What would you pay for this original 1.6 GTI with 16k miles?
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Sorry to be so abrupt but I am wondering what you would pay/how much is this worth for an original 1981 1.6 Golf GTI with only 16000 miles on the clock. There is no rust and has been off the road since 2008. It probably needs £1k being spent to recommission it. It starts but runs rough, obviously 7 year old fuel and oil is no good.
I am asking as I am in a situation. I want to buy this car but the owner isn't keen on selling it. It's actually with me in my storage and I'm trying to prise it off him. I'm thinking £8k? I've fallen in love with this car and I don't know where the cut off point should be.
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From what I see which is almost nothing.
If the rest of the car looks like that one main picture inside and out and the grand on top at least to come.
If I could take it away for 8k I'd have his arm off.
Maybe even have his children.
But I'm looking at what it might be worth many years down the road with that one and not to turn a quick profit!
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Now you're the only one with eyes on.
I'm assuming you have a good deal of knowledge about the Golf Mk1's and GTI's!
Just to tell you I'm ex trade and used to sell them but where I live and with the prices I'll never afford one.
So assuming (yes it's dangerous) you can 100% prove the mileage?
Going by what you have said I'd even go to 10k!
But be careful even if you have money to burn, don't let your heart or your love and emotions colour your judgement mate.
That's my advice for what it's worth!
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Or something like that!
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You may have a rare opportunity there if no one else knows about it so don't waste it by under valuing it and potentially upsetting the owner.
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I had another look over it this morning. I did see a small bit of rust- both corners near the front splitter where the front wings meet just on the edge slightly. Nothing too concerning I don't think. Also a tiny bit along the drivers door edge where it's been accidentally banged upon opening. Also, it doesn't have a passenger wing mirror and there's a black plastic blank in its place. Was a passenger wing mirror optional? I read that an adjustable one from the inside was optional but was the whole mirror optional? Also I think the ariel on the wing has broken off. The base is still there but no stalk. The blaupunkt stereo turns on though but it won't tune into anything.
I don't see the guy till months on end so I need to wait until I next catch him to see if he will let it go. He's got some other classics but they're all 1920's stuff. I just love an iconic hot hatch.
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Don't forget the rust you see is only one third of the problem normally.
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Golf Cabrio 1990 said
It's crying out for a full service and a tip top professional clean and detailing!
Don't forget the rust you see is only one third of the problem normally.
I'm a member on detailing world. Trust me, I want to clean and machine polish this thing so badly
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It's crying out for a full service and a tip top professional clean and detailing!
Don't forget the rust you see is only one third of the problem normally.
I'm a member on detailing world. Trust me, I want to clean and machine polish this thing so badly
You must be hurting big time!
Well if you want to take your mind off it for a few days, get ya butt on a flight to Vienna and come and do mine!
Free beer, schnapps and Wiener Schnitzel in it for you!
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Is that because he sourced a new drivers seats and if so on that mileage the drivers seat bolster should not have worn that bad ?
If there is some old MOT's to back up genuine mileage etc this is a rare find.
I was looking for a tin top 2 months or so ago, and would do anything to have the opportunity to have a car with such low mileage and original.
If it has decent paperwork to back it up this could be a very valuable appreciating classic moving forward
If he is not too keen to sell, rather than bidding him, and risking offending him, ask him what he is looking for it and go from there.
To give you an idea of how well it could clean up, look at this - :-)
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Good luck, hope you can strike a deal, its deffo worth buying it
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if you don't buy it please let me know as I definitely would like to
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richyhill said
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if you don't buy it please let me know as I definitely would like to
The drivers seat has had a cover on and in one of the pictures I took the cover off to take a picture to show the condition. There's light mildew/mould of some sort on the leather side of the seats but it wipes off with a lick of my finger. No doubt if treated to leather cleaner and conditioner it would come up well. I bet all seats with a deep clean would come up beautifully.
I've looked through that thread and yes, stunning to say the least .
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Most of it looks like it is just cleaning and for those of us with car disease, we actually enjoy that sort of thing!
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