MRSIMPSON

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Thinking of buying one, never had one before, wondered what people thought? What to look for? What to avoid?

Cheers

lozgti1

Lovely,lovely.Prefer a MK1 2 still be great though,gti's great till mk 3. Had one,(fast as a milk float) and 4 versions ruined it for a bit.Back on song now though,but gawd,I'd kill for a Mk 1

Must have those bbs alloys! lol

hodgy0_2

I had MK2 golfs for about 12 years, a H Reg, Grey Big Bumper 16v (funnily enough it turned up on here, bought by another member)

and an Oak Green Big Bumper 16v

loved both of them





then



but quite "raw" compared to modern cars to be honest, the interior is pretty basic

lozgti1

No,absolutely cracking

Dont need all the rubbish you get in modern ineriors

BlueBugEye

iTrader: (12)

Loved my MK II Gti even though it was the poultry 8V! Although with the 2.0 bottom end and race cam/heads it was a hell of a car to drive!

lozgti1

only need a speedo and rev counter.lol!

thenewgalaxy

We've had a lot of Golfs in our family over the years, my father had a succession of Mk II GTIs from the mid 80s to the early 90s, my Grandfather had a Mk III VR6 in the late 90s and I had a Mk V R32 for a while.

I remember my father's Mk II 16v car was raw, I remember my Grandfather joking that if you were to run over a mouse in it, you could have told what sex it was. I have brief experience of driving one in the last ten years, they have engines that love to be revved, though compared to a modern car they lack torque and the brakes are surprisingly poor. However they are lightweight, brisk and very chuckable and certainly a lot more enjoyable to drive than some of the anodyne but vastly more capable contemporary hot hatches.

As with all popular classics, values of these cars are very stable and cherished examples will prove to be good long term investments.

hodgy0_2

Yes, the speedo/revcounter display binnacle was really well done, simple and clear

yabbadoo4

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absolutely loved my mk2 gti and one of my favourite cars ive owned. was gun metal grey with bbs spokes. was an 8v but had been chipped by my m8, a mechanic who owned it before me. i was told if you lift the bonnet and the engine is all rusty and dry looking its a sign of a good engine as there,s no oil leaks anywhere. my friends 16v engine looked exactly like that and was a cracking car as well.

kevfawcett

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Check for rotting arches, sills, aerial grommet, tailgate and sunroof. I would love another, i'm dying to get a modernish tdi engined one as a daily.

This was my last one, with a 20v turbo engine

lozgti1

MRSIMPSON

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Great stuff, torn between a Golf, a 944 or a Classic Wagon...

taylor85

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I scrapped a 16v in the scrapage scheme

Was ok for a vw