Is Easter the time to sell expensive MK1's or something

[jamrock]

both look uber 

[Snoopy]

I value mine at around £3K in money terms but personally i will never part with it for very personal reasons. So please no will you sell it posts as i will not.
Not very upto date but still valid imo
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=33

[SoundillusioN]

I value mine at around £3K in money terms but personally i will never part with it for very personal reasons. So please no will you sell it posts as i will not.
Not very upto date but still valid imo
http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=33

Yeah that guides not too far off although i think sellers tend to go a little higher these days for non concours but VGC cars.  If i was buying again I would be happy to pay 3-4k for a nice example.  considering the condition that 1300 looks like its in it seems a little over priced.  i suppose people want some of the cash they invested back......

Are there some other pictures of yours on i could look at?

[SoundillusioN]

correction, the sleeper i posted was over priced imo... either way, neither of them got a bid.

[Snoopy]

Are there some other pictures of yours on i could look at?

Are you asking about mine? If so mk1&mk6

[SoundillusioN]

I did indeed.....

A fine example...... dont know what condition your mechanics are in but personally I value you it at more than 3k.... doesn't matter what i think though, you aint ever gonna sell her and i dont blame you. 

[Snoopy]

Mechanicals are the best bit about it imo. Its been the most reliable car i have ever owned, (had it since 1990ish) always starts always runs, pulls like mad, does not smoke, or burn oil, never had the head off or anything main engine wise apart from belt changes.
Only thing engine wise was i replaced the sump in 1990 as the previous owner had stripped the sump plug. Clutch changed at 80K, gearbox linkages renewed as had a little play in them. 2nd gear synco fine. Had things like wheel barings, rear brakes all replaced (to give good pedal as drums go oval and adjusters fail) , new front discs and pads, exhaust and new oem suspension. Its had other bits and peaces but mainly trim and such like over the years its along time to remember everything

[SoundillusioN]

Defo worth more than 3k then imo.... just shows how great they are if looked after.  to be honest tho, sometimes abused ones can be surprising too... my first mk1 gti (the white one below) i purchased for a grand in 2002.  it was 90% solid body wise, really good paint.  Had like 6 previous owners and had been owned by people that kept it mint on the outside but forgot about the rest.  you opened the bonnet and it looked fooked!  had 140k on the clock, obviously been ragged to death, had to buy it new springs and a new linkage kit as gears were sloppy.  she still soldiered on with no fuss.  i saw it on ebay a couple of years ago in the same condition and had hit the 200k mile marker... i wish i kept it lol

[Snoopy]

Nice.  I always had a soft spot for the white ones as a mate had a Y plate back in ~91 when all our other mates had fords or vauxhalls.

[SoundillusioN]

Yeah she was a good old girl and i felt like i was the only person in the world with a white one, rare now and really stood out at night.  Was really easy to keep clean too!  I made a plan on how to spend 3k to make her perfect and instead took the easy option and bought the black one, 3 months later, DISASTER!!!! I saw it as a bad omen for selling it!