lookin to maybe get a beater, wana stay german, VW or audi.....
03-24-2005, 11:01 AM
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I picked up an 85 jetta for nothing...
well, $325...
there are issues getting a 20 year old car. Wiring is falling apart, body can be crap (mine was a cali car, so little rust)
they can run for quite a while, and parts are SUPER cheap, not to mention you can junkyard a bunch of stuff...
the 1.8 8v motor isn't tremndously strong, but a mk2 jetta only weighs like 2350lbs, so you aren't pushing much weight around. I love mine, although I haven't been driving it much as I have been breaking in my new clutch on the audi before track season.
If you want a no brainer, get a civic. If you want a VW, a mk2 golf or jetta (85-92) can be had cheap, even slightly modded. I bought mine on a whim at $325. If you have 1500-2000, you can get a pretty nice already built one from someone on VW vortex. Check out their mk2 golf/jetta classifieds... 1800 will get you something nice.
there are issues getting a 20 year old car. Wiring is falling apart, body can be crap (mine was a cali car, so little rust)
they can run for quite a while, and parts are SUPER cheap, not to mention you can junkyard a bunch of stuff...
the 1.8 8v motor isn't tremndously strong, but a mk2 jetta only weighs like 2350lbs, so you aren't pushing much weight around. I love mine, although I haven't been driving it much as I have been breaking in my new clutch on the audi before track season.
If you want a no brainer, get a civic. If you want a VW, a mk2 golf or jetta (85-92) can be had cheap, even slightly modded. I bought mine on a whim at $325. If you have 1500-2000, you can get a pretty nice already built one from someone on VW vortex. Check out their mk2 golf/jetta classifieds... 1800 will get you something nice.
03-24-2005, 11:09 AM
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oh, and...
I am too lazy to edit...
any 16v motor will cost noticeably more in parts, so if you want cheap, stay in the 8v land.
Parts are REALLY cheap. REALLY cheap. And there is most likely a pretty active VW group around you that can source you cheap parts.
You can even mod it cheaply.
Mine is still stock for the most part... albeit I put in euro quad round headlights. I have bought suspension for it, a 6 point cage ($25 off a local VW guy), a built 8v head + cam and matched manifolds ($500), a 2.0 blcok ($85), and I am redoing the interior...
It is a fun car... but it has been a project. But once I get it built up, I won't touch it much more and it will again become my daily.
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v117/photos/5/58479/1409324/IMG_6441-vi.jpg">
I even autox'd it when I first got it. I had an oil leak that was a problem when hot, so I had to stop early, but it was fun. I have since got a bumper ;-)
The oil leak was the pan gasket and a stripped drain plug. It was $5 for the gasket and $25 for a whole new pan. Doesn't leak oil anymore.
any 16v motor will cost noticeably more in parts, so if you want cheap, stay in the 8v land.
Parts are REALLY cheap. REALLY cheap. And there is most likely a pretty active VW group around you that can source you cheap parts.
You can even mod it cheaply.
Mine is still stock for the most part... albeit I put in euro quad round headlights. I have bought suspension for it, a 6 point cage ($25 off a local VW guy), a built 8v head + cam and matched manifolds ($500), a 2.0 blcok ($85), and I am redoing the interior...
It is a fun car... but it has been a project. But once I get it built up, I won't touch it much more and it will again become my daily.
<img src="http://images7.fotki.com/v117/photos/5/58479/1409324/IMG_6441-vi.jpg">
I even autox'd it when I first got it. I had an oil leak that was a problem when hot, so I had to stop early, but it was fun. I have since got a bumper ;-)
The oil leak was the pan gasket and a stripped drain plug. It was $5 for the gasket and $25 for a whole new pan. Doesn't leak oil anymore.
03-24-2005, 11:31 AM
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i was just talking about that. thinking about a mk2 golf
ripping all the stuff out of it and making it a 2 seater like the german postal service. also surfed around for a chip. 100$ will gimme like 7 hp or so.... anyways. i need to get rid of the old 100 1st
03-24-2005, 11:49 AM
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Im looking to get a beater mk2 gti...
They are super cheap as mentioned and they drive like little go-karts.
fairly reliable, cheap and easy to fix, and fun to drive...you cant beat that
just my opinion...
fairly reliable, cheap and easy to fix, and fun to drive...you cant beat that
just my opinion...
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