WHERE CAN I FIND ONE!!!!

Hi All,
I need help   ……I have been trying to find a GTI MK1/Campaign for a few weeks now with no luck……where did you all find your machines??? How long did it take???
I was thinking about one on Ebay but a few good people in club put me right. I have been buying up most of the papers/mags/E&M with no luck. I have been in touch with a couple of garages. I need to do a P/Ex with my car….is there any garages out there apart from Volksdragon/WagenWheels…..
I have the manual….I just need the car!!!
I might have to start asking people if I can go and just look at theirs and drool…….
As one member said…I'm in the right stable (I have a Bora) but I am not in the right stall……yet!!!
As usual, any help/ideas would be appreciated.
TC

TC,
      You don't say what your budget is :!:  But VW Motoring magazine has a very nice Campaign for sale at ?2995.

Simon

Sry Simac,
I was think about ?3500. I try and get hold of the mag….
Tks for info.
TC

TC,

I will have a Campaign for sale in Jan - checkout my website at www.golfmk1.co.uk

Hi Crazy…..
When it's ready I would like first crack at it…..
As I said in the original post…I have a Bora to sell…I will go all out and try and sell it cheaper than it is worth….your silver campaign is the one I will be aiming for…..tks for coming back to me Crazy…..I will try and send you a PM with my details…many tks
TC

Hi Crazy
send PM (Ihope it gets there)
TC

TC - I would just keep your eyes open in all the usual sources (some of which you already mentioned). Try to keep an eye on the other VW sites too (club gti classifieds, plus afew of the other main veedub sites). The odd one pops up in VW Motoring occasionally too..

I found mine on the For Sale forums here (probably one of the best places to find Campaigns anyway). Also let as many people as possible know you are looking and be ready with cash in hand and don't be afraid to travel!

If I were you I think I'd go for Rich's (crazyquiffs) silver one - I've seen the car running before the stripdown and the shell first hand as well, and its a very sound original car and within your budget. Once the respray is complete I think it will be a very nice car indeed.

If you do go for something else though I can't emphasise how important it is to be willing to travel for the right car. I had to travel to Worcester from London to get mine, and agreed a provisional price based purely on pictures and talking to the seller.

Same situation with the rare Mk1 MX-5 SE I found after months of looking (now written off but thats another story  :roll: ). I flew up to Edinburgh on an Easyjet cheapy to collect that one!!

A lot of it is being in the right place at the right time. I think there has been a lot of high profile publicity over the past 6 months on the Mk1 GTi and this has probably made good ones a bit harder to come by.

Cheers,

Chris

Hi Chris
Tks for the tips and encouregment, have already sent Rich a PM. Tks
TC

TC, any reason you didn't want to use Volksdragen or WagenWheels?

Jon.

Hi Jon
No reason really, its just that I tried to get a P/EX deal…but they couldnt run to it…..they both seem nice people to do business with. Plenty of info and plenty of emails from them…..
TC

I always found Iain at WagenWheels really helpful, quite pricey cars though.