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**TROLL** · 06-26-2007, 10:12 AM

well what? i'm supposed to go look at that gti on friday, thats all i've got on my plate right now.

Broken5hift · 06-26-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by TROLL

well what? i'm supposed to go look at that gti on friday, thats all i've got on my plate right now.

what about the bmw

Broken5hift · 06-26-2007, 10:29 AM

btw brian did i ever mention you look like the drummer for alien ant farm?

**TROLL** · 06-26-2007, 10:33 AM

too bad no hot 18 year old girls have never confused me for him.

and there is no BMW... i said if i found one i'd be interested.

Broken5hift · 06-26-2007, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TROLL

too bad no hot 18 year old girls have never confused me for him.

and there is no BMW... i said if i found one i'd be interested.

well then stop wasting your time on here and find one

then find me one

den9 · 06-27-2007, 10:39 PM

im excited to see where this goes, i wish i could afford an old gti now, i put 5k miles on my car in 2 months

naDintheHat · 06-28-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by den9

im excited to see where this goes, i wish i could afford an old gti now, i put 5k miles on my car in 2 months

But you do it with style and crazy gas mileage.

Keep us posted Brian, once you drive it, i am sure you will either love it or hate it.

1_badimport · 06-30-2007, 10:54 AM

i sold my 92 gti with a fresh motor ,tranny with a diff ,lowered ,fresh paint ,head ported ,cam ,techtonics 1 3/4" jet hot coated race header ,and an nx nos system ..2.0 8v with forged pistons ,sct rods for $6500 last year ..
the 2.0 8v motors are indistructable and hold well to boost ..i went 11.4 for a few years on junkyard high milage motors ...
heres what i sold look to spend around 4 -6 k for a nice mk2..ive had 5 turbo vw and 9 all together 2 were nos the gti listed below went high 12,s

like you said before look for rot ..and check for smoothness in the tranny they are vw weakest point ..ive seen a few electrical problems but most were due to seals that started leaking and werent taken car of in a timely fashon and the water in the car lead to problems ..also no other cars handles qite like an mk2 gti ..i had a 95 integra back in the day but it was a not so close second ..

naDintheHat · 07-01-2007, 09:12 PM

I think i might have just crapped myself. That GTI was clean.
Bumping to see how troll liked it.

92dxman · 07-01-2007, 10:20 PM

A friend of mine has an 85 Gti 8v as a rallycar and has a couple others he is going to turn into street cars. He knows quite a bit about mk2's in general. I can shoot you his email if you want it. An 8v is def the way to go for a daily driver as has already been said before. I've rode in 8v's before and they had plenty of go for driving around town. My dad had an 87 Golf Gt (4 door Gti basically) and it's a shame that car was gone before I could get it as a hand me down.

**TROLL** · 07-02-2007, 02:46 AM

love that gti 1badimport... i've got rpf-1s on my wrx

i'm still talking to the guy with the 1991 16v that i posted photos of earlier... going to try to check it out this week. he's desperate to sell and price has been dropping, so it really depends how bad the paint turns out to be. i'd prefer an 8v but i dont think i can lose either way.

95s10 · 07-02-2007, 09:44 AM

my roomate, will sell his 97 gti, 103k miles, he is a mechanic at colonial vw, its a vr6, lowered, magnaflow catback, cams, chip, black leather, tint, thing is very clean!

**TROLL** · 07-03-2007, 08:53 PM

no thanks... wrong bodystyle, wrong engine, too many mods. thanks though...

i'm going to look at the black 91 gti i posted info about tomorrow... cross your fingers for half decent paint and a really decent price.

06-30-2007, 10:54 AM	#88
1_badimport Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: cedar brook nj Member #5224 My Ride: 1987 mazda rx7 /sbc iTrader: (0)	i sold my 92 gti with a fresh motor ,tranny with a diff ,lowered ,fresh paint ,head ported ,cam ,techtonics 1 3/4" jet hot coated race header ,and an nx nos system ..2.0 8v with forged pistons ,sct rods for $6500 last year .. the 2.0 8v motors are indistructable and hold well to boost ..i went 11.4 for a few years on junkyard high milage motors ... heres what i sold look to spend around 4 -6 k for a nice mk2..ive had 5 turbo vw and 9 all together 2 were nos the gti listed below went high 12,s like you said before look for rot ..and check for smoothness in the tranny they are vw weakest point ..ive seen a few electrical problems but most were due to seals that started leaking and werent taken car of in a timely fashon and the water in the car lead to problems ..also no other cars handles qite like an mk2 gti ..i had a 95 integra back in the day but it was a not so close second .. Last edited by 1_badimport; 06-30-2007 at 11:04 AM.

07-01-2007, 09:12 PM	#89
naDintheHat Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Allentown, Pa Member #2360 My Ride: 94 GTI - Br0ke, 98 GTI - Stock.. iTrader: (0)	I think i might have just crapped myself. That GTI was clean. Bumping to see how troll liked it. __________________ I drive a constantly broken, model confused vehicle. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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