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