need some opinions on next car

[o3_vr6]

I have a bit of a hold up in my car choice,
first choice:
2002 jetta 1.8t
108K
gt28 turbo
racelands
stanced
r32 front end
porsche turbo twists
basic upgrades exhaust, intake, fmic etc

Second choice:
2000 jetta 12v vr6
110K
bagged
cam'd
gli skirts
powderd red sawblades
and the basics

I know the kid that built the 1.8t car and its a badass car, but my first car was a vr and i love them, plus i want bags. I need something that i can daily even in winter and idk how bags will hold up in the cold whether. so all opinions are welcome

[ODEL]

I'd spend that money building a car myself, but that's just me.

[slowandproud]

I think VR will last longer and be more reliable. Already having bags is a plus.

[lleiter]

take the VR

[RDIRTYTOO]

I vote for the vr .....

[o3_vr6]

I'd spend that money building a car myself, but that's just me.

if i had the money i would but i dont.
the 1.8t is a grand cheaper btw

[VR6 GLX Man]

I vote for the vr .....

[MrSavvy]

VR. I have a 1.8t but if I were in your shoes I would buy the VR in a heartbeat.

[o3_vr6]

im leaning towards the vr already becasue of the bags but the 1.8t is steal at the price and i can always bag that in the future...

[Miller7204]

1. VRSex exhaust sound
2. Bags

My vote is for the VR

[o3_vr6]

1. VRSex exhaust sound
2. Bags

My vote is for the VR

i agree on both parts

[o3_vr6]

anyone else?
the 1.8t has launch control and a gonzo tuning flash as well. its a decently built car.

[mooseinabox]

buy a stock VR and do it your way.

[euro+tuner]

Bags will hold up just fine in winter, plenty of people on here daily their bagged vehicles year round.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ghlight=winter

[Evaughn]

You keep defending the 1.8T I think that's what you want.

[Big_Tom]

1.8t n3v@r los3... also, but a stock one and build it yourself

[Ericc.]

its not like any of these cars are really ''built''


but i vote 12v

[DGK_KGD]

1. VRSex exhaust sound
2. Bags

My vote is for the VR

vrrrr uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[20VCanuck]

Depends what you want.

If built right, the 1.8t is a sick car. You'll fall inlove with the power.

If your looking for power, go 1.8t. If you dont really care go vr.


It will most likely be cheaper to bag the 1.8t than to boost the vr to get it to match the 1.8t


That being said, I would buy a clean stock car and build it myself. Thats half the fun!

[Alcrerion]

It sounds like you keep trying to find the bright side when it comes to the 1.8t, buy it and be done with it.

[Big_Tom]

Depends what you want.

If built right, the 1.8t is a sick car. You'll fall inlove with the power.

If your looking for power, go 1.8t. If you dont really care go vr.


It will most likely be cheaper to bag the 1.8t than to boost the vr to get it to match the 1.8t


That being said, I would buy a clean stock car and build it myself. Thats half the fun!

static > status

[theguy831]

...

first off, build your own car built is and always will be > bought
second, vr6

[o3_vr6]

i would love to build my own car but at the moment i dont have the money because of school. in the future i will build my own car but at the moment i have neither the time nor money so im just looking to buy an already nice car at a decent price. i had a vr before and nothing beats the sound of them and the bags is a plus. but the power of the 1.8t would be a blast and it is deffenitly a better looking car, my only worry on this one is the internals are still stock.

[Gtivolksswaggin]

Vr6. All day ery day

[THE GUY ON THE INTERNET]

Why do you keep asking if you are trying to convince us the 1.8t is a better car? Its like you are checking in with us or something. Buy what YOU want and NOT what the guys on the vortex tell you to buy.

[JonD91]

I vote VR, plus air is a big plus

[Philip J. Fry]

Well, I'd pick the car that is in better shape and prospectively would be the most reliable if it's going to be your new DD. Nothing that any of us can say will make up for one car being better than the other in terms of how they check out in person. They're MK4s with 100k+ miles. Clearly you can find a compelling reason to buy one over the other just in terms of the maintenance you'll be looking at over the next year or two.

That being said, I'm also from Lancaster, and will support either choice you make as a former 12v VR owner, and a current 1.8T owner.

[CPW12]

Who cares if you don't have money to build it. You really want it to be done in a matter of months?

I've had my VR like 2 1/2 years, all I've done is coils, wheels, exhaust, sideskirts, and a respray.

Just buy a stock one and go at your own pace


But, if you must pick one of those, like said above, pick the one that is in better shape.

[smitty_mcgee]

go for the vr, simply because vr>1.8t and the 1.8t has a golf front end which is fugly

[mk3_vdub]

neither. find one bone stock and unmolested. build from there. but yeah the vr is the much better choice

[S4NoMore]

do you put many miles on your car? MPG is something to consider these days.

[RDIRTYTOO]

Depends what you want.


If your looking for power, go 1.8t. If you dont really care go vr.

this statement is so wrong and you obviously havent owned a vr so ur knowlegde is based on what? that u only owned a 1.8t?

[Big_Tom]

this statement is so wrong and you obviously havent owned a vr so ur knowlegde is based on what? that u only owned a 1.8t?

meh, it will cost a lot more money to boost a vr and make it fast tho. 1.8t is easy to make quick. but if big bux are involved either way, then it dont really matter. i like my mpg and cheaper parts

[Benstanczik]

If you keep talking about maintaining the big turbo in the 1.8 then don't buy it especially if you don't have the money to do so. Buy the VR

[THE GUY ON THE INTERNET]

In perspective to make 400 HP it will cost relatively the same price with a VR or 1.8t correct?
I have never built a 1.8t but know what it takesw to boost a VR.

Same goes for 350 hp. It will cost about the same. Maybe a little cheaper if you source parts individually. Correct me if I am wrong.