I drive a low mileage 1987 VW Fox (mk1 Jetta) 1600 automatic

[@neutonrenda2303]

Great little car, loved my MK1. I had one of the very last, one of only 1000 made. It had all the extras, mine also had AC. I'm really sorry I let it go, but I ended up with a new Polo after that. Great to see a survivor.👍

[@oldmercguy]

Those last 1000 MK1’s were very cool cars.

[@oliverfox3991]

Thanks for sharing the great videos. Love the plain and simple cars..

[@oldmercguy]

Only a pleasure and thank you for watching. Simplicity truly is king!

[@dean3794]

I have a 1800 Fox sport 1992. I absolutely love it. The only problem is the back parts are difficult to find. I am currently looking for a right rear tail light. I love the content on your channel please continue and looking forward to more.

[@oldmercguy]

Thank you! In terms of the tailight I might actually have one in stock. Send a WhatsApp to me on 0780088781 and I’ll check for you.

[@neutonrenda2303]

A friend had one of the first MK1 diesel golfs when they were still relatively new. He was a farmer in the Karoo and loved it. Very rare to find now.👍

[@oldmercguy]

Nice diesels are getting VERY hard to find here in South Africa these days.

[@VeritasAequitas178]

Great trip down memory lane.

[@oldmercguy]

Glad you enjoyed it! A very cool little car.

[@AapVanDieKaap]

Love it! The Fox must be quite rare by now. In my opinion the Mk. 1 golf is one of the most beautiful hatchbacks of all time. It was styled by Giorgetto Giugiaro who also did the DeLorean, Lotus Esprit and several Ferraris and Alfas. I would love one but I already have 3 old cars that waste money and space and I don't want to part with any of them...

[@oldmercguy]

Yes you don’t see a lot of low mileage ones around anymore. A really nice little car.

[@nealyardy4602]

How amazing to see such a well looked after preserved car. Credit to the owners. Brought up in the days where you were taught to look after your things. That car could run for 100 years not like the modern throw away cars made today. Colour combination is really nice to. Thanks for showing us the car. Just fit another cluster in with a rev gauge and it works ,all the wiring is already there. German engineering and simplicity you just don't get anymore. Happy motoring.

[@oldmercguy]

Thank you. I was actually so impressed with the little car that I ended up making the owner an offer and buying it. I’m astounded at how cheap parts are for it.

[@timjones143]

Thanks for the video. That WERE/ARE great cars, and as you say, ride a lot better than a Citi Golf did. I had an 85 Jumbo Golf/Mk 2 Golf. Did over 500 000 kms in it. Good point about the wing mirror on left side - the W123's were HUGELY costly in period...hence pretty much everything was an extra! Good point about the scratching that occurs beneath the door handle...see that in so many cars.

[@shaunmannion1292]

I also just happened to know a guy who had a 1985 Mk2 GTI with over 500000km on the clock. Eventually he broke a piston ring. Not sure what he did after that, but yes they had excellent engines and gearboxes.

[@oldmercguy]

I remember at some point in the very early 90’s I bought a 85 Jetta MK2 1.6 with over 400k km on. Still ran beautifully. I was so impressed with the Fox in this video, I bought it yesterday 😂.

[@oldmercguy]

And cheap as chips to fix. After this video I ended up buying the car and thought I’d look for a set of mudflaps for it, R220 for a set of 4 on Takelot 😂

[@timjones143]

@@oldmercguy Wow. Well done. An interesting an eclectic collection you are assembling.

[@patrickcannell2258]

Those door sheilds are worth it. I have installed them of all my VW.

[@timjones143]

In addition to the points made, the car sits on the road very well - stable, gives a feeling of security. And yes, the "survivor" status is indeed what makes it "special".

[@oldmercguy]

You just don’t see them in that sort of condition anymore

[@timjones143]

That is totally true.

[@bzigomotoring]

My first car...😢😢😢 I had 1.8 Carb 3speed automatic😢😢😢 I miss her. She's blue I regret selling her. Please if she's still around or anyone is seeing this her reg is BDB 113 GP. Please if she's still around il buy her back

[@oldmercguy]

Very nice little cars.

[@beem1102]

Cool time capsule. I learnt to drive in a Mk1 Jetta GLS 😎

[@oldmercguy]

Very cool!

[@patrickcannell2258]

110000 km. Just run in! My 2003 old spec citi has 340000km still drives well. Been from Pretoria to Cape Town and back no issue.

[@swordknight278]

It's first time I saw that

[@oldmercguy]

Great little car. Every time I drive it, I wonder why I own other cars.

[@MLC...]

I love the simplicity of these old Volkswagens. Built to last as well.

[@oldmercguy]

That they were.

[@WillieJu]

My late dad had one, was upgraded to 1.8 with the autobox, ran very well, and strangely the steering on it was much lighter than my brother's caddy bakkie. Sadly it was affirmatively shopped one night from his yard, and nogal with his wheelchair in the back because he had trouble waking.

[@oldmercguy]

Sadly I think a lot of them fell prey to the car thieves.

[@rodneyemmerich8828]

Is it a 1600cc or an 1800cc

[@patrickcannell2258]

Auto were 1600.

[@oldmercguy]

Yes a 1600

[@jimmyroos1677]

I live in Swakopmund Namibia, it is one of the most corrosive places on earth. "No lies," even Tupperware rusts, I own a workshop that specializes in Mercedes-Benz ,but I also work on other makes of cars. Don't know what the VW engineering department did to the Fox ,but it is the most corrosive resistant car ever made. They just don't rust, even after 25 +years in Swakopmund. And with all our salt roads that says a lot.

[@petercollingwood522]

Why do you have salt roads in Swakop? Theres no snow there surely?

[@jimmyroos1677]

@petercollingwood522 probably cause they're more durable than normal gravel roads, they compact them properly, some are so smooth and hard u would think it's a tar road....

[@jimmyroos1677]

@petercollingwood522 Yes, we definitely don't have snow here in Swakopmund. We're in the middle of the desert. And there's no rain, so I guess salt roads are good, they just kill cars, though.

[@oldmercguy]

I lived in Windhoek in the 70’s and I remember my father leaving the Mercs hubcaps at home every time we went to Swakop because of the compacted salt roads.

[@patrickcannell2258]

That dash was there until about 2004. My 2003 is still old spec.

[@oldmercguy]

Thanks for the clarity. I knew it was somewhere after 2000 😃

[@patrickcannell2258]

" I like simple honest cars." Me too. Hate tech that is expensive to fix.

[@oldmercguy]

And mostly pointless in all honesty.