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Sep 23, 2009 | 11:44 PM

kyle77777

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My new commuter

Bought this 1992 VW GTI 8v 2.0 to eat up the miles. Its a great little car, gets 35mpg and is pretty quick! Has a dent on the driver side but will fix that sometime.

Sep 24, 2009 | 12:09 AM

Crazy Bimmer

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Nice ride! I dig it!

Sep 24, 2009 | 12:29 AM

Jiggy2dmax

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Looks pretty well taken care of for that year...nice DD

Sep 24, 2009 | 01:06 AM

Costco

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nice, those things are fun.

Sep 24, 2009 | 01:19 AM

dBski11

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wow, thats in amazing condition. my buddy picked up an mk1 in pieces, hes planning on doing a full restore

Sep 24, 2009 | 01:51 AM

TheMirror

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Awesome!

One thing to check, make sure the heater core is in good shape, they are prone to failure in that generation.

I'm jealous....

Sep 24, 2009 | 05:20 AM

kyle77777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMirror

Awesome!

One thing to check, make sure the heater core is in good shape, they are prone to failure in that generation.

I'm jealous....

Its true, but has a brand new one. It heats up within a minute now

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Sep 24, 2009 | 06:34 AM

mrmako

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Nice pickup. Those are neat little cars. As long as the heater, defroster, and radio work, it should be a great commuter. Also, low on the "steal me" meter.

Sep 24, 2009 | 06:41 AM

CocheseUGA

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Nice. I may be picking up a beater sometime next year, considering I'm on pace to put 30k on the TL a year.

Sep 24, 2009 | 08:22 AM

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pebe

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My favorite GTI. Those things are go-carts. I am looking for a clean one for a DD as well VR6 swap or leaving as is?

Sep 24, 2009 | 08:55 AM

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1killercls

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suite!

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:01 AM

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iTimmy

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I had a mkII VW a number of years ago, it was a great little drivers car. Kind of a shame VW has drifted so far from cars like this, they established the following that they have to this day.

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:40 AM

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myron

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that is so clean. I love those cars and it is my favorite GTI. and I hope you are calling it Mark 2 and not M.K. 2 haha

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:42 AM

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Sly Raskal

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Are you on AudiZine? I ask because I swear I saw that exact same car in a thread over there.

Anyway, congrats on the pickup. she's a beauty!!!

Lovin' the yellow lights up front.

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:43 AM

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dallison

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suite, nice find

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:48 AM

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Sly Raskal

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly Raskal

Are you on AudiZine? I ask because I swear I saw that exact same car in a thread over there.

Anyway, congrats on the pickup. she's a beauty!!!

Lovin' the yellow lights up front.

Nevermind, I found the car I saw on Audizine... http://www.audizine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299302

Still, love the old school vw hatches.

Sep 24, 2009 | 09:57 AM

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Gen7Milan

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Sharp little car. Just did a quick search on Autotrader, no mark 2 GTIs within a 100 miles of me.

Sep 24, 2009 | 10:18 AM

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Rock2534

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That is a nice little ride, I had a 99 gti 10 yrs ago, so fun to drive. My favorite is still the scirocco to this day.

Sep 24, 2009 | 10:35 AM

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She's a beauty!!!!

That's a helluva "commuter" car!!

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:06 AM

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SuperTrooper169

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Nice pick up! Is it FWD or AWD? You still have the CL-S? Meow.

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:21 AM

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SG81

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very nice. i always liked that gen

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:33 AM

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WOW! I love that gen!

Congrats!

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:34 AM

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nice!

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:43 AM

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neuronbob

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That gen GTI=

Nice pickup!

Sep 24, 2009 | 11:46 AM

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Single Wiper = FAIL

Other than that, f'in awesome.

Sep 24, 2009 | 12:53 PM

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nokiaman

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^Really? I always loved the big single hydrolic Mercedes Benz wipers they had on the S/E class in the mid-90s.

Beautiful pickup OP, I love that model of Golf, it's gotta be quite a hoot to drive around.

Sep 24, 2009 | 01:57 PM

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kyle77777

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Thanks for the comments guys! It is very much a blast to drive, it does handle just like a go-kart like someone mentioned lol. Ya iv been having to listen to CD's cause i guess these cars are notorious for having bad radio signals..

Sep 25, 2009 | 12:32 PM

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pebe

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle77777

HORRIBLE radio reception, all Mark I and II's had that problem. Ipod dock and you are good to go.

Sep 25, 2009 | 02:10 PM

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Sep 25, 2009 | 08:05 PM

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Cool.

Sep 26, 2009 | 02:03 AM

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Mokos23

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i think i may look at getting a used VW too. but, isn't maintenance and parts cost an arm and a leg though?

Sep 26, 2009 | 05:04 AM

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kyle77777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mokos23

i think i may look at getting a used VW too. but, isn't maintenance and parts cost an arm and a leg though?

You can find parts for this car on craigslist very easily and cheap. And there pretty easy to work on yourself if your somewhat mechanical.

Sep 26, 2009 | 10:26 AM

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ThermonMermon

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nice!

maybe lose the boyracer seatbelts though...

cool house, too.

Sep 26, 2009 | 10:55 AM

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drdamian

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one of my favorites, ive always wanted one

Sep 26, 2009 | 01:20 PM

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Razzi

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really feeling it

Sep 26, 2009 | 02:07 PM

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kyle77777

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ThermonMermon

nice!

maybe lose the boyracer seatbelts though...

cool house, too.

Already did, my gf didnt like looking like mario

Sep 26, 2009 | 06:05 PM

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Hockeyman

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one of my favorite cars, nice!

Sep 27, 2009 | 12:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle77777

You can find parts for this car on craigslist very easily and cheap. And there pretty easy to work on yourself if your somewhat mechanical.

interesting, but unfortunately, i'm not mechanical. i would probably get the parts cheap and go to a local mechanic who specializes in fixing vw's or european cars.

Sep 28, 2009 | 09:50 AM

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pebe

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germanautoparts.com

I get all my parts for my Passat on there. Really cheap prices and the guys there are great with getting you what you need if its not on their site.