I see these around Tenerife all the time, it seems not a single owner ever sold their GTD, which is a testament to how fun and reliable these were!
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
To be fair if we had one we wouldn’t either 🙈
@fastinradfordable2 ай бұрын
I daily a 1981 vw rabbit pickup With a 1.9 mtdi swap with Land Rover 300tdi 11mm pump. Fully ported head and manifolds. Variable turbo. Upgraded nozzles and a built motor with de-lipped pistons. And all rotating mass lightened. Corrado trans with custom gears. Full ladder frame connectors And all custom engine mounts 75mpg 3x as fast as when it was new. 1100miles from 14gal tank. It’s the best daily driver ever
@iosifd24092 ай бұрын
Old VAG diesels are precious 1.9 TDI , 1.6 TD , 1.9 SDI , 1.7 SDI, bulletproof engines . In Serbia and Bosnia lots of Golf 2/3/4 diesel they still run , even if their chasis is roting from inside .
@Simon_r26002 ай бұрын
Are there any 1.9 TDI AFN Golf 3 / Passat B4? I want one for my Passat
@iosifd24092 ай бұрын
@@Simon_r2600 Ebay is the way to go for parts
@Simon_r26002 ай бұрын
@@iosifd2409 Yeah but i would need a whole passat because of the electrical wiring
@gloff81632 ай бұрын
@@Simon_r2600 What kind of issues you get with wiring, breaking old insulation on wires or rotten copper? Engine wiring harness from ecu to sensors and pump is kinda cheap. Probably 1Z 90hp engine harness will also fit, because engine in fact has minor difference at injector tips and turbo, n75 valve, pistons/rods etc, but not electrical-wise. (1z from B4 as example, but not from audi 80 b4, pump wiring can differ).
@Simon_r26002 ай бұрын
@@gloff8163 Yeah, i currently drive a 1Z. I would really prefer a whole AFN Passat instead of making a mess with all the wiring by myself, but i take what i can get my hands on. Well, the 1Z works with pressure and the AFN works with Vaccum, i guess there have to be minor differences?
@Bruski0012 ай бұрын
I have a mk2 GTD turbo diesel. Great car, runs on anything pretty much
@martinkrautter83252 ай бұрын
Here in its homeland Germany, the GTDs as well as other early Turbo Diesels sold like sliced bread. Same in France. Main factor was the diesel price - which was / is subsidized in Germany. I had a Passat with the 1.6 TD engine, for its time it was amazing. Very economic, still torquey enough to push the light cars effortless.
@davidjames29102 ай бұрын
I remember in the 1980s Golf I and then II GTDs were driven by cool guys in Italy and France. Good quality, decent pull and GTi handling.
@mattalki2 ай бұрын
I've had 3 VW Diesels (4 if you count the wifes). I currently have a mk1 Rabbit diesel with the 1.6L (sloooow) and a mk7 Golf 2.0L TDI. My wife drives a 2014 Beetle TDI, and I previously had a mk4 Golf TDI with the 1.9L ALH. All have been excellent cars. It's astounding how they've improved over the years. The difference between my mk1 and my mk4 is only 20 years, yet the driving experience between the two is night and day.
@paulie-Gualtieri.2 ай бұрын
A video about Irelands love for the Volkswagen Vento in the 90s would be grand.
@julianstechsation2 ай бұрын
I love the music of GT4 - Who else loves it ? Thanks for including it - I appreciate it Edit: And the music from GTA2
@neonaffliction2 ай бұрын
Im from the Balkans, the place of Golf mk2s. My dad owned a german poverty spec one for over 20 years before selling it in 2017 to buy another car, still a turbo diesel. That car made 40kw and we woule often joke how the only electrical thing was the headlights. Anyways fast foward to 2021 where I bough my own Golf 2, but this time it was a GTD. Original old type gtd with 5 doors and a sunroof but previous owner put everything from a newer gtd including intercooled 59kw td and CE2 (which surprisingly was done well). The car is currently at 430tkm and I love it, I drive it everywhere. I have 1.9tdi 66kw from mk3 ready for swap when this one eventually blows up.
@xoloman8462 ай бұрын
How much did you buy the GTD for?
