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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: m4nesh on 25 March 2005, 18:28

Title: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: m4nesh on 25 March 2005, 18:28: Hello Chaps and Chapets

I was previously, about a year back a mk2 GTI badboy, went onto a Toyota MR2 that i totalled with a lamp post now back to the VW roots with a Mk4 1.8T (150 bhp)...

I bought it yesterday - for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£6999 with Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£48k and a winter pack is this an ok price?

Its not got traction control - should it?

And no CD player, do you think i should keep it standard and stick a VAG single CD or stick after market CD player.

Other than that drives a treat, had loads done plus a water pump!

Well chuffed -

p.s. I will be hanging around - gonna save now for the mk5 (2 year plan)

cheers
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: richy on 25 March 2005, 18:31: Hi! Car's lookin' good (finally got the pic sorted I see!).

Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£7K sounds a pretty reasonable price. Not sure about traction control - what year is it? You can get single VAG Gamma CD units for under a hundred quid off ebay - that's what I did!

See you around. :cool:
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: m4nesh on 25 March 2005, 18:36: Richy its the same year as yours 99 mines on a T reg, only asking about traction control as there is no ASR or ESP button?

And can't believe VW are so tight they didn't have single CD's as standard

:wink:

ta
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: richy on 25 March 2005, 18:38: They started putting CD players, and traction control as standard on later models, tight buggers.
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: Jimbo Mc on 25 March 2005, 22:43: Probably be best putting the Gamma in dash 6 CD changer in as it goes in the same space. Got a price of 380 inc vat and fitting at VW main dealer so you can probably do it a lot cheaper yourself.

Thought all turbos had traction though, not that it makes much difference, you just get a flashing light on the dash to go with the wheelspin!!
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: BOGGLE on 26 March 2005, 13:40: My 99 (t) 1.8t doesn't have traction but i wish it did!!

That's nice low mileage for 7k :smiley:
Title: Re: Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T
Post by: R32_T on 26 March 2005, 21:25: Quote from: richy on 25 March 2005, 18:38
They started putting CD players, and traction control as standard on later models, tight buggers.

I got them both in mine :grin: