Needed a new driver's door and sill when someone tried to drive a Fiat through the side of it.
Needed a new passenger front door after original was jemmied from the top.
Replaced exhaust and one tyre.
Mixture control had to be tuned two year ago.
Sun shine roof leaked occasionally, now OK after a bit of work on the small back gutter.
Rusting on back doors, one of which leaks.
Family hand-me-down after what must have been an interesting early life.
Hard to tell what was replaced by earlier owners, although one read door is very different in pain finish.
It is more fun than anyone has any right to expect from something 18 years old.
Handles just so it goes where you want at whatever speed you want to go.
Seems totally unbreakable (to the chagrine of fashion-conscious children).
Engine emissions less than a third of those required by annual test.
I love reading about other people's experiences with their 1986 Volkswagen Golfs. I have had mine since it was new - now 120,000 miles on it. No, I don't drive all that much. It is still fun to drive, and the "fashion conscious children" just have to live with it. It is older, but so am I. It squeaks and rattles more than it used to (but so do I.) The paint job on it looks nearly brand new, the result it being kept in the garage when not in use. It has not had to have many repairs and I have taken great care of it. I am beginning to wonder... who will die first, me or this car?
:-)
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