'A' reg 1.6?

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'A' reg 1.6
Such a thing? Or had an engine swap at some point?  :dontknow:

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There's Mk2s on an A-plate that had 1.6 engines.

So you can get a MK1 Gti 1.6 (tintop) on an A plate?

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Also A reg 1.5 (1457cc) cars had 1,6 on the engine which can confuse some people. :wink:

yradave said

Also A reg 1.5 (1457cc) cars had 1,6 on the engine which can confuse some people. :wink:

Wierd.

I thought they stopped 1.6 GTis in 81 or 82?  :dontknow:

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They did

juz said

They did

Sorry, they did make them or did stop them before 83?  

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x reg should all be 1.6gti - y reg 1.6 or 1.8 - a reg 1.8
it may be manufactured a 1.6 but not registered until 83.
you positive it's a 1.6gti engine in a gti mk1?

wooders said

x reg should all be 1.6gti - y reg 1.6 or 1.8 - a reg 1.8
it may be manufactured a 1.6 but not registered until 83.
you positive it's a 1.6gti engine in a gti mk1?

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No, but thats what the advert says! i'm going to see it in the morning so i will find out then!

you know how to tell the difference?

wooders said

you know how to tell the difference?

Errr, no, ask the bloke?  

didn't want to teach you to suck eggs.

the top rad hose pipe connects to the head(more or less). on the 1.6 the pipe is at an angle and between no 1-2 (or is it 2-3) cylinders. on the 1.8, it comes straight out from the head, between no 3-4 cylinders.

wooders said

didn't want to teach you to suck eggs.

the top rad hose pipe connects to the head(more or less). on the 1.6 the pipe is at an angle and between no 1-2 (or is it 2-3) cylinders. on the 1.8, it comes straight out from the head, between no 3-4 cylinders.

Any info is very helpful.  
Thank you!

1.8 GTI engine



1.6 GTI engine

Also seen 2 B reg mk1's in the past

Thank you for the pictures dave  
From the (bad) pictures i think it is a 1.6… i'll see tomorrow.

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it was a 1.6 a reg- but he wasn't sure if was always a 1.6…

Can i get some advice please-
had been jacked badly on sills so they were bent and rusty
When he went to start it- it didn't start and then turned over for a few seconds before starting with a battery charger, he said it was probably just because he'd cleaned it and left door open with interior light on-dodgy?
Interior was mint, and body was good. Oh and hes only had it a month or 2 but its got 12 months MOT.
?2000 fair?  :dontknow:

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Sills don't bend from bad jacking - they bend if they're corroded. So, it sounds like it needs attention to the bodywork at some point.

Non-starting is an obvious negative point, without further looking at the car you couldn't diagnose it and so can't really make anything more than a guess at what it is. So, a bargaining area there.

Sounds dodgy if he's only had it a month or so and he's now selling.

So, definitely not ?2000! More like ?800-1200 if it has 12 months MoT.

Is it not a Diesel?  Think they did a 1600 D?

Steve_Matthews said

Is it not a Diesel?  Think they did a 1600 D?

  Nope petrol GTI.

Thank you very much Paul! Exactly what i needed to hear! its what i thought, but worryingly its the best out of the 3 i've seen so far…