BOUGHT a '83 turbo jetta for parts...

[RabbitJockey]

2 doors were always considered to be more sporty in any kind of car, and with a 2 door being less common, it just makes them more popular, the trucks i think the appeal is that they all are destined to rust away at the strut towers and floors, so everyone wants to save them, kind of like how girls like bad boys 

[Baron VonZeppelin]

2door chassis is sturdier than 4door - if you were after a curve carver.

2door Jets (a1 & a2) have always looked a lil gawky to me at first.
Such a big side window back there ... first impression is always like shouldn't they have just put another door in that spot perhaps - ? lol

Be cool if Wolfsburged and his Wife could get this car.
Only people i know who are fully versed in every square inch of german built first gen Jets. Surprising how different they are from similar vintage rabbits once you get into them.

 

[Baron VonZeppelin]

What does the emblem on the trunklid say ?

And is the trunklid itself in good rust-free condition ?

[RabbitJockey]

vultures haha,  surprisingly 4 doors are actually sturdier, and 2 doors are light.

[mystery3]

Generally four-door chassis are more rigid due to the central location of the b-pillar. Two-doors just look "sportier."

[79rabbit4dr]

Your VIN: WVWCH0165DW096624

Region: Europe [ W ]
Manufacturer: Volkswagen [ V ]
Car Type: Passenger Car (VW) [ W ]
Body Style: 2 door (custom/deluxe/passat-4drGLS) [ C ]
Engine: Diesel [ H ]
Restraint: Active (manual seatbelts) [ 0 ]
Model: 1983-1988 Jetta [ 16 ]
Year: 1983 [ D ]
Assembly Plant: Wolfsburg, Germany [ W ]
Serial #: 096624





and look what I got to drive

[Baron VonZeppelin]

Damm that rear emblem is MINT condition
Part the car out and sell me the emblem !!


L trim, non-GL
hmm....
I might have to keep my breather box or something if we trade
lol

Did somebody already trade you a white 2013 GTiTDi for it ?!

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[79rabbit4dr]

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where do the top two go? It's got one of those in the glove box.

That GTI was a LOT of fun and it wasn't mine so I could drive it like I stole it 

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The top two cover over the gauge holes in center console.

Anyone interested?

[79rabbit4dr]

oh, btw BVZ, I meant to say that the trunk lid is the same as the rest of the car, no major damage, very minor surface rust spots.

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Sorry, I ment to say that the top one is a radio delete cover and the other is a gauge cover.

[79rabbit4dr]

cool, thanks. I'll have to see exactly which one it is that I have.

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You can see the small raised plastic trim around the edge on the gauge cove.

[Baron VonZeppelin]

They all had gauge hole provisions in console behind the nameplate, but i think only the GLi actually got gauges there on the A1 Jets.

But none of the Diesels got any gauges down there i've ever seen.

I love them A1 Jet Diesel emblems
I always grab them to put them on my A2 Jets
haha