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"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection) 11/13/2015 at 10:35 • Filed to: None

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This is so perfect. From the wheels to the Rallye Golf front. I need new pants..

Party-vi > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 10:42

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Air scope or aftermarket lights?

duurtlang > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 10:45

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From the wheels to the Rallye Golf front .

Sorry for being a bit of a dick, but it’s in the text.

Party-vi > duurtlang 11/13/2015 at 10:47

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So front means lights and grille? Still, those gaps above the lights are atrocious.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 10:48

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The lights are from the Golf Rallye, a homologation model from the 80s.

Party-vi > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 10:48

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It looks as if they flop around in the mounting holes.

duurtlang > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 10:50

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My first car was (is!) a mk2 Golf. Very simple cars, parts are beyond cheap and easy to find and they’re reliable too. Quite the opposite of a modern Golf.

With it being 24 years after their discontinuation I do think ownership is becoming a bit less easy than what it was half a decade ago. Furthermore, they’re a bit basic.

If you’re not looking for a comfy long distance cruiser it could be a great first car. Skip the diesels though.

MultiplaOrgasms > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 10:51

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That’s just VW built quality.

Party-vi > MultiplaOrgasms 11/13/2015 at 10:52

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Oh that’s not nice. Let’s call it SEAT build quality.

AfromanGTO > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 10:54

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Read the speedhunters article and see how much he said the replacement headlight cost......

DrJohannVegas > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 10:56

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It’s a consequence of mixing parts. Those aren’t Golf (much less Rallye) fenders and hood, so the line of the headlights and the line of the surrounding panels don’t match. That’s all. The parts fit pretty well, but aren’t perfect.

MultiplaOrgasms > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 10:59

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Aka rebadged VW built quality.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > duurtlang 11/13/2015 at 11:03

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This was my parents’ very first car too. We still had it until four years ago. It was actually a great car. 1.3 liters and 55 hp were enough for the car. I’d really like to have one even though I hated it when my parents had it. I was stupid..

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:04

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That’s always been my favorite generation Jetta. Growing up we had a 1986 Jetta GL Diesel non turbo pretty much identical to this.

I have so many memories in that car. If ever I was building up a Jetta it would be one of these.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > AfromanGTO 11/13/2015 at 11:04

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The whole front is expensive af. I have a tuning catalogue from 1999/2000. Even back then it was so popular that it was sold out.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/13/2015 at 11:09

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They just look so super clean and kinda timeless. I especially like the coupe.

vicali > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:12

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aww yiss,

Rallye front is nice but too $$, my mkII all got smoked ecodes.. like this guy; mmm small bumpers..

duurtlang > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:15

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I still own my first car, it too had 55 (54 I believe) hp from its fuel injected 1.3. Four speed manual. I parked it in a barn during the summer of 2013 because I wanted something more comfortable and more cheap to run (LPG!). There wasn’t anything really wrong with it back then. One day I’ll get it out of the barn and improve it a bit (moar power!).

Here’s my lineup circa 1-1-2013. My Golf, the €500 Legacy banger rally participant that I sold a few months later, and my current daily driven Peugeot 406 coupe.

Leon711 > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 11:17

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A friend of mine had a Seat Ibiza when I had a VW Polo and they are similar cars on the same chassis built in the same factory in Spain. His had half the miles of mine and it was awful, the engine mounts were shot, trim kept falling off, everything was very vague feeling and rust was proliferating everywhere.

Same factory, a lot of shared components. We after the mounts failing we made a sticker for it Shit Engine Attachment Technology (SEAT)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > duurtlang 11/13/2015 at 11:20

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You live the dream, man. Three cars that I like. (I have always liked the way the 406 coupe has looked like! Especially in green with brown interior)

yitznewton > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:21

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My mom had a blue 85 or 86 Jetta, got wrecked late in 88 so we switched to Ford, because closer service and my dad had died, so no more easy rides to and fro.

Anyway... I saw a Mk2 Golf on its last legs this morning, so thank you for redeeming :)

AfromanGTO > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:22

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I bet someone has the whole front end up in an attic or garage that they could sell for a ton of money.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > AfromanGTO 11/13/2015 at 11:23

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Maybe some old guy without internet maybe haha

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > yitznewton 11/13/2015 at 11:27

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You can’t kill them. The mechanical components are made to last and VW had learned about rust protection from the mk1 that was prone to rust away.

duurtlang > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:30

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Mine is dark grey with a red leather interior. Absolutely great cars. Very reliable and great to drive, although (with the 2.0L) they aren’t really geared for high speed unrestricted Autobahn trips. 4500 RPM at 150 kmh.

