To sell or not to sell ????

[snoboybil]

I can't bring myself to do it.

OK maybe I can, having driven it today for the first time in 3 weeks having since received my Rabbit.

The brakes, steering, clutch and many other things are just horrendous comparatively speaking. I love my Trek though don't get me wrong. I'm just not sure I want to invest more in this car when I have a new one I could go relatively crazy with.

Deetz:
One Owner
97 MKIII Golf Trek
2.0L 4CYL
162,000 Miles (almost)
Bloody Nose
Minor body damage
Decent interior (minus driver seat)

Eh here are a few snaps after a quick spray down of the exterior.





I know nice passenger side rub strip. It can be easily glued back and I have the other driver side missing one. (I think)



Be honest. You won't hurt my feelings, perhaps the discarded cars, though.

[djwhiplash2001]

Strip it out, make it a fun track/weekend car. Invest in suspension ($800 or so) and lighten the hell out of it and I think it'll be worth more to you than what you'd get from selling it. Just my .02

[kiserhd]

If you needed a tax break donation is always a good idea. Plus they mark the value down way higher than it is worth. If your planning on modding the Rabbit I would just sell/donate it. If you want a toy to play around with then yeah keep it.

[snoboybil]

you guys aren't helping.

[djwhiplash2001]

If it were me, I'd go with a pretty firm "dont sell" - just me though .

[nitroscope8]

I would say keep it, throw a few bux for new mouldings and do a VR6 swap or a turbo swap into it. That will be your fun project and your rabbit will be the DD.

[snoboybil]

I would say keep it, throw a few bux for new mouldings and do a VR6 swap or a turbo swap into it. That will be your fun project and your rabbit will be the DD.

so the man with the plan, mr. nitro.

How about a rough guesstimate? on what I would be looking at? with either scenario.

I understand I wouldn't hold you to any quote. Just wondering ballpark is all.

[kitty]

no, i won't allow it. i may need to lock this.

[kitty]

oh, and just for comparison, my mom sold her 97 golf K2 in pretty good condition, about 120k miles, last march for $500. this is why i won't sell mine, it's so not worth it with the amount i've put in it.

[rabbit69]

keep it...after shes worked on shel be beautiful!!

[snoboybil]

oh, and just for comparison, my mom sold her 97 golf K2 in pretty good condition, about 120k miles, last march for $500. this is why i won't sell mine, it's so not worth it with the amount i've put in it.

What??? $500??? That's it? Was it traded in or sold to a friend?

I was looking at saturn awhile back and just shooting the breeze and asked how much the would give me on trade in and they would have given me $500. They also printed out a kelly or bb sheet for me and resale they had was between $2400-$3150. I have already talked to one of my former employees and he is ready to pay me $2000 right away. (well half financed by me) but he asks me 3 or 4 times a week if I've made up my mind.

I really don't feel that 2G is asking too much. I had planned on putting it on craigslist for 2500 if I did attempt to sell it.

I even had a sales person at the dealership ask me how much I wanted for it, because I was being smart and when I asked if I could leave it on their lot for a day or so if they had any offers on it to let me know. The sales guy was pretty sure he could get at least 2 for it. We even rallied it around the block with him driving.

No way I'd let it go for only $500. Really the only reason I decided to pull the trigger on the Rabbit is because of the expected new little man in the family. I was planning on driving the Golf for at least a few more years.

[djwhiplash2001]

If you don't have another car, you won't have a multi-car insurance discount. Unless you still have that Mustang :P

[snoboybil]

Still have the Mustang, and my ladies Saturn Vue. Plus I get a few other discounts too. Home owner and business owner. A good point though.

Liability on the Golf is only 19 a month so it's not really that big of a concern.

[djwhiplash2001]

Saturn?

Sell it, make more, and upgrade her to the MKIII