RE: SOTW: Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Discussion
Mr2Mike said:
Thoroughly crap shed. Why would you pay £800 for something 21 years old with 200k miles when you could get something much, much newer and with fewer miles, unless you are one of those people that feel the need to knock one out at the site of the VW badge?
Because you've always wanted one? Because buying cars like this is, by its nature a subjective not an objective one? I could go on...Mr2Mike said:
Thoroughly crap shed. Why would you pay £800 for something 21 years old with 200k miles when you could get something much, much newer and with fewer miles, unless you are one of those people that feel the need to knock one out at the site of the VW badge?
Oh no... what have I done?? For the price of my three year old M3 I could have bought two brand new Vauxhall Zafiras... what was I thinking?Great shed!
Mine had 240,000 on the clock, and the engine ran like a dream, infact the transmission was so good that I took the gearbox and head off it and stuck it on my Low mileage Cabriolet, and that car is still running around to this day. Also clearing out the loft I found the original owners handbook from back in 82/33.
I put my crappy gearbox and head on the old GTi and sold the P alloys and put some old steel wheels on the car then sold it for spares for £100,
I put my crappy gearbox and head on the old GTi and sold the P alloys and put some old steel wheels on the car then sold it for spares for £100,
I drove a well worn 10 year old 1986 model, 3 door 8V with 120K on the odometer for about 3 months back in 1996. As I remember it was an excellent car. Great handling, better brakes than the Mk1, but the unassisted steering was a tad heavy at parking speeds. Looked brilliant with BBS alloys. The car was on loan from my youngest brother. Very sadly I heard that not long after I returned it some a
hole stole it and trashed it (her carcass was found dumped on some sink-council-estate without its nice BBS wheels). I fear many of these cars suffered a similar fate. Finding a really good one at shed money is probably getting difficult.
These lightweight GTi's of the 80's were a lot of fun, no matter which one you chose. The VW Golf GTi with the 8 valve motor is my personal pick of the bunch. I'd prefer a 3 door with the slim bumpers and without electric windows. Loads of fun and rewarding to (very easily) care for yourself.
Best shed in ages for some of us!
hole stole it and trashed it (her carcass was found dumped on some sink-council-estate without its nice BBS wheels). I fear many of these cars suffered a similar fate. Finding a really good one at shed money is probably getting difficult.These lightweight GTi's of the 80's were a lot of fun, no matter which one you chose. The VW Golf GTi with the 8 valve motor is my personal pick of the bunch. I'd prefer a 3 door with the slim bumpers and without electric windows. Loads of fun and rewarding to (very easily) care for yourself.
Best shed in ages for some of us!
Kettmark said:
Fab weekend hackabout. Whats the highest mileage anyone has seen on a Golf GTi?
On the Vw Audi site I'm sure there are people who are now up to the 500,000 mark on the original engines, going by that my old 1.6 four pot should last another 100 years or at least till we have to buy duracell powered cars.The one I had with 240,000 on the clock ran like a dream and it didn't use a drop of oil or water. it had someting like 12 owners but it did have a good service history and had been run on fully synthetic oil for most of its life.
It had sticky hydraulic tappets but that was about it.
There was a case of a Golf mk2 going round the clock with a million miles on the original engine, I think VW bought it back to take apart, but I'm not sure which engine it had.
Mk2 GTi, my fav car of all time - here was mine, with the car the replaced it. My 16v had tiny miles....the year after I sold it, I saw it up for sale with a VW specialist for a grand more than I sold it for!
Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
BUG4LIFE said:
Mk2 GTi, my fav car of all time - here was mine, with the car the replaced it. My 16v had tiny miles....the year after I sold it, I saw it up for sale with a VW specialist for a grand more than I sold it for!
Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
That Golf is a beauty! I had the Estoril wheels on mine too. Sooooo smart looking.Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
I wonder how many of the "too many miles" crowd are driving around in cars with 200k without knowing! Ignorance is bliss 
Nice shed (needs to lose the chavvy tat), and the mileage doesn't bother me one iota. Condition is everything at this age. The engine will cover twice if looked after and the bits that won't will be been replaced countless times by now.
Nice shed (needs to lose the chavvy tat), and the mileage doesn't bother me one iota. Condition is everything at this age. The engine will cover twice if looked after and the bits that won't will be been replaced countless times by now.
BUG4LIFE said:
Mk2 GTi, my fav car of all time - here was mine, with the car the replaced it. My 16v had tiny miles....the year after I sold it, I saw it up for sale with a VW specialist for a grand more than I sold it for!
Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
Thumbs up for the Golf, not too impressed with the Vauxhall, but would have it over the neighbours Z3...awfullTeg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
Riggers said:
Mr2Mike said:
Thoroughly crap shed. Why would you pay £800 for something 21 years old with 200k miles when you could get something much, much newer and with fewer miles, unless you are one of those people that feel the need to knock one out at the site of the VW badge?
Because you've always wanted one? Because buying cars like this is, by its nature a subjective not an objective one? I could go on...Had a D reg 8 valve 3 door....bought it second hand in 1989.....my first "proper" car. God I loved it! Was lucky enough that I lived in an area where great driving roads were minutes away.....still remember the first time I got that light inside rear wheel feeling.
They're from an era before cars became over complicated and it really shows....I'd love to own another when I have space for it....but as the main article said they're a very,very few straight one's around that aren't stupid money.
They're from an era before cars became over complicated and it really shows....I'd love to own another when I have space for it....but as the main article said they're a very,very few straight one's around that aren't stupid money.
dooosuk said:
Great cars.
H540 XGD i hope you're still going!
It is indeed still going and taxed until Nov this year H540 XGD i hope you're still going!
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Bobdenero said:
BUG4LIFE said:
Mk2 GTi, my fav car of all time - here was mine, with the car the replaced it. My 16v had tiny miles....the year after I sold it, I saw it up for sale with a VW specialist for a grand more than I sold it for!
Teg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
Thumbs up for the Golf, not too impressed with the Vauxhall, but would have it over the neighbours Z3...awfullTeg03 by rhys.hocking, on Flickr
BUG4LIFE said:
Thanks! I'd already looked at your flikr page! Your car didn't end up going through V-Wiz up near Brum did it? He hardly has any Mk2s anymore.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff