I bought the cheapest and rarest Golf GTI Mk2 I could find - how broken is it?

[@neonaffliction]

Howdy, the way to fix reverse/first gear issue is to pop the gearshift boot and inspect the reverse lockout plate thats made out of plastic and prolly fell apart, you can change it by drilling two rivets and slapping new one, if that didnt fix it, there is a nut and bolt you can crack near the gearbox allowing you to adjust linkage

[@drewwagar]

15" BBS Wheels were an option for that car when it was new. G-J reg big bumpers. :)

[@sakura_arc]

This was brilliant. Hopefully it'll appreciate and appreciate in value as well. Cheers Tom

[@icequake3]

Just found this-cannot believe it! we were only talking about her old car yesterday-my wife’s old Golf GTI-we bought it from MS Autos Biddenden,Kent many years ago,used to have the original wheels-so no idea why they were changed!

[@mro99]

One of my mates first car was a MK2 Golf - we called it the funbus! Many good memories.

[@sunnisembhi6418]

Hi you think you could film a timing belt change ?

[@driveheritage]

Good luck with the project Tom! Hope there are no rusty horrors hiding below the bodykit!

[@dirkdingle7926]

Just awesome my dream motor mk2 but in oak green 16v but already have a mk5 gti sat in the garage doing nothing and a 7.5 gti as my daily so the missis won’t let me get a mk2 just subbed can’t wait to see this all fixed up

[@mikehoward8688]

I own a calypso green MK2 GTI as well. just bin off the 8v and stick in a 20vt

[@jusluvbass]

Picked up an oak green with an abf swap bk in March 😍

[@xiiifas2968]

I brought one back in November in royal blue with 215k miles but doing an abf swap on it

[@hardrive76]

Why no follow ups on repairs? Would like to see how you sort this car

[@TomBrooksMedia]

@@hardrive76 it’s coming in the new year. Has been put on the back burner due to other projects.

[@KingVip4]

Hi can yoh help me will mk1 carberator fit and work on mk2

[@MK2GolfStories]

Welcome to the club mate! Sounds like you’ve some leaky injectors there amongst other things :D Be sweet when running right though

[@earlybird4709]

The BBS wheels are from a car I had 28yrs ago! mk1 golf gti sportline cabriolet.

[@Hugo_Rocker]

MK2 GTI's are the best!

[@Mk2_Kizz]

Haha, no way. I've had my mk2 gti for about 5 years now, definitely far from standard. Look forward to seeing how it goes.

[@infoinfo6037]

I nearly bought this car, I recognise it from ebay. Glad I didn't now. The wheels look correct bbs ra to me although painted black. 15" is the correct size for a gti if that's any help

[@PhilKimberDN]

Right wheels - just have black painted centres 👍

[@paddyici6629]

The twin lights came on the 16v, 8v were single

[@jamesarculus9657]

I had 2 8v's and they both had twin lights!

[@paddyici6629]

@@jamesarculus9657 expensive optional extra from factory, 16v came standard with them

[@paddyici6629]

@@jamesarculus9657 or someone installed them before you bought them

[@Louis-gh1td]

@@jamesarculus9657same here! My 89 8v has twins from factory. I’m yet to see a stock mk2 GTI without twin lights.

[@GTFour]

Drivers seat should have height adjustment

[@josh5647]

When the next video on this?

[@TomBrooksMedia]

Aiming to film early next month once paint is finished and we can begin work on the mechanical side of it.

[@josh5647]

@@TomBrooksMedia looking forward to it!

[@Rumpleforeskin77]

Owned a few gti mk2 and 4s ..Pas makes a mk2 far worse to drive ..much better off without it . I would consider a 1.8T swap

[@WinterVR6]

Misfiring? May as well VR6 swap it 😂 without a doubt the engines that should have come in these from factory

[@Rumpleforeskin77]

Too heavy and ruins the handling though ..1.8T and 180 bhp is easy and will still handle ..vr6 sounds best though

[@WinterVR6]

@@Rumpleforeskin77 Sorry but that’s just not true, my supercharged vr6 handles just as well as my previous 20v mk2.

[@BrewsAndMk2s]

6.3 million mk2 golfs where made a standard 8v gti is definitely not rare.

[@BrewsAndMk2s]

Also those bbs ra wheels are not rare at all.

[@theenglishtrucker1849]

8v GTi's suck, 20v Turbo swap it.