Used Car of the Day: 1998 Volkswagen GTI VR6

by Tim Healey

Published: January 8th, 2024

used car of the day 1998 volkswagen gti vr6

The forums I pick the UCOTDs from are littered with project cars on this January Monday. I nearly picked a 1969 Opel Kadett that needed a lot of work -- and I still could for tomorrow if y'all want -- but instead I am bringing you a 1998 Volkswagen GTI VR6 that also needs work, if not quite as much.

There are almost 150K miles on the clock and the engine has a Vortech supercharger. The body needs work, mostly from rust and rot on the rocker panel. The interior leather also needs to be repaired. The seller also expresses some concern that the brakes might be too soft but says the engine is "strong" and the car is quick.

There's a manual transmission.

The price is $6,500 and the car is for sale in Pennsylvania.

[Images: Seller]

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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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CEastwood on Jan 09, 2024

I agree with everyone else - this POS looks like it belongs on a Murilee junkyard find article . It also reminds me of one of the many motorcycle/car/truck finds on facebook marketplace that looks like it needs a little TLC then you read the description to find out it hasn't run in years and has no title .

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Fed65767768 on Jan 09, 2024

This heap is a junkyard find that hasn't been hauled away to the junkyard yet.

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