Golf GTI 16V Mk2...one owner from new has offered me his car

[Andy OH]

Chaps,

I need a little bit of help. A friend of mine has a MK2 Golf GTI 16V for sale. The car is totally original and has never seen any dings, dents or paintwork. The service history is all VW main dealer and the file is about two inches thick. The standard drivers seat is like new as it was fitted with a VW supplied Recaro from day one and the original seat has been stored in a loft. It is a 1991 three door big bumper model in Oak green and has the original 15" BBS alloys, which do need to be refurbished purely due to their age.

He has just spent £1,000 on new injectors, fuel pump and a major service and it has a 12 month MOT.

The car is absolutely mint but has done 252,000 miles and has had fully synthetic oil all its life and always super unleaded fuel.

My question is what is it worth?

Any help would be invaluable.

Thanks,

Andy.

Edited by Andy OH on Monday 12th April 22:26

[Jimmytno1]

I have just bought a similar golf in White but a bit of a shed with no mot or service history whatsoever and paid £250 for it cos I know with a bit of tlc and 12 months ticket it will fetch quite a bit locally or even on eBay, they Seem to going for silly amounts at the moment, what money is he asking for it?

[Andy OH]

He has said he would like to see back what he has just spent on it i.e around £1,000

[jas xjr]

Andy OH said:

He has said he would like to see back what he has just spent on it i.e around £1,000

well worth that.parts are cheap.just take a look at the classifieds.i would buy it at that price.

[Jimmytno1]

Me too, even with the mileage if it's in the condition you described and been maintained that well I would definately buy for that price, what location is it in? Would be tempted myself!

[Andy OH]

The car is in Bishops Stortford, but is not publicly for sale. He has only tentatively asked would I be interested. I'll have to do a bit more digging around to find the price of bits and pieces for these cars as it's been a few years now since I had my own 16V MK2.

[jas xjr]

Andy OH said:

The car is in Bishops Stortford, but is not publicly for sale. He has only tentatively asked would I be interested. I'll have to do a bit more digging around to find the price of bits and pieces for these cars as it's been a few years now since I had my own 16V MK2.

buy it!

[Dr G]

Worth double that, if not a little more to a 'scene' type.

I'd be biting his arm off, they're cheap to fix.

[JuniorD]

For £1000 I'd buy it no problem.

[missing the VR6]

If it's as nice as you say then easily worth £2000. As others have said for £1000 I'll have it!

[JB!]

250k is starship mileage!

check the shell for hidden rot.

if its straight, its worth 1k all day long.

[was8v]

At 252k miles hmmmm £1k is a lot, there are a lot of these around.

But as long as there's a folder full of history and he throws in the Recaro seat....

Check very carefully for rust - Mk2s can hide it well. door bottoms, boot around numberplate lights, arches under plastic trim etc etc.

[aka_kerrly]

Andy OH said:

He has said he would like to see back what he has just spent on it i.e around £1,000

oak green 90spec 16v with recaro interior - to a fair number of people that is the best spec mk2 that isnt a rallye/Ed1.

sounds like a cracking deal if the bodywork and interior are truely mint and the engine has been well serviced as i know people who have paid significantly more for mk2s that have been messed about with far too much.

I wouldnt let the millage scare you off as the 16v can take the miles, ive run a few beyond 200k having only done a HG an valve stem seals. Even if worst case scenario the engine fails it is considerably cheaper to get another engine than having bodywork done so i always make sure i buy the best shells i can find then worry about engines. For reference a 1.8 16v can be bought for £50> and a 2.0 16v ABF can be bought for <300

dave

[Muzzer]

If it's as straight as you say it is then it's worth all of £2k IMO.

1 owner from new with mint bodywork? I'd bite his arm off for £1k.

These will be worth £££ in years to come. I can see them rising like mk1 and mk2 Escorts have.

[Andy OH]

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepherds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

[JB!]

Andy OH said:

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepherds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

i'd be sorely tempted to refresh with new suspension and polybushes, upgrade to 280mm front brakes and ABF/VR6/20VT it.

[Dr G]

Andy OH said:

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepherds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

I've heard (I think) about this car from one of the guys at Allan Day - I'm guessing there can't be too many of them

[Andy OH]

JB! said:

Andy OH said:

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepherds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

i'd be sorely tempted to refresh with new suspension and polybushes, upgrade to 280mm front brakes and ABF/VR6/20VT it.

The only thing I would do is suspension and bushes, anything else will only make it another played with car. This car needs to be kept as original as possible

[Andy OH]

Dr G said:

Andy OH said:

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepperds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

I've heard (I think) about this car from one of the guys at Allan Day - I'm guessing there can't be too many of them

Dr G what sort of stories have you heard as I believe this car has been looked after by Shepperds for the last 14 years.

Edited by Andy OH on Tuesday 13th April 13:19

[JB!]

Andy OH said:

JB! said:

Andy OH said:

Thanks for all your replies.

The car is genuinely mint with no rust. It has been garaged at night since new and genuinely has a two inch service history file from Alan Day, Finchley and Shepherds VW in Bishops Stortford. I've known the owner for the last 14 years and I know the history of the car. It's a no brainer really so it looks like I may have a little project to make it really mint and hold on to for a while as I will use it very little and keep it garaged.

Cheers,

Andy

i'd be sorely tempted to refresh with new suspension and polybushes, upgrade to 280mm front brakes and ABF/VR6/20VT it.

The only thing I would do is suspension and bushes, anything else will only make it another played with car. This car needs to be kept as original as possible

i'd agree if it had 200,000 less miles on it...