Plans -
Slam her on ATS classics with stretched tyres, drop in a 20V turbo, big exhaust....
Only joking. It is being kept totally standard, as Alex kept it before me. It is a very rare beast in, (considering its age) really very good and absolutely original condition. All that's getting done is:
Welding and painting where necessary – courtesy of Ant aka the Autoad. The rear arches aren't great, but I’ve seen much worse. There is also some rust on the rear valance that has caused the underseal to peel off.
a thorough service including the cambelt
a new clutch...like nomadic fisherman, there's too much travel and I wonder when I'm going to get a bite
it needs the fuel filler neck repositioned and the new rubber fitted.
paint machine polished
fit the seatbelts to the rear
original spec stereo from somewhere – although since these didn't actually come with stereos my 'standard only' criterion can relax. I might get a 'period' one but with an auxiliary output for my iPod.
Fuel pump sounds like a kazoo – that needs changed pronto – for my sanity as much as anything else!
The car has the following phase one GTI spec:
split parcel shelf
no MFA as it's the 1.6
no sunroof
scirocco script on tailgate
proper GTI US-spec headlights
'tarantula' wheels
original interior
nifty little fader for the speakers mounted on the dashboard
oil temperature meter on the centre console
gearchange economy light and MPG indicator
Condition
only has 74k on the clock
full service history and bill of sale
rust on rear valance and rear arches. Slight patches of rust elsewhere, mostly surface. I suspect the car has had a bad respray in the past as the paint on the roof looks very flat and feels rough to the touch. In addition there is some touch up paint overbrushing on the door handles. Overall doesn't detract from the car and I don't care that much as it will be going for work anyway.
engine pulls nicely up through the gears with no stuttering or hesitation.
I intend to drive this as my daily driver, as my other mk2 was before. I am in no doubt that several more niggles will raise their 31 year-old heads during my ownership, but given my current mileage of about 10000 a year it'll be another two and a half years before it even cracks the ton. I have never driven an EG-engined car before.
Does anyone know how you get the certificate from VW that tells you when your car was built?
Apart from the pics from the for sale thread, the only one I've got at the minute is this one, but more will follow:
