hey everyone im goin to buy a new GTI more then likly a 2003 i wanted to know what everyone thinks of GTI and what model should i buy???? and what upgrades and do u like tiptronic shifting whatever that is any opinons would be nice thxs

dam if i had the cash for a 2003, i would definately go with the 200hp VR6, Sick-Speed (6 speed) .:D in that really dark grey color, mmmmmm. i start driving soon and i have no clue what i'm getting probably an E30 Beamer or a MKIII GTi... but yeah go with that on the new stock 17's and smoke som civics for all of us... happy hunting!

hey honda suck im plannin on gettin either an A3 gti (plus charger) or the exact 2003 you just described man with the leather fully loaded minus the rims plus a turbocharger (hehe bad idea but i dont care) there is about a 15k price difference but im thinkin hey your only young once and you might as well finance the thing while you still dont have to worry bout housing hehe so im still undecided either is a great choice

-GTi-VR6_A3

haha, awesome... yeah i'll only be 16 next month (december) but either idea is a great one. i also happen to be in love with the A3 so i don't even know what to tell you... but we test drove the 1.8T and i think, since i would keep it stock (pretty much) i would stay with the 1.8T. QUICK little hatchbacks man! not to be reckoned with. well good luck anyway killerisme!!!!

-Giancarlo

haha, awesome... yeah i'll only be 16 next month (december) but either idea is a great one. i also happen to be in love with the A3 so i don't even know what to tell you... but we test drove the 1.8T and i think, since i would keep it stock (pretty much) i would stay with the 1.8T. QUICK little hatchbacks man! not to be reckoned with. well good luck anyway killerisme & GTi-VR6_A3!!!!

-Giancarlo

Totally depends on the car you most want IE vr6=smooth power delivery all ranges quality low end torque/ or 1.8t=tunable EXTREMLY simply a apr chip will put you high end and 0-60 higher then a vr6. 1.8=chpper it mostly will depend if you want to tune your car or not. Trim levals will vary between models greatly you just have to go seem them foryourself and drive both...more then one time. Also i would recomend you check out www.vwvortex.com great sorce.

I have a 01 GTI VR6 and personaly would not consider the 1.8t not to say its not GREAT.

If you wondering yes VW fixed the window reg trouble with 03 and all 850,000 other affected cars (according to vw Aurburn Hills MI) have extention of warenty.

i will solve the prolem of the vr6 not being tunable. im seriously considering getting the a3 vr6 puttin 4000 into it and turbo charging it with controller and everything so i can have it a simple 5-7 boost for normal and when i wanna fuck around put it up to like 12-15. then i will rebadge it and make it look like the golf 3 gl hahah can you say supersleeper.. .no 1 will ever know they will just think i put nice rims and tinto n a gl and be like what a bitch and try to kall me a gay ass ricer then pssssst and they are in the mirror.. haha what do you guys think?

-GTi-VR6_A3

I just bought a 2003 GTI i.8T Siverstone Grey,5 speed.It fells lighter than the V-6 and costs$2,300 less.:D

If you want a GTI..go with the GTI R337 car...6 speed with a 1.8t with more pep motor..too bad they are not sending the other series of GTI's over..i believe its called the r37 but not sure..it just that VW took the idea of putting a big engine in a small car..:flipa:

Just to clear things up: Volkswagen has made 3 limited production run MK IV Golfs.

The 25. Aniversary Golf GTi, made for the European market.
The Golf GTi 337 Edition, for the American market.
And the Golf R32 for the European and American market.

I will be getting a A4 but i also thought about the GTI but decided i liked the A4 better. The A4 has so much easy potenial it can make 400hp with out having to do inner engine mods. All you have to do is easy things like chip, intake, spark plugs, radiator ect.... you would be suprised how many A4s their are around with 300hp+ then if you are hardcore like me then you move onto inner engine mods then you can make 800hp+. Also the A4 has QUATTRO which is so much better than the GTIs Fwd. Also some say pick the GTI 1.8T because its lighter but its really not all that lighter than the A4 but again WHO CARES THE A4 HAS QUATTRO which more than makes up for a little exta weight. While im taking about tracktion have you ever seen an audi quattro race if you havent find a friend who has an A4 quattro make sure its quattro because not all are and luanch with it they have sooooo much traction its amazing, with quattro you will get the upper hand off the line when racing almost every time. So you can ask other people about Fwd and quattro and im sure they will tell you quattro is better. As for the VR6 i like them but people have told me they dont have easy HP potenial, you have to do more difficult mods like drive tran and some other stuff I cant think of right now, also they have said that its cant take a lot of abuse. So i would take the A4 but thats just my opinion other people like other things. But again for me it was Fwd vs Quattro cause remember it dosnt matter how much power you have if you dont have traction.


