Was the VW Golf mk4 sold in US?
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2.5 engine IIRC, and the 2.0 + diesels
MK4 golf had the 1.8 turbo, 2.0 8 valve and the 1.9 Diesel. in GTI trim a VR6 was available as well as in R32 trim
were they common or were they rare to come across there?
here were pretty numerous
I would not call them rare at all.
Not Honda civic/Toyota corolla common but common none the less.
The plain golfs werent rare, Worked on plenty over the years. GTI and R32 were more rare
They were very common. Most of the ones still on the road have the 2.0 (aka two-point-slow) under the hood.
But as mentioned, they were offered with the 1.8 Turbo, with the base 2.0L, 1.9L TDI, 2.8L VR6, and 3.2L VR6.
The base 2.0L are still farting around.
The 1.9L TDI are swapped out into Jeeps/tractors/etc. MK4 platform dies, but engine lives on.
The 1.8T are either meticulously maintained with high dollar stuff by an enthusiast, or is already dead in the pile of other 1.8T due to sludge-related death.
2.8L VR6 are mostly dead, likely all overheated. I haven't seen a VR6 since 2015 in person...
And the mighty sounding 3.2L VR6 is making some collector or enthusiast happy. Not many left on the road. Slow, but that trumpet sound is worth every penny people ask for an R32.
But as mentioned, they were offered with the 1.8 Turbo, with the base 2.0L, 1.9L TDI, 2.8L VR6, and 3.2L VR6.
The base 2.0L are still farting around.
The 1.9L TDI are swapped out into Jeeps/tractors/etc. MK4 platform dies, but engine lives on.
The 1.8T are either meticulously maintained with high dollar stuff by an enthusiast, or is already dead in the pile of other 1.8T due to sludge-related death.
2.8L VR6 are mostly dead, likely all overheated. I haven't seen a VR6 since 2015 in person...
And the mighty sounding 3.2L VR6 is making some collector or enthusiast happy. Not many left on the road. Slow, but that trumpet sound is worth every penny people ask for an R32.
Yes however the Jetta was far more popular.
Not correct for MK4. Sounds like MK5/6.
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I owned both, a Vr6 (baby poop yellow) and 2.0 (white) version of mk4 Golf. They were common. The actual name of the vr6's color, I believe, was Futura Yellow.
Exactly. The 2.5 I5 was sitting in the NA Mk5 Rabbit.
Interestingly the Mk4 Golf was available with a 2.3 VR5 (10V w/ 150 HP and 20V w/ 170 HP), but not sold in the US. Probably Europe and some other markets (Australia, New Zealand?) only. Of course also available with its stable mate Bora (Jetta), perhaps Passat of that time.
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Yeah 5 cyl was a cool one...too bad we didn't get that here in the states. My wife bought a MK4 Jetta GL 5spd 2.0 new in '99....we had it 14 years/220K. Great car.
Still miss my MkIV Jetta TDI, one of the few 2000's(built in '99 I think) models not sacked with massive electrical issues.
MK4 was a pretty good platform....the interior soft touch materials and crayon smell was...well....you know.
I'm sure you're right, I thought car and driver used a golf Mk IV 2.5 for their tyre and wheel comparison back in the day. I'm sure I remember that wrong
I have one Mk4 Golf TDI currently and sold another one to my nephew, both 2003s. They were both built in Brazil. Jetta sedans from that era were made in Mexico and Jetta wagons in Germany.
Lol our mk4 Jetta TDI smells like crayons, but it actually has a melted crayon embedded in the carpet under the passenger seat. I doubt my parents will ever sell it. It's a simple little car, no dpf, manual, mechanical injection pump (still computer controlled though) and close to 400,000 miles on the odo.
I owned one, a 2000 GTI 1.8T. Donated to charity in 2018 in running condition and cold AC, with >350k miles.
Yes. But not with the 1.4 and 1.6
Just the 2.slow, 1.8T, VR6, and TDI
if I remembered right, my MK4 Golf TDI was assembled in Brazil
