New daily beater/ gas saver

EPIK

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Got tired of breaking the bank driving to work & putting tons of miles on my Stangs. Since my dad picked up my old 86 Jetta GLI from me last year when i bought the 95, he didnt need his old 84 VW Rabbit GTI anymore, so he gave it to me... Its actually in pretty decent shape for a 24 year old car & it runs great & it gets 30+mpg. It has a 1.8 liter 8V & a close ratio 5 speed. My dad was a VW mechanic for 30 years so he got everything up to par before he gave it to me....Although i would love to lower it & do a 16V or 1.8T swap, I dont plan on doing any mods. I do plan on removing the bubbled up window tint, repainting the bumpers black, installing a CD player, & it needs struts & shocks BAD!!! Other than that, its a strong runner...The original interior is even in decent shape, with the exception of the driver seat....Not bad for a car my dad picked up for $500 a few years ago....

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BTW, I cant get this window tint off. Even with a razor blade, it still has a film that wont come off. The rear window has the defroster lines & they will peel off if I try to use a razor blade. Anyone know a good way to get the tint off, or am i better off going to the wrecking yard & getting some used glass???
 
good deal man, I love vw's. Im driving my other's honda civic any chance I get.....Wait till we get a hurricane in the golf this summer.... 6 bucks a gallon is not far off if that happens.
 
good deal man, I love vw's. Im driving my other's honda civic any chance I get.....Wait till we get a hurricane in the golf this summer.... 6 bucks a gallon is not far off if that happens.

Thanks bro...I love VW's too & im on my 4th one...I come from a VW family. I wish i still had my old 86 Jetta that i sold to my pops, but this 1 will do until he wants to give the Jetta back to me....


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haha dude, epik, that car kicks ass man.
and the 5 dollar mark has gone up in my town...well, for diseal. F'n Bull****.

Thanks bro....

lol talk about love machine :D

that thing must be sick to do doughnuts in :drool:

LOL!!! I dunno how to do doughnuts in a FWD car???

i love old school gti's like that...i have always wanted to get one...when i was younger my dad had an 84 rabbit diesel...thing smelled horrible but was awesome..nice pick up!

VW's FTW!!! Im on my 4th V-dub...
 
Those can be make WICKED fast. There was one here that did 12's over 10 years ago, which was something in its time.

Very true, but for now it just needs to be a reliable DD so i can make the 95 fast. I plan on doing a Trickflow HCI on the 95 sometime this year....Maybe 1 day i can swap a late model 1.8t into the rabbit....