The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
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Re: The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
It's a Mk1 Scirocco GTI, so it must look good - does it not? Under close inspection though, the attention to detail is not up to scratch for a 20k price tag. Clearly a full resto paint job. Wings are not a perfect fit. No 1/4 line side mouldings (admittedly impossible to find). Painted over bonnet landing catch, chassis VIN plate in wrong place etc etc. A bit harsh I know, but for 20k you have gotta stand up and be counted !!
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Re: The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
Now reduced a little?
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C729338
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C729338
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Wow...generous 
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Price reduced again!!
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C736534
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C736534
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How funny...mr.brown wrote:I love how 25 year old tyres are considered a plus.
Mk1 78 Scirocco GLS 1.6 FR, weekend toy.
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KGF seem to be good at selling cars for more than they're worth... I guess now we find out just how good.
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I've also realised it has a Storm front spoiler. Who cares? At 15k you really, really want perfect originality.
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Re: The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
From the pictures on Flickr, they would suggest that the engine bay has been resprayed at some point - the sanding marks are visible in the paint finish and on the VIN plate. The nuts and washers on the top struts also seem to have paint on them; a detail which isn't correct.
Very nice car though.
Very nice car though.
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It's had a bare metal respray at some point, apparently. The ad varies in its detail/honesty each time it changes vendor.
It's a low mileage restored car, which makes it less valuable than an unrestored car as far as I'm concerned. It also worries me that a car with such little mileage actually needed a full restoration.
It's a low mileage restored car, which makes it less valuable than an unrestored car as far as I'm concerned. It also worries me that a car with such little mileage actually needed a full restoration.
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Too true Edthe edmundator wrote:It's had a bare metal respray at some point, apparently. The ad varies in its detail/honesty each time it changes vendor.
It's a low mileage restored car, which makes it less valuable than an unrestored car as far as I'm concerned. It also worries me that a car with such little mileage actually needed a full restoration.
The MOT history shows a fail due to corrosion! I studied the photo's in detail once, you could tell it had been re sprayed, by the photo's that's never good!
Re: The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
If it's the same one I'm thinking of didn't the old ad say it'd had a complete rebuild and respray as it was a "barn find"?the edmundator wrote:It's had a bare metal respray at some point, apparently. The ad varies in its detail/honesty each time it changes vendor.
It's a low mileage restored car, which makes it less valuable than an unrestored car as far as I'm concerned. It also worries me that a car with such little mileage actually needed a full restoration.
Thing is with these companies, they're normally brokers in the deal and are invested as they have they pay for the work.
All a bit of a bubble as they base the price on the rebuild cost
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Re: The thread about the £19k Mk1 GTI
Now sold.
Whether or not the asking price was paid, it will most definitely be a five-figure sum.
Can't say it's a bad thing.
Whether or not the asking price was paid, it will most definitely be a five-figure sum.
Can't say it's a bad thing.