Used Car of the Day: 1990 Volkswagen GTI

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today we have a 1990 Volkswagen GTI that's for sale on the East Coast.


This one has a 1.8T swap and runs and drives but was hit in the side. It's got a manual transmission, front intercooler, and some other goodies.

There are 100,000 KM or 62,000 miles on the clock and this one is for sale in Massachusetts for $7,000 or a trade for a Mk4 GTI.

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[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Cprescott Making another expensive golf cart is the last thing America needs in 2024.
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