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Did you get the memo?
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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Awesome cars. Sadly, the unmolested and rust-free ones are pretty rare. Also not cheap, it's hard to find a nice one for less than $7-10k.
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11-25-2008, 04:37 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Miami
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Yeah, its on my short list of cars I'm interested in in the next 2 months. Check out vwvortex.com. The vast majority are complete heaps. As in nothing working at all. And yes, for a good one with everything actually working, market is about $7k. I'd buy one for that much though, because in 3 years I could probably sell for the same. I don't see the value of a good one going down (not up either, but at least you don't eat depreciation). Seems like very few are around down here. But my ears are open.
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11-25-2008, 04:58 AM
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Location: Canada
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I have a cabriolet from that era. Gutless, but a fun little car to drive.
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11-25-2008, 05:33 AM
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i have one and even though i've paid 2x in parking tix what i paid for the car, i cannot sell it. awesome little city car.
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11-25-2008, 06:05 AM
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had a '82 rabbit (no gti) and enjoyed it a lot but geez that is a lot of cake for that car.
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11-25-2008, 06:29 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Excelsior, MN
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Here's Mine
'84 with all the extras. Sun roof, cruise control. Neuspeed springs, strut bars and sway bars. Techtonics exhaust and lower strut tie bar and some Zender bits. I had it for 10 years and it ran like a top. Only thing I ever replaced the water pump.
I even fabricated a cold air/ram air system since the air box intake came from behind the bumper. I just extended it down into the air dam with some tubing.  
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11-25-2008, 08:24 AM
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saw this AD's on bring a trailer website, looks nice
http://bringatrailer.com/2008/06/24/bat-exclusive-31k-mile-1984-vw-gti-mk1/ http://bringatrailer.com/2008/11/06/engine-compartment-award-1982-vw-jetta-2-door/#more-1315 |
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11-25-2008, 09:44 AM
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My porsche mechanic is now doing a lot of Mk1 Scirocco's. I had 2 Mark 2's in the 80s....fun car...but no GTI
The GTI was such a blast. They are selling for today what they cost new. The best part was that they were great on gas, good in the snow, and a blast the rest of the year. Our neighbor had one in 1983, silver with a red velour interior....man did I love that car. My mechanic has the mark 1's and they are awesome, he has them so nicely sorted out. I told him to look at GTI's and he said that they are in such demand that there wasn't a real place to make money on them.....I think that says a lot. Year later my friend replaced his 84 GTI with a Mazda 323GTX (4 wheel drive....like a mini rally car really)....he said it was the only car that replaced the sensation that he got.
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