your opinion

[OsoSlo z28]

i really enjoy my mx and i have plans on doing a motor swap in the near future, but...i'm also looking at getting another car. i know this is an mx board but in your honest opinions, would you take a 2000+ 1.8t vw jetta over the mx? just curious what you all have to say. thanks.

[ProtegeSTS]

id take a 1.8T golf over the Jetta....just not a fan of the new Jetta, and they are heavier.

[OsoSlo z28]

yeah, i was looking at the golf 4dr(kid) and i'd like those as well but those are a bit harder to come by with the 1.8t, and there isn't much of a diff in weight between the two(jetta and 4dr golf). i'm probably going to try to get a 2000 year model since they have the same potential and it would be a bit cheaper.

[-=deathtrap-mx3=-]

GTI GTI GTI GTI GTI GTI GTI v GTI GTI GTI vGTI v GTIGTI GTI !!!!!!!!<P>sorry....i want a 1.8T jetta or GTI GTIGTIGTIGTIGTIGTIGTIGTI!!! how much horsepower do the ones before 2000 have? i know the 1.8T 2000/1's are 150/155 and the 2002's are 174/180(i think the numbers are in the right order.

[OsoSlo z28]

the ones below 2000 are slow as dirt because they didn't have the 1.8t yet. 2000 had 150hp, 2001 had 170(listed as 150), and 2002 has 180. i'd love to have a gti, but like i said, i need a four door. so would you get the jetta gts or a 4dr golf gts? thanks for the replies

[The_Great_Tonge]

finally someone else who loves VW. thats what my next car is going to be. GTI is the same as the golf with a racing package and 2 doors. The new 2000-2002 to with 180 hp and like 168 pounds of tourqe. I would just wait till the summer time to get the 25th edition of the gti. i heard something about 201 hp stock. if you chip the gti now you can get around 200 easily but imangine gettin the 25th editin gti and chippin that. my oh my for even more information check out there msg board at <A HREF="http://forums.vwvortex.com/" TARGET=_blank>VWvortex</A>

[OsoSlo z28]

that's a good thought cause that sounds like one bad-@$$ car, but i already tried to talk my wife into letting me swap the mx for another 2door. she said if we're paying for another car, she wants to drive it too therefore it has to have 4doors. is what you heard just for the gti or the 1.8t in general?