P.S dos anyone know if VW is planing to make a Rwd GTI/Jetta or a 4wd GTI/Jetta if they are then if you still want to get a GTI wait for the 4wd or Rwd if their will be one.

Good luck with the new car.
Have you decided on what A4 you want? New, used, 1.8t, 3.0?
Anyway, Volkswagen has 4wd Jettas/Golfs, but they aren't sold in the US.

It will most likely be a used 1.8T and of course i have my eyes open for a used S4 thats not to expen$ive(:rolleyes: like that will happen)

i sat in the new 2003 vr6 gti today along with a shitload of other cars audi too. woohoo sensory overload thats what car shows are good for. ill be creating a new thread with alist of everythin i sat in along with stuff i saw and picture i took but the vr6 kiks so much ass. the gearbox is like friggin butter man BUTTER.

-GTi-VR6_A3

Man i knew i shouldnt have looked at anyother cars after i decided i wanted the A4 now i dont know what I want. I went to the Ero VW site and dam:cool: is that GTI R32 4motion sweeeet:jump: In the pic it has 18in rims and it did 0 to 100km in 6.4sec wow:eek2:

well you can dream about the R32 becuz if u live in america u certainly won't see it here. and plus i would love to see you get a chip for a A4,,they are so hard to find..it is just so hard to find stuff that are really rare that u want.especially for a German car--->VW:flipa:

VWoA is importing the R32 to the US, both the two and four door.
As for the A4, the 1.8t won't give you 400 horsies with "chip, intake, spark plugs, radiator". It takes a lot more. The advantige is that you can get numbers like that with a stock block.

I thought i read an article that said they are not sending the r32 over seas..but i don't remember. I just hate that everything is faster over seas and they don't send it to America..for example..for Honda/Acura they wouldn't send the Type-R's over here..that just sucks..and if u want 400hp..u better get more than just intake,chip,etc..and better dig deep in ur pockets becuz this is one expensice hobby

As for the A4, the 1.8t won't give you 400 horsies with "chip, intake, spark plugs, radiator". It takes a lot more. The advantige is that you can get numbers like that with a stock block.

I know that i was just giving examples of things you would do, but really geting an audi making 300hp is easy and 400hp isnt to hard eather

and if u want 400hp..u better get more than just intake,chip,etc..and better dig deep in ur pockets becuz this is one expensice hobby

My friend got his A4 making about 320 and hes spent between $2,000-$1,000 so thats not too bad. Also parts for audi are SOOOO easy to find you must not know anything about modding audi my friend ordered his chip on online and got the rest from sports car shops. So what you said is just not ture, i mean ok maybe their arnt as many parts for it as Civics but come on not many cars have more proformance parts than Civics.

Originally posted by RACER D12


My friend got his A4 making about 320 and hes spent between $2,000-$1,000 so thats not too bad. Also parts for audi are SOOOO easy to find you must not know anything about modding audi.

Bullshit.

If you want a 300 hp 1.8t, you need new E-proms, a new turbo, a exhaust, a manifold, a new wastegate, a intercooler, a fuel pressure regulator, injectors, piston rods, an air filter, a race cat and an exhaust system. That's $20000 right there.

If you want another 100, you can add a fuel pump, camshafts, a crankshaft, pistons, an oil cooler and a cylinder head to that. Adds up an extra $10000.

Half the stuff you said you dont need to change on the Audi the turbo is fine you dont have to change the injectors they are fine but ya you would have to change them to get 400hp. The camshafts, crankshaft, and pistons are good at 400hp but they cant take much more than that, and I wouldnt change the cylinder heads eather unless you want to go over 430hp. Also maybe you didnt know this but Audi has upgraided their camshafts, crankshaft, and piston heads so they are really Strong now so they can handle why more power. plus why is that so hard to beleave 320hp? he got about 50hp from the chip then he did some tuning not sure what he did but after he got a hell of alot more kick then he got an almost new exhaust from a junkyard wreak S4 and then he did other stuff too but i didnt write it all down god! But all i know is that he said he spent about 2,000 and is making more or less 320hp. And how the hell did you get 30,000:rolleyes:

That price is for new parts installed profesionally, tüv approved.
There is no chance in hell a stock 1.8t turbo can get you anywhere near 300hp, just not going to happen. And yes, the head, block and pistons are strong enough, almost as strong as the old five-cylinder audi engines, but that's not the reason they need to be exchanged.
If you think a new exhaust and a "intake" is going to give you 100 hp, you have spent way too much time talking to Honda owners. Grow up!