FS: 1987 VW Jetta GLi 16v (Tornado Red, 183k mi, located in MA on RI border) + Extras, $1500/Bo

Hey Everyone,

It's going to kill me to part with this car, but with our first baby on the way, I'm afraid
I just don't have the time & room for it anymore and I've got to let it go.

I'm selling my 1987 Tornado Red Wolfsburg VW Jetta GLi 1.8L 16v (PL Engine) - it's
been my daily driver (almost exclusively highway) for the last 72,000 miles up until July
this year, and has given me very few issues the entire time. I bought the car in 2005 with
roughly 111k miles on it, and it currently has 183,852 on it.

As a note, I took the car off the road because I couldn't get a stock (pre-bent steel) fuel
line which cracked on me when replacing the fuel filter (and I decided to spring on a new
Golf TDI). Since then however, I've been able to acquire a CIS fuel line repair kit to
repair the line, so the car runs just like it always has.

////////Features, Options, and tweaks with the car:
*Color: Tornado Red
*Wolfsburg Edition
*1.8L, 123hp 16v Engine (PL) - 25-30 MPG
*5-speed Manual Transmission
*Manual Locks & Windows
*4-wheel Disc Brakes
*16v Small Bumpers w/red trim
*Recard Trophy Interior (Power front seats)
*Sliding Sunroof w/Wind Deflector
*Roof Antenna
*15" Borbet 5-spoke wheels
*Kenwood Excelon KRC-509 (45wx4, 23wSingle Disc CD player w/MP3 support
*10-speaker, amplified Stereo system (2x Infinity Reference speakers in the front, 6x
Kenwood speakers in the rear (2x 3-way speakers + 2x component pairs (2 woofers +
2 tweeters with a Hi pass/Lo pass filter in between each), 2x Kenwood subwoofers in the trunk),
incorporates 1x Kenwood 4-Channel Amp for the rear, in-car speakers and 1x Infinity 4-
channel (bridged to 2-channel) Amp for the 2 Kenwood Subwoofers in the trunk
*Replaced the stock "Green" Instrument Cluster lighting with Red lighting
*Replaced the rear Jetta GLI "All Silver" badge with the "Silver and Red" badge (which I had
from a previous 8v GLi - I liked the look better), the 16v badge, of course, is still in
place
*Vinyl Hood Protector installed
*Steering wheel replaced with newer, "Y" style from a 1990-91 16v (liked it better), but
also have the old 4-button steering wheel
*Smoked rear directional lights
*Stock 16v floormats (purchased from VW in 2008)

////////The Good Stuff:
*I've never gone cheap on this car, and have done almost all of the work on it myself
*Always synthetic oil
*Always premium gasoline
*Complete Munroe SensaTrac (stock ride height) suspension installed in 2007
*New Bosch Distributor, 2009
*New E3 Spark Plugs, 2009
*New Bosch Plug Wires, 2007
*New Battery, 2010 (also replaced the old, junky battery bolt that always rusts out with a
Stainless one)
*New Techtonics Aluminized cat-back exhaust, 2010 (also used Stainless bolts at the downpipe
flange)
*New Bosch O2 Sensor, 2010
*New Heater Core, 2011
*New Fuel Filter, 2011
*New Power Steering Pump, 2006
*New Valve Cover Gasket, 2006
*New Windshield, 2011
*No major body rot or floor rot
*Recent Brake Rotors (Zimmerman X-Drilled in Front, Brembo in rear)
*Recent Brake Pads (Pagid)
*New Radiator, 2010
*New (Rebuilt) Alternator, 2008
*Recaro interior is in good shape and both power seats work just fine, however it does have
some typical wear on the leather bolsters (but no awful rips - i.e. you can't see the
stuffing in the seats)
*Car's inspection sticker just expired in October 2011 (I've had it off the road since July)
*Title is clean

////////The Bad Stuff:
*16v Grille in good condition, but of course has a few broken clips
*While there's no major rot, I've repaired a few rust spots on the car (driver's side door
handle, front fender, Fuel tank door, and at the rear below the trunk lid)
*The Borbet wheels, while they balance nicely, do have some scrapes on their silver paint &
minor curb rash
*Tires have less than 50% tread on them
*Stock Exhaust Downpipe is intact, but does sport a hole
*Rear passenger door opening mechanism has slipped (common problem) and door currently
doesn't open - pretty easy to fix, but I haven't had time
*Front bumper cover has been chipped at the corner
*Driver's side headlight has a bullseye in the lower corner (presumably from road debris,
hard to notice and has no effect on lighting)
*Exhaust flange could use replacing (one of the bolt holes is beginning to split - $10 fix
but again, haven't had time)
*Though there are no visible cracks and no visible wear, it's probably due for a timing belt
*Car is complete and drivable as-is, but could use some TLC too.

////////Extras:
Having been a MkII fan for a long time, I've collected some stuff over
the years and am letting them go with the car too (since they are MkII parts):

*4-button (original, early 16v) Steering Wheel
*Pair of stock MkII Jetta tail lenses in excellent condition
*Spare Bosch CIS-e Fuel Distributor
*8v Distributor cap + wires
*16v GTI Instrument Cluster
*16v Brake Distributor

////////Asking Price:
I'm asking $1500, but I won't turn down any reasonable offer either - like I said I've got
to let go of her.

Please feel free to post with questions, pic requests, or to let me know you've sent a pm -
I'll do my best to respond to everything I get.

Thanks for your interest everyone!