@neonaffliction2 ай бұрын
@@xoloman846 I bought it for €750 but I had to do some work to it, like whole new clutch assmebly, gearbox from sdi mk3 golf and bunch of bushings, seals and bearings.
@xoloman8462 ай бұрын
@@neonaffliction oh, you do all that work by yourself? I wanna buy a mk2 but it's hard to find one in decent shape in Balkan that's not 3000-4000€... I'd love to try working on my but I don't have the place or tools to do so...
@neonaffliction2 ай бұрын
@@xoloman846 I kinda got lucky finding this one but with the amount of time and effort I've put into I sometimes doubt that statement, but mostly smaller things that add up. Most of the work I do myself but sometimes I go to a mechanic to do some things for me, depends on what kind, what tools I need and if its worth my time. I work on it in my gravel driveway with basic tools, so nothing fancy going on. I see cars as a thing to drive and fix not just restore and let it sit in your garage, even tho I respect people who keep their car nice.
@CROMAT302 ай бұрын
never heard about the mk4 GTTDI, in rest of europe i only knew about the Mk4 GTI TDI which came with the PD150 engine, for the mk5 you had the mk5 GT Sport, which had the 2.0 TDI170hp engine, closest we got to a GTD for that year.
@brainwrongs2 ай бұрын
I am glad the algorithm has brought me here. Great videos. At 7:21 when you talk about the legendary PD engine the pic in the video is actually a distributor pump pre-PD TDI. The early MK4 GT TDI used this engine and I have one in my 2001 Audi A3. It is peak small diesel I think, smooth and powerful but simple and reliable, happy to run on biofuels.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Ah balls, that’s what happens when you rush! Cheers for pointing it out :)
@macdaniel60292 ай бұрын
My daily driver is a MKII 1.6D, best car I've ever owned. Diesel is so much better than gas.
@cardenassolisrodrigo26012 ай бұрын
9:37 Never expected to hear the GTA Liberty City Stories theme on a Volkswagen Golf video lol.
@balintbrandhuber6982 ай бұрын
Already on GTA 2 for ps1 ;) But still cool...😊
@cardenassolisrodrigo26012 ай бұрын
What are you saying? The GTA Liberty City Stories theme song, also known as "The Dark March" was never featured in GTA 2, it was exclusively made for GTA LCS. It's a remix from an original song called "March Popakov" originaly made in the 70's as part of a "Cold War Song Album" made in that decade by John Cacavas.
@jamesbennett16912 ай бұрын
Digging the soundtrack
@boulboul6251Ай бұрын
Here in Algeria the golf 7.5 was SOLELY sold in diesel, with old version of the 2.0 TDI 143 in the normal version and 177hp in the GTD and it sold like hot cakes. I do think that it’s the only country in the world where it was sold with those engines.
@woodrow_mayes2 ай бұрын
Only found your vids recently, enjoying them, much love from Tandragee
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Cheers, love to see local folk tuning in!!
@Corsa15DT2 ай бұрын
the latest GTD is the perfect family hatch. 5liters fuel consumption, 250kmh top speed.
@dirmanhero2 ай бұрын
Nice videos man, also like the TDU music in the background on this one
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Cheers!! :)
@jondonnelly32 ай бұрын
Something about the Mk4 that to me just looks perfect. Like it was carved out of a block of granite quality. I drive the Mk6. I would love a MK4, 3 door GTD tuned to 300+ belting out a plume of coal smoke at any tailgater.
@fastinradfordable2 ай бұрын
Mk4 is the last honest car vw sold. Period.
@salipander65702 ай бұрын
You probably don't know Peugeot: They were earlier than Volkswagen, with even better diesel engines. The Indénor from the 60s/70s and later in the 80s the refined running XUD diesels were the best. VWs were quite noisy in comparison to the XUD diesels. But they were all reliable.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
We mention in the video that Peugeot was earlier to the game with the 204, and call the XUD one of the greatest engines ever made. In the 427 fleet we have about 4 309s, a 306, a 405 and a Citroen C15 - we love French stuff too!
