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Title: Does this look legit?
Post by: Ninja on 07 June 2010, 20:11

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180516099848

Looks Stunning! However, in the history there has recently been a lot of parts bought, incl some BBS stickers.

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: johnson6672 on 07 June 2010, 20:17

BBS stickers for the refurbed alloys, parts for a full service, looks like it is well looked after.

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Wayne on 07 June 2010, 21:12

Looks a tidy car. :afro:

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: MrBounce on 07 June 2010, 21:43

I like that. If I was in the market for a non-GTi Mk2, I'd go take a closer look  :cool:

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Ninja on 07 June 2010, 21:45

I might make a bid on it  :smiley:

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: G60Limited on 08 June 2010, 09:08

How do the 1.6 engines pull compared to the 1.8 8V's?

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Chris-White on 08 June 2010, 12:08

Quote from: G60Limited on 08 June 2010, 09:08

How do the 1.6 engines pull compared to the 1.8 8V's?

Dog slow tbh

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: MotorPsycho on 08 June 2010, 13:23

they aren't *that* bad, depends what you're used to

my old 1.6 had a gti cam and 32/34 weber and it pulled alright

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: cняis on 08 June 2010, 13:35

my old 1.8 8v rocco with that weber carb went almost as well as my high milage mk2 8v gti

those carbs are SO much better than the pierburgs

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Steve_B on 08 June 2010, 16:54

What's all the gubbins where the drivers air vent should be?

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: dTEA on 08 June 2010, 17:38

Dunno but it's not pretty! Rest of the car looks solid

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Mr.Tom on 08 June 2010, 22:35

I know this car. It was over the road from me for a while, so I got a pretty good look at it.
It has had a blow over respray. There is a few bits of paint on the roof trim, and a couple of other places.
The boot has holes in the top where there appears to have been a spoiler at some point, but not been filled. Pretty sure they have been there for a fair time, having seen it around before.
The wheels have been plasticoted, and the rim is a sparkly grey. Looks..um..pretty..:/

The advertised price was £1250 (so probably the reserve?), but I wouldn't want to go any where near that. One chap I know who took a look at it, having owned a few Golfs, and a bunch of other cars, thought it was worth maybe £700 at a push.

Does look tidy inside tho. Not sure I like the rally key ignition tho. Didn't have keys for the door there, so not sure how that will work.
Would deff take a close up look before you bid on it.

If anyone want me to take another look, let me know. Will pop over if it is still there.

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: G60Limited on 09 June 2010, 08:54

Please mate - take a look if you could. That's what I first thought. It just looked too coincidental that all that stuff had been bought by the seller within only a month. Oh well.

Title: Re: Does this look legit?
Post by: Mr.Tom on 10 June 2010, 07:15

Sorry, it has moved. Looks like they didn't want it on the forecourt with the shiny Audi TT, Evo, Mercs etc hehe. The bidding is still nowhere near the Reserve tho (if it is at the £1250 as thought). Perhaps it will show up cheaper when the auction ends. Will keep an eye out for it.

Ooh, another bit of news I found out about it. There is no cover on the cam belt (as I believe they didn't have them back then?). A guy who claimed to be a mechanic was looking it over once at a show. Stuck his fingers into the belt and lost the top of two when it caught them and pulled them through the wheel :s That's some kind of special mechanic right there :/