(vw enthusiasts) would you pay £6k for this?
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Of you were keen enough to buy that for 6k you'd hardly be insuring it as a standard everyday car; you'd have an agreed value policy.
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Not on the mint garage queens they've not.
An old couple (80+) used to live on my road with a H reg big bumper 16V in Oak(?) Green that they had owned from new. It was garaged and literally got taken out once a month, goodness knows why they even had a Gti?
Always wondered what happened to it, I would be surprised if there was a lower mileage, less driven example in existence!
Always wondered what happened to it, I would be surprised if there was a lower mileage, less driven example in existence!
Personally I think it's a bad example as it's not a particularly desirable model even though it's a Mk2. I'd never see it at 6k more like 2.5k but obviously only to the right person wearing his rose coloured glasses.
I do like to see clean old motors though no matter what they are.
I do like to see clean old motors though no matter what they are.
there will be but it's unlikely they will have been ones that were sold, more promo cars that were only ever owned by vw. clarkson did a documentary on the mk1 gti over a decade ago and there were some pretty much untouched mk1's in it but i would assume they were vw owned.
How rich you are does not change the fact that the experiemtn would cost you loads of money.
£1 or £10000 to run it is still a loss.
If you sat those other cars in a stable, I would steal them and drive them
And the rest. I've seen them go for over 80k.
But that golf is way overpriced. Somene is looking to make a tidy profit on that.
The way I see it, I bet there were loads of people out there who had a chuckle to themselves the first time someone tried selling a MK1 Escort Mexico for more than a few hundred quid. How many of them wish that they keep a couple given the prices they trade hands for now? 
Golf GTIs, R5 GT Turbos, 205 GTIs, Skylines, Supras, Evos, etc Those are the cars that are going to become the 'cult' cars of the future. Boys who had posters on the wall of them in their youth are going to be the men with the disposable income to buy them and relive their dreams of childhood. Prices WILL go up.
If it was a late 16v in a good colour and with that sort of history I'd say that it'll comfortably make you money in 5/10/15 years. It's obviously not going to make you a millionaire, but an appreciating classic for sure
Golf GTIs, R5 GT Turbos, 205 GTIs, Skylines, Supras, Evos, etc Those are the cars that are going to become the 'cult' cars of the future. Boys who had posters on the wall of them in their youth are going to be the men with the disposable income to buy them and relive their dreams of childhood. Prices WILL go up.
If it was a late 16v in a good colour and with that sort of history I'd say that it'll comfortably make you money in 5/10/15 years. It's obviously not going to make you a millionaire, but an appreciating classic for sure
or how about this beauty for double the price?!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stunning-orig...mobiles_UK&hash=item19c4c66d72#ht_1982wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stunning-orig...mobiles_UK&hash=item19c4c66d72#ht_1982wt_1139
You see original Ford Escort MK2s go for around a similar price in original unmolested spec and trim.
What a rip off, my mate has a very very early swallowtail lhd absolute minter with 30k on it and paid about £7.5k for it, then stuck £2ks worth of rims on it and slammed it on the ground :/
Not how I'd spend £10k but seems to get him plenty of attention!
nice. what's the mileage?
I do find it interesting how this is usually the first question anyone asks about a car. Not sure I'll ever understand why.
It basically translates to 'Nice car, hope you've not driven it much' given the lower the mileage the more favourable the subsequent response will be.
How strange.
What a rip off, my mate has a very very early swallowtail lhd absolute minter with 30k on it and paid about £7.5k for it, then stuck £2ks worth of rims on it and slammed it on the ground :/
Not how I'd spend £10k but seems to get him plenty of attention!
but it's not original? there is a big following for oe
It was completely original when he bought it. Even down to running in sticker on original unlaminated windscreen etc