Newbie - 1999 VW Golf GTI 1.8 T

[m4nesh]

Hello Chaps and Chapets

I was previously, about a year back a mk2 GTI badboy, went onto a Toyota MR2 that i totalled with a lamp post now back to the VW roots with a Mk4 1.8T (150 bhp)...

I bought it yesterday - for £6999 with £48k and a winter pack is this an ok price?

Its not got traction control - should it?

And no CD player, do you think i should keep it standard and stick a VAG single CD or stick after market CD player.

Other than that drives a treat, had loads done plus a water pump!

Well chuffed -

p.s. I will be hanging around - gonna save now for the mk5 (2 year plan)

cheers 

[richy]

Hi!  Car's lookin' good (finally got the pic sorted I see!).

£7K sounds a pretty reasonable price.  Not sure about traction control - what year is it?  You can get single VAG Gamma CD units for under a hundred quid off ebay - that's what I did!

See you around. 

[m4nesh]

Richy its the same year as yours 99 mines on a T reg, only asking about traction control as there is no ASR or ESP button?

And can't believe VW are so tight they didn't have single CD's as standard

 

ta

[richy]

They started putting CD players, and traction control as standard on later models, tight buggers.

[Jimbo Mc]

Probably be best putting the Gamma in dash 6 CD changer in as it goes in the same space. Got a price of 380 inc vat and fitting at VW main dealer so you can probably do it a lot cheaper yourself.

Thought all turbos had traction though, not that it makes much difference, you just get a flashing light on the dash to go with the wheelspin!!

[BOGGLE]

My 99 (t) 1.8t doesn't have traction but i wish it did!!

That's nice low mileage for 7k

[R32_T]

They started putting CD players, and traction control as standard on later models, tight buggers.

I got them both in mine