Excellent condition 1.8 MK1 Cabriolet 1993 85,061 miles

1993 (last production year for this car) mk1 VW Golf cabriolet 1.8 (not GTI) for sale. A fantastic example of this beautiful car. Extremely reluctant sale. Here are the details:

**Previously forgot to add that a brand new mohair roof was fitted in April 2010**

- Location: Edinburgh
- £3,250 or nearest offer. Open to negotiation/offers.
- 85,061 miles
- Taxed to April 2012
- MOT'd to April 2012 (booked in for MOT on 20 April, happy to sell after this has been done and passed)
- 5 Previous owners
- Full service history (serviced at VW centres from new)
- Electric front windows
- Electric roof
- Rear glass window with heated elements
- 4 seats
- 5 gears
- Manual choke. Upgraded to a Weber Carburettor
- Category 1 Thatcham alarm system and immobiliser
- JVC CD system with rear Pioneer speakers and front Alpine speakers
- Full Jetex exhaust system added April 2011
- 3 new Falken tyres April 2011 still in fantastic condition, the one that wasn't replaced is now needing replaced
- Brand new roof done 1.5 years ago
- Sitting on coilovers. Lowered sensible amount - speed bumps no problem
- Interior in very good condition although digital clock has leaked slightly so can't clearly read the time
- Bonnet lifters added
- All original features except small cosmetic changes (door pins, gear knob, lighter and petrol cap). The original parts will be included in the sale

I use this car every day mostly going to and from work which is 10 miles per day. For a 19 year old car, it doesn't clunk or squeak and is really in fantastic mechanical as well as material condition. It has given me no bother and I have owned it for 15 months, putting 10,500 miles on the clock in that time. The owner before me only had it for a matter of 2/3 months, and he drove it to Belgium and back to enter it into a car show for which he won a prize. Before him, the mileage was therefore a lot lower meaning that the lion's share of the mileage has been put on it in the last 2 years. This might explain why it starts first time and never falters. It idles at the right rate, never cuts out and basically just works as I imagine it will have done from new.

There are extras to add into the sale: original grille (I have put a debadged one on - you can see original and replacement in the pics), front and rear spring lowering kit, several different styles of replacement plates (Belgian plates also included), cleaning products for roof, leather tonneau cover for top when folded down, 8 ball gear knob, all original parts that have been replaced (original door pins, petrol cap, gear knob etc).

I had a bump in October so had to take the original bumper off. The car is currently in the garage getting the new bumper and arch fitted so will be available for viewing from Friday.

The car had always been kept in garages from new until I bought it 1.5 years ago so the paint is in fantastic condition (it has not been resprayed). There is slight rusting to the driver door edge as a result of stone chips (approx 4cm x 1cm) which I have asked to be fixed while it's in. New brake pads were fitted just before I bought it and are still working well.

The car is a must see. Despite not being a GTI, it's very quick. I think there may have been a GTI cam upgrade done at some point and the exhaust produces a nice sound and isn't too loud. The only time it's let me down was when the breathing hose for the distributor came away due to there being no clamp to hold it in place. We fixed this with the ever-handy cable tie of course and it's never come away since. Absolutely cherished from new and well looked after. Apart from the suspension and exhaust changes, this is a very nice (rare) standard example. All original mats, clocks, upholstery, steering wheel etc.

I will arrange for pics of the interior and with the top down to be taken once I have it back from the garage.

I am open to sensible offers, no time wasters please.