Used Volkswagen Golf GTI for Sale near Honolulu, HI
A holdover from 1987, the 1998 Volkswagen GTI gets some new racecar-inspired seats to let drivers feel even more in control, but otherwise the double-cam 1.8-liter, 123-hp engine and 5-speed transmission remain intact.
Though this 2-door hatchback has seating for five, the rear seat can be slightly punishing on adult legs, and really the GTI is designed for solitary drivers who are racers at heart, searching for that adrenaline rush on the highway as they leave other compacts behind. Though somewhat plain on the outside (and inside too, with air conditioning, power windows and locks, and a cassette player all options rather than standard), its meek subcompact looks are all a pretense for what lies under the hood. Longer than the Golf on which it is based, and a bit front heavy (causing some body roll), its overall light weight, sports suspension, performance tires, and lack of power steering give drivers both the action and feel of a sports car. All this wrapped up in a budget car that's easy and inexpensive to modify.
Do owners have anything bad to say about the 1988 GTI? Not really. Some mention a rattling in the engine, others the aging interior, but overall most owners love their GTI for its speed and instant acceleration that they claim leaves many more high profile cars in the dust.
4.4 Overall rating
(13 reviews)The car is not that fast, yes even VW guys know that. The 16V was a rocket for its day, and the 8v was peaky and it made it peppy but a scion tc is very stout competitor for this hot rod of the 80's. It was my very first car and I loved it, once I didnt have to drive it everyday I stripped it out, but recaro racing seats in it and a roll cage. intake header, exhaust and cam made the 8v a pretty stout motor for the 2,000lbs german rod. It could handle, it sounded mean, it could more than keep up with japanese competiors and it got 30mpg. Then my step brother flipped it...
Golf 1.8 GTi in green,2 door,fun to drive
The 16v. 2dr hatch red. Has a fair amount of power 120hp. Its a dub. everything can be upgraded and other things can be discarded. Form over function for these older ones. This one was about $400 bucks. Needed a motor.
We bought this car in Germany (it is made in the USA) because our Rabbit GTI had been so good. This car did not have Air Conditioning which made it unbearable when we got it back to the States. We had it up to 128 (indicated) on the Autobahn. The main problem with this car was build quality. It never really stopped working but things would break and the tires wore out to quickly. The muffler broke twice. We had A/C installed at the VW dealer and it worked ok, but was not ideal. The headliner fabric separated from the Styrofoam liner and the leatherette seat material wore out. The rear axle was bent when we got it, we had it straightened later. The factory put a screw through the radio antenna and even when this was repaired, the radio reception never was very good. It was made in the New Stanton VW factory in Pennsylvania in the last year it was open. Maybe this is why it was not made very well...
just perfect..... would be nice little more power... maybe on the 16v or the g60.... but at least i can have little fun and makes people with 116i get little angry.... XD poor stupid petrol heads, and old car beating them up
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