"DCA" wrote in message
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Neil Jowsey wrote:

I'll raise you one....

Get a Mark V and don't look back.

Bill



I take it then that 'They all do that sir' :-(

I'm sure the later MKs are much better, but are more expensive. Just
wondering what, if anything, could be done to make the MKIII 'more fun'
to
drive.

N.

A MKIII 16v GTI is fabulous fun and the lattter ones have as many BHP as
the MKIV 1.8 T (150BHP)
£3500 will get you quite a nice one. I've had mine for 2 years and not a
single problem.
Just make sure you get to listen to it start up from cold as the
hydraulic tappets can play a drumrole if the oil hasn't been changed
regularly

At 3k5 for a MK3 I would personally add a few hundred quid more and get a
MK4 1.8 T you should get a 1999 model with some careful negotiation....
Oddly I have a MK5 gti and my current insurer would not insure me for a MK2
gti