2002 Volkswagen Golf Gti 1.8t 5spd 80,000 Miles 1 Owner 2k Resevre on 2040-cars

VIN: 9bwde61j524000350 Year: 2002
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Golf
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: GTI 1.8T Hatchback 2-Door
Options: Sunroof, CD Player
Drive Type: FWD
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 79,550
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: GTI
Exterior Color: Silver
Interior Color: Black
Number of Doors: 2
Number of Cylinders: 4

Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Unmolested 2002 GTI completely stock with the exception of aftermarket Sony CD stereo. Car has been used as a daily driver city car in Miami and has many of the door dings and bumper scuffs that go along with it. Car drives, accelerates, stops, starts and steers great. Interior panels have loose cloth inserts, headliner has began to droop and sunroof interior covering is missing. Center console lid is present but not attached, drivers door window switch missing but still operable. Airbag light is on, A/C needs a new evaporator core and the car needs 1 tire. Rear hatch needs new strut supports for holding the hatch open. Headlights are beginning to haze at the top and there is a hard to see indentation in the left side center of the hood as if someone sat on it. The am/fm antenna is missing the top half of its plastic coating. Tint is perfect on front doors but rear 3 windows has repetitive small imperfections. Stereo plays CD's but I have yet to get it to do anything else."

Hi you are looking at a completely stock 2002 Silver Volkswagen GTI 1.8L Turbo 5 speed. Here is the most honest I can be about this vehicle, I manage a valet company in South Beach and an employee of our clients was transferred to Los Angeles.

He left his GTI in our garage planning to find a place and have the vehicle shipped out there. We were storing the car for free as a courtesy but after more than a month of having the vehicle I reached out to him to let him know the car would need to be removed soon and he offered me the car for a price I could not refuse and before I invest in the car and keep it for myself I will see if I can make a few bucks for someone who really enjoys these cars. Otherwise it gets much better MPG than my truck. As you will see in the pictures the car has its flaws and I will do my best to describe them I am an ex mechanic and I have test driven the car and had it looked at by a local private shop here in South Beach.

We shall start with the good, under 80,000 miles and only 1 owner. The clutch engages before the pedal is halfway out, makes no noise and feels very good. The brakes have very healthy pads all the way around and the brake pedal feels very good. The gear box makes no noise when shifting in to any of the gears. The motor blows no smoke on start up and as the back bumper is completely lacking of any exhaust residue I am inclined to believe the motor blows no smoke. The turbo sounds good and is noticeably doing its job when accelerating. The oil is crystal clear and the coolant is the proper orange/pinkish color that it should be. The suspension feels as it should when driving around town on smooth and pothole roads. (The front right does make a louder sound then I think it should when going over a speed bump above 5mph but as it drives fine and I cant say its a problem) The steering feels good and tracks straight. The exhaust is quiet and sounds as it should. I have had the car parked in the same spot for about a week (while waiting for title) and there is no drippings on the pavement. All of the gauges work. The power windows, locks and sunroof all operate as they should.

Here are the issues I have found and I have provided pictures to support.

Needs 1 tire on the front left, the rest are all healthy and I would say are no less than half tread.

The drivers side view mirror is cracked

The A/C system needs a new evaporator core and will not blow cold with out one

The CD player plays CD's but I can not get it to do anything else

The airbag light is on. (the mechanic forgot to check that even though I specifically asked him)

The rear hatch needs new support struts for it to hold itself open

All of the interior panels have cloth inserts from the factory and each panels glue has failed or began to fail causing the material to droop or begin to remove itself

The headliner has been victim to a repair by stapler and the sunroof shade/cover is present and functional but all of its cloth covering is gone

The tint on the rear windows was not professionally installed and shows a repetitive flaw however not bad enough to obstruct view.

There are multiple door dings and what appears to be one door crease on the passenger side however the drivers side seems almost flawless

The front and rear bumpers have had minor contact with multiple items removing paint but not actually damaging bumper cover

The car could use a complete detail the floor mats are present inside a garbage back in the trunk and I haven't opened the bag and find out why yet :)

Window switch for drivers side window missing but still operable

Console cover in place but not attached (stays in place but when you open console the entire cover comes up)

Driver side view mirror is cracked

both side view mirrors have paint missing from outer corners
 
Passenger side door has some paint missing from protective door molding and a decent foot long scrtach

Door dings present on passenger side door and fender

Door crease on passenger side quarter panel

Hood has indentation to the left side of center as if someone sat on it (hard to see but its there)

If I think of anything else I will update and list it for all to see. I will be as flexible as possible to help with any shipping arrangements the winning bidder makes. If you are local and would like to see the car you are more than welcome after reaching me by email. Car is currently not registered or insured so test drives will be have to be kept short. I want to share any and all things about the car that could be seen as a negative as I have nothing to hide and want to represent the car as I see it. If you would like more photos of any part of the car that I am able to photograph please make an email request and I will email them to you. As typical the car is for sale locally and could be sold at anytime therefore ending the auction early, there are no warranties or guarantees of any kind and this is an as-is sale.

I previously had this listed as a 2 owner however I read the issue dates of the title and assumed it had 2 owners. It went from the finance company to the owner after he paid it off and therefore it is a 1 owner car. My apologies I did not intend to be misleading, I just need to learn how to read a title properly.

$2,000 is my reserve price.