People with European plates

[littlewhite]

Did you guys have one that is totally different ( the #s and letters ) or did you guys have one with the same as the US plate. Just wondering.

[OverSpun]

different.

[Anthony]

Different. It's illegal anyways, so...

[littlewhite]

lol ! Yea, well i had a real german plate in front on my stock bumper for 8 months, didnt get ticket, but then all of a sudden it fell off lol ~ Just wondering and see if i should still use that one or get a differnt one wtih same US # plates

[EVIL-AUDI]

I straight up run my name.

[excursion]

Anthony are the 2.8 mk4's badged as GTi's the US?

[A4 in SC]

Originally posted by excursion
Anthony are the 2.8 mk4's badged as GTi's the US?

We can get a 2.8 VR6 and a 1.8T GTI in the States. There are many variations of them too. You have the 337, the 20th AE, etc. They are all 2 doors though. No factory 4 door GTIs over here. Of course, then you have the R32 that is officially a Golf, and not a GTI. Go figure...

How 'bout you? Can you not get a 2.8VR6 GTI in the UK?

Oh yeah, and I run one w/ my screen name too:



Mike

[excursion]

Originally posted by A4 in SC
We can get a 2.8 VR6 and a 1.8T GTI in the States. There are many variations of them too. You have the 337, the 20th AE, etc. They are all 2 doors though. No factory 4 door GTIs over here. Of course, then you have the R32 that is officially a Golf, and not a GTI. Go figure...

How 'bout you? Can you not get a 2.8VR6 GTI in the UK?

Oh yeah, and I run one w/ my screen name too:



Mike

Mike, we get two versions of the GTi - the 1.8T and the 1.9TDi. They are boh 150bhp standard. The 1.9 motor is a performance version of the standard Tdi lump and chips to 200bhp and still does 50MPG. We also get the 337 and 20th anniversary editions.

2.8's here are not called a GTi, they are called a 'V6 4motion'. They have always been 4WD, they have been around since 1998 I think.

[A4 in SC]

Hmm, interesting. The only 4 Motion we get is w/ the R32. All the other Mk4s are fwd. That was my main reason for going w/ my Audi. I had a 2000 GTI 1.8T before my Avant. I wanted the 1.8T, and I wanted awd. So the logical choice was an A4. I've always been a fan of a hatchback, so the Avant fit the bill nicely!

[skene]

Originally posted by EVIL-AUDI
I straight up run my name.

Homothug?

:P

[skene]

Also keep in mind there are different variations.

You were able to get a Golf 2.8 VR6 and a Golf 1.8T mk4 without all the bells and whistles of the GTI mk4 for several months in 1999 IIRC.
The Golf current engine variations are...
2.0L 8v
1.9TDI

R32

The GTI current engine variations are...
1.8T
2.8

[A4 in SC]

The Golf 4 door was never offered w/ a VR6 though, was it? I have never seen any (that haven't been converted over to a VR6).

[skene]

not in a 4 door. but a 2 door.

[A4 in SC]

Yep, that's what I was thinking. They also offered a 2. slow in early '99 too, didn't they? (yeah, I know - what were they thinking?!?!?!)

[skene]

well the 2.0 is a bullet proof engine.... you couldnt kill them if you tried.

[littlewhite]

Originally posted by A4 in SC
We can get a 2.8 VR6 and a 1.8T GTI in the States. There are many variations of them too. You have the 337, the 20th AE, etc. They are all 2 doors though. No factory 4 door GTIs over here. Of course, then you have the R32 that is officially a Golf, and not a GTI. Go figure...

How 'bout you? Can you not get a 2.8VR6 GTI in the UK?

Oh yeah, and I run one w/ my screen name too:



Mike

~ A4 in SC ~

NICE pic. Reminds me of those in magazines! Clean

[Anthony]

Wow, you boys know your Golfs. Good to see. Although over in Europe I believe it's a 25th Anniversary, and here it's the 20th (since they haven't been out over here in the States as long).

[Saturnine]

But its sooo sloooooooooooow

Originally posted by skene
well the 2.0 is a bullet proof engine.... you couldnt kill them if you tried.

[skene]

yes.... but if you consider the strong bottom end... and slap a turbo on that baby.....

well.... i dont care if you say slow or not from factory.... the tuning possibilities are endless.

[Anthony]

Originally posted by skene
yes.... but if you consider the strong bottom end... and slap a turbo on that baby.....

well.... i dont care if you say slow or not from factory.... the tuning possibilities are endless.

Tuning possibilities are endless, on the 2 liter!? What are you smoking!? Best way to tune the 2 liter is to rip it out and throw in a 1.8T. Or dump the car for a new one.

But yes, it is a fairly tough little engine. It's no VR6, but still...

[skene]

no it's not a VR6 Anth..

but you can SC and Turbo the 2.0L it can also be a nice sleeper... I got eaten up by an MK2 2.0L Turbo.... i'm not afraid to say it...

and it walked me in the VR6....

[Anthony]

SC or TC, yes. But you can only squeeze so much power out of the 2.0. All I'm saying, is the tuning possibilities are not endless. There are other motors I'd rather start off with as my base.

OK, sorry I've taken this one off track.

Back on topic!

[skene]

pshhhhhhh.....

ok now back to our regular scheduled program.

Europlates is the suk!

:P