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• $500 86 Golf N/A diesel by Rat407 on 06 Sep, 2005 12:16
• Should I pick this up?  It has 226k on the odometer with a new IP on it and it runs strong.  Started up nice and just light smoke under heavy throttle. No oil in antifreeze. The body is in good shape. It is a four door with one door handle back passenger side doesn't work.  Blower motor doesn't work which means the AC is broke. No unusual oil leaks, tires are going to need to be replaced soon. Comes with an extra IP, three alternators.  Shifts nice, just installed a new clutch cable.  It is a 5sp.
  What should I do?
• #1 by BlackTieTD on 06 Sep, 2005 12:35
• buy it.
  
  i'm looking for a driver for my girlfriend. she wants a mkII, diesel. if i found a car as you described i'd be test driving it asap.  
• #2 by fspGTD on 06 Sep, 2005 12:39
• A2 Golf diesels are RARE in the US.  If you are in need of another car, and it's in near-decent shape (which it sounds like it is!) I would snatch that up.  Not to mention the '85 Golf, being an A2 platform like your '91 Jetta, will share many parts, allowing you to inventory the same maintenance items and reduce your maintenance and labor costs.
• #3 by fillmore on 06 Sep, 2005 16:51
• buy it, my first vw was a 89 golf diesel and i loved it, they are great and so easy to work on, even a retarded monkey could rebuild one of those engines.
• #4 by rubberducky on 06 Sep, 2005 18:15
• guess i need to find me one of them monkeys...
• #5 by VWRacer on 06 Sep, 2005 18:32
• Get your training videos right here...  :lol:
  
  Trunk Monkey Videos
• #6 by zyewdall on 07 Sep, 2005 10:55
• Just to let you know, if that same car was here in Denver area (or probably Bay area too), it would easily go for over $1000, maybe $2000.  I've seen non-running diesels sell for almost $1000.  Demand exceeds supply here so much.  If I wasn't already into a GTI diesel conversion, I'd be tempted to fly back there and pick it up.  Get it!
• #7 by kynetx on 07 Sep, 2005 11:16
• You'd be foolish to pass it up.  People are stepping over each other in the Pacific NW (US) to get their hands on them. A nice running Golf could go for twice or even three times that much around these parts.  Door handles are easy to replace and are a mandatory item in VWs. A knife and a #3 phillips are all you need.
• #8 by vwmike on 07 Sep, 2005 13:51
• I sold my old N/A Diesel Rabbit pickup in "just ok" condition on ebay for $2700.....prices are pretty insane right now.