Golf GTi 16v Limited Edition

[Leew]

Allo all, first port on this forum

I'm looking to buy my third GTi. I've seen a 16v for sale that states its a Limited Edition. Its 1990 model.

Is this true about it being a limited edition? What is different from a normal one? Are they worth more? more desirable?

Thanks

Leew

[Leew]

Oops should be post :-[

[Leew]

No worries.

I went to look at it lunch time...shed

Don't you just hate trade...good condition my ar*e

[jv]

One previous lady owner and all that crap. Such a waste of time...  

jv

[tinman]

Which limited edition?

The chances are that it is a metalic black, green, or blue, with blacked out rear lights and a 3 stripe interior.

This was sort of standard from 90 especially on 16v, but was the spec of the '88 Campaign, which was a limited edition.

I have noticed quite a few people describing a 90+ 16v as a Campaign - they are thoroughly incorrect unfortunately.

Regards,
Tinman

[Beastlee]

Our March 89 16V has the 3 stripe (is that the raindow one?) interior and is dark metallic blue.

Does that mean it could have been a campaign one? All the parts show 88 manufacture dates.

Lee

[tinman]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay. Been away. (If anyone knows how to set the forum to show only threads that I've participated in please mail me).

'89 is too late for a Campaign. My understanding was that the whole lot were presold. I'm still trying to get information about the Campaign and there isn't much.

However, it is possible that for some reason your car was shacked up for 10 months before being registered. Like one they forgot about. Which if it were the case, and you could prove it would make it extremely rare and probably the only one of its kind.

Does it have big or small bumpers? It should have small bumpers, but an '89 could have either.

The key I would think are the wheels. They should be Le Castellet which are flat alloys with 7 spokes and 14" (not 5 and 15" which are Estorils).

I would be very interested to know what your car is.

Tin

[The VolksWizard]

Can I point out that the rainbow seats of the 1988 campaign have distinctly different bolster to those of the 1990 onwards 16v's and 1992 8v so unless it has had seats fitted from an 88 Campaign (unlikely) it's quite easy to tell.

[tinman]

Can I point out that the rainbow seats of the 1988 campaign have distinctly different bolster to those of the 1990 onwards 16v's and 1992 8v so unless it has had seats fitted from an 88 Campaign (unlikely) it's quite easy to tell.

any chance of a picture? not that i disbelieve you, i'd just lke to see the diff.

Tin

[The VolksWizard]

Why do you want a picture of the diff?!

Yep, I'll get some pics today (of the seats!)