Tired of my saab and bmw.. sold 'em both and now im..

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:43 pm

.. thinking of a Golf.
Nothing fancy or expensive.

I got two choices..

Golf GT 1.8 1989 with 90 hp.
Full service book and only service on VW shop.
Import from Germany with 2 owners since -89

Blue metallic with no rust.
Sport seats, sport steering wheel, 15" rims, sun roof/hatchet, JVC cd stereo and route computer(no idea what it's called in english..a digital display showing distance, how much gas left etc)

Price: 1,732 US, 1,415 Euro and 947 UK but i can go down around 400 US dollars.
It's longdsitance driving on it.. with 280.000 Kilometers
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Then i have this choice:

Golf GTI 1.8 1987with 140 hp
No service book and probably hillbilly fixes on it.
No import... no idea how many owners.

Black color with rust stains.
Sport seats,sport steering wheel, regular 14" rims,sun roof/hatchet,route computer, but no stereo.
Price: US 1,332, Euro 1,088 and 728 UK... i can knock off around 250-300 US dollars on it though.
Around the same distance driven.. 280.000 kilometers.
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So, should i go for the cheaper one with more horsepower but bad paint, no cd stereo, no nice rims... or should i add a few extra dollars and get the one with full service book, few owners, nice rims, cd stereo etc...?

I will just use it as it is... so style and shit dosent really matter, its around 400 dollars difference

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:44 pm

Both ugly

I only like new golfs.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:45 pm

PhoeniX wrote:Both ugly

I only like new golfs.

Not the answere i wanted... but now i know what you like.
thx.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:46 pm

You could get a nice Ford Mondeo for not much more, nicer cars

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:46 pm

PhoeniX wrote:You could get a nice Ford Mondeo for not much more, nicer cars

I want a small car... tired of big cars.

Post by **random name** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:47 pm

I wouldn't buy a Golf with that kind of milage if I were you.

edit: fuck

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:47 pm

Feom my experiances VWs are crap after 30,000 miles. 5 VWs 5 electrical, exhaust, and interior leakage problems. IMO they are great as a 2 year lease, not good to own.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:49 pm

reefsurfer wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:You could get a nice Ford Mondeo for not much more, nicer cars
I want a small car... tired of big cars.

hmm.. how about a Fiesta? A friend of mines sister has a Fiesta Ztech and they also have a standard diesel fiesta, pretty nice.

Post by **mik0rs** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:51 pm

What BMW and Saab did you have?

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:52 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote:Feom my experiances VWs are crap after 30,000 miles. 5 VWs 5 electrical, exhaust, and interior leakage problems. IMO they are great as a 2 year lease, not good to own.

30.000 miles is NOTHING... did you see that i wrote kilometers?
.. 280.000kilometers is around 173.992 miles.

And im used to fixing cars and i have a friend that owns a car shop.. and i dident expect to not having to fix the car now and then for a price like that.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:53 pm

mik0rs wrote:What BMW and Saab did you have?

Saab 900 i 2.3 150 hp 1996 and a BMW 520 130 hp 1991

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:58 pm

PhoeniX wrote:
hmm.. how about a Fiesta? A friend of mines sister has a Fiesta Ztech and they also have a standard diesel fiesta, pretty nice.

To "girly".. its a nice car, but nothing for me.
If i want a small car.. i want something with a little power under the hood and that looks ok.

Post by **chopov** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:00 pm

Maybe also depends on how long you want to keep the car and on the fuel prices over there in sweden. The GTI will surely be fun to drive but thirstier....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:00 pm

old VW :icon19: :icon19: :icon19:

Post by **Nightshade** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:00 pm

Get a 1983 Rabbit GTI and dump some money into it. :icon14:

Post by **mik0rs** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:03 pm

Why not grab the nicer one with the smaller engine and run it for a bit, you would always grab a bigger engine if the 90HP isn't enough, obviously not a cheap option, but you'd be spending money sorting out the paint, rims etc on the other one, right?

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:10 pm

ToxicBug wrote:old VW :icon19: :icon19: :icon19:

So?
I've had porsche, bmw, saab, alfa romeo, audi, mercedes.. here in sweden it's not all about the car.. you been watching to much The fast and the furious.
I could go out and buy a Porsche carrera 2 for around 33,300 US dollars tomorrow if i wanted to look kewl... but then i wouldent afford to buy stuff to my apartment like big screen tv, new graphic card, oak dining table etc...

So i will satisfy with an OLD VW....

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:13 pm

mik0rs wrote:Why not grab the nicer one with the smaller engine and run it for a bit, you would always grab a bigger engine if the 90HP isn't enough, obviously not a cheap option, but you'd be spending money sorting out the paint, rims etc on the other one, right?

I've been thinking like that aswell mikors... its not the money that worries me though, its more about the horsepower and the distance driven...
I want power under the hood.. the look aint all that.

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:16 pm

chopov wrote:Maybe also depends on how long you want to keep the car and on the fuel prices over there in sweden. The GTI will surely be fun to drive but thirstier....

The fule price is horrible here... 1 litre of gas here is 1.50 US dollar.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:40 pm

reefsurfer wrote:
Giraffe }{unter wrote:Feom my experiances VWs are crap after 30,000 miles. 5 VWs 5 electrical, exhaust, and interior leakage problems. IMO they are great as a 2 year lease, not good to own.
30.000 miles is NOTHING... did you see that i wrote kilometers?
.. 280.000kilometers is around 173.992 miles.

And im used to fixing cars and i have a friend that owns a car shop.. and i dident expect to not having to fix the car now and then for a price like that.

no I'm saying they run OK untill about 30,000 miles after that things randomly stop working and they are usually critical things.

Headlights dead $300.00
Central harness (windows interior lights A/c) $950.00)
Cat clogged (warrantee) $225 for flatbed no AAA
etc

Sorry just cannot stand VWs anymore to many headaches

Post by **Canidae** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 7:40 pm

reefsurfer wrote:
PhoeniX wrote:Both ugly

I only like new golfs.
Not the answere i wanted... but now i know what you like.
thx.

Funny, I thought you would prefer something from Bowling Green...

Post by **reefsurfer** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 8:44 pm

Giraffe }{unter wrote: etc

Sorry just cannot stand VWs anymore to many headaches

I hear ya... i could have luck with it, or everything goes to shit... only time will tell.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:14 pm

I forgot that you didn't live in North America. Carry on.

Post by **bitWISE** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:19 pm

I hate those old boxy cars...

However, this car looks tight as fuck for a hatch:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 87882&rd=1

Post by **MaCaBr3** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:07 am

Selling my 1997 BMW 323i 190 hp 145.000 km (drove 30 000 km with it) for 7800 Euro.