Is it wierd....

[Neo Badness]

For 5k
 I could find an excellent mk2, overhaul it better than factory, tax it, insure it and still have enough left over to build you a garage to keep it in...

Reckon you could pick up an excellent one for max 1500... I picked up mine for 800.00 all in, always get people commenting on what a nice car it is, even beeen offered cash in the carpark for it  Leather, BBS, Oak Green

[AudiA8Quattro]

Oak green is certainly the most desirable colour 

[Neo Badness]

Oak green is certainly the most desirable colour 

Cheers Bud, As my girlfriend keeps telling me it was a once in a life time deal, actually got it for 300.00 but needed new clutch/ power steering pipes etc for MOT which ran to about 500.00 but I did haggle 500.00 off the asking price so can't complain
Just a few niggly wee things to sort and it'll be perfect

[AudiA8Quattro]

Oak green is certainly the most desirable colour 

Cheers Bud, As my girlfriend keeps telling me it was a once in a life time deal, actually got it for 300.00 but needed new clutch/ power steering pipes etc for MOT which ran to about 500.00 but I did haggle 500.00 off the asking price so can't complain
Just a few niggly wee things to sort and it'll be perfect

You lucky bastard 
I wish i was offered a car like that with those faults. Fairly easy to sort, total bargain 

[Neo Badness]

Oak green is certainly the most desirable colour 

Cheers Bud, As my girlfriend keeps telling me it was a once in a life time deal, actually got it for 300.00 but needed new clutch/ power steering pipes etc for MOT which ran to about 500.00 but I did haggle 500.00 off the asking price so can't complain
Just a few niggly wee things to sort and it'll be perfect

You lucky fatherless son 
I wish i was offered a car like that with those faults. Fairly easy to sort, total bargain 

Yeah, was a deal, a steal, sale of the F***ing century. Right place time right time. Fortunately for me the guy was emigrating so I pretty much named my price. Been having dirty thoughts about this though
http://carandclassic.com/car/C113586/

[Diamond Hell]

Unless you need a Golf for the practicality, for the money you're talking about, having recently started enjoying a Corrado I would suggest you go try one.

Don't go for the G60 or the VR6, jump into the 16V for the simplicity and lower cost.

£5k should net you a minter and as far as I can make out you'll feel like approximately a million bucks driving down the road..... then you'll find a twisty road and have some fun.

Put some proper management on the motor and it should be a touch more economic, too.

Just remember it's just a Golf2 underneath, but a touch stiffer.

[Horney]

Unless you need a Golf for the practicality, for the money you're talking about, having recently started enjoying a Corrado I would suggest you go try one.

Don't go for the G60 or the VR6, jump into the 16V for the simplicity and lower cost.

£5k should net you a minter and as far as I can make out you'll feel like approximately a million bucks driving down the road..... then you'll find a twisty road and have some fun.

Put some proper management on the motor and it should be a touch more economic, too.

Just remember it's just a Golf2 underneath, but a touch stiffer.

Happy with it then? I'm slightly disturbed you appear to have got the Corrado smugness already and it's only been 4 days, I thought youd be immune or that it would take at least a month or two to kick in!

nick

[Diamond Hell]

If it were just me I'd be driving round impervious, but t'other half was hogging it earlier in the week and kept coming back saying that everyone looked at it.  'Yeah right!' I thought 'probably cos the exhaust's rattling and knocking' but then I repaired the exhaust and drove it for a couple of days and bu99er me if people don't all stare at it and gawp.  I can't remember the last time I got so much attention (and remember I used to have a jacked up 4WD VW camper, with a throaty Subaru motor in the back, so I am kinda familiar with getting a bit of attention).

Then I snapped the bolt in the subframe tonight and I remembered what having elderly VWs was all about.

Still, when that's sorted it'll ride and handle even better and I'll have an even bigger smug-git-grin!!

Can't wait to get the EFi on it.

[VeeDubGTI16v]

Don't go for the G60 or the VR6, jump into the 16V for the simplicity and lower cost.

thats a new one 

you could have a vr6 storm for that budget if a corrado is what you want (or 2 g60's, or 4 16v's  )

[kmpowell]

You are doing exactly what I did back in March this year. Put it this way... I bought the best minter I could find at the time and I've had no regrets (or problems) so far. Best of all she has continued going up in value.