Beauty may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but A1 GTIs are so gorgeous. Â Something about the perfect little two-box shape, wide fenders, and sharky little nose get me going. Â And yes, they’re on just about everyone’s short lists for best-handling, most fun, and most influential cars. Â I had the chance to get a lowered, diesel-geared and Quaife-diff’d orange one from the guy who bought my Rabbit Truck, but my dad (I was in high school) had already decided a Toyota pickup would be more reliable and useful. Â But I digress. Â If I had $5k to spend on a fun little car right now, a clean Mk1 GTI would be where that money went. Â This beautiful, 99% original example is for sale in a hot eBay auction with 32 bids at the time of writing.
It’s not perfect, but that will hopefully be a benefit as it will keep the price within the VW stratosphere (though the fierce bidding may threaten a reasonable sale price). Â 63k miles is awesome, and despite a few imperfections, this thing is superb. Â A well-maintained GTI with lots of life left in it? Â Worth quite a bit of money to me. Â If you’ve been waiting for the right one, jump in with the dozens of other bids…
-NR
$4350 reserve met with a little over a day to go. I’ll bet this gets past $5k before it’s over.
Great spot Nate, wouldn’t mind having this one myself!
dc
read a great writeup on the mk1 yesterday:
http://www.automobilemag.com/features/lists/twenty_five_greatest_cars/0709_25_greatest_drivers_cars/vw_mk1_rabbit_gti.html
Sold for $4750. Nice price.
Stolen more like it!