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Alas... I'm selling my 84 GTI that I bought new and am the only owner (201k miles). It's been a daily driver and well maintained. The only issues it has are normal wear and tear things like driver seat clothe is thin, needs new rubber for the rolling windows, plus a new windshield. Any idea how much I should ask? Thanks.
Tom - Seattle.
Even though my 83 Rabbit GTi 1.8 8v has been giving me problems and my friends think I'm crazy, it's somewhat of a collectible alternative to those rice grinders... besides I picked it up in need of repair for $1400, keeping in mind it has a $1200 exhaust setup, $200 cam, high flow air filter, h&r lowering springs with Bilstein shocks, and a gold set of BBS ra's with low profile tires.
It's a little screamer that I'll regret selling or scrapping whenever I inevitably do... oh and when it comes to beating a 5.0, never underestimate a good power to weight ratio.
I owned a 1984 GTI (silver) about 20 years ago. It was my very first quick car (after having owned Corollas). Within a month or two, I had gotten used to its spunk and it just didn't feel as quick anymore. I was also annoyed by the temperature gauge that always seemed to run hot plus several other niggling problems. As quick as it was in its heyday, it was slow by today's standards for average cars. 0 - 60 was achieved in 9.6 seconds (best recorded time) which is quite close to what a Toyota Prius now does. At 1800 pounds, it was the same weight as a Smart For Two with 20 more horses so it was a responsive feeling car and it did handle well. As for beating a 5.0 Mustang, well I owned a 4.6 260 HP Mustang several years later and any driver of a 5.0 who loses to a 1983-84 VW GTI is pretty lame or has a seriously lame car in need of euthanasia. I am now the proud owner of a lightly modified Speed 3 that still never ceases to amaze me after 1 year of ownership.
I'm getting my license soon and I was thinking of buying my friends 1984 VW Rabbit GTI for $2,000. It has a nice audiobahn sub in the hatch, and some other newer sound set up equipment. It's in fair shape, just minimal rust on the hood. Is this a fair price?
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shuko_claws@yahoo.com
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