mainlandboy
mainlandboy HalfDork
12/30/24 2:19 p.m.

Came across these two ads on Craigslist. Is this some sort of scam, or is the buyer out of touch with what these are worth (or am I out of touch on what these are worth)? Bonus ridiculousness on the comment about the +45 HP for the straight pipe.

 

 

 

 

Lof8 - Andy
Lof8 - Andy GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
12/30/24 2:24 p.m.

Looks to me like the author is making jokes/trolling.

theruleslawyer
theruleslawyer HalfDork
12/30/24 3:14 p.m.

Decimal in the wrong place?

stuart in mn
stuart in mn MegaDork
12/30/24 3:45 p.m.

"I know what I got, will consider trade for new 911"  laugh

Trent
Trent UltimaDork
12/30/24 3:48 p.m.

Yeah. Trolling. 

The rapid rise in value of the GTI put a bunch of panties in a twist. They quickly went from $2500 cars to $25K.  Old timers reacted with anger. Most other folks seized the opportunity to cash in. Then the owners of base model and diesels decided it should probably apply to them as well. 

ggarrard
ggarrard GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
12/30/24 4:21 p.m.

Both listings show rebuilt titles...  and mileage (kms) is high..

I wouldn't consider either unless the prices lost a "0" or more.

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/30/24 6:58 p.m.

I have an 89k mile GTI with a clean title, all it needs is a new distributor, easy fix, I'll take $20k or an R32 GT-R/Audi RS3 in trade. No lowballers I know what I got

vwcorvette (Forum Supporter)
vwcorvette (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
12/30/24 8:51 p.m.

You should see the trolling for A1 chassis hood release mechanisms!

codrus (Forum Supporter)
codrus (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
12/30/24 8:57 p.m.

Zimbabwe dollars... :)

GTwannaB
GTwannaB GRM+ Memberand Dork
12/30/24 9:43 p.m.

Related but A2. I am surprised this MK2 has not been picked up yet. Seems clean but not 16V? 
 

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/d/emeryville-stylish-modern-classic-1992/7810660721.html

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/30/24 9:47 p.m.

In reply to GTwannaB :

That's a pretty good price, actually, if you're into the big-bumper cars. 

84FSP
84FSP PowerDork
12/31/24 9:35 a.m.

As a Rabbit GTI owner that has poured money and mods into one for 20yrs I'm thrilled that that came up in value.  There are indeed nuts folks out there on value though.  I've seen 2-3 nice GTI's in the 7-12K range that looked solid for the money.

Peabody
Peabody MegaDork
12/31/24 10:17 a.m.

It sure looks like that's a joke, but there seems to be a lot of people that are either completely out of touch, or just throwing it out there to see if somebody will bite. I saw a nothing special Grand National yesterday for $88,000, and a 60's Chevelle, which I don't even think was a real SS car, for $129,000.

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