Need Help For a Friend

[Fielder5757]

A friend of mine wants to get into the Dubscene, Untill now hes been driving Fiestas and i think ive finally shown him the light. However there is one problem, His budget is about ?1,000 and hes interested in a Mk1 or Mk2, BUT due to a childhood problem he has metal joints in his left leg, Meaning he cannot drive a manual.

Does anyone know if Mk1 or Mk2 golfs where ever produced in automatic models, Perticually GTIs?

[golfvr6]

GTi's were not produced with Auto boxes, well deffo not in this country, not sure about anywhere else.
Best bet would be to go for a 1.8GL, 90bhp carb engine.

[golfvr6]

Thats a mk2 by the way  

[Fielder5757]

Thanks, We will have a look into it, Im guessing you cant just put an auto box into a GTI motor?  

[topher]

My sister use to have an automatic mk2 driver 1.8, so they are out there somewhere.

[Mixologist]

Yeah, my brother used to have a 1.6 driver auto!

Used to be able to get 70mph out of the first gear when you did that manual select thingy, probably why it died shhortly after him discovering that

[golfvr6]

The 1.8 driver is the carb engine as well.
There are plenty 1.8 carb engined golfs with auto boxes on them out there  

[jte]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=9873&item=2485891800&rd=1

For some slightly more modern refinement.

[Golfgal]

A cab?? I know some models are auto  

[Fielder5757]

Thanks guys! Ill tell him tonight, He seemed pritty excited when i spoke to him on the phone, I think hes been converted from Fords to VWs when i showed him pics of Adams Cab