mk2 Golf Gti 16v VS 172 FF

[D1CKY]

I was on way home tonight and one of these was right up my arse, and i couldn't be arsed with him.

So i pulled over to slow lane and let him passed thinking whats the point in wasting petrol on him as i'd probably beat him.

He was a chav anyway thinking he was the boy LOL :rasp:

What do you guys think would have happened if i took him on ?

Would i have been playing with him ?

 

[172 Dave]

140 bhp approx, iconic hatch, they go well, remember theyre old skool engineering but a very well repsected hatch

 

[len_beach]

He would have been dealt a good beating. They're lardy as and slightly over rated IMO.

 

[172 Dave]

to a degree yes but still a well respected hatch, an Oak Green 16v Mk2 GTi will turn quadruple the heads of any Clio...............remember where the hot hatch began.....

 

[len_beach]

to a degree yes but still a well respected hatch, an Oak Green 16v Mk2 GTi will turn quadruple the heads of any Clio...............remember where the hot hatch began.....

Well said, but the hot hatch began with the mk1, hence the over rated comment. Still nice cars but all round performance isn't up to todays standards.

 

[brisa4984]

you would have cained it. beat him. Then you would out break him and hell either crash into you or kill himself. You did him a favour.

I should be a fortune teller.

 

[172 Dave]

or a driving instructor bright lad

 

[172 Dave]

to a degree yes but still a well respected hatch, an Oak Green 16v Mk2 GTi will turn quadruple the heads of any Clio...............remember where the hot hatch began.....

Well said, but the hot hatch began with the mk1, hence the over rated comment. Still nice cars but all round performance isn't up to todays standards.

Unless of course its had a VR OBD11 lump shoehorned in !

 

[jiminy]

that lardy car weighs less than a 172 ff but it would have been owned if standard

still the definitive hot hatch

 

[D1CKY]

Well said, but the hot hatch began with the mk1, hence the over rated comment. Still nice cars but all round performance isn't up to todays standards.

Unless of course its had a VR OBD11 lump shoehorned in !

I did think that once i'd let him past, if i did take him on i hope it aint a 1.8turbo or a vr6 one as there getting popular

That would have slaughtered me

 

[D1CKY]

that lardy car weighs less than a 172 ff but it would have been owned if standard

still the definitive hot hatch

I know i still like them i had one a few years ago

8 valve though and wish i never got rid of it

 

[jiminy]

i had a black 16v for 5 years,
im glad i got rid as it was nothing but trouble, but i loved it.

 

[D1CKY]

Heres a few of my old 8 valver

One when exhaust rubber broke :dapprove: and badly needed washed..

 

[kully]

golf what ..... hehe , not bad but you did well to save your petrol . He's heavier and slower .

 

[Russ_16v]

quite funny this thread mate coz i raced one last night!!!

he was in on his own and i was 4 up and we both went for it and i have to say i passed him,not easily but as he wouldnt move out the way i had to ease the throttle till he moved over lol,then i went past him



so long story short you would have won

 

[Brasseye]

golf would stand no chance........

not even worth the effort

 

[Ads_172]

As said, iconic hatch but time's moved on. Still the definitive hot hatch, along with the 5GTT and 205 GTi.

 

[Fred@BTM]

could've had a varity of engines under the bonnet

 

[Pep]

in my opinion they feel so much faster than a 172/182, but the clio should easily eat it.

i dont understand why people are calling them heavy, surely they will weigh less than a clio?or at least the same, they arent much bigger and have no fancy gadgets etc.

 

[kully]

in my opinion they feel so much faster than a 172/182, but the clio should easily eat it.

i dont understand why people are calling them heavy, surely they will weigh less than a clio?or at least the same, they arent much bigger and have no fancy gadgets etc.

you'd think they are heavier , but i stand corrected that the 3dr weighs around 1 tonne , dont know about this one

 

[Gs_dang3r]

i had a mk1 before my clio. blew it up at 115mph, rebuilt it myself with kent cams springs and valves, ported the head, vernier pulley, uprated performance igniton, 4 branch manifold, mk2 adjustable coilovers, lower strut brace, list goes on,

anyway, it went like stink!!!! an it cornered like a mini!!! i even got it on the weigh bridge an it was weighed in at around 820!! (it was stripped). i never raced a 172 or 182 in it tho. i only had around 125bhp, but the torque figure was amazing!!

i think if i raced one in my golf, id pull away from it, slowly probably, but then as soon as it gets to 100 id be raped!!!

 

[MOZZalba]

lol heavy! I have an early small bumper model D plate which is the first of the valvers and these are actually more like cup weight 1020kg rings a bell, Yes in standard form they are slower than a 172/182 of any variety but they are clio valver pace, but you must be wary of these mk1/2 golfs as there could be anything under the bonnet these days.

 

[E-ray_172]

the good old GTI 16v, was my fav standard golf until the newer r32 etc...
was a fun car to drive. pretty quick i would say. 8sec to 60 back in the day wasnt slow remember. just becareful you dont come agaist one with a vr6 lump in it, cos he be larfing if you underestimate it and ***** around.

 

[ROO#1]

i'm considering going back to a gti.I had a 90 spec 8v before my ff 172 and i felt more confident b road blasting that than i do my clih and theres more tuning potential which most of you former golf owners have already mentioned i.e engine swaps etc

 

[D1CKY]

What About A Astra Vxr People ?

The New Ones ?

As They Look Tidy And My Bro Was Saying There Nippy

 

[172 Dave]

oh boy i miss her, 79k pulled like a train