Golf Rallye

[Dub Style 0]

Thinking of selling the VR, I quite the golf rallye, what are anyones experiences with these??

[OSV 0]

If you couldn't afford to keep your wheels the upkeep and costs of a Rallye which are 17yrs old will be prohibitive. Also cool looking but too heavy by far for the power, which means upgrades and even thirstier than a VR.

[h100vw 0]

The syncro drivetrain costs big time...fuel, parts, grey hair, special to Rallye rear shocks, etc etc.

 

How do I know, read below. 340 miles on 15 gallons, I daren't work that out.

 

Gavin

[too hot 0]

Used to have one.Nice enough car but fairly underpowered as standard,chip and pulley helps.Left hand drive not the easiest for overtaking on country roads either.

Most people don`t realise that its standard.The number of times I had to explain it wasn`t a Golf with a body kit :lol:

Think you would be far better off with a corrado though :!:

[Guest]

My mates got one.. great fun, but left hand drive is a bum. Where you would say i can get a bus through there, well on the other side of the road you can't take that chance! I'd say they weigh about the same as a rado?!

 

Defo a weekend/show car rather than everyday

[g60_Pete 0]

my mate uses one as an everyday, once you get on top of all the little niggles it not a problem, but he's a mechanic so.. i treally isnt a problem

agree about the power, but once you get it chipped pulleyed and port the charger its fast. oh so very fast :D the 4wd can surprise a few scoobs too!

overall i'd think it was no diff from a g60 rado bar the fact all the panels and alot of drivetrain/shocks/exhaust are excluse and the LHD is naff!

[Guest]

Rados have very got handling, golfs have lots of understeer.. even on the rallye. 4wd doesn;t solve all problems. May make them worse or fun, which ever way you look at it!

[phatG60 0]

Go for it.I've had mine almost 8 years now.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Rados have very got handling, golfs have lots of understeer..

 

That's largely down to the Rado have a lot more negative camber and a stiffer setup than the Golf.....Rado also has a lower centre of gravity and the key weight (driver, passengers & fuel tank) is lower down too.... it all helps.