RE: SOTW: VW Golf GTI Cabriolet Mk1

[sday12]

Riggers said:

sday12 said:

REPOST!

SOTW only 17 months ago:

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=199...



Always thought the smaller bumper versions were classier.

Only 17 months? Crikey, you're a tough customer... Not the same car though, is it?

No, you're right, this one is white, the new SoTW is blue.

[chriis]

Awesome

I drive one daily and love it , such a cool looking wee car for that money . Ran it every day all through the winter and summer and been a hell of a lot more reliable than a lot of other cars i've owned.

[dbdb]

anything fast said:

...but the MK1 golf was years ahead of its time and set the trend for every other FWD hatch after it. And the GTI was the BEST hatch ever, not the fastest but the BEST.. period!

If not quite groundbreaking, the Mk1 Golf was undeniably a very good car indeed back at its introduction in 1974. It was uncompetetive in all but fashionability by 1993, and even in 1988 it was rather outmoded.
I do like them though - they're not my kind of car since I prefer large automatic saloons (my mother had a non-convertible one between '82 and '88 and it was a rattly wheezy uncomfortable thing with an agricultural gearbox) but they do have a sense of style and a certain chuzpah which sets them apart.

Edited by dbdb on Friday 15th October 14:38

[Riggers]

sday12 said:

Riggers said:

sday12 said:

REPOST!

SOTW only 17 months ago:

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=199...



Always thought the smaller bumper versions were classier.

Only 17 months? Crikey, you're a tough customer... Not the same car though, is it?

No, you're right, this one is white, the new SoTW is blue.

Bang to rights there. It's far from the first time we've repeated a model, however...

[MrScrot]

BOOO whats wrong witha 205 cti?

[Tomoose85]

I really want to hate this, but everytime I see one I head off to Autotrader for a gander...

Wouldn't mind one at all tbh.

[Tom_C76]

MrScrot said:

BOOO whats wrong witha 205 cti?

Indeed. Though my Dad had one when I was approaching 17, which at the time was valued at about £1500. The best quote he could get to add me to the policy was £4k, which does rather count against them.

[MrScrot]

Tom_C76 said:

MrScrot said:

BOOO whats wrong witha 205 cti?

Indeed. Though my Dad had one when I was approaching 17, which at the time was valued at about £1500. The best quote he could get to add me to the policy was £4k, which does rather count against them.

yeh insurance is a bit poo i'm 21 and the quotes where around £1500 on comparison sites. luckily I got a discount from carrying over insurance from my old car and nows its 700 quid a bit more reasonable.

[Beardo]

I would have another one of these quite happily, if the driving position wasn't quite so awkward for me. Loved Helga, my first car

[soad]

Decent, looks good to me. Not too sure on the dated interior.

[sinbaddio]

MrScrot said:

Tom_C76 said:

MrScrot said:

BOOO whats wrong witha 205 cti?

Indeed. Though my Dad had one when I was approaching 17, which at the time was valued at about £1500. The best quote he could get to add me to the policy was £4k, which does rather count against them.

yeh insurance is a bit poo i'm 21 and the quotes where around £1500 on comparison sites. luckily I got a discount from carrying over insurance from my old car and nows its 700 quid a bit more reasonable.

I ran an 89 205cti for a year in 2001, insurance was no issue then. It was great, up until it ended up backwards in a hedge

[Riggers]

Tom_C76 said:

MrScrot said:

BOOO whats wrong witha 205 cti?

Indeed. Though my Dad had one when I was approaching 17, which at the time was valued at about £1500. The best quote he could get to add me to the policy was £4k, which does rather count against them.

I meant we'll forget it existed because it's probably a better drive that the Golf (though I speak from a position of having driven neither)

[ellisd82]

Fantastic shed - always wanted one - My neighbour has one just sat in the drive way slowly turning from nice met black to some green colour! Forget rescung dogs, they are part of nature and can look after themselves, we need to set up a charity to buy and look after classics like these. Oh if I had the cash, I would rescue this and my neughbours. If I had the cahs, I would probably have more vehicles than Jay Leno!
But back OT, great shed and I too have been watching this for a while. I browse the Pistonheads classifieds like looking for Porn, All tempting and attractive, But never going to happen!

[mikEsprit]

varsas said:

Top shedding...wish my girlfriend had one. (no, not saying it's a girls car, just that I'd like to go out with the kind of girl who would have one)

It was the ubiquitous little rich girl's car back in the 80's. Particularly in white. At least in the US.

[dbdb]

Riggers said:

I meant we'll forget it existed because it's probably a better drive that the Golf (though I speak from a position of having driven neither)

I have driven both and found the 205 much better to drive. The Golf feels stronger and more solid though.

mikEsprit said:

varsas said:

Top shedding...wish my girlfriend had one. (no, not saying it's a girls car, just that I'd like to go out with the kind of girl who would have one)

It was the ubiquitous little rich girl's car back in the 80's. Particularly in white. At least in the US.

It was the same in the UK.

[RetroCosworth]

Riggers said:

sday12 said:

Riggers said:

sday12 said:

REPOST!

SOTW only 17 months ago:

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=199...



Always thought the smaller bumper versions were classier.

Only 17 months? Crikey, you're a tough customer... Not the same car though, is it?

No, you're right, this one is white, the new SoTW is blue.

Bang to rights there. It's far from the first time we've repeated a model, however...

If you ever need a hand, I could easily find SOTW for the next year or two with ease

[KM666]

overrated much? VAG major turn off. the new ones have a common fault of stones finding thier way into the brake calipers, have fun getting that done on warrenty as 'they all do that, so how would you like to pay the £300 stone removal fee, cash or cheque?

why is just TDI/S-line/GTI drivers who feel 30mph limits dont apply? when you'v had your national speedlimit fun garunteed its the golf driver who blasts past on the wrong side of the road thru a village. as a passenger i notice such things

[KM666]

that and the most uncomforatble back breaking seats iv ever sat in, w-reg polos see to have bricks in the seats at mid back height

[Tin Hat]

Engine bay looks like something from The Matrix?!

[anything fast]

dbdb said:

anything fast said:

...but the MK1 golf was years ahead of its time and set the trend for every other FWD hatch after it. And the GTI was the BEST hatch ever, not the fastest but the BEST.. period!

If not quite groundbreaking, the Mk1 Golf was undeniably a very good car indeed back at its introduction in 1974. It was uncompetetive in all but fashionability by 1993, and even in 1988 it was rather outmoded.
I do like them though - they're not my kind of car since I prefer large automatic saloons (my mother had a non-convertible one between '82 and '88 and it was a rattly wheezy uncomfortable thing with an agricultural gearbox) but they do have a sense of style and a certain chuzpah which sets them apart.

Edited by dbdb on Friday 15th October 14:38

yep by 1993 they were very old hat.. but the other day i saw a red K reg sportline with the clipper bodykit and black BBS wheels and i longed to own it.. if i had the room i would by a cleaner than clean MK1 GTI pref a campaign and a cheeky clipper cabrio to enjoy for the 1 week of sunshine we get.. its still an iconic car.. oozes class like no other cheap little soft top.