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Karbine's Golf Mkiv.

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Hey guys. As some as you know I sold my Punto mk1 and decided I wanted something different altogether. Something a little more luxurios spec wise and a nice interior.
So onwards and upwards I searched for a mkiv Golf.
Found one and picked it up last night from Newcastle with my Dad and Matty1303 from here.

It's got 104k on the clock and I paid £1250 in the end.
Paint work is pretty shabby but I'm not really that fussed. It's a 1.6 8v S (100ps) and has electric adjustable heated door mirrors, 5 doors with electric windows all round, PAS, adjustable steering wheel, 4 air bags, ABS steel wheels FTW! lol

I've got a few things planned but I'm not going to the extent of what I did with the mk1.
Plans are; Lower 45 or 50mm, OEM alloys maybe GTI or something (going to do a P/shop to see what they would look like gloss black), Debadge the rear and get a smaller Sharan badge and paint that black. Paint front badge too. And fit the box so that I have remote central locking rather than standard central locking. Maybe some other suggestions would be good :)

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Hi Dan, how's it going? If this modification is anywhere near as tasteful as your Punto, it should be good. I think some people have forgotten what a shed that was when you bought it, and how good it was when you let it go. I'm sure you will heed the advice of the VAG forum members when it comes to styling, just as you did with your Fiat here.

As for your modifications, avoid cheap coilovers. From what I have heard, they are underdamped and over-stiff. If you do not need the adjustability, a good set of lowering springs and fixed-rate dampers will do the trick. The fact is that cheap coilovers will have flimsy seals around the adjustment screws, which will leak, rendering the kit useless in next to no time. Besides, for road use, particularly with the state of the roads after this winter, you'll actually be quicker without coilovers; they are designed for silky-smooth tracks.

As for the wheels, you did the right thing putting OEM Fiat on your Punto. Don't disappoint me this time.

Also, when you get chance, can you write a comparative review between this and your Punto? I know it is hard to be unbiased, but a balanced review would be a useful addition to the forum for people who are perhaps thinking of moving on from their Punto. Over at PSC, a lot of GT owners move onto Japanese hot-hatches, so there is plenty of opinion on them, but not alot about VAG vehicles. As you know, as soon as my dad's next car is ready, I shall also be jumping onto the VAG ship.

Of course, in an ideal world, I would be jumping back into that Ariel ship I was in this weekend. And I thought the Punto was scary!
 
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Hi Dan, how's it going? If this modification is anywhere near as tasteful as your Punto, it should be good. I think some people have forgotten what a shed that was when you bought it, and how good it was when you let it go. I'm sure you will heed the advice of the VAG forum members when it comes to styling, just as you did with your Fiat here.
Hi Mike, I'm great thanks, yourself? It was a shed when I bought it, I hope Steve read my previous thread on my mk1!
As for your modifications, avoid cheap coilovers. From what I have heard, they are underdamped and over-stiff. If you do not need the adjustability, a good set of lowering springs and fixed-rate dampers will do the trick. The fact is that cheap coilovers will have flimsy seals around the adjustment screws, which will leak, rendering the kit useless in next to no time. Besides, for road use, particularly with the state of the roads after this winter, you'll actually be quicker without coilovers; they are designed for silky-smooth tracks.
I will probably not end up getting coilovers if i'm honest, it was just a suggestion and a thought. But after doing some more research at uk-mkivs.net I think I'm more likely to opt for a proper suspension set ie springs and shocks and nothing adjustable but yet not just springs on their own. Maybe if I were to go for a gti for a GT TDI later I might end up spending more on some coilovers :). Looking for a drop of around 30 or 40mm.
As for the wheels, you did the right thing putting OEM Fiat on your Punto. Don't disappoint me this time.
I shall be going OEM, either 16" Montreal II's or something like that. Either VW or Audi anyway, nothing like ripspeed or anything!

Also, when you get chance, can you write a comparative review between this and your Punto? I know it is hard to be unbiased, but a balanced review would be a useful addition to the forum for people who are perhaps thinking of moving on from their Punto. Over at PSC, a lot of GT owners move onto Japanese hot-hatches, so there is plenty of opinion on them, but not alot about VAG vehicles. As you know, as soon as my dad's next car is ready, I shall also be jumping onto the VAG ship.
When I get a proper chance I'll write as much as I can and give it a shot, give me some categories and I'll do a few paragraphs or whatever on each. Is it an A3 you are getting?

Of course, in an ideal world, I would be jumping back into that Ariel ship I was in this weekend. And I thought the Punto was scary!
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Cheers! (y)
 
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I'm pretty good thanks, particularly after driving the Atom this weekend. I had a permanent daft grin on my face for hours yet I didn't even go that fast.
As for your wheel choice, sounds good. Generally, it is my opinion that if Halfords stock a certain alloy wheel brand, you should avoid it like the plague. Ripspeed in right up there on my 'no' list. I think the only non-OEM wheels I would use are Compomotive or Dymag (which have gone into administration)
If you are thinking of getting a GT TDi or GTi sometime in the future, then it may be worth putting the suspension on the back-burner until you've saved up for high-quality coilovers (Spax RSX as a minimum). Most coilover kits are designed to work across the range, so it would be money well spent since you can transfer them to your next car.
I look forward to your review. I would suspect the Golf feels less fun to drive, but more secure when the road surface begins to break up. It's an A4 I'll be having, which feels like an old-man's car, but I am 25 years old now, which is something I forget sometimes.
 
Very nice,
I'd prefer a 3 door personally, and i don't like green as a colour, but i'm pretty jealous, nice car Dan.

and, on a serious note, who the hell do these idiot's think they are?
we're 17/8 trying to make some subtle modifications to our first cars, and they're having little digs at us?

I'm just wondering why you still have what we'd class as first cars tbh, hint's at intelligence in cases,

looking forward to seeing this in the future mate.
 
I think it's great as a 5-door if you end up being the college/university taxi. Nowadays a three-door would suffice, but back then the five-door was great. Of course, if you pulled, the last stop on the taxi run would be her place :D
 
i'm sorry to have caused offence gentlemen,

dan, It's a cracking second car - i'm sure nearly everyone's said it at some point, so let's allow beauty to be in the eye of the beholder.


but i think steve's right about the aerial...
 
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