Wednesday 29 October 2014 | CLASSIC CAR WEEKLY | 57

ON THE ROAD

If youve never sat in a Golf MkII, you may

be surprised at how well screwed together the

interior is. The 1.8-litre engine offers a spirited

hot-hatch performance, allied with fine handling.

This GTI is has weathered two decades and

a lot of miles under its belt, but driveability is

impressive surefooted and confidence inspiring.

The engine seemed a little unwilling at first, but

the car has not been driven for several months

and really needed an Italian tune-up. The brakes

worked well, but needed a good shove.

BODYWORK

This is impressively straight, with the blackish

blue metallic paintwork in good order. We

noticed one or two minor blemishes, a few chips

in the paint lacquer and a tiny dimple or two,

but no stone chips at the front. The plastic body

trim sections around the wheelarches and along

the sides of the doors have survived intact, as

have the bumpers, with only a minute scuff at

the front nearside corner. The sliding sunroof is

perfectly serviceable. The complete underside of

the car has been Body Guard undersealed.

INTERIOR

This is so well preserved and incredibly clean that

its truly outstanding. The carpets show virtually

no wear and there are no tears anywhere. The

supportive seats, in dark grey with a red weave

in the centre section, look virtually new, and the

foam hasnt sagged or crumbled. Its the same

story with the black headlining its in superb

condition, as are the doorcards. The dashboard

is perfectly preserved and theres not a sign of a

scratch on the plastic instrument fascia.

RUNNING GEAR

For most of its life the car has been regularly

serviced at a Volkswagen main dealership, with

a profusion of entries in the service log book, up

to 185,000 miles in 2003. Recent work in 2014

includes replacement of all linkages and bushes

on the gear selector system, a new cambelt,

alternator, water pump, battery, balljoint, track

rod ends, plus a full engine and braking system

overhaul. More than 4000 has been spent to

make everything tip-top. The BBS alloy wheels

have been refurbished and although all the tyres

have plenty of tread, they are all different makes.

Many of the wheel nuts are rusty, but these will

be renewed prior to sale.

OUR VERDICT

This is a well maintained GTI, with evidence to

back this up. With some minor exceptions, this is

at a high level of serviceability and presentation.

The stunningly well-preserved interior has to be

seen to be believed. Paul Bussey

While this GTI may have clocked up more than 220,000 miles, youll never believe it when you sit inside for the first time

CHASING CLASSIC CARS

1991 Volkswagen Golf GTI

EXTERIORQGood paintworkQRefurbished alloy wheels

INTERIORQ Fabulously cleanQVirtually unmarked

MECHANICALSQAlmost full service history with main

Volkswagen dealer, new parts fittedQNeeds a good run

PROS Excellent engineering, good performance and handling, wonderfully well preserved interior CONS All tyres different makes

SPECIFICATION

ENGINE 1781cc/4-cyl/OHC

POWER 112bhp@5500rpm

TORQUE 115lb ft@3500rpm

TOP SPEED 112mph

0-60MPH 8.5sec

ECONOMY 30-37mpg

GEARBOX Five-speed manual

MOT 20 February 2015

BUY IT FROMWallis & Son, Cavendish House, Barton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7AWQ01223 263911Qwww.wallisandson.co.uk

Recorded mileage

2 2 8 4 0 2

AT A GLANCE

ASKINGPRICE

4995

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WALLIS & SON

Porsche Cayenne S 2003

8,950

Morris Mini Cooper 1964 21,995

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Ford Sierra RS COS SAP 1989 10,995

Ford Escort Cosworth 91 RS CW LX4 1996 29,995

Volkswagen Golf GTI 1991 4,995

Mercedes SL320 Auto 1994 8,995

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