Pristine Mk1 GTI Makes 10,000pounds!!

[qsz]

FYI In last months Classic & Sports cars magazine they had a small story on a mint '83 GTI that sold for a wisker under 10k pounds. It had 42k mls from new and the new owner was putting togeather a collection of '80's cars.

[BlackVr6ix]

WOW, he can have my gf's 88 camry for less than half of that if he likes hahahaha

[99gti]

JC! That's that like 23-24k in aus$!!! He's mighty keen!

[ausgolfer]

The shame about it is if he'she had have used it more, he/she probably would have experienced more than 10K Pounds worth of joy out of using it. I really don't see the point in buying a nice car and not using it much. It's not like it's a Million Pound car or a car that is fragile.

[Water Boy]

It sort of sucks that the cars we love are going up in $$$$... There should be a rule dont try and amke money on something u love exception of courses for mads ect

Oh well what can we do n:

[Oneofthegreats]

It sort of sucks that the cars we love are going up in $$$$... There should be a rule dont try and amke money on something u love exception of courses for mads ect

Oh well what can we do n:

Mate.

Look at the big picture.

It's a VW Golf & that's all they'll ever be out here. Very few people know what they are & go un-noticed. I know I've driven mine around a heap now & have never had anyone come up say "GTI, you never see these around"
I've had one bloke say "that look's like a cheap clean little run about"

So there really not going to go up bugger all.
The price out here is high because most people are just trying & recover the shipping, tax, duty, engineer's & reg, cost.
Just say you brought a GTI for 2K pound's over the net., brought it out here (then it turn's out t be a rust bucket!) & reg. it.
Add in the mod's you'd have to incl. engineer's & you would be lucky to get any change out of $12K incl. everything. Shipping, tax, duty etc.

Would you sell it for $3K to make them affordable for young people?

I'd like to know what mine would be worth.

Answer. As much as I'd ask & only as much as someone would realistically pay for it & I've had an offer of $15K. Even then I wouldn't be making any money due to the expenses. But I'm never going to sell it, cause it would be very hard to find another original unrestored example like it.

But, maybe one day I'll send mine back as you'll alway's get more for unrestored version's.

Who know's.

[Water Boy]

Would you sell it for $3K to make them affordable for young people?

Ill have all the cheap Mk1's...

Oh well im not too fused bcuz iv run out of $$$ any way