@jonathanprescott52922 ай бұрын
I’ve owned many golfs including a 7.5 GTD. recently though, I started spotting a mk2 badged as GTD parking round my area. Not sure if someone has added the badge to a normal one, I’m no expert on the older models, but it was an interesting spot
@hfvhf9872 ай бұрын
VW being the peoples car isn't ironic. It's a direct translation!
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
….yes we know
@jondonnelly32 ай бұрын
Strength through Joy.
@StefanGShep2 ай бұрын
There was an MKIII Golf GTI TDI too :)
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Not something we got here I think!
@MrBenjaminTea2 ай бұрын
Would love to see ye lads find a 306 Dturbo. All the farm lads had them when we were 17, many many headgaskets were blown from too much boost 😂
@seanconway1935Ай бұрын
the pd engine was lovely engine very smooth and quiet i had seat toledo 130bhp 6 speed from new
@noahmacdonald38222 ай бұрын
I would give one of kidneys to have a mk2 gtd intercooled here in Canada. At least we got any td engines unlike the U.S
@annoymouse8902 ай бұрын
Dad’s got a 2.0tdi cr Skoda Octavia vRS mk2 so basically a mk6 gtd but practical great car
@pickle242 ай бұрын
it's not "basically" a mk6 but it's not bad!
@annoymouse8902 ай бұрын
@@pickle24 built on the same platform with the same length wheel base and both use the same engine just the Skoda has a bigger boot
@pickle242 ай бұрын
@@annoymouse890 but skoda is a skoda. has numeorus parts that are lower quality, worse build, worse interior. The car is cheaper for a reason. By your logic you have octavia vrs which is basically a golf so you basically have an audi?😂 apples aren't peaches just cause they're similar bro. your car isn't bad tho just don't go calling it what it isn't
@annoymouse8902 ай бұрын
@@pickle24 you do realise how much better the Skoda is built than the mk6 that thing has so many rust problems the seats are made of sandpaper while the Skoda has alcantara and yes the Octavia is a vw golf the same way a supra a90 is a z4
@pickle242 ай бұрын
@@annoymouse890 you keep telling that to yourself but the fact of the matter is it's a skoda not a vw regardless of what case you try to make for it
@nagyandras88572 ай бұрын
1.6 jr bottom end whit a stud kit on crank. Maxspeeding rods. (Does this job well. I know there are better ones out there. But for the price it does the job) Stock pistons and rings. 1.9 aaz head , whit arp studs. 0.1 mil shaved off the block. Mls gasket. 0.29 injector nozzles. Rebuilt pump whit a larger pump head. 2x gt1241 turbo. Custom intake and exhaust manifold. Cyl 1-4 exhaust to turbo 1 , cyl 2 and 3 into torbo 2. 2 intercoolers. One for each turbo. Turbo 1 feeds cyls 2 and 3 . Turbo 2 feeds cyly 1 and 4. 6 speed tranny from pd150. At 2 bar max boost setting , and governor modded to regulate at 5.2k rpm , peak tourqe is 250nm at 2200 rpm , peak hp is 180 at 4800 rpm. Fun ride.
@mnp37132 ай бұрын
How about the mk 2 1.6 TD sb or Ra engine 80 hp diesel with intercooler
@thetruth76332 ай бұрын
In the early 90s I drove a boosted Golf II GTD around 120ps with different turbo and added an intercooler. For the 90s it was fast, reliable and cheap. Last Golf I owned was a 2002 3 door TDi GTi with the ARL engine, BBS rims, Xenon. Made around 200ps. Nothing can compare to the smoothness of those PD engines. My current diesel is common rail which excels in emissions which are a zillion times better, do we really want our neighborhood to smell like candle wax? 😅
@vwdrvrfoundat4202 ай бұрын
Nice job on the production quality. I love the cursing with you and MCM...don't change anything.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Cheers!!
