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Offline Pete Taylor

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #10 on: 09 June 2009, 21:33 »
you can buy mine for 10k :D
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Offline Madmax

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #11 on: 09 June 2009, 21:37 »
Lol, ^

Looks real smart from your siggy. :tongue:
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Offline Mikester

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #12 on: 10 June 2009, 11:17 »
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Offline DrewGTI

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #13 on: 10 June 2009, 21:08 »
Quote from: Madmax on 09 June 2009, 21:27
Quote from: Pete Taylor on 09 June 2009, 21:10
Go for a 16 valve if you can find one matey, more power and the same brake setup as the VR6

& insurance is exactly the same as the 8v from what the quotes i've been getting. Would love the 16v but not many about for my price range. I'll keep an eye open tho. Cheers.


How does that work then? 8v 115bhp 16v 150bhp
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Offline doely85

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #14 on: 10 June 2009, 21:47 »
yeh the 16v is two insurance groups higher methinks?
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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #15 on: 10 June 2009, 21:50 »
Quote from: DrewGTI on 10 June 2009, 21:08
Quote from: Madmax on 09 June 2009, 21:27
Quote from: Pete Taylor on 09 June 2009, 21:10
Go for a 16 valve if you can find one matey, more power and the same brake setup as the VR6

& insurance is exactly the same as the 8v from what the quotes i've been getting. Would love the 16v but not many about for my price range. I'll keep an eye open tho. Cheers.


How does that work then? 8v 115bhp 16v 150bhp
insurance companies are crazy, i dont understand myself how they work but its like that sometimes.
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #16 on: 10 June 2009, 23:22 »
I've just being checking out some insurance price comparisons for a 1997/8 16v against my current 1996 8v and can't believe the policies are coming up at virtually identical figures. I'm so gonna chop it in now.
More power, better brakes, more gadgets eg. Air Con for basically the same price and no considerable amount of change in economy either. Seriously what possesed me to buy an 8v in the first place?...although admittedly mine is in really good condition.
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Offline boneybradley

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #17 on: 11 June 2009, 00:01 »
Quote from: thai-wronghorse on 10 June 2009, 23:22

better brakes, more gadgets eg. Air Con

brakes are identical....and spec from 95 is virtually identical too (and so were the options list)
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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #18 on: 11 June 2009, 00:10 »
can easily get a decent one for 800 (bought mine for 800) will be selling it for around 600 though!  :cry:
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: Is £800 enough for a tidy GTI?
« Reply #19 on: 11 June 2009, 00:22 »
Quote from: boneybradley on 11 June 2009, 00:01
Quote from: thai-wronghorse on 10 June 2009, 23:22

better brakes, more gadgets eg. Air Con

brakes are identical....and spec from 95 is virtually identical too (and so were the options list)

I thought mine was on the change over year for the 288mm brakes, I've not yet touched them but I'm sure the guy i got it from said they were the earlier ones as i mentioned i was going to be upgrading them. Obviously it's only a matter of measuring them to find out.
Mine came with a sunroof and no air-con, it's just one of those niggly little things i wish it had sometimes. It didn't come with front fogs either although i have robbed them from a donor 16v 6 months ago.
Anyway, the main thing is the engine. The 8v can be fun at times but it's hardly exhilarating is it?
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