Spinout007
Spinout007 GRM+ Memberand New Reader
4/1/09 6:38 p.m.

My kid sister is looking at this

http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/ctd/1096051924.html

Other than the usual mileage, year, maint. records, etc. Anything she needs to be aware of?

amg_rx7
amg_rx7 Reader
4/1/09 7:28 p.m.

its not a GTI. Its a regular Golf. The GTIs had either the 1.8T or V6. The car in that ad does not have a turbo or V6.

MrJoshua
MrJoshua SuperDork
4/1/09 7:33 p.m.

So if she gets a different car-you aiming for the Miata?

Spinout007
Spinout007 GRM+ Memberand New Reader
4/1/09 7:37 p.m.
MrJoshua wrote: So if she gets a different car-you aiming for the Miata?

SHHHHHHHH not supposed to mention that one sitting in the garage...I already offered the protege for it, she turned it down..

dyintorace
dyintorace GRM+ Memberand Dork
4/1/09 7:42 p.m.
amg_rx7 wrote: its not a GTI. Its a regular Golf. The GTIs had either the 1.8T or V6. The car in that ad does not have a turbo or V6.

Interestingly it has a GTI badge visible in one of the pictures. I wonder what the deal is.

HiTempguy
HiTempguy Reader
4/1/09 8:21 p.m.
amg_rx7 wrote: its not a GTI. Its a regular Golf. The GTIs had either the 1.8T or V6. The car in that ad does not have a turbo or V6.

I lol'd... at you. Even wikipedia has the answer to this for christs sake; yes, it is a GTi. Why they'd call it a GLS GTi in the ad I have no idea (GLS model tended to be full load, but a comparable GTi usually had the same/more options). That naturally aspirated 2.0L in there is 100% correct.

Edit- To clarify a bit more, 2.0L GTi's were offered in 1999.5 and 2000 (mabye 2001, a bit foggy there).

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 Dork
4/1/09 8:46 p.m.

Second slowest car evar, second to Diesel Rabbit?

HiTempguy
HiTempguy Reader
4/1/09 9:23 p.m.
93celicaGT2 wrote: Second slowest car evar, second to Diesel Rabbit?

Probably 3rd slowest to metro running on 2 cylinders. But yes, selling a car newer then 1998 with that abominally slow motor is an afront to the car gods!

Rusty_Rabbit84
Rusty_Rabbit84 New Reader
4/1/09 10:11 p.m.

Im guessing an E36 318is M3 is pretty quick then huh?

amg_rx7
amg_rx7 Reader
4/1/09 10:18 p.m.

OK. I sit corrected.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla Reader
4/2/09 8:16 a.m.

Wait, I thought all V-dubs were GTI and the 'Zuk's were GTi..... you guys are using them interchangably....

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 New Reader
4/2/09 8:41 a.m.

Early Mk4's are plagued with sensor/elect problems. Be prepared to replace the MAF, O2, coilpack, and maybe the cat if any of those have gone bad recently. Other then that they're perfectly slow.

John Brown
John Brown GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
4/2/09 9:15 a.m.

The cat is covered by a 10/100,000 warranty on most 2.0Ls

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