any idea what the value of the 05 LS hatch is?

[AveoBlack]

im actually looking to get a 96'ish Golf GTI (preferably the VR6). but if you say it's cheaper to pimp a 1.8 then thats what i'll do. VW's are awesome, so i dont mind buying a car that old with 80k on it already. plus the aftermarket for golf's that year is immense. not to mention the Bill Stein Coilover kit is only $500!!!!! hells yeah doggy! i can get all the stuff i had on my aveo, for the Golf, for nearly a quarter of the price i paid for the aveo versions.

[Wolfman AK907]

Ok, a 96 would still be a mk3 until 98. 99 is the mk4 "bora" body-style. Yeah dude, once you go Vdub you'll never go back. For a 1.8T you could always upgrade to a Garret 50 trim big turbo kit. I believe its a T3/T4 and they are plentiful. plus once you have the system set up you can always upgrade turbos with a garret. I've still got the stock turbo on my 87 mk2 jetta. It's a work in progress right now, It's flat black, i had 17s on it but now it's on 13s and have redone the exhaust from the header back cat-less with borla turbo muffler. Oh, and do you know how hard it was to find black LED taillights for an 87? lol

[Wolfman AK907]

It's also dropped on coilovers now 3.5" in the front and 3" in the back. She handle so well, like she's ridin' on rails lol. Whatever you do, if you get a VW, be kind to reverse...it is the most notorious gear to go out in a volkswagen.

[petrified.rabbit]

Aveoblack, where are you located?

i sold off most of my cars, but i have a few friends selling mk4 1.8t's.
Also what price range are you shopping in? i assume if you are looking at mk3's your not breaking the bank.

I LOVE vr6s, built a vr6 mk2 jetta coupe. god that car was fun.

If you shop around, depending on your budget, there are alot of nice cars on vortex that already have suspension and wheels and lots of other mods in the 3000-5000 range. then put a C2 turbo kit on, (about $3000). And for as little as 6000-8000 you can have a east of a car.. my friends vr turbo is putting down @ 420 hp.

[petrified.rabbit]

also if you go look on vwvortex at cars, look my up on im, same name.

[AveoBlack]

Aveoblack, where are you located?

i sold off most of my cars, but i have a few friends selling mk4 1.8t's.
Also what price range are you shopping in? i assume if you are looking at mk3's your not breaking the bank.

I LOVE vr6s, built a vr6 mk2 jetta coupe. god that car was fun.

If you shop around, depending on your budget, there are alot of nice cars on vortex that already have suspension and wheels and lots of other mods in the 3000-5000 range. then put a C2 turbo kit on, (about $3000). And for as little as 6000-8000 you can have a east of a car.. my friends vr turbo is putting down @ 420 hp.

Im in Hanover btw, only been to your side of the state once to buy a pocket rocket i won on Ebay. the first thing i noticed when i craigslisted and ebay'd VW Golf was that they hold their value. i couldnt find one for less than 2900. im unemployed, so its going to take me about 6 weeks to save enough to buy one. hehe, funny you say that about your coilovers, because my buddy chaz has a ford focus that he put coilovers on. dropped his car 4-4 and we were taking 15mile an hour turns at 110!!

[Wolfman AK907]

Haha you got a focus to go 110.

[AveoBlack]

Haha you got a focus to go 110.

i always made fun of his car, because i was a chevy fan. but his car is seriously nice. its a torque monster and we've hit 140 in it before.

[Wolfman AK907]

I remembered right after I said that that I drive an Aveo...