Anyway, the Legacy is long gone. Next to the 406 and mk2 Golf I now own an ‘88 205 GTI, ‘87 205 CTI (my project car) and 306 convertible :) All the Peugeots are drivable and have a valid inspection, the 406 is the only one with a valid registration + insurance due to it being almost winter. Oh, and I’m working on a very rusty ‘85 Honda Prelude for another banger rally. From the Netherlands to Andorra, next (this!) winter. I can’t work on the Prelude often though, as it’s located at the in laws in Germany.

Note that I didn’t even own a car until I was 27 years old, 5.5 years ago...

yitznewton > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 11:33

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Yeah, my Mk1 Jetta had NARSTY rust in the rear well

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > yitznewton 11/13/2015 at 11:38

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If VW could guarantee you one thing with the mk1, it was rust.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > duurtlang 11/13/2015 at 11:42

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That gives me a little hope. I couldn’t really wait that long tbh. But you seem to have caught up by owning so many awesome cars.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 12:06

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I sometimes still think about my MkII Jetta tdi I had back in college. Same colour as this one.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > DrJohannVegas 11/13/2015 at 12:20

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Look at the car they came off of. it has the same gap above the lights. Notice how there is no gap from the grille to the hood.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 12:30

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Oh, my friend just picked one up...then hit a deer a few days later... that grill is one piece (black and red part) we found out... going to be fun to fix since we never got the rally trim state side.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 11/13/2015 at 12:46

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Great cars. VWs of that vintage are just lovely.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper 11/13/2015 at 12:48

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Well, the Rallye wasn’t just an ordinary trim. No, it was a homologation special with awd and almost 200hp or so.

DrJohannVegas > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 11/13/2015 at 13:10

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I know what a Rallye looks like. Sure, there’s a little gap above the headlights, but it’s not as big. Here’s a Rallye front end in the same color.

Look at the gap between the bottom of the grille and the bumper cover here, then above at the Jetta. Then look at the top of the grille on the Rallye (where the top slat is adjacent the hoodline) versus on the Jetta (where theres a gap, but a part of the grille not visible on the Golf is visible there.

It’s a good install on the Jetta, but when you are filling more space with less stuff, you are gonna have gaps. The outer upper corners of the lights vs the fender line are a giveaway. The openings and hoodlines are a bit different, and without swapping over the core support, hood, and fenders, you are not going to get it perfect.

RyanFrew > Party-vi 11/13/2015 at 13:14

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Come on, man. You can’t just point a gap out like that one out of the blue. How am I supposed to unsee it, now? HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE?

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > vicali 11/13/2015 at 13:15

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The funny thing is that there are actually many guys and gals in Europe that turn their cars into USDM spec.

vicali > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 13:41

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tradesies?

The other funny thing is when I ordered dtm cup mirrors for my mk3 they were cheaper shipped to Canada from Germany than from the US..

jebusmoses > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 11/13/2015 at 15:12

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Nice! My dad has a mint ‘86 golf and a daily ‘85 jetta, both with that little 1.6 n/a diesel. I love the hell out of them.

jebusmoses > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 15:14

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This whole thread is so much fun. We’re on mk2 numbers 5 & 6 in the family, plus a couple of foxes and a mk3. They’re great cars to grow up with!

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/13/2015 at 18:08

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I’m the local GLI fanboy, and that car is basically my car’s granddaddy! :D

I love the look of these! it’s what got me in to VW’s in the first place

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power 11/14/2015 at 02:09

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It’s a shame that VW doesn’t even offer the GLI in Germany. The mk2 Jettas and Golfs were just all around awesome cars. (I secretly want a G60 with 150hp)

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > jebusmoses 11/14/2015 at 02:12

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They are indeed. Simple enough to learn how to fix things yourself since the mechanical components were just solid and simple.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > vicali 11/14/2015 at 02:15

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The US doesn’t want your car to look good.

jebusmoses > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 11/15/2015 at 08:54

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I’m definitely with you on the simple part. Solid...sometimes yes, sometimes no. But simplicity of repairs and cheap parts makes that less important!