For anyone interested, here is a scanned mag add for the Helios Blue limited edition GLi I grabbed off of someone else's page.
This is the only VW related content so far. http://home.xnet.com/~davei/gli.html Dave. '90 GLi ----- Original Message ----- From: Son Nguyen <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 5:20 PM Subject: RE: gti/gli : Yes, it was that whatever-Blue color. Shoulda/coulda kept it. : It only had 67K orig miles, quad lites, adjustable Konis/Eibach Prokits, : strut bar, Momo steering wheel, all new Nakamichi cd/speakers... and I sold : it for only $4500. : That's with every maintenance items fixed/replaced already. I really : wanted a 2.0 16v but didn't : want to wait til that engine needed work (probably years) and didn't want : to mess w/ a perfectly good engine. : : I'm happy w/ the 2.0 16v engine, much better esp w/ the A/C on. : But it'd been much cheaper had I upgraded w/ a 2 liter block : instead. I've spent that much on fixing the current car above and : beyond the purchase price. Duh!!! somebody kick me in the ... :-) : : Son : 90.5 GLI : : At 05:04 PM 2/23/00 -0600, David Ingold wrote: : >Was that the Blue one with the matching interior too? Should have kept : >that, they only made 1500. : > : >Dave. : >'90 GLi : > : >On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Son Nguyen wrote: : > : > > Is the 89 GLI Wolfsburg Edition the same as the 89.5? : > > That was my previous GLI, with body colored BBS and : > > such... : > > : > > Son : > > 90.5 GLI : > > : > > >Here's my shot on the 89.5. I've seen an '89 that looks just like my : > > >brother's '88, but it has the grey cloth interior, instead of the : > > >black/grey vinyl/cloth interior. I think I''ve also seen a couple of : > > >'89's that have the 1.8 but the 15" BBS's and the trunk trim piece. : > > > : > > >On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Son Nguyen wrote: : > > > : > > > > Thanks Chris, Brett. I guess VW just used all the leftover : > > > > small bumpers on the 90s. I guess that makes mine a : > > > > 90.5 GLI. Now what the heck is an 89.5 GLI? : > > > > : > > > > Son : > > > > 90.5 GLI :-) : > > > > : > > > > >Son: : > > > > > : > > > > >The small bumper '90 is often referred to as an "early '90" GLI. I : > > > have one : > > > > >in Alpine White and know of two others who do too: Dave Ingold and : > Akira : > > > > >Sasaki, both on this list. Mine has a production date of : > 12/89. I think : > > > > >Dave's and Akira's are 11-12/89 too. : > > > > > : > > > > >HTH, : > > > > > : > > > > >Chris Williams : > > > > >[email protected] : > > > > >(1) 212 449-2281 : > > > > > : > > > > > : > > > > > -----Original Message----- : > > > > > From: Son Nguyen [SMTP:[email protected]] : > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2000 1:35 PM : > > > > > To: [email protected] : > > > > > Subject: Re: gti/gli : > > > > > : > > > > > Patrick, : > > > > > : > > > > > This is the first time I've ever heard of a 2.0 16v GLI : > > > > > with small bumpers. Is that what's commonly referred : > > > > > as the model year 89.5 GLI? I thought 89.5 meant it : > > > > > was the same as an 89 GLI w/ 1.8 16v but w/ 10.1" brakes : > > > > > and some other goodies. Can someone please elaborate. : > > > > > My 90 GLI is 2.0 16v w/ stock big bumpers. I've never : > > > > > heard of a small bumpered GLI w/ 2.0 16v. Anyone actually : > > > > > own/seen one of these? Also, where is the added weight? : > > > > > I thought those bumpers don't really add much. Is there : > > > > > additional weight elsewhere? : > > > > > : > > > > > I agree w/ your statement about getting a : > > > > > "WELL CARED FOR CAR". I've spent almost $4,000 fixing it : > > > > > up and it wasn't an abused car or anything. It was : > > > > > in great shape mechanically and cosmetically but needed : > > > > > all the wear and tear items replaced such as rotors/brakes, : > > > engine/ : > > > > > tranny mounts, tires, radiator/thermostat/fanswitch, : > > > clutch/clutch : > > > > >cable, : > > > > > shocks/springs, timing belt, shift linkage, ... It adds up : > > > pretty : > > > > >quickly. : > > > > > There's probably about $1,000 in labor you can save if you : > > > > > can do it all yourself. : > > > > > : > > > > > IMO, at best $3,000 will buy you is a good fairly lo-mileage : > > > > > 2.0 16v car to start pouring another $3,000 into to make : > it run : > > > > > *almost* as good as new again. Unless you get a hi-mileage : > > > car w/ : > > > > > more than 150K miles or find an awesome deal. : > > > > > : > > > > > Son : > > > > > 90 GLI 2.0 16v w/ big bumpers : > > > > > : > > > > > At 12:56 PM 2/23/00 -0500, Patrick Austin wrote: : > > > > > >IMHO, probably the best "deal" on a 16v Jetta is going : > to be : > > > a '90 : > > > > >GLI. : > > > > > >First year of the 2.0l 16v and the last year of the : > small bumper : > > > > >cars. : > > > > > >It's lighter than the '91 and '92, probably it really isn't : > > > > >noticiably : > > > > > >heavier than a '91 or '92 GTI. Plus, its cheaper, has : > motronic : > > > > >rather than : > > > > > >CIS-E (a bit easier to care for) and the benefit of german : > > > > >construction. I : > > > > > >personally own a German made '91 GLI and love it. Any 16v : > > > is going : > > > > >to be : > > > > > >great, but if I had $3000 in my pocket I'd try to track : > down : > > > a '90 : > > > > >GLI. : > > > > > >The '91's and '92's run a bit more because of the slightly : > > > updated : > > > > >styling : > > > > > >(and added weight. Booo!!!). Well cared for 2.0l 16v : > > > GTI's are : > > > > >also : > > > > > >going to be well over $3000, and the 1.8l cars aren't : > quite as : > > > > >torquey : > > > > > >('87-'89 are 1.8l's). The big thing, IMHO, is to get a : > WELL : > > > CARED : > > > > >FOR CAR. : > > > > > > You can EASILLY spend $1500 fixing up a car that wasn't : > > > loved... : > > > > > > : > > > > > > : > > > > > > : > > > > > > : > ************** : > > > > > > Patrick : > Austin : > > > > > > : > [email protected] : > > > > > > : > (617)493-6636 : > > > > > > : > ************** : > > > > : > > > > _____________ : > > > > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com : > > > > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to : > [email protected] : > > > with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message : > > > > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com : > > > > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org : > > > > : > > : > > : > > -- : > > Son Nguyen : > > [email protected] : > > _____________ : > > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com : > > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] : > with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message : > > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com : > > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org : > > : : : -- : Son Nguyen : [email protected] : _____________ : List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com : To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message : See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com : Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org : _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
