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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....













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???
 

Winters98GT

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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.
 

EPIK

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Winters98GT said:
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.
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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....



 

mazen189

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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****.
 

eliteJAE

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lol talk about love machine

that thing must be sick to do doughnuts in
 
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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!
 

EPIK

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mazen189 said:
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****.
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Thanks bro....

eliteJAE said:
lol talk about love machine

that thing must be sick to do doughnuts in
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LOL!!! I dunno how to do doughnuts in a FWD car???

cerhard said:
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!
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VW's FTW!!! Im on my 4th V-dub...
 
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san~man

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Those can be make WICKED fast. There was one here that did 12's over 10 years ago, which was something in its time.
 

EPIK

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san~man said:
Those can be make WICKED fast. There was one here that did 12's over 10 years ago, which was something in its time.
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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....
 

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Old school tried and true method:

http://www.tintdude.com/remove.html
 

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That's in excellent shape, WOW!!! Congrats. I'd really love a classic euro car of some sort, even if it was a VW
 

eliteJAE

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EPIK said:
LOL!!! I dunno how to do doughnuts in a FWD car???
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.......in reverse

http://www.modernracer.com/member/videos/rwddoughnutsvid2.wmv

i hope the link works out, its a jetta doing doughnuts
 

flstang65

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very nice! man, i had a 94 escort gt and got a 1000 for it as a trade in 2 summers ago. i got rid of it with ice cold a/c, 85000 miles and perfect condition. someone please kick me in the ass now...
 
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