A trip down memory lane for me as my wife had an '87 F GTi when it was 3 years old, it was fun to drive with that torquey engine and had a great image; the down side I recall was the poor brakes due to a not quite perfect engineering solution to enable VW to make it a right hand drive car.

I love a Cabrio there is nothing more wonderful than driving an open top car especially a 4 seat one.. These Golfs have always been a cool model.

Best car you can get for the money iv had lots of them I have the sportline in red and a Gti in silver

@fuelupclassic

9 ай бұрын

I agree :) We are still loving it! Thank you for watching

This is my dream car 😢

My MK1 clipper is Automatic. So comfortable and enjoyable to drive.

Great video, looks a good example, such a fun car, I have an 1982 1.6 GTI tin top, love it, enjoy yours 😀

@fuelupclassic

10 ай бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Love it! Brings back great memories. I had a E plate GTi cabrio when I was 21. White with a white soft top and white alloys. I really miss that car. Would love to own another some day

As a young man out of High School, my eyes were set on the gun metal colored MK4 Golf. I didn’t know much about cars but, aesthetically speaking, I liked the Golf. My dad took notice and bought me a MK2 GTI! However, like some kids, my initial reaction was distaste for what I perceived as just a musky-smelling old car. When I drove it around, I would ALWAYS get honks, questions about the car, and requests to buy it off me! My first reaction was: “Why are people so inquisitive about this car? It’s just an old car.” Boy, I began researching the history of the GTI and it dawned on me that I was rolling in one of the best vehicles Volkswagen could offer in the 90’s. Many years later, I bought a Cabriolet but sold it because it turned out to be a nightmare. I’m now looking to buy another Cabriolet, but am trying to be wise as to how I approach it. Thanks for the awesome video and greetings from Florida, USA! ✌🏽🇺🇸

@fuelupclassic

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Great to hear you enjoyed the video. A MK2 GTI is certainly a legendary car and must have been great fun as a first car. I hope you manage to get another Cabriolet soon and enjoy it.

Got a red Clipper for 3 years now. Used it as a daily without problems. Now 50.000km's further it still go's smooth. This winter I"ll be using a saltbanger as I decided to keep the car for as long as possible. Great fun, mine has powersteering luckely although no automatic and with a heavy clutch I still have a workout. Love the authentic way of driving and its never boring. Just made a trip with the roof down to Berlin 600k's awsome memory's.. great purchase! Hope you have awsome drive's with it. ❤

@fuelupclassic

11 ай бұрын

That’s great to hear :) I hope you enjoy your Clipper for many more years and miles to come. Happy motoring.

I have a 1980 Cabriolet. Probably the funnest car I've ever driven. You got some room too, unlike the cramped Miata.

Excellent video again Mark, top work. I think people are generally more interested in affordable and usable classics 👋😀

@fuelupclassic

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear you enjoyed it. I try and cover as many affordable classics as possible :)

For me, it's always been between this Golf and the Peugeot 205 Cabrio when it comes to modern classic usable little convertibles. Great little unassuming cabrios for summer!

@fuelupclassic

Жыл бұрын

Both are great summer fun choices :) I haven't seen a 205 Cabrio for many years but I would love to feature one on the channel in the future.

Found my old cabbie 3 year's ago just by chance should be on the road next month 😊

@fuelupclassic

8 ай бұрын

Excellent! Enjoy :)

Yup. Just did a complete restoration to OEM plus on a 88 Clipper Cabby. 2.0l motor, ported head, cam, exhaust, etc. super fun car.

@fuelupclassic

2 ай бұрын

I bet it's great fun!

Thank you. It's a good car👍

Kate O’Mara in Howard’s Way…. Great car and a great show of its time 😊

I love the MK3 Cabrio. I looked at several Cabriolets. They were in need of too much, and over priced. Found a beautiful 2000 Cabrio, felt so sturdy and easier to see out the back. Better motor. Better equipped. Safer. Just a better car. I love my MK2 GTI 16v as well.

@fuelupclassic

4 ай бұрын

The MK3 cabrio was never that popular here in the UK and have never really gained a great following. On the plus side, when they do come up for sale, they're usually pretty cheap too!

@djkenny1202

4 ай бұрын

@@fuelupclassic parts are more accessible. Shared with so many MK3, and MK4. My VW mechanics recommended the later models. When my automatic fails someday, I’ll likely convert to manual. But it’s running fab and smooth with 146k. They are actually the biggest Seller, which really surprised me!

Love it

Nice,we have a white 1983 mk1 cabriolet

@fuelupclassic

6 ай бұрын

great fun, aren't they :)

Is your VW representative of OK spec cars? I'm from the US. My 1988 has Air conditioning, power steering and three gauge cluster in the lower consol. My cabriolet has more gauges than any other car I have owned.

@fuelupclassic

8 ай бұрын

This one is a pretty basic model, although i'm sure many options were available from the factory, air-con would have been a rare option for a UK car. Later models were pretty well specced, although I think power steering was a factory option on LHD cars but not on RHD UK market models.

@aprilboneski4639

8 ай бұрын

Oh by the way, good review and nice example of a Cabriolet.@@fuelupclassic

I brought a cabrio with the roof thrown in and not fitted as one on was knackered. WOW was i in for a shock!. 9/9 Garages laughed at me when i asked for a quote to remove and fit a new roof - it was a NO. I eventually found someone 220 miles away who wanted it for 3 days at a cost of £1250. Never ever ever again. Unless a new roof has been fitted recently and properly

@fuelupclassic

10 ай бұрын

That's very interesting and sounds as though the places you tried simply didn't want to take on the work. Our one (the one in the video) was also supplied with a new roof. This was fitted by my usual trimmer and took about 2 days in total, and the bill was circa £375 if I recall.

@spy2003

8 ай бұрын

Place in Germany does new roof £240 and takes about 6 hours to fit

Should be 90bhp in the clipper, with a 0-60 of about 10 seconds. :)

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

That sounds about right to me :). Thanks for watching.

if its the wolfsburg edition with the white leather interior and white color rims to match. if not meh

@maverick4177

3 ай бұрын

These cars never went anywhere near Wolfsburg, they were all built by Karmann in Osnabruck “Wolfsburg” is merely a marketing ploy to make Americans think they own something unique 😂

I have a 90s cabriolet. Is there anyone interested to buy it? Not running but the body is good

@konstantinkuyumdzhiev1006

9 ай бұрын

where is located?

Where's the front towing eye

@fuelupclassic

8 ай бұрын

If I remember rightly, from 1988 onwards all of them were fitted with the 'Clipper Kit', which meant the towing eye was placed almost out of sight, tucked out of the way on the left-hand side of the front bumper. Earlier cars had a towing eye sticking out of the left-hand side and smaller bumpers, which made it much more visible.

@spy2003

8 ай бұрын

@fuelupclassic7003 was on the right hand side was made a bit longer because of big bumper kit

Automatic and not a Gti….you will regret buying that 😂

@fuelupclassic

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, that's very kind of you to say and I hope you enjoyed the video.

@maverick4177

3 ай бұрын

@@fuelupclassiclet me know how you get on re selling it 😂

@fuelupclassic

3 ай бұрын

@@maverick4177 no intentions of selling, my partner is far too attached to it to even consider it :).