Cabriolet.... GTi or not?

Hi all. After some advise/opinions. Buying my first cabriolet love them since I stumbled across one a few months back. Question is should i get a GTi or not. Whats the pros/cons someone mentioned injection more reliable?

Also im looking for a big bumper model and ideally wanted the oower hood but GTis never seem to come up loads of clippers bit not GTi were they more limited in the build years or something?

Hi, just my two penn'orth.  I've got an 87 Gti with a Manual roof.  I'd go with a Manual roof, something less to go wrong !  I suppose Injection would be favourite but I think carbs offer more options.  Perhaps Gti's weren't offered with a Power Roof to keep the weight down ?

Hi matey
how much you wanna spend… check my profile.. I've got all injection models, when running are fine… only issue i find with any car is if left for months without running takes another week to get running as was.

Thanks for your reply. Budgets open at the moment as i dont know if to buy and do work to get it to where i want or buy done would have to be reasonable for market however no one wants there pants pulling down lol!!. Also spec and model i could be pushed for the right one.

So given your clearly a GTi man you saying carbs a bit easier to maintain. Mechanicals are my week point so wanted something more reliable and would be parked up through winter

I would personally go with a gti. When I got mine it had sat up for 5 years and knew nothing about k jet but started working on it and it’s so simple. Also as for manual/electric roof mine is electric and didn’t work all it is is a switch and 4 relays even managed to bypass it so works without ignition


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Just seen this on eBay.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F202272620670


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Gti, no question. 

Injection and carb both have their pros and cons with regard to maintenance, but carb model golfs are dull.  

GTI = FUN

Yeah seen that one.. from the read up seems a well sorted example whats your view on the orices hes asking?

I have a GTI hatch and a 1.8 carb Cabrio.

The GTI is obviously faster, it's lighter and the acceleration is much more "instant" is the best way I can describe it.

However the Cabrio still has 90php in what is relatively a light weight car by modern standards, it is by no means slow. And Cabrios are more about show than go….

Carbs use the infamous Pierburg 2E2 which when working is fab but can be plagued with poor starting and running being controlled with various electrical, vacuum and temperature gubbins.

GTIs offer instant starting and smooth performance and are very reliable but can be a pain to sort if they start to play up. The Pooburg can simply be junked and replaced with a Weber giving better performance and economy than a failing 2E2.

One reason there are lots more later Clippers than GTI is that when new the GTI cost an extra 25% £ for another 22hp, MFA and alloys so most saved the cash and got a Clipper. (or if you had GTI cabrio money you could have had a full loaded MK2 16v…)

Given the choice of 2 similar cars at similar prices I'd obviously go for the GTI but in the real world a nice well cared for Clipper would be better than a rough abused GTI.

 

Thanks very much that was the sort of rounded view as was looking for. So if a clipper was 3k how much more would you pay for the GTi. Also any idea what year the GTi got the power hood from

The one on eBay will likely sell for 6-10 k is my guess. But who knows. Only if as described though. If respray is rough etc etc may not sell at all


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The ebay one looks like a A reg fitted with parts from a later car (interior, power hood etc). And basically no MOT.

If it makes £10K you can have my 1 prev owner, almost concours d'elegance Clipper for £9.5K

£950 sold hhahhaha. Yeah was suprised members thought it would get that much didnt do it for me to be honest. Maybe its his mates lol!!