mike79 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Finally sold my Mk4 turbo and picked up a nice 93 K VR6 this afternoon....First impressions are really good car for the money.1 question.... what's the normal running temp of the car? Mine shows fairly normal on the gauge, but if you use the trip computer, it shows anywhere between 98 and 102... is this right?????Cheershappy Mike 8o) Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Yeh thats the oil temp. on the MFA display, mine goes between 95-105, depending on how hard I'm driving it! The gauge one is the water temp.So I've been led to believe..... Link to post Share on other sites
Gwalkvr6 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 well done!How does it compare to the 172bhp your 16v was putting out? Link to post Share on other sites
VR6Steve 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Welcome to the gang. My oil temp on a run varies betwee. 98-104, although I have seen it once or twice go as high as 108.Hope you enjoy the car. Link to post Share on other sites
mike79 0 Posted February 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 well done!How does it compare to the 172bhp your 16v was putting out?Huge difference! My 16v was 170bhp & 149lb/ft. My APR Mk4 turbo was 172bhp & 217lb/ftThe Mk4 was more responsive (cos of the torque) but the VR6 is a much easier car to drive. Smooth at all revs, steady at low revs, a monster above 4000rpm!Well happy!! Link to post Share on other sites
yeeha 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi mate - good choice! Ive had my VR since last August and its soooooperb! Good bit of grunt for the cash eh?! My oil temp is betwen 92-102 depending on how hard she's pushed, and she's only done 45K, so i wouldnt worry - must be (hopefully!!!) normal! Link to post Share on other sites
jonvr6highline 0 Posted February 25, 2004 Report Share Posted February 25, 2004 Hi Mike,I have sometimes thought of maybe getting a MK4 Turbo, next after my Highline. I guess by the sounds of it that I am better off sticking with what I've got? Is the VR a much better car then?Cheers Jon 8o) [ golfvr6011evensmaller.jpg ] Link to post Share on other sites
mike79 0 Posted February 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Is the VR a much better car then?my opinion is yes. Coming off a roundabout in the mk4 and putting the foot down resulted in a heap of wheelspin. The VR seems to just pull away. However, my car was an early model (1999). So when chipped I only got 172bhp... later cars chip much better (2001 onwards cars can see approx 230bhp with a Jabba remap!!) That may have made the car more interesting!!But, with being made redundant, I couldn't keep paying my loan so had to sell the Mk4. Got the VR6 at a good price and so don't have a loan. I was going to have it for 6 months till I have a job etc, but think I may hold on to it for a while longer cos it is awesome!!! (I just want a dry sunny day to really enjoy it as it has snowed since I bought it!!) Link to post Share on other sites
1990 1 Posted February 26, 2004 Report Share Posted February 26, 2004 Glad you like it mate and welcome to the forum.I'm the oppsosite with mine, i went from a mk2 vr to a mk3 vr and the mk3 feels very slow Link to post Share on other sites
vrPat 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 and I did the same as you Mike79, I had a mk4 turbo and sold it due to redundancy and got a Highline. It certainly wasn't the worst decision I've ever made, the mk3 is so much better in a lot of ways. Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 2, 2004 Report Share Posted March 2, 2004 mkIII's are a good balance aren't hey.mkIV is too comfort orientated, mkII and mkI are too basic. tho an r32 is probably not bad. Link to post Share on other sites
just2zang 0 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Share Posted March 3, 2004 High speed assault weapon. Effortless speed all the time. raced a 1.8 t on an A road, everytime i got to 4000 rpm, i blew him away. When we stopped he said " i just sold my vr, their fast are'nt they!" Not the fasted accelerator in the world, in fact very underpowered for the size of the engine, but its very addictive to drive and so confortable (clutch a little heavy though). My fezzy turbo would kill the vr in any gear (when i had traction), but it was such an effort and quote "so difficult to drive" that it turns out i probably get from a-b quicker on a day to day basis. vr's are a very comfortable long distance drive and quite economical on the motorway run 24+ mpg. Should have had 200 bhp as standard tho as its gonna cost me bucks to modify Link to post Share on other sites
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