Son,
My '90 GLI (Build date 10/89) has small bumpers and a 2.0L Motronic
16V. Factory Recaro interior, crappy passive restraint seatbelts with the
kneebar, 10.1" brakes, leather parking brake boot. I'm not sure if it had
the factory BBS wheels as I bought it from a junkyard and rebuilt it from
there, so I don't have any documentation. I'm trying to sell it for $3500
with 143000 miles on it. Kelley Blue book states the retail value as $4300.
-Brett.
'90 GLI
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Subject: Re: gti/gli
Patrick,
This is the first time I've ever heard of a 2.0 16v GLI
with small bumpers. Is that what's commonly referred
as the model year 89.5 GLI? I thought 89.5 meant it
was the same as an 89 GLI w/ 1.8 16v but w/ 10.1" brakes
and some other goodies. Can someone please elaborate.
My 90 GLI is 2.0 16v w/ stock big bumpers. I've never
heard of a small bumpered GLI w/ 2.0 16v. Anyone actually
own/seen one of these? Also, where is the added weight?
I thought those bumpers don't really add much. Is there
additional weight elsewhere?
I agree w/ your statement about getting a
"WELL CARED FOR CAR". I've spent almost $4,000 fixing it
up and it wasn't an abused car or anything. It was
in great shape mechanically and cosmetically but needed
all the wear and tear items replaced such as rotors/brakes, engine/
tranny mounts, tires, radiator/thermostat/fanswitch, clutch/clutch cable,
shocks/springs, timing belt, shift linkage, ... It adds up pretty quickly.
There's probably about $1,000 in labor you can save if you
can do it all yourself.
IMO, at best $3,000 will buy you is a good fairly lo-mileage
2.0 16v car to start pouring another $3,000 into to make it run
*almost* as good as new again. Unless you get a hi-mileage car w/
more than 150K miles or find an awesome deal.
Son
90 GLI 2.0 16v w/ big bumpers
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