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New Members Say Hi! / New member, wanting to sell but not sure how much I should sell for
I've had my MK2 GTI for 4.5 years now, it was a great first car and I love it but due to a change in job I barely drive it any more. I don't want it to just sit on the road and rot, and somebody else will have a great time with the car.
I'm after a bit of advice on how much I should be asking for when I do sell the car - I have never sold a car before, let alone one this old! I don't have any pictures but can take some if that would be easier. For the meantime I'll try and detail the car as best I can below:
The basics
H reg
Full service history
3/4 owners including myself (I need to check this)
5 doors
Power steering
Bought for £3500
Cosmetic (exterior)
The car is red but has faded - nowhere near as bad as some that I have seen which have basically been pink cars! It has seen better days but could easily be revived and brought back to it's shiny former self.
There are a couple of rust patches, the most significant is along probably along1/4 of the driver's door at the bottom, maybe a couple of centimetres tall. It also has the usual rust patches from stone chips but no other large patches of rust.
BBS alloys.
Small dent in the corner of the boot, just above the left light cluster (reversed into a skip)
Cosmetic (interior)
Interior is generally in good shape. The driver's seat has a hole in the side nearest the door, apart from that the seat fabric is pretty much immaculate.
Headlining is slightly coming away but nothing some good glue won't fix.
All fascias in really good condition, no scratches etc.
Mechanical
Sunroof in working order and doesn't leak.
Manual windows.
Windscreen wiper stalk is dodgy - I have cardboard shoved in the gap at the moment as otherwise the windscreen washer is constantly going off.
No other mechanical problems. I don't know a lot about engines but this car has given me no problems in all the time I've owned it. It has never broken down, it did have a problem with the fuel pump/immobiliser connection but that has since been fixed.
That is a rough overview - being as unbiased as I can be I would say this would be an ideal car for someone who wants a project to do up cosmetically but isn't so confident with engines etc. It has treated me so well and it really makes me sad to sell it, but I also know that someone else would have a great time doing it up to its former glory.
If anyone has any suggestions of how much they think it would be worth I'd love to hear it! (and if anyone would like to buy it then please contact me - I live near Bristol)
Thanks in advance!