1989 Volkswagen Scirocco GT review from UK and Ireland

Driver's seat is just starting to wear thin on the bolster.

Driver's side CV joint went about 120000 miles.

Brake pipes needed changing at last Mot, at about 140000 miles (don't know when last changed, but a good while ago!).

This car has been a pleasure to own - I've done 70000 miles in the last few years, including a trouble-free 5000 mile trip from Aberdeen to Budapest last year when she was sitting on about 130000 miles.

Haven't had any major problems with her, starts first time every morning.

The paintwork, despite a couple of patches of rust coming through on the driver's door and back hatch around the logos, is still beautiful, and polishes up like new. The "paprika" red paint I got from the VW dealer to sort the patches was an exact match, even after all these years.

The only downside is that the seats aren't super-comfortable (although the aforementioned run to Hungary wasn't too bad) and it could really use air conditioning in warmer countries.