A Golf with a bum (Past Models (pre 1992))

Member Name: dur_kid

Product:	Past Models (pre 1992)
Date:	03/10/02 (128 review reads)
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Advantages: Reliability, Decent overall performance, cheap to buty

Disadvantages: none, old farts like me drive them

After purchasing a cheap car recently a 1990 mk 2 for the princly sum of £200, I must say I have been pleasantly surprised, it is the Golf with a bum as it were the Jetta TX for those of you who do not know is the poor relation of the now famous VW Golf.

It is identical mechanically to the Golf with cosmetic differences only, therefore it has similar handling qualities and reliability but of course without the street cred, an old man?s car probably but do I really care, no. All I require is reliability and reasonable performance and this can be achieved in this vehicle to a practical level with a willing 1597 cc engine and five-speed gearbox. There are various options of engine size from entry level of 1300 cc, 1600cc, and an 1800 cc fuel injected GT for the more sporty of us, all with Volkswagen quality of build, and there is the CL a diesel version, but you don?t see this too often.

It has a nifty little feature within it?s rather large boot space that is a ?ski? compartment or anything else that is long, you remove a panel in the rear seat and a kind of bag unfolds into the rear cab area all the way back into the boot, to fit the rear area so if it is sharp it will not cut seats or dirty them for that matter, it is also very reasonable on fuel and drives almost like new ( for a twelve year old)

One of the only drawbacks with this model is it just misses the cheaper Road tax bracket by about forty cc but I guess you can?t have everything. To be recommended with the added bonus of little street cred you?re not likely to get it pinched unless you live near me that is.

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