Charade GTTI

[dannycivic02]

Right Im after getting a little cheap to buy/run toy car and have been looking at GTTIs they seem to go for about a grand for a half decent one which is kind of my budget. Will be used to take me to golf and blast around back roads just really fancy a bonkers little turbo thing.

Does anyone have any experience with them ive always gone for civics but they are a bit overpriced nowadays.

If you don't know what one is 100bhp 1ltr in a car that weights as much as a matchbox http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2593692.htm

 

[dannycivic02]

It might not be an awful car to drive, but the chances of it not being a complete rustbucket for the money the OP is looking at are very slim. Almost certainly a money pit in my opinion...

My budget is expandable for the right one, as for being a money pit as long as I find a reasonable shell anything else is only the cost of parts im a mechanic so all work will be done by myself and have all facilities so no costs there.

I remember these, they werea shed in 92 and they are sheds now.

Erm there sheds ok thankyou for the constructiveness of your comment unless you would like to expand on that.

You want something cheap to run so you are looking at a 20 year old shopping car with a turbocharged 1.0 liter engine that will have been thrashed mercilessly for most of it's life. Spot any flaws in the plan?

Cheap to run to me is reasonable fuel costs so I doubt one of these will have the kind of mpg as a gas guzzling scooby or skyline, cheap to insure for me anyway, and cheaper tax as these come under the cheaper tax bracket being under 1600cc. As said above all work will be done by myself.

 

[dannycivic02]

Erm dude that video just sold it to me lol.

 

[dannycivic02]

Id go for it to be honest. Yes, it might be needing some work, but if you want one - do it.

Would you need to use it? I mean, do you have access to another car just in case?

Camskill seem to know a lot about them too, might be worth giving them a ring. Very helpful for advice.

No wouldn't need to use it it would be a second car just something to mess about with the only real downer is parts availability some will most likely be a pita to get hold of but thats half the fun it was the same when I had my skyline r32 some things were just a nightmare to get hold of.

my parents bought one of these new in 1987. it got rave reviews at the time, which were well deserved and it wasnt a shed. turbo went smokey once, no other problems.
age goes against them now, so find one that isnt rotten and doesnt have a worn out engine..... the one you linked to has a nice shell but its engine is worn, good candidate for an engine rebuild with extra mods

Exactly engine rebuild nice little project unfortunatly that one will be gone by the time I get back as im working away for the next 6 months but it will give me plenty of time to save up