GTI: Sold!
I actually managed to sell the Golf GTI 16V, and what’s more, its new owner (my pal Stefan) is not entirely decided upon which one of his Golf IIs will become parts donor for his T3 Bus. The other one is a less elegant, less well-equipped, less original, but also less rusted-out white two-door Golf CL or some such. Let’s hope taste shall prevail.
Oh, and the GTI’s original alloy wheels (with reasonably good Pirelli P6 tyres) will make an appearance on my pal Frank’s Jetta soon. Interestingly, they fetched the same amount of money as the rest of the GTI did. But that’s just keeping with tradition — I originally bought the GTI for its wheels, after all.
Time for an updated writeup. I already have the title: “After a Few Years, It Starts To Look Beautiful — or: My Decade With the Golf”. Watch this space.