Who's running the cheapest/most expensive mk1

How much did your mk1 cost. Especially interested who's running the cheapest mk1…….any ?50 bargains out there. Also who's spent the most …….anyone spent more than the 6k recently spent on the Campaign??

Some piccies might be Nice!

I bought an interior and alloys for ?200 that came with a Mk1 for free!

spent best part of ?3k on mine so far  ops:  :cry: car cost my ?250

doesn't look like it though

?150 Golf Cabrio.

Was laid up with an MOT (Apparently  :roll: )

Folded the hood back for the first time in 7 years, and the hood is soo brittle that the vynil roof cracked and split  

Still going to be on the road for the summer…..

?400 GTI, loads spent since though, and a lot more to spend  

Brought my GTi cabriolet about 2 years ago for ?1300, and spent about ?500 on it so far, but needs lots more work still. Currently not on the road although she does have an MOT, so with the nicer weather seemingly on the way I might insure her and tax her next week    then wait for something else to break when she goes out for her first drive  :?

Mike.

Paid ?130 for my curent mk1 and ?100 for my last one, that i sold for ?1100 i did spend a few quid on it though, the cheepest mk1 i had was ?30 and it was solid, but a 4 door, so i scrapped it! i kept the chrome grill though

I paid ?7,300 for mine last year, now with an agreed insurance value of ?10,000  :mrgreen:

Mine was ?500 although I have spend far, far more than that so far and its only half way finished! I can't see the point in spending ?7300 on a car, no matter how nice, when a car for ?1000 does more/less the same stuff. Walt, think of the other things you could have bought with the money - like a Thai or Russian bride!!!!

The MK1 Gl Auto that I currently run was free! With only 70 k on the clock. She sat in our garage for 4 yrs and have just put her through her MOT…The essential items cost us prob ?150 inc MOT but we've spent a bit more on new bumpers and headlights. Currently experiencing another prob with her but it shouldnt be an expensive one!

My GX cost us ?50 including a brand new rear valance to put on, a tailgate and a door.

Hi,my diesel GX cost ?777 off ebay,the best mk1 diesel i could find,run it on cooking oil at 44p liter so thats cheap  :dance:
Bert

i got mine of ebay too for ?1000.01p and have spent about ?650 on her but still need new roof

I can claim both extremes at the same time.  

Cost me ?300 inc spare engine and other bits. Then getting carried away with a doing a nut and bolt rebuild cost  8O @?6K+  8O over 18 months. Some of that was for new stuff like an immobiliser etc and some was for service/consumable parts like new tyres and exhaust but still a lot!

Everything?s relative, a new MK5 is ?20K :cry:

Anyone bought a cheap one and actually using it all weathers 10,000+ miles a year without spending thousands keeping it on the road?

So far mines cost me about ?12000-?13000  :cry:  that includes the cost of purchase, rebuild, paint, welding,engine conversion and varios parts etc
All this was done by a company so alot of labour charge aswell :cry:
Agreed value of ?10000.
Most ive ever spent on any prior to this was about ?500 and once bought a mk1 for ?40 which was actually very good.
Way i see it is that its individual and yes could of gone and bought a new car but would still want a mk1.

Early-1800 said

Anyone bought a cheap one and actually using it all weathers 10,000+ miles a year without spending thousands keeping it on the road?

Not a mk1, but my mk2 driver cost me ?280 with a years MOT and 6 months tax, and I use that every day. Starts and runs like a dream, and I've spent zero on her so far, although I'll probably service her sometime soon.

Mike.

Mine only cost ?300 in august last year, i brought it for a classic car to use in the winter.
By november i had spent well over ?3000 and didn't wont to get it wet.

I GOT A BARGAIN IT'S A 1980 MK1 CABRIOLET GTI IT'S GOT AN OLD SKOOL DASH THE ONE WITH ROUND CONICLE DIALS AND WOFLSBURG STEARING WHEEL THE ROOFS IN VERY GOOD NICK AND IT HAS JUST SAILED THROUGH IT'S MOT      

paid ?800 for F reg clipper,cost me 60p to get it though the MOT
just need's the bumpers spraying(london drivers :roll: ) and a retrim!
the hood's like new….but i can see the spending getting out of hand :wink:

bought a cabby for 300 with three months t&test runs on gas got it with a full tank of gas and fuel .that two months ago and i am still running on it .no thats cheap . when tax & test run out i will break it  

My mk1 GTI 1.8 Lhasa cost ?1200, going to cost around ?500 to get parts of the surface rust removed and painted.

Spent about ?200 on engine & other new parts, ?400 on wheels & tyres, ?400 on suspension / poly bushes / mounts / fitting


All in - ?2700 once painted in a few weeks.

I've only owned the car for 1 month!  :roll:

WARNING FOR ALL FIRST TIME MK1 GTI OWNERS: CUT UP CREDIT CARD PRIOR TO BUYING THE CAR!!!!  ops: