[{"id": 10735270, "authorName": "idling", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/idling/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Comes with a guaranty that you will not get a speeding ticket.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1676560858, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735284, "authorName": "AlexBert", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alexbert/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beige is the new Orange.\r\nWelcomed breath of fresh air.\r\n\r\nWinner: Don\u2019t do a Harlequin conversion \ud83d\ude4f\r\n\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676560999, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735311, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Too funny....that's for sure. But it is a pretty zippy car and really fun to drive. I'm continually calculating the km to mph when I'm driving it, so I don't get a speeding ticket.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676561165, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735422, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is it bad if I wished it were orange?! Haha. \r\nMexico Beige is the official color name and still pretty cool though.\ud83d\ude0e", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676562222, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735593, "authorName": "life_in_cars", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/life_in_cars/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vishtl, is the spare instrument cluster with the tach also KPH? GLWTA.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676563886, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735719, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "ca. 55hp and small tires means you can whale on it and have a lot of fun without breaking speed limits. Have done this before in a 1.3 Clio, loved it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1676564671, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10735726, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@life_in_cars, It shows MPH, but has the subset KPH. Here is a photo.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676565055, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736010, "authorName": "69duetto", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/69duetto/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Something very refreshing about seeing the asphalt through the engine compartment. Love the 4 head light arrangement. I am sure it is fun to zip around with. Good luck with the auction.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676566947, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736322, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I agree! Thank you @69duetto!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676569315, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736455, "authorName": "jpr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jpr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As the caretaker of multiple Rabbits over the years, I'm wondering about that rear wheel gap. Seems ... big.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676570085, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736643, "authorName": "idling", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/idling/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jpr - this has 13\" rims...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676570851, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736683, "authorName": "jpr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jpr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@idling So did my 1978 and 1981 Rabbits! Maybe I just don't remember the rear gap being that big.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1676570982, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10736799, "authorName": "David_C.", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_c.-user/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These cars look so much cleaner with the Euro bumpers instead of the federally mandated battering rams that were on the North American market Rabbits.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676571342, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10737870, "authorName": "IrishlovesBritish", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/irishlovesbritish/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Mr. Beige. Great name.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676575280, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10738772, "authorName": "DeaconBlues", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deaconblues/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One could swap in a GTI engine to make this a sleeper, but there is something fun about wringing every drop out of the 1.1L motor. And the quad headlamps are neat - didn't realize VW offered them in the early '80s.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676578988, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10738839, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This listing will close in time for the buyer to drive it just up the coast to Amelia Isalnd to enter it in the Concours d'Lemons and go home with the gold.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1676579382, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10738898, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For sure @David_P! That is such a beautiful geographical location. So many cool cars!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676579614, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10739323, "authorName": "life_in_cars", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/life_in_cars/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The driving lights and grill are probably the Hella aftermarket replacement kit. I don't think VW ever offered that set-up as factory equipment on MK1's. Anyone know for sure?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676581065, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10739566, "authorName": "Hansjorg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hansjorg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "We have a 1980 Audi 5000 in this cool color. My wife calls it nude, I call it prosthetic limb beige. Either way, it really stands out amongst all the white, silver, red and black cars.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676581781, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10739848, "authorName": "Thirty-three-and-a-third", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/thirty-three-and-a-third/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love this car but the a$$ end looks high - Kind of like what my cat does when I pet it's back...... I had one just like this back in 1983 or 1984 - Great little car and fun to drive. GLWA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676583136, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10740301, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If the car ate enough Dutch Boy donuts, that rear end would settle right down.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676584532, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10740890, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hilarious! Donuts and scratching cat bums are my favorite! Thanks @David_P. Love driving this car.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676586868, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10741980, "authorName": "Gabe105", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gabe105/", "bidAmount": 400, "content": "$400 bid placed by Gabe105", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676593561, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10742717, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks for the starting bid @Gabe105! I noticed you won the auction for a 1974 Volkswagen Type 2 15-Window Kombi. That's a beautiful vehicle...congrats. Good luck on this auction...the beginnings of 50 Shades of Beige. \ud83d\ude04", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676601486, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10742793, "authorName": "HeavyTank77", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/heavytank77/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just like saying \"Grundig\".", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676602946, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10743824, "authorName": "FEP110622", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fep110622/", "bidAmount": 650, "content": "$650 bid placed by FEP110622", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676643080, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10747955, "authorName": "andybanta", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andybanta/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "1.1 liters matches the Pils ration of factory worker who helped assemble this.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676666616, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10752072, "authorName": "Ketzer", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ketzer/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I've had several of this version Wabbit, the more basic they are, the more fun they seem to be to drive. Very well represented, better than some $100k cars on BaT. GLWA!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676727859, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10752337, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you @Ketzer! This is the ultimate basic car and what I've liked about it from the beginning. No A/C, windows down with the manual crank handles, a physical tug of the wheel with no power steