Driving the Iconic Hot Hatch - 1984 Volkswagen Mk1 Rabbit GTI POV Drive (Binaural Audio)

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you so much to owner for letting me showcase his original GTI and thanks to my Patreon supporters for making this content possible! Find this car listed on Hemmings if you get the itch to pick up a classic hot hatch

[@sv_cheats1970]

Love the US GTI ❤️ you guys always got better spec GTI's. Although the Euro Golf GTI had better looks😁

[@kylechellino2579]

Can you please find a Grand Marquee or a Caprice?

[@avta123]

My first car it was a mk3 gti 16v and i love one day i will buy one rabbit gti i am from europe

[@samwest5710]

Do you want to drive my 1999 g60 corrado??

[@toddadams8420]

If you get a chance ...drive one. I had 3 mk1s and 1 mk 2 . The mk 1s were getting pretty scarce by the mid 90s. Easily the most fun cars I've ever owned.

[@mareksinister]

Back when small cars were actually small.

[@kampfmeersau]

It was classified as compact class here in Germany, between small car class and middle class. The Golf 1 is as big as todays micro car VW Up!, and the Golf 7 is bigger than every middle class car of the late 70s era, it’s nuts.

[@heroichitsuji]

@@kampfmeersau I’ve got a Golf 7 and I’ve still got the smallest car out of anyone of my friends. Americans have huge cars for no reason.

[@astralfields]

Meanwhile, you don't have all that much more space on the inside - just a bit more. The cars just got bulkier with added security and features. An 80s car with its rigid body would be more likely to survive a small accident with just some body damage, but the car occupants are much more likely to die in a bad accident. Modern cars with their big crumple zones will sacrifice themselves to save the lives inside. Also, electric windows need a bit more space in the doors, air ducts to get that cool A/C air to the back seats are in the doors too, there's more sound and temperature insulation... all that stuff makes a car bulky. The stereotypical American's love for big SUVs and pick-up trucks is a different matter.

[@shamicentertainment1262]

what are you talking about we still have small cars

[@prtheid]

@@shamicentertainment1262 To no where near this extent because their full of technology that prevents shitty drivers from killing themselves.

[@oniondude6991]

Never driven a mk1 but I want to so badly, they look like so much fun. I love the seats on this one too

[@TedwardDrives]

I was shocked by this interior. It makes everything today look boring af

[@_some_car_guy_]

They are cool looking and run great but they are super slow 😂

[@oniondude6991]

@@_some_car_guy_ I drove a fiat 500 before my current car, I'm no stranger to slow cars 😂

[@tredfxman]

@@oniondude6991 Check the GTI Clubsport on my channel mate! 👍

[@dzenan9331]

My father had 1985 Mk1 JGL model. It was one of the last ever Mk1s ever made. Sadly, in 2004 while he was returning home, he lost control and crashed it.

[@schaubyy]

3:20 this door sound is so iconic!!!

[@MoneyShift]

#First50 What a brilliant example of this car. Totally agree with your low HP point. Being able to use the full power of the car, and maintain the speed limit, is what makes it a blast!

[@TedwardDrives]

I was so happy this car ran so well. Sometimes these classic reviews are a lot of babying the car and applying hopeful inputs so it won’t bog or break up. This car legit ran like it was new. My brain is scrambled

[@new-yj4pm]

Holy hot mama that interior is handsomely vintage. This seems like a great city night car

[@SonOfTamriel]

Had an 84, sold it years ago. I have owned many cars since and I miss the GTI more than any of them.

[@GrumpySalmon]

So funny its called rabbit in the states 😁. And cool that your dad used to have a scirocco, I love the old scirocco’s.

[@TedwardDrives]

he drove one of them off a bridge...there's a photo of a crane pulling it out of the river that I'm trying to find lol

[@GrumpySalmon]

Oh wow, so it was a fast car 😁. Luckily he was ok and if you find the photo, do show in one of your video’s 😉

[@alexfernandez7529]

I also owned a 8v Scirocco. Very cool looking but was not as fun to drive as a GTi. Also a much bigger and heavier car than the GTi.

[@tredfxman]

Sounds more like its a car for Hugh Heffner... 😄 (btw i have the silver rabbit on my engine cover on my GTI Clubsport seen on my channel) Only sold here in Europe! Welcome to check this 40 year anniversary GTI out guys! 👍

[@fredcollins8919]

@@alexfernandez7529 sciroccos were the best, only second to the Corrado

[@personalfunfest]

This is the exact car I grew up in back in the 80's. It was considered a sports-car back then. I remember the green dash lights and the unique key in whine... and the fan that remained on after the car was turned off... I miss the simplicity pre saftey and air-bag era... Peace from SoCal ✌🏾

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

Yeah, that fan's behaviour puzzled some mechanics.

[@patrickbyr]

I have such fond memories of that GTI. My 1st car was an 83 GTI, my 2nd was a MK2 1990 GTI which I sold in mid 90's once I started getting company cars. It took me 20+ years but I finally bought another GTI this year, a 2017 MK7 which serves as weekend/occasional track car.

[@axelognar8034]

I love how you can easily reach over and roll up the passenger-side window from the driver's seat

[@billlarson4636]

Thank you for making and posting this! My dad gave me his 81 "Rabbit S" (before GTI) when I was in high school and it looked just like this inside and out. Since then I have owned 3 GTIs, but you never forget your first one. Today I own an e-Golf; waiting for the ID.3 to come to the US.

[@robertnewland8702]

One of my favorite cars. Ran one as a daily driver 1997 to 2001. You can't find a better car for a twisty two lane road. Mine was a no option car. No a/c, power steering, no sunroof, and weight was less then 2000#. Looked like a mild mannered hatchback, until a wide-open throttle blast in third gear! Good commuter car, could take advantage of small openings in traffic. That car still puts a smile on my face.

[@bennett_walters221]

i remember going to a track event here in michigan, one of the instructors would bring this car out, every turn he would 3 wheel it and keep up with all the porshes! allways a good laugh

[@teqnixdk]

9:23 - "it has history, it has herpes"

[@TedwardDrives]

“Purpose” !!!! 😂

[@humantheweekendguy1899]

@@TedwardDrives Herpes sounds more interesting.

[@ravennexusmh]

90hp and over 2000lbs..... You guys got shafted over the euro spec one. Just over 1900lbs and 22hp more

[@TedwardDrives]

We’ve gotten used to it over the years... look at the e36 m3 😔

[@fuzzball7972]

At least now we can import Euro spec versions of both! A clean Mk1 would be fun to have.

[@patrickbyr]

Euro bumpers and headlights were way cooler too!

[@ianshippen279]

@@patrickbyr That's the firsts thing I thought when I saw it - I used to drive a UK spec 112bhp 1.8 MK1 and it was epic :)

[@kanggoo57]

@@fuzzball7972 thank god the americans have the 25 year law, the cool cars will stay mostly in europe and not sold to USA :D

[@quinnwatson951]

That interior is to die for. My dad has owned Volkswagens all through my childhood and still does. He has a Mk1 Rabbit GTI and it got in pretty rough shape and he mechanically restored it recently, but the upholstery is nearly impossible to find. It isn't manufactured anymore and barely anyone is selling it if they have it. Such cool cars.

[@timsharkey1993]

I had an ‘84 like this in black but with the red interior. It was a fun car.

[@aydenpetersen5]

I own a 1989 mk1 with nearly 300 000 on the clock and she never skips a heartbeat

[@stuntmonkey00]

This was the first car i ever owned. I really wish I had the foresight to hold on to it, but mine was a rust bucket already when I first go it and I needed something, ahem, more reliable by the time I sold it... This was a hoot of a car, it weighed nothing and got you into lots of hooligan trouble. It was one of the fastest cars 0-60 kph, but it ran out of breath above 110 kph. I miss the feel of the cable actuated clutch, but there was a lot of wind-up in the gear train so you had to feed the power in carefully on 1st gear. Super light weight, so even though it was front wheel drive it went around corners like it was on rails. It also road like a coalcart compared to a modern car. The seats were the most comfortable seats ever; girlfriends loved that. The highway noise was abysmal, nearly all of my passengers hated it. Great steering, a total bitch to parallel park because it didn't have power steering. It was tiny but I did smush 4 passengers and luggage into it for road trips. So happy to see this example so super clean and minty. When people talk about "mechanical" "analogue" cars, this is what they mean. I can't go back to daily-ing a car like this again, I'm a grown ass adult now that needs a safe and practical car for family, but like I said, it would have been nice if I could have held on to mine.

[@05blkgti]

I can barely watch this whole video because it evokes so many memories of my late teens and twenties. I had an silver version with the blue interior. I got it right after I turned 19 yo. I had an 86 scirocco that got totaled, my girlfriend was looking in the paper( this was 1996 at the time) and she was like I found the perfect car for you! 84 GTI for $2000. $200 less than book value. I thought, well it’s not a scirocco but hell I’ll go look at it. Been in love with GTI’s ever since. I gotta a good almost 10 years out of it before the rust and all around problems caught up over time. Although the engine ran great, the rust wouldn’t stop with this Kentucky weather and no garage. Even with the engine I was chasing one problem after another. It was a great car, it just needed love. So by 2005 I had to trade it in for a brand new mk4 GTI. Which was great! But I still long to get my Mk1 back😢

[@lilyamongbrambles4458]

Had one of these in red- my dad bought it used for me in about 1990 and he was much more excited about it then I was,lol. I didn't know what I had back then. It was actually pretty fun to drive now that I think about it:) He bought me a 71 beetle in 1986 and then a 72 beetle and then I got this car for college. I can still vividly remember the feeling of sitting in those older style cars- such nostalgia!

[@kcindc5539]

Hey!!! I know where he recorded that video… my home town of New Canaan, CT! He parked it in front of Waveny - where back in the day I’d ride with my sister in HER VW to pick up her paycheck from Parks & Rec for her summer job giving tennis lessons. You even drove down Valley Road right toward where we lived on Mariomi Road. Thanks for the drive down memory lane!

[@TheHomeExpert5]

I got a brand new Honda Civic S in 1983 and took my buddy who had an 84 Rabbit GTI for a ride and he was blown away by how well the little Honda handled and how quick it was, it only had 67 horsepower, but it had a much prettier interior than the GTI and was a great little car. If I could buy one today, I would.

[@TedwardDrives]

These cars were cheap so folks basically ran them into the ground and never looked back. I love finding the ones that survived

[@alexfernandez7529]

VW’s from this era have this really ugly solid rear axel. Not much there for handling. I’m pretty sure the Honda’s and Toyota’s already had wishbone suspensions front and rear and overall handling was better because of it.

[@Mpp31provo]

That was my first car as a 16 year old in 1984. I loved this car and it was so much fun to drive, so comfortable for that era and was so reliable.

[@ashtonbutler2082]

Looks so tiny compared to my mk4! I love the GTI. All generations.

[@rrawrraww]

Watching this because I had the most vivid and lucid dream of my life last night where I was driving this car. It was surreal and I think this is a sign I need this car.

[@BeNiceInfo]

I can smell the car! I love it... Rabbit? In Europe we call this once Golf I

[@HolyHeinz]

And thats the reason, why a "golf ball" decorates the gear stick...

[@BeNiceInfo]

@@HolyHeinz yeah indeed

[@HolyHeinz]

@@BeNiceInfo Greetings from Germany, stay healthy 🧡🧡🧡

[@BeNiceInfo]

@@HolyHeinz 1. Thank you! You and your beloved too. 2. Does it have a foxtail? 3. Do they have Mantas in the USA?

[@maximilianfast46]

@@BeNiceInfo No Opel didnt sold cars in the us

[@Gweeper64]

Brings back memories. My college roommate had an '83 GTI bought brand new. I got to drive it quite a bit. So much fun. The '84s had a taller 5th gear so we're better/quieter on the highway.

[@crumbybooch1851]

This is so cool! My dad actually learned how to drive stick on this car lol. Now we’re buying the Mk7 and it’s incredible to see how it’s evolved from the eighties.

[@ErikTS]

If Tedward likes quirky 80s cars, he should definitely review Saab 900.

[@TedwardDrives]

Oh man I love saabs...I remember driving a friend's Viggen in college and thinking it was a rocket

[@rvborgh]

i had a Saab 900S (in addition to my VWs). Fantastic car. Moose proof and the heater in that thing blew like a furnace in the winter. i miss the key start between the seats too :)

[@magikl1]

I had one just like it, remember having 4 people in it with snowboards on top and climbing local mountains like they were flat, loved that car.

[@t.j.higgins9939]

im not a huge vw guy at all but the instant I saw the full car I couldn't help but have the biggest smile on my face and I have no clue why

[@amirmanibmanampan159]

I really love old cars with good interior being driven with POV

[@shipmodelguy]

First new car was a 1984 GTI. Black with blue interior. This was like looking at that car. We kept it for 14 years and I would still have it today if some old guy in a Cadillac hadn't creamed me at a stop sign. There was literally never a minute I wasn't smiling when I drove that car. Thanks for the look back.

[@parkerh6413]

Did any one else have an eargasm when he open the door at 0:40

[@johntron3042]

My mom used to have a rabbit diesel and the air con was so good that even when it was a hot summer day, it would blow literal snow out of the vents. R12 was crazy stuff

[@evandarling699]

My second race car and my favorite by far to race! SCCA ITB in the Southeast back in the late 90's was epic! What a great blast from the past!!! Thank you!

[@AudiophileTubes]

Great, legendary 'hot hatch'! My first car was a 1985 MKII GTI (tornado red) purchased brand new. It was a blast to drive, but proved to be faulty when the manual transmission failed suddenly. Apparently, a planetary gear came loose inside and wore a hole in the case at around 40K miles! I now drive a MK4 GTI VR6. I'm a fan of all incarnations of the GTI, and can't imagine what the latest ones drive like!

[@miket.220]

Friend of mine had one of these, and we used to go riding around all the time. Hella fun car, there's a reason these were so popular. Such a blast to drive.

[@duanephillips2343]

I owned one I bought new in 84 while in the Army in Germany and had it shipped there from the USA. I loved it, it was fantastic on back roads and I wish I still had it. I could keep it on a table in the back of the garage it was so small!

[@closedsaucer6990]

Ur pumping these videos out like nothing, Keep up the good work. Love your videos

[@TedwardDrives]

Thank you! Definitely appreciate that you're noticing

[@AlexsTheCat]

I love old classic manual vehicles its just Perfect 😍😍

[@JimAirPlanespotting]

Wonderful, put a smile on my face. I own a 1984 MK2 GTi, essentially a MK1 on a MK2 body/interior. Even had the same wheels when it came to me. I love every bit of it

[@audieconrad8995]

As an owner of a MK7 nice to see it's Grandpa! Such a great ride. Love the vent windows and that you can reach over and roll up the passenger window. And as with the Porsche review - proper road!

[@mmadchef808]

Owned one of these in silver back in the day. Ironically it was in New England like the reviewer. I got rid of mine as it had a very firm suspension and would just beat you up but was great on the back roads. Many great memories. Thanks for the video!

[@milenmi1]

From Belgium, I had the MK II 1988 with 112 hp fuel injection, 890 KG, with modified Sachs suspension and It was the most fun car to drive especially on the 1st bend where you'd lose anyone. It was unique after even after 30 years! The MK III with 140 hp 16v that was the BMW 328 killer as they had 172 hp with the same suspension.

[@brickson98m]

Glad you brought up FWD still being a driver's platform. Ever since buying my MK7 GTI 2 months ago, I've had multiple people grimace at the fact that it's FWD. I'm just like "Well, I'd let you drive it to see what I mean, but obviously you haven't driven enough FWD cars for me to trust you." FWD is still tons of fun, and has its own unique challenges vs RWD. Yeah, if you're looking to get sideways and all that, FWD isn't going to do it. But if you just want to bomb through some curves and all that, it's great! Especially the MK7 and up with the E-LSD. It really does just pull you through corners.

[@michaelpetersonjr]

Thank you, Tedward. Subscribed! This car is the same age as I am and I'm born in 1984. It is not too often you can find a 1984 MK1 GTI 5-speed manual hatchback in this condition, all original and with no mods. 👍🏻😎✌😍😁

[@roguecitizen9146]

I had a '79 Rabbit Diesel when I lived up in North Carolina. Had over 250,000 miles and plenty of issues, but just to drive it was always a blast.

[@Alex-rl4uy]

My first car was a 1985 Volkswagen gti red and I loved it 350 plus thousand miles odometer stopped working, I gave that car hell as did my dad, I literally took it to the beach often and burned out every time I took off. Always did 100 plus. Ahhhh nostalgia

[@webstar1997]

An amazing car! This car brought ‘fun’ to regular buyers and a lot of cars today owe it to MK1 GTI

[@Lar308]

Love your enthusiastic reviews - so much energy. My first Golf Gti was a 1984 also but was the first of the Mk II versions.

[@boreese2089]

My first car is an 83 gti. I’m in the process of restoring it

[@tonyso5525]

Mkii was the first car I bought with my own money, years back. Love old GTIs!

[@freemaysin5088]

one of my favorite cars ever made.

[@robertrishel3685]

I loved my ‘84 Scirocco! It was so much fun👍

[@BIGREDBALLZ]

I miss my MKI! Best GTI out of all of the 8 I've had! White over Blue with moonroof

[@robertrishel3685]

I loved my 85 Scirocco. Lift off oversteer was the most entertaining part of driving that thing!

[@ForgottenNitro]

70-80 mph "for some short distance" lmfao as I was doing 7 hour, 400 mile road trips to and from my first college in my stock '84 gti 3 years ago

[@javromerov]

This is so fun to see! My first car was a 1985 Caribe GT In Mexico basically the same thing only carburante motor mine had Recaro Sitting. White, and some lines on the button doors.

[@theadvocate4698]

this is something i needed to see, i drive a 2015 kia rio lx manual and i used to tell myself this is basically a modern version of the mk1 gti, this video gave me that impression! The car is paid and still enjoyable daily for next to nothing! My brain tells me to buy something new but my guts tells me this is fun, enjoy it, anyway the resale is crap so might enjoy it! Thanks man!

[@DickiMonster]

That car belongs in a museum

[@joepopes7923]

Had the same Golf1 GTI, MY83. Called Pirelli Golf. Was in white with sun roof etc. and the first 1.8 litre engine with 112 HP and 5 speed gear. Loved it.

[@ahteef]

My father had a Mk1 and Mk2, this definitely brought me some nostalgia

[@bobjeep8723]

Had one of these new in 1984, silver with the blue interior. This brings back memories. Thanks for your video. It was a very fun car to drive.

[@dsrutherford9197]

My Dad bought one new in ‘84 when I was 17. I drove it much for 2 years until my dad divorced my mother, moved in with his girlfriend, took the ‘84 GTI with him. Ours didn’t have air-conditioning, but it had a crank sunroof which I loved. It was white.

[@mcnicholas98]

Supercool little car

[@RTRider.MaxCaptain]

I miss my ‘84 GTI. It was my first car, and I loved it!

[@TheStugbit]

Ted, if you really like this car, you should have a look at the GTI version of a similar VW car from Brazil called Gol. Have you ever heard of it? I think they sold it as "Fox" there in the US. I mean the boxy one, similar to this car in video, from the late 80s and early 90s. It was even lighter than the Rabbit itself but still very similar. The GTI 2.0 injected version had like 112 hp, while they also had a GTS 1.8 carbureted version (here at least) with 103 hp. Back in the day my mom owned the regular 1.6 version of it with 80 hp. What a fun car to drive... unforgettable. Very sturdy and resistant. As for the lateral column, some time ago, after I just have got my driver's license and went on driving with my friends at night unfortunately we got a Toyota Hilux pick-up hitting us right in the middle of the column at like 70km/h. We were lucky enough to survive the crash mostly unscathed, though. But I still don't know to this day if the car's column was the responsible for saving us or if it was my very very fat friend who was sitting right in the passenger seat by my side 😂 I still think he held the Hilux.

[@malvessidrums]

Porra e os GTzinho? 84, 85 e 86! Eu tenho um vermelhão. Pra mim da de dez a zero nesses Golf 1 aí. O Gol caixa é muito mais bonito, PRINCIPALMENTE o GTI 1989/90

[@TheStugbit]

@@malvessidrums olha mais um brasileiro ae hehe. Também sou fã dos gols antigos, insuperáveis. Mas acho que o pessoal não conhece muito esse carro lá fora 😕 A gente ainda tem aqui o quadrado 94 da batida que eu mencionei, o carro ainda está inteiro. E o Motor AP dele é resistente pacas. Brasileiro quando quer inventar algo, supera todos os outros. Uma pena Gurgel não ter ido pra frente também.

[@pascutia]

Yes!! I’ve always wondered how these drive. Whether they’re overhyped or not but it actually seems awesome. Nice video!

[@TedwardDrives]

Not gonna lie...I was expecting to be underwhelmed. It really flipped the script on me when I started playing around in the corners. It has an old school feel with the inputs but the results are incredible.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

$40K?!! WOW! I've got the sister car to this GTi - an '84 Jetta GLi coupe that's in good condition too. Maybe I should post a listing on Hemmings and see what I can get for it as well! 😁 As for the steering, my car's steering is much more reactive then what was shown in the video. I was getting anxiety spasms after seeing how much wheel input was needed to steer on those soft turns. My car is a Canadian--spec Jetta, which was built in Wolfsburg, Germany. The American Golf/Rabbit GTi's were built in Westmoreland, PA, and I suspect the US cars had a higher-ratio steering rack in order to help with low-speed turning (since these are manual steer racks). I always have a smile on my face driving this car, and I get a ton of compliments too. One of the best small sporty cars ever made! Great video - those NE roads are gorgeous!

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks Mike! I'm on the hunt for a local GLI to drive next

[@alexfernandez7529]

My brother in law owned a MK2 Jetta diesel coupe. I remember having to wait for the glow plugs to warm up before starting the engine. It took for ever to start and was atrociously slow. He ended up doing a 16v engine swap and it was a BEAST! The long diesel gears helped out a lot. He tricked it out quite well and eventually sold it.

[@miketeeveedub5779]

@@TedwardDrives - I posted some pics online. If you want to see my GLi go to Imgur and search for "My 1984 VW Jetta GLi Coupe" - Cheers!

[@xerxes9620]

Can't believe you Americans had the MK1 models. You won't believe how expensive they are in Germany right now, and GTI??? Holy shit.

[@Alex-pm9dt]

Makes me proud as a German!

[@MrWolf-xk8sl]

And Italian too for the legendary design

Oh no Germans being proud of being German! Not again!

@Pharmaceutical Grade And so the nazis rose again

[@eysank]

@ can't even be proud of your country anymore can't have shit in this world

[@RayEttler]

@Pharmaceutical Grade godwin's law at work

[@michaelcroos4713]

I remember testing a new one out back then in Austin, Texas. It was quick, noisy, a little rowdy, crude maybe, BUT, OH SO FUN!!!!

[@twsmotors]

Great video! Driving through downtown Boston via storrow dr and commonwealth ave in my GTI were the days. Pedal to floor and just holding on for dear life!

[@benkse2010]

Planning on buying one of these as a fun "get around town/mountain cruiser"!

[@Rob_Huskett]

Everyone who says that these little cars aren't quick, have never seen or driven one. They are one of the most fun vehicles you could ever drive and give a lot of much larger cars of comparable displacement trouble due to their low weight. Also when well set up they are pretty economical at around 33mpg. Agreed they aren't the safest cars on the road but they did have front crumple zones for example so VW did try 😋 On the long road they are not bad for comfort, I've done many 300-400 mile trips in mine without feeling tired or bored. The Kruger Park was fun. Dirt in the carb meant I had to sit down, strip and clean it at a park bench at Crocodile bridge gate with a herd of warthogs running by 😂 I found the differences between this car and the South African MK1 to be very interesting. Less power than ours and heavier as well compared to mine for example tipping the scale at 1875 lbs. Our 1800 carb motors put out around 100hp stock but it seems like nothing states side was free of emissions crap. I love the quarterlight windows on that car. Have seen them on eBay but as far as I know they weren't available here. The brakes are good but if you really throw the car around they fade quick. A good upgrade is a MK2 16 valve full front and rear disk setup with vented front rotors compared to the solid disk and drum setup on the MK1. Seriously underrated car. Every trip is and adventure, tons of fun and the MK1 is one of the best handling cars out there. Awesome review though great to see the MK1's get some love on KZbin for a change. Subscribed 😉👍

[@crujones4046]

When I was younger my friend had 2 of these. And I had an 85 GTI. Was my first car, damn I miss it.

