First MK1

I'm wondering if you guys could help me, I have been offered a MK1 golf convertable 1998 1.8 , it claims to be a GTI, although I wouldn't know, I'm a complete novice with VW, I looked through the buyers guide earlier and the car has got full cream leather, and door cards like the rivage, it has been fully re sprayed very very well and has a new roof, no rust under side, full service history with about 135k on it. how would I identify it what exactly it is? any help would be greatfuly recieved!!

does it have a carb or an inlet manifold

A carb as far as I can remember!

Apart from early pre-1982 1.6 GTIs all later 1.8 GTIs will have MFA, LCD trip computer in dash and switch on stalk. Non GTIs will just have a LCD clock.

Just asked it is injected not carbed, sorry. Cant you tell I'm from the dark side of Japanese imports

If its just a standard GTI, what sort of price should I pay, I've been told I can get it for 900, which I thought wasn't that bad.

bens_cab said

does it have a carb or an inlet manifold

 

bbjones82 said

If its just a standard GTI, what sort of price should I pay, I've been told I can get it for 900, which I thought wasn't that bad.

If the leather interior is good, then you'll probably get around 400-500 just for the leather on fleabay, so I'd say if you cant get it for 900 its a b****y good price

hang on... it seems to have a floppy roof... tut tut