Highlights In current ownership since 1992 Recent professional respray costing nearly £7,000 Four new tyres Fresh MOT Extensive expenditure in the last few years, including cambelt and light restoration Overview Big bumper or small bumper, 8v or 16v, both of which are sources of endless debate among the MK2 Golf GTI enthusiast fraternity.

Many say that the later 16v models have more top-end ‘zing’ whilst 8v die-hards will tell you that it has better lower-end torque, making it a much more usable engine.

Then you get into the subject of bumper sizes… but we’ll leave that topic there.

This example, offered here, is a late example of the ‘small bumper’ 8v model, produced in the year before the 16v model began arriving in dealerships.

In the care of our vendor since 1992 (yes, that’s 33 years!) this car has clearly been a labour of love, having been lightly restored in 2022-23, with a glass-out respray costing in the region of £7,000, as well as the all-important remedial attention to ...