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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00

Title: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00
It does make me wonder how anyone can make money building replica GTI , surely the parts alone would be 10k plus the price of the car.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271930879207&globalID=EBAY-GB
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: monkeyhanger on 24 July 2015, 21:47
Quote from: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00
It does make me wonder how anyone can make money building replica GTI , surely the parts alone would be 10k plus the price of the car.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271930879207&globalID=EBAY-GB

Sold on the promise of saving fuel and insurance. I bet a highly modified (albeit cosmetically) 1.2TSI Golf costs more to insure than a genuine GTI for everyone, regardless of age. Milking a weak engine to get it to do anything causes them to be thirsty - the MPI Fabia courtesy car I just had never got over 40mpg judging by what I had to put in it to get the gauge back to where it was when I collected it.
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: TwoSheds on 24 July 2015, 21:53
Quote from: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00
It does make me wonder how anyone can make money building replica GTI , surely the parts alone would be 10k plus the price of the car.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271930879207&globalID=EBAY-GB

Its a Cat D salvage motor so probably used other salvage GTI bits to rebuild it or trade prices.
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: Hawaii-Five-O on 24 July 2015, 22:38
Quote from: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00
It does make me wonder how anyone can make money building replica GTI , surely the parts alone would be 10k plus the price of the car.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271930879207&globalID=EBAY-GB

It's a sheep in wolfs clothing. Absurd!
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: Poached on 24 July 2015, 22:48
Replicas, always thought they were a bit sad.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so the saying goes...
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: monkeyhanger on 25 July 2015, 09:08
Quote from: Hawaii-Five-O on 24 July 2015, 22:38
Quote from: gazmondo35 on 24 July 2015, 21:00
It does make me wonder how anyone can make money building replica GTI , surely the parts alone would be 10k plus the price of the car.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=271930879207&globalID=EBAY-GB

It's a sheep in wolfs clothing. Absurd!

Sheep are faster than that will be, more like a hedgehog in a Cheetah's suit!

Not sure why they'd go to the trouble of a Lapiz respray rather than just rebuild in another Golf colour that the car already was, except for the colour to scream "this is an R, honest.."
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: James75 on 25 July 2015, 09:14

There is no such thing as a bargain in cars.

This looks like a nightmare - i certainly don't want someone else's 'project' - I would have to question the quality of the work and how safe it is.

If it's cheap, then it's cheap for a reason.

I'd feel like a bit of a twit driving round in this, I certainly wouldn't have added GTI badges.

James
Title: Re: Very cheap gti for sale
Post by: itavaltalainen on 25 July 2015, 09:21
CAT D car, probably built up again with other CAT D car bits  :whistle: