anything about mk2 Golf GTi's?just brought wot looks to be a mint one 90k full history,just want to know wot they are like,wot to look out for on them ect?

cheers guys

 

which one have you bought? 8v?.

well, i've recently found out they arent as slow as i previously thought

they are great cars. my dad has had 4, very chuckable cars. basically if the shell is not rusty and the panels all line up its a good bet its a minter. mechanically they are fine and reliable in my experience.

what are u replacing?

 

my xr3i which was wrote off about 2months ago

its an 8v one owner,shes now late 60's so dont think its been hammard,everything lines up,never been crashed,underneath is solid,so they are quick then??

are they very tuneable?

 

well, i had a a debadged golf mk2 behind my in my standard rst and it was every so slightly falling back from me, but only slightly. a 16v wouldnt have done but i thought a 8v would have been shown the door, but it stayed with me. so they seem quicker than their 112bhp, or rsts slower than 132bhp worth lol

they are tunable to about 140bhp with head work & cams etc. but take one on a b road when its standard. i think you'll find it more impressive than your old xr.

underneath should be solid, terminal rust generally isnt a problem with old golfs. do u like the on board computer? i love them

 

ive not drivin it yet m8,pick it up next week hopefully

was thinkin later down the line of gettin a mk4 1.8T engine,but not sure wot would be involved

so they handle well then??

thought it was abit strange thet it didnt have electric windows ect,is this normal on the mk2?

 

one thing with old vws is that they didnt have the showroom appeal like the equivilent ford (rst) or pug (205). the golfs are very basic. but, in reality they are a better car then both. i think some of the late 16v models had electric windows, so you may be able to get them fitted.

someone near me has a mk2 with the 20v turbo engine in, its running 288bhp. looks/sounds nice.

i think they handle well, very fun feel to them

 

one of my mates has a mint mk 16v,its had a few bits done to the engine,that was on my backside all the way upto 60-65mph when i had my st24 which was roughly 190bhp then i left him ,but he went into corners loads faster than me!!

 

that wouldnt suprise me.

good luck with it mate, post some pics up when u can, i would be interested even if no one else it lol

 

lol cheers pete will get some pics up asap thanks again mate

 

no probs mate

 

I had a 16v which i used, abused and it never once let me down in the 2 and a half years i had it i would buy another mk2 16v without a doubt, greatly underestimated

 

is it hard to do a power stering conversion on them??

 

im not too sure really. put up without, you'll get used to it im sure.

what yr is it?

 

89 G,i hate not havin power steering,i guess i got used i=to it in the xr though!