[@orepaunovic2189]

back then cars had soul

[@vwjedii]

The best daily drive car ever! =)

[@maxgarrett719]

With those square front lights the front of the car looks like that small Yugo from around the same time this was around!

[@shrimpflea]

I had a 1983 GTI in silver with the exact same interior as that one. Loved that thing. Unfortunately, I totalled it in a bad accident many years ago.

[@andrewkim6037]

Cool little car.

[@markwarner3227]

This was my first car. Same color inside and out. An exact match. Bought it in 1985 used with 95k on it. Growing up in the navy this was the best car i ever owned. Kept it until 2006. I regret to this day getting rid of my GTI 😢

[@theodore9668]

Such a beautiful car

[@Cancun771]

If you think _that_ is nice, take a look at the German version with the plaid upholstery.

[@blainestreeter5483]

Compressor is mounted to the engine….condenser is in front of the radiator 😊. Nice review…great car

[@marcelc.8089]

I can literally smell the interior😍

[@mr.niceguy3572]

This car has to be fun to drive! Great video Ted!!

[@TedwardDrives]

I didn’t want to give it back. I made two videos and got a solid hour behind the wheel 😂

[@mr.niceguy3572]

@@TedwardDrives I would do the same haha😆 Stay safe

[@nonoiscool98]

GTI is definitely the Ford Mustang of hot hatches. Everyone who loves hot hatches has or wants one pretty much. Also got to love 80s European car interiors. BMW, Audi, Mercedes, Peugeot, etc... love the boxiness and simplicity of those older cars.

[@johnstevens9264]

Mine was a 1984 in white. It was so much fun to drive stock, but as a young man I had to do something with it. I added a larger throttlebody, G -grind cam, exhaust header, free flow exhaust, and lowered it an inch to an inch and a half with Bilsteins and larger Nuespeed anti-sway bars. Too much fun… It had so much torque and mid range that it was so easy to pass people. The handling was phenomenal especially after I lowered it slightly. If anybody has one I am looking for a white 1884 GTI!

[@THEKOBE7612]

excellent description of an iconic vehicle…absolutely well done!!

[@TedwardDrives]

Thanks you!

[@psychemike]

Great little cars! My poor mk2 isn't doing to well currently. Can't wait to get her back on the road!

[@theirondon3628]

My dude. My first car was also a golf 3 it was the gti anniversary edition. And i loved it !

[@toddadams8420]

I was lucky enough to have 2 of these back in the 90s an 83 with red interior and an 84 with blue guts. So much fun to drive around Fairfield County ct

[@MicraHakkinen]

Both the Mk1 & 2 will corner pretty well, but if you push it just too far, you'll get a lot of understeer very quickly. I used to put front tires on with a soft compound rubber, which made the front end more grippy and made the transition into understeer much more gradual and predictable. Only downside was that the soft compound rubber combined with my driving style back then meant that I had to get a new set of tires every 15000km / 9320mi ;)

[@AliceC993]

I own an '05 1.8T-powered B5.5 Passat and I can definitely agree with your sentiments about VW engines preferring mid-range power. Even the 2.0 8v that was used for many years in the Jetta, Beetle, etc. likes to sit squarely in the middle of the rev range, basically 2500 to 4500 rpm.

[@tjw8t1]

I had two of these, both 84's back to back in the late 90's as a teen. A black/red interior, and a white/red interior (which I later heard is rare). I paid no more than $900 each for them... I SHOULD HAVE NEVER SOLD THEM!!!!! I'd be sitting on easily 10k or more right now as they were.

[@jv6miata]

3:55 Zhu Li, do the thing!

[@TedwardDrives]

I had to look that up..I think I found a new show to watch lol

[@xgamerbih]

Tedward Don’t forget to watch the one before, ATLA. Much better than where the reference came from (but it isn’t bad)