, Carbonio cold air kit, tubular manifold 216BHP 192 LB/FT .Peloquin ATB diff and 3.68 final drive (best mod you can do to the VR6, as the 3.3 is far too long, which is why you feel you have to rev them hard as stock to make them do anything)

Vid filmed at the 'ring http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVVk5Z1VvM

dyno run as well http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lOicAPzaecY

twoblacklines

if you sort suspension out with a koni or eibach matched damper and spring kit for around 300 quid they DO handle well.

everyone instead buys cheap coilovers and slams it and dont change camber etc then wonders why they dont handle!!!

twoblacklines

Obviously havent driven either then. My last one was a 2.08v gti, and i drove down to penzance down the a30 with a mate infront in a vr6, 2 people in his and just me in mine, both cained it, he shot off, didnt see him till penzance LOL.

Also a RR sport turbo diesel is faster than my 8v was. (another mate)

B16 Will

I had a 306 gti6, it was as thirsty as fuck!!
I had a mk4 golf gti turbo, it was slow, even with a remap and a few goodies.
I would recomend a VR6, stil one of my all time favourit cars, i px'd mine for my last cossie, C16 OSY (guy was on here once, jamie parish). Thi was mine

GVK.

^^^ looks well.

Lee Ivatt

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Ive recently sold my MK2 VR6.

I personally wouldn't buy a mk3, they are fairly heavy and you will be dissapointed after stepping out of a cossie. Not to mention that are ugly as hell.

Id go for as dan mentions either a corrado or a MK2 gti conversion to VR6 like i had.

Mine had a nice amount of power, just under 200bhp. Its a totally different drive from the cossie, the cossie delivers that sudden surge of acceleration whilse the VR6 is a constant pull right round from 1000rpm to the redline. because of the V6 torque it just pulls and pulls.

One thing i will say the sound is awesome, but it can trick you into making you think your going faster than you really are.

If your going standard n/a then you really want to change to the gti gearing in the box. as i always felt the VR6 box is lazy and doesnt pick up that quick.

These engines can easily see 350-400 bhp just buy using a turbo, or more commonly with these engines a supercharger. And what is good is this is a reliable 400bhp, the engine is near bullet proof. Stick 400bhp in a cossie and theres always that fear in the back of your mind whens it going to go bang!! as im sure you probably know

Supercharger kits can be fitted in a day, simply bolt on job and a chip. Have a mate with a corrado, and hes doing about mid 11's on the 1/4mile

Fuel wise the car can be quite economical if you drive cautiously, thanks to the torque you can drive like a taxi driver everywhere in 5th gear, even 20mph

But press the loud pedal, which you will do if you have a cone filter then id say it would be a dead heat drinking match with a cossie

So to sum up

MK2 or corrado would be better, but mk3's can look good

And also TURBO or SUPERCHARGING is a must, or you will quickly become disappointed.


(ps i have a VR6 obd2, the better engine for sale, why not buy a mk2 and my engine)
https://passionford.com/forum/non-ford-parts-and-other-stuff-for-sale/277987-vw-obd2-vr6-engine.html

My old girl

B16 Will

Cheers GVK.

Mk2 vr6s goo for good money if they look anything like above, but decent obdII vr's are getting cheaper. Mine was a 1993, it was decated with a decent exhaust system and a mahoosive air filter, it was economical!! cheap for parts and went like fook!!

Lee Ivatt

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Yeh mine sold last month for £3500, the bloke didnt even try and haggle as he knew he wouldnt find a better example

Yeh mine had a custom stainless manifold on to a decat magnex and a 57ik&n induction kit. The sound in tunnels made me grin like a kid in a sweet shop

Wouldnt say they go "like fook" tho, i mean they are quick but for me after stepping out of a escort cossie, it did feel a bit lazy.

But yeh good fun and bhp for very little £sss.

Dicko&Vacant

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we had a mk3 vr6, paid £300 for it and it was a cracking car, wish i hadnt got rid of it tbh, the sound of it was awesome, and wasnt " slow " but not fast either.

GVK.

Lee (think you posted on the mk2vr6 site?) Tidy mk2 you sold, did well in this economic climate to get £3500 for it!! Nice one.

As most on here are from a Cossie background, a VR6 won't feel fast as it doesn't have the turbo kick of power, not bad for what they are tho.

DanW@FastFord

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I take it that's a joke? If not

RichieST

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I was gonna also suggest a corrado! A friend of mine has a 16valve one, he's always hammering it round coombe, its got 250,000 miles on it now, it just goes on and on and on!

Seademon

I've got a VR6 - didnt buy it expecting it to be a fast car but its ok for what it is.

You cant directly compare a cossie and a VR6 - different class of cars arent they?

Highline is just different spec of interior, the equivalent of Fords 'Ghia' - whoppey doo!

I love it when a VR6 thread comes up, always the same replies that their slow and dont handle ha ha

Ryan

my best mate had a vr6 supercharged, AWESOME sound, not much came close to it noise wise, but as been mentioned loads, handled shit, great in a straight line.

but good god was it thirsty! it made my 400hp cossy seem like a toyota prius on fuel!

Ryan

i keep thinking about putting a vr6T in my mk1 golf, but the weight keeps putting me off.

It's Czech Mate

Compared to a modern car, they handle shit. If your above comment isnt a joke then

DanW@FastFord

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Nonsense - It's still one of the nicest handling FWD cars ever made. Considering it's over 14 years old it would still more than hold it's own against newer machinery.

But you're clearly a 'hater', so you believe what you believe, and I'll stick to my opinions.

BM08

What i was going to say, especially when your average cossie has another 200bhp

GVK.

Exactly.

Wish I had the funds to turbo my VR6 - Been out in some rapid turbo VRs..

It's Czech Mate

Rofl @ hater..read my comments on the VR6 golf......i've also owned a Corrado...albeit briefly, as it just didnt live up to the hype...it barely handles better than the golf upon which it is based. I'll stick to my opinions too

lozi

thats a cracking idea mate but i dont have the know how to put it in or the spare cash to pay someone to do it, my mate gets offended when i say mk2 vr6 he says get a mk3 the mk2 feels old and shit compaired to one.


its looking like im definatly getting one, gotta sell the cossie first though

cossydoctor

Go for the vr6 mate they great fun if your not worried about fuel costs i had a dragon green polo M4D VG /M842LYY with 2.8 vr6 in it with a few mods and it was supprisingly quick you will have a bit more weight in a golf but i would still buy one just for the noise.

Lee Ivatt

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NO offence to any mk3 owners but the mk3 looks/feels old and shit. i remember when i sold my mk4 and got in my new mk5, even the mk4 felt old.

the mk2 is now at an age where rather than people seeing it as an old car, its now a cool retro car. thats the big difference between the mk2 and mk3. mk3s are still in that no mans land area at mo.

As for converting. my mk2 was already done when i got it. it was done professionally buy a company near stansted. £600 to install and wire up which i thought was a bloody good price, and the recipt is only dated last year!!

You can get a mk2 GTI for £500 with T&T easily.

Its the way foward im telling you.

It all depends on your requirements

If you want something special, that will turn heads and have a good resale value (mine sold for £3500 last month, which was cheap) then do a mk2.

If u want cheap fun and are not to bothered about looks, to use and abuse then the mk3.