Sweet 1984 VW GTI

[MmmmmM2]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cul...0Non%20Openers

It reminds me of stuff that Singer does with old Porsche's. Not sure if I would spend $140K to build it but he did an amazing job.

I had an 09 GTI and I loved that little car.

[David70]

My first car was an 83 GTI, had it for 7 years, it was the slowest but in many ways the most fun car I have ever owned. Modified suspension and great handling the fun was taking corners sliding sideways and ringing it out in every gear. I think about 2100 lbs. Too often cars today focus on 0-60 and you drive them hard less than 5% of the time because of how powerful they are (and massively heavy).

[Colodano]

Damn that is a pretty GTI. Although counting his hours as a perfectionist into the costs of the build is a bit unreasonable I would say.

One of my first cars was a 1985 Scirocco, and it had lots done to it at the time, was pretty damn quick. Every so often I browse for sale ads...although a 16V is a much better starting point now.

[yco]

i dont think i d spent that amount of money for such a project but have a fantasy project that i want to do before i die hopefully.. and its building a sub 2s 0-100kmh Golf 1 or 2.. boring looking a real sleeper Golf like one of these.. actually this looks fancier than the one in my head but still..

1:50 for the figures..

[MmmmmM2]

Originally Posted by yco

i dont think i d spent that amount of money for such a project but have a fantasy project that i want to do before i die hopefully.. and its building a sub 2s 0-100kmh Golf 1 or 2.. boring looking a real sleeper Golf like one of these.. actually this looks fancier than the one in my head but still..

1:50 for the figures..

[Pig Farmer]

Originally Posted by David70

My first car was an 83 GTI, had it for 7 years, it was the slowest but in many ways the most fun car I have ever owned. Modified suspension and great handling the fun was taking corners sliding sideways and ringing it out in every gear. I think about 2100 lbs. Too often cars today focus on 0-60 and you drive them hard less than 5% of the time because of how powerful they are (and massively heavy).

Same here. Mine was black with the reddish interior. Such a fun car. Things I miss include the direct feel of that rack-and-pinion steering, redlining in every gear without going to jail, manual windows and sunroof, those snow flake wheels, no abs or tc, and it’s light weight. Things I don’t miss include replacing cv joints every six months, nonexistent rust protection, and turning off the a/c when merging on to the highway. I often toy with the idea of finding and restoring a mk1 GTI, but I’m afraid I’d be disappointed. The last car I drove that was equally as engaging was a 1991 porsche 944, and even that was being dusted by minivans between red lights. I have to imagine that a stock mk1 GTI would be dangerously slow on today’s roads, but I can assure you it would be one of my first purchases if I won the lottery.

[Smgs1992]

Always wanted a mk1 or moreso a mk2 gti to build this is a dream build

[David70]

Originally Posted by Pig Farmer

Same here. Mine was black with the reddish interior. Such a fun car. Things I miss include the direct feel of that rack-and-pinion steering, redlining in every gear without going to jail, manual windows and sunroof, those snow flake wheels, no abs or tc, and it’s light weight. Things I don’t miss include replacing cv joints every six months, nonexistent rust protection, and turning off the a/c when merging on to the highway. I often toy with the idea of finding and restoring a mk1 GTI, but I’m afraid I’d be disappointed. The last car I drove that was equally as engaging was a 1991 porsche 944, and even that was being dusted by minivans between red lights. I have to imagine that a stock mk1 GTI would be dangerously slow on today’s roads, but I can assure you it would be one of my first purchases if I won the lottery.

Mine was also black to red interior. I didn't have a sunroof (less things to break, less weight), A/C didn't work because of hole in the evaporator, decided it wasn't worth the money/didn't really have to repair so removed all A/C parts (further reducing weight and making what was left easier to repair. I didn't have severe CV joint issues, replaced once in my 7 years of ownership. No A/C for 7 years with ownership FL, GA, TN, OR (drove from FL to Portland and back) actually didn't bother me that much, weird what you get used to and then becomes acceptable.

[krhodes1]

I had an '84 Jetta GLI though most of college, grad school, and beyond. Not as light as a GTI, but a lot better built (Germany, not Pennsylvania). Just a fantastic car. I'd love to have another one or or an early GTI to play with.

This car is amazing - but so is the time and money he put into it. I'd be happy with a minty stocker.

[Emilime75]

I've had several Mki and Mkii Golfs(Rabbits), GTIs and a Mki Jetta coupe. All were built/modded and engine swapped. Thinking back, they were so relatively cheap to buy and mod, and so light that you didn't need hundreds of horse power to have a ton of fun. The last GTI I owned was an 84(Mki) with a 2.0 16v, big brakes, suspension, exhaust...it was my autocross and track car. Sold it about 15 years ago, wish I hadn't. But, to this day, the car I regret selling most was a 92{Mkii) 2.0 16v GTI in white. It was my daily and pretty stock except for some suspension and wheels. Loved that car so much.

[kaputt]

I love the first gen GTI. That car is well done. Not many of that era GTI have survived. Most got driven hard and thrown away I would imagine.

[freakystyly]

It's good to see cars enjoyed and not hidden away in a garage somewhere collecting dust and appreciating theoretical dollars.

If anything, car manufacturers could learn a thing or two why older generations of cars are worth so much more than their newly minted hot garbage.

[Biginboca]

Originally Posted by freakystyly

If anything, car manufacturers could learn a thing or two why older generations of cars are worth so much more than their newly minted hot garbage.

Funny... and true!