Advice Guys...?

My father-in-law has just bought a T-plate MkIV Golf GTi. Are there any pitfalls with these? He's under the impression that this is the dog's danglers... Don't get me wrong, but it's just NOT the MkIII...!!!

Hi mate, what spec is the Golf and I would say sadly the mk4 is better build than the mk3, a T reg is the first mk4's their biggest probleme is the driver window mecanism that breaks but thats not to bad
My wife has got a S reg TDI and thats been good as gold

is it a 1.8t or 2.0 8v???

coil packs have got to be the most common things on the 1.8t.

-failing that theres issues with a plastic clip on the clutch pedal thats known to break quite often.
-rusty tailgates that let water in that 1) corrdoes and seizes your boot lock. 2) stops the wiper from working. 3) plays havoc with the alarm.

thay're good cars mate you shouldnt have many problems as they arnt that old!

i agree wiv the drivers window my window fell out 4 times now stupid fing lol

It's the 1.8 20v version. To be truthful, I've not done any background on these, but it's a fabulous example, it's only done 84,000 miles, it's got 1 tiny scratch on the paintwork, and the interior is pristine. Oh, and it's RED!!!!

Is this turbo'd? I can only presume it's a 4 pot with 5 valves per cylinder?

OMG feel like such an amateur!!!!

being an early model it could also be an n/a 1.8 20v (no turbo).

yes it is 5 valves per cylinder.

I'll try to get a couple of pics posted before I go back to sea...