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Offline 2007GTI

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Foreign Spec GTI
« on: 29 July 2017, 09:36 »
I've been looking for a secondhand GTI and saw this left hooker, madly expensive considering it is so damaged, and I am in no way interested, but I thought it odd it had a manual hand brake. I guess whatever country of origin it came from, that was how they specced it.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201707277776201?


« Last Edit: 29 July 2017, 09:40 by 2007GTI »
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Offline hog_hedge

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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #1 on: 29 July 2017, 09:40 »
Now that just looks weird and crap inside. Nice low miles and low price but I couldn't live with the dent in the driver's door.
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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #2 on: 29 July 2017, 10:53 »
I reckon Rebecca could sort that out.  :whistle:

Looks like an American import probably by one of their forces men in Germany and then registered here.
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Offline Guzzle

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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #3 on: 29 July 2017, 11:18 »
Looks like North American spec to me.

Manual handbrake, orange tinted repeaters, GTD wheels and no led taillights. Can't quite tell on my phone screen but look like no dual zone climate control either.
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Offline JoeGTI

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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #4 on: 29 July 2017, 11:45 »
Definitely USA spec.
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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #5 on: 29 July 2017, 11:48 »
Surely its a total write off, as the roof is badly damaged!?

Surely it should be Cat C or even B, and recorded as such, seems like a gap in the system to me!
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Offline eatontrifles

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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #6 on: 29 July 2017, 11:49 »
Yeah, North American spec. Speedo is in MPH which is a dead giveaway, don't think anyone other than us and NA market still uses MPH.
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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #7 on: 29 July 2017, 13:37 »
I love their comment "still starts and moves"! Also like the Nogaros on the GTI, wasted on mere oil-burners :wink: :whistle:
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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #8 on: 29 July 2017, 14:38 »
There are still thousands of US airmen and families stationed around the East of England mostly, they get to bring in US cars in shipping containers. Obviously this one wasn't worth taking back home...
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Offline david25

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Re: Foreign Spec GTI
« Reply #9 on: 29 July 2017, 16:12 »
Serious attention needed to the C panel and roof!
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