Description
OPEN TO OFFERS - NEEDS TO BE GONE BY JULY
MOT DUE MARCH 2026
Current Ownership
Under my ownership, the following works have been carried out:
July 21 - full service, cambelt replaced, nylon reverse gear lockout replaced
October 21 - rear brake shoes replaced
March 22 - full service, nearside front CV boot replaced, front brake discs replaced, rear exhaust silencer box repaired
November 22 - nearside front CV boot replaced
May 22 - rear brake drums, shoes, cylinders and wheel bearings replaced. One brake pipe replaced
September 22 - cam cover sandblasted and ultrasonic cleaned, rocker cover gasket replaced, filler cut out of rear sills and repaired/ rewelded
February 23 - front discs and pads replaced, coolant seal replaced
June 23 - accelerator cable replaced
July 23 - full service
October 23 - new nearside tyre and wheel alignment
November 23 to February 24 - rear wheel arches and sills fully repaired and rewelded, rear arches resprayed, new rear exhaust silencer box fitted
March 24 - replace front engine mount
May 24 - wheel alignment
July 24 - full service, CV boots replaced
March 25 - small patch of welding on the sill, wheel bearings tightened
Next jobs
Replace the remaining engine mounts (one was replaced in March 2024)
Replace rear subframe bushes
Investigate corrosion on the brake lines
Investigate damp in front footwells during heavy rain - appears to be coming through the windscreen seal
Seal underneath for longevity
New exhaust system - the current one functions well enough, but the car would benefit from a custom system
Repair front grill as clip is broken (secured with cable tie)
Investigate vibrations in the steering wheel at 60mph+/ repeated wear of nearside CV boot (she is rarely driven above this anyway)
Small rust spots on front wheel arch/ lower down
Intermittent issue with windscreen washer jets (they're not blocked and the rear one works. My suspicion is a loose wire on the console)Built in Switzerland (I have the original ‘birth certificate’, manual, and service book)
Driven over to the UK in 1990 and owned by the same couple living in Bedford for most of its life
Acquired by new owner in February 2020 who sent it to abroad for repairs and restoration in the same month
I acquired the car in July 2021 and it has been a daily driver ever since. We took her to Wolfsburg in March for the 50th anniversary of the Golf and we were allowed to drive her into the Autostadt compound.
