if any of the mk2 owners are like me, then they always wanted to own a mk2 at some point in their life.
mine cost me £1200 for a helios blue 90spec G plate 16v gti 3 door (VW factory tinted windows) lowered and on a set of mirror polished estoril's (looked beautiful)
just a slight bash on the back quarter from a carpark ding.
unfortunatley it was a 18yr old car that had passed through 9 owners, all of which must have ragged the engine to death, because after about 4 months in my owenership the head gasket needed replaced/re skimmed all valves re-cut.
despite now owning a rock solid mkIII 8v 2.sl0w which is immaculate (bar a few rust patches on the door sills)
i dont think given the choice i would ever want to own any other VW except the mk2 16v (ideally a silver 3door 16v) or maybe a decent Corrado.
looking at the current market, most minters are fetching over £3000 at least, there is a nice example on ebay of a 16v silver with the licence plate GTA asking over £4000 i think...
SO..........if your budget is £1000 THEN you may be dissapointed, you might get a bargain, hope you do!!!, but i didnt buy my golf for its performance i bought it because it was/is an iconic car that i always wanted to own!!!
even when i take mine out for a spin, it still gives me a warm glow, there is about 5 decentish mk2's that ive seen in Edinburgh and mine was one of them (until i stuck it in storage)
i actually think that the Peugot 205 GTi 1.9 was a better car on paper.... but its a no brainer for me!