@greasemonkey56372 ай бұрын
Well put together video mate. You just got a sub from me. All the best for the future.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Cheers!! 😁
@dhrida55182 ай бұрын
Whait, I'm from Portugal, over there on the mk4s we have also the gti tdi wich is the 1.9 150hp pd tdi, then on the mk5 we have the gtd wich is a 2.0 pd170. Those mk2 GTDs with intercooler and 80hp I had one of them, the pistons are more prone to wear when compared to previous models, I put a k24 turbo from previous models in it and blew it, then I put a tdi with a mechanical pump (for inspection purposes) even with the 1.6 gtd it was an awesome car!!!! It had some overheating problems (wich was solved with tdi models). My take on the GTD badhe is that it's a high spec car (heated seats parking sensors etc etc) if it was a cheap spec when compared to other brands why wouldn't people get it? After all it should come above other good spec cars since we are in Europe, not to mention that we are in Europe and it will be easier to get parts...
@super_slav912 ай бұрын
My 2.0 TDI MK5 pulls hard, for all intents and purposes it is a GTD, sure it has the normal suspension but 350nm 113kw it pulls hard and is reliable.
@fastinradfordable2 ай бұрын
2.0 tdi are always reliable until the flywheel fails The intercooler shoves ice into the intake The hpfp grenading ($8000fix) And the dpf which needs replaced every 120,000 miles.
@super_slav912 ай бұрын
@@fastinradfordable Mine has no DPF, is PD injected they didn't have the intercooler or flywheel problem, 700,000k still good. Original engine and trans.
@knutron2622 ай бұрын
In germany politicians try to do everything to get people away from diesels But still many people drive diesels and if you drive ~20k km a year a Diesel is still cheaper even tho you pay double in yearly taxes and even the insurance for diesels is higher People love Diesels so give them Diesels and just give them a Diesel replacement (there are enough fuels that could replace diesel and it's way easier to replace diesel than petrol)
@caddy-co2 ай бұрын
I'm from co down and own 2 diesel vw (mk2 jetta 1.6 and mk3 gold sdi) cool to find out more
@Randy-lg1qo2 ай бұрын
I’m pretty sure we got a GTD in the mk5 in Australia
@miguelguiomar28422 ай бұрын
In the mk3 range you can find gtd and gt tdi models it's the only gen of golf's that you can find both
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Must be a europe thing then, we didn't get them here!
@LukinAutoVlog2 ай бұрын
TDU MUSIC❤❤❤
@LukinAutoVlog2 ай бұрын
And GTA II❤
@cmarko9642 ай бұрын
Didn't know the Golf 4 GT TDI was a thing in the UK. They should've named it GTI TDI like here in Europe. Sounds like an upbadge but it's better than GT TDI for sure.
@petitus902 ай бұрын
On mainland europe they are quite rare. Ive been looking for a good one for a mk2 gtd.
@jackdarby60802 ай бұрын
GTDs are relatively rare I'd say. See lots of GTIs, but much fewer of the diesel counterparts.
@Bonzoguy662 ай бұрын
Think in Europe, the only real revolution, were the first GTD , in a Golf . First diesel , with a turbo and 80 hp
@gabrielv.43582 ай бұрын
I already knew the existance of the GTD, but never knew it was THAT Short lived, or that it had a Sueprcharged version, or that they "reinvented" the wheel with the GTTDI, lol. Cool! And then a GTD was a boom?? wow! But I think that you dont know about the VW Golf Mk4.5, in Brazil, with its dubious facelift, (of which I quite like). Cheers!
@stevenharpervw2 ай бұрын
Always enjoy your story telling
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Cheers Steven!! That means so much!
@J.F.K.O2 ай бұрын
The only problem with the mk3 GTD/TD vs' the TDI when they were new was that VW limited the F out of the GTD/TD. Just swap the boost pin from a 1.6 and an IC on it and you are knocking at the TDI's HP figure. i Mean it makes sense from VW's point of view it wouldn't look good to sell two cars at the same power figures but at a pretty big price difference
@JovanMunitlak-sf8yt2 ай бұрын
Kako niko nije brinuo . Pa san momački je to brate moj na Balkanu.
@thedetailingdoctor57462 ай бұрын
I had a mk2 gtd SB motor with intercooler fitted into a 3 door gti shell sold it for £1500 back in 2015 how stupid was I
The first MK4 models to wear the GT TDI badge had the 1.9 VE TDI unit with ASV engine code and were 110hp.
@jonytube2 ай бұрын
There are GTI TDIs, with ASV VP110 engines all the way through PD115 and upwards. GTI was a trim by then, with the GTD Trim being skipped on the mk4 and mk5, only returning on mk6s. Iirc there were both GT TDI and GTI TDI mk3s, but GTI TDIs were the rarer bunch with better interior trim and the mighty AFN VP110
@joaoleite36492 ай бұрын
The mark 4 it was a GTI TDI with a PD 150hp The mark 3 was GT TDI with a VP 1z 90hp and then later with a VP afn 110hp
@cebruthius2 ай бұрын
Respect is everything hehe
@minefarmer2022 ай бұрын
Hey man im looking for a small vw owned car any suggestions?
@Corsa15DT2 ай бұрын
what? Diesel was the greatest revolution in the past 50 years, 90% of EU cars were diesel, petrol was almost extinct at one point, and all this can be contributed to VW, who pushed the TDI.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
….did you actually watch the video? Thats literally what we said.
@Corsa15DT2 ай бұрын
@@427Motorsports yes I did. But I wrote the comment before I watched, because of the title...I am not sure if people didn't care about gtd in the past, in my country GTDs were a cult back in the early 90s...everybody wanted to have one.Can't find any sales figures for old GTDs od GT TDIs
@MITCH144112 ай бұрын
Great content fella. Onwards and upwards. Pity u are merc lovers... lol. Vw all the way. Bought corrado door of you!
@guyk22602 ай бұрын
Nice vid - buy yerselves some feckin sweets or sommit.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Ah Guy thank you so much!! That means a lot to us, we really appreciate it :)
@guyk22602 ай бұрын
@@427Motorsports You know that KZbin is teetotal so ...um ...as you see fit... Mr Guinness !
@fastinradfordable2 ай бұрын
Vw did not revolutionize diesels. The 1.6 idi diesel was basically a 1960s tractor. The tdi was the same block but with piston tops and injector location from the Detroit diesel.
@fastinradfordable2 ай бұрын
The PD tdi was a straight up 4 stroke over head Detroit diesel
@Mladjasmilic2 ай бұрын
9:40 Liberty city stories
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
You got it 😎
@tonydiesel3444Ай бұрын
Cdi baby
@nsoper192 ай бұрын
don't the irish just prefer diesels for the red/green diesel?
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
To be honest, even those who’ve never ran on colourful diesel in their lives over here still love it. It seems to be a part of the culture.
@esspea34652 ай бұрын
I would disagree that VW revolutionised diesels. The title for that goes to PSA. Cars like the Citroen BX TZD Turbo, ZX Volcane TD and Peugeot 306 DTurbo were the first popular small sporty diesels.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
I mean with a 306 profile pic you would say that, yes Those may have been popular but they weren’t revolutionary.
@esspea34652 ай бұрын
@@427Motorsports they were revolutionary, they were the first proper nippy diesels. As far as I can make out the gtd was just a TD golf with nicer trims/paint colours.
@427Motorsports2 ай бұрын
Did you watch the video? The TDI wouldn’t come along for another 10 years after the GTD. the PSA turbo diesels 10 years too.
@esspea34652 ай бұрын
@@427Motorsports the XUD arrived in 1982, and I haven’t finished watching the video yet, but as I see a mk2 golf in the thumbnail, and production started in 1983 for them. I don’t know what your point is
@garethgrundy80872 ай бұрын
The 1.5L diesel Golf/Rabbit was out in the late 1970’s. I may be wrong on this but I was of the understanding that Peugeot Talbot first tried the XUD in the Talbot Horizon around 1982 before it went into the Peugeot 305 and Citroen BX. There was also the Vauxhall Astra/Bedford diesel circa 1984. My first car was a 1983 Mk 1 1.6 diesel Golf. 50mpg everywhere but slow and noisy. Traded it in 2 years later for a 1988 Peugeot 305 GLD estate. Relatively fast in comparison to the Golf and so much more refined. Owned many Peugeot diesels from 1993 to 2007 but come 2017 I was in a 130 PD AVF Audi A4. We lived through the best era for diesel cars, good on you for making this video 😊