I'm not having any luck with that one. I was trying to send it to someone else on the list, since it got corrupted in two email messages. I'll have to figure out what is going on here.
Dave. On Thu, 24 Feb 2000, Patrick Austin wrote: > The picture of the car won't load, but the other pictures on your page are > great! > > At 12:39 AM 2/24/00 -0600, David E. Ingold wrote: > >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 > > > > > ************** > Patrick Austin > [email protected] > (617)493-6636 > ************** >
