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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: r4_rick on 08 March 2005, 17:19
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Newbie here, need some help as my thought process maynot be entirely straight...cars make my brain malfunction...
Always wanted a mk1 GTI, but think most of them for under ?1500 likely to need serious money spending on them to be right, whereas a small bumper mk2 for the same money is likely to be structurally sound (may have a couple of rust scabs but sorted for say ?300-500. And there seem to be several mk2s around with history and mileage between 70k and 80K
So we know these exist ?. ideally max 2 owners, under 100Kmiles, FSH, no major rust problems but is it realistic to still expect them to be reliable, hassle free daily drivers ?
I ve spotted a couple on e bay/vwm online that look great candidates, what do you think ?
Rick
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Welcome to the nutt house mate :laugh:
You must of seen my Golf on ePay last week. Helious Blue with 100k and full service history. A guy is coming to collect it today. if he doesnt then you can have a look :wink:
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Thanks Blue Mk2
after re reading my post want to stress that I am really after that one/two owner, not modified, FSH, cherished thing that has been someones pride and joy ! They seem to be out there for between 850 and 1200 !
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didnt make ti clear soz.
Ive got another standard one in darker blue :smiley:
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Blue,
:laugh: how many golfs can one person have :wink:
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but is it realistic to still expect them to be reliable, hassle free daily drivers ?
I ve spotted a couple on e bay/vwm online that look great candidates, what do you think ??
Rick
I think it depends on the previous owners. If they are enthusiasts then they will have been looked after very well but the price of them would probably be high. Depends on what you want out of it really?
for 1200 you can find a mint one these days
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I bought my 90spec Mk2 8v for ?600 with 134,000 on the clock (FSH upto 109,000)
It needed a new gearbox (?170 fitted) and so far I've fitted a new crankvent grommet (?2.28) and all new engine mounts (?70).
I drive it to work and back everyday, a round trip of 50 miles, it's done 2,000 miles so far and it's not let me down.
I'm more than happy that it won't let me down (touch wood).
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Thanks Blue Mk2
after re reading my post want to stress that I am really after that one/two owner, not modified, FSH, cherished thing that has been someones pride and joy !? They seem to be out there for between 850 and 1200 !
its really pot luck to find the right car. i wish you luck.
a friend bought a "mint" valver whilst mine was being rebuilt. this mint car was top money, and was very fast. had low mileage, leather interior (as standard from VAG), PAS, and was oak green. loads of money had been spent on the car - but when you looked closer at it the quality of the work was sh*te. screws were different or missing, trim had been removed and put back badly, the heater motor had been fiddled with by someone who didnt know how to get it off - but they succeeded. the list was endless. it was sold fairly sharpish.
the strange thing is the Rover 827 i bought last year off Ebay for ?137. if it wasnt as addicted to petrol as jv's rallye i'd have it as a daily driver.
the 827 was in a different "old car" league. i am the 8th owner, it has an original 93k on the clock when i bought it, however, nothing in the car has been f*cked around with. the interior is not ripped, the mechanics are pretty good, but best of all - the engine bay is covered in the same old oil that shows no one has been messing around with the engine. and the engine is absolutely sweet.
it took a bit of time to get rid of its gremlins, eg new radiator, and oil flush to get rid of the Legend Tick, but very nice car at the end of the day.
if i was looking for an old car again - i'd be looking for something in the same condition as the Rover - something that hasn't been screwed around with.
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I bought my 90spec Mk2 8v for ?600 with 134,000 on the clock (FSH upto 109,000)
It needed a new gearbox (?170 fitted) and so far I've fitted a new crankvent grommet (?2.28) and all new engine mounts (?70).?
I drive it to work and back everyday, a round trip of 50 miles, it's done 2,000 miles so far and it's not let me down.
I'm more than happy that it won't let me down (touch wood).
Not taking the piss mate,
But where the f**k did you get a new gearbox including fitting for ?170? :shocked:
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The bloke at my local garage is a big gti nut, he had a spare recon box lying around that he'd stripped from a car he'd bought for spares. I thought ?170 fitted was a good price :evil:
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Hold out for the right car
i got mine a 91 j plate valver in royal blue 2 owner (in the same family from new) with 75k on the clock for ?1650
needed a good clean but that was about it. its in daily use and aslong as you look after them they are reliable.
Better than all this electronic stuff that you have to pay over the odds at a stealership to even have looked at and not always fixed.
i would deffinatly buy another
Tim
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:smiley: it might have been luck but I got my 89 16 Valver for ?700 2 weeks ago.
Very clean and no probs to report.
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/iestynt1/Cars020Small.jpg)
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/iestynt1/Cars016Small.jpg)
:cool:
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i got me a '87 16v 5 owners, 3 door, 135k for ?425 from ebay, needed 2 front bushes, new rear calipers and an exhaust! so not too bad, and she is pullin like a train an driven every day
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If you know its been looked after and you keep it serviced, these cars r solid.
Just shy of 300000 miles on my small bumper 88 8v. Bought it at 104,000 miles and use it for twitching :grin: and 300+ hard miles a week for work. In those miles she has caused me problems on three ocassions - the water pump, a gassing up problem because I didnt stop after the pump went quick enough, and finally the gearbox casing fragging at 280K.
In short - reliable, but you have to stay ontop of the maintenance as parts will go and keep it serviced and watch out for tell tale signs of things going (knocking joints etc).
The really big thing to watch out for is getting so hooked you cant move onto newer lesser cars!
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and still she'll get up on three wheels and wave goodbye to the rounadbouts...
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The really big thing to watch out for is getting so hooked you cant move onto newer lesser cars!
Tell me about it, since discovering mk2 golfs the newest car I have ever owned was 8years old. I could afford a practically new lesser car but my current golfs are 14 & 21years old!!!
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Thanks for all the posts, holding out for the right one, is the way to go but I'm too impatient, all the interesting ones seem to be miles away !
Rick
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I bought a tidy 89 GTI 8V 125k s'steel ex, induction kit, lowered, 15" stilautos..
with a mot fail sheet for a strut top mount.. ?9 from GSF for ?280 :laugh:
I have been driving it 60+miles everyday since september with no problems :grin:
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I bought a J reg 8v a year ago for ?1400. It had a new engine and from what I can gather a new gearbox as well. It has given me very little grief to be fair. A couple of oil and water leaks (rocker cover gasket, thermostat housing, header tank - all cheap bits). It does me for a very enjoyable 300 miles per week and I love it. I'd like to try a valver but I've heard that they are not so good for town driving. I may buy a rough one to do up.