MK2 golf..... What to look out for??
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Otto said:
I had a 92 16V GTI for a while, and if I still lived in the UK, I would have held onto that car for sure - it was an absolute riot to drive!
Not only that but it was cheap to run, plenty fast enough, comfortable, easy to work on, sounded great, and cost me about 750 to buy.
The paintwork on mine was a little shabby, and I spent some time sorting out a few mechanical bits so got fairly familiar with the greasy stuff.
Rear bushes were completely shot on mine when I got it, and it was a bit of a pain to change them. I replaced them with poly bushes which tightened everything up very nicely. Cheap to do but took a little time. I also had to change both rear wheel bearings, which was fairly simple to do at the same time.
The gear linkages were shot on mine, making gear selections a bit of a lottery - it was mainly just bushes that needed replacing, which was really quite easy and cost a couple of quid.
I did a full, and I mean FULL service on mine as I bought it with little to no service history and 129,000 miles. Cambelt, tensioner, water pump, cam chain (between the cams in the head), brake hoses, all the usual parts etc etc etc, and the parts to do it from GSF or EuroCarParts I think came in at a total of 200 quid. Bargain!!
The alloys have a habit of becoming porous and leaking air - I had mine refurbished for about 180 pounds which cured it and also made them look like new.
I honestly loved driving that car everywhere - it was really great fun on any twisty roads, and perfectly comfortable on long journeys. It also got plenty of comments, as I think they are getting pretty rare to find in 'original, non-barried' condition!
I even managed to recoup pretty much all of my costs when I sold it a year later.
is that the £750 one?Not only that but it was cheap to run, plenty fast enough, comfortable, easy to work on, sounded great, and cost me about 750 to buy.
The paintwork on mine was a little shabby, and I spent some time sorting out a few mechanical bits so got fairly familiar with the greasy stuff.
Rear bushes were completely shot on mine when I got it, and it was a bit of a pain to change them. I replaced them with poly bushes which tightened everything up very nicely. Cheap to do but took a little time. I also had to change both rear wheel bearings, which was fairly simple to do at the same time.
The gear linkages were shot on mine, making gear selections a bit of a lottery - it was mainly just bushes that needed replacing, which was really quite easy and cost a couple of quid.
I did a full, and I mean FULL service on mine as I bought it with little to no service history and 129,000 miles. Cambelt, tensioner, water pump, cam chain (between the cams in the head), brake hoses, all the usual parts etc etc etc, and the parts to do it from GSF or EuroCarParts I think came in at a total of 200 quid. Bargain!!
The alloys have a habit of becoming porous and leaking air - I had mine refurbished for about 180 pounds which cured it and also made them look like new.
I honestly loved driving that car everywhere - it was really great fun on any twisty roads, and perfectly comfortable on long journeys. It also got plenty of comments, as I think they are getting pretty rare to find in 'original, non-barried' condition!
I even managed to recoup pretty much all of my costs when I sold it a year later.
NicDale said:
J4CKO said:
I think that the 8 valve GTI is the pick, ok, ultimately its not as fast as the 16 but its a nicer drive most of the time, depends what kidn of power delivery you prefer, grunty torque across the rev range or a stellar lunge for the redline.
The 16v produces more power and torque at every point of the rev range, it's a myth that the 8v is more 'grunty'. In fact 8v's make baby Jesus cry.Make sure you're not having a small bumper car passed off as a big bumper, genuine big bumper cars have the hazard light on the top of the steering coloum, not on the dashboard. Also check the chassis legs for rot, especially under the battery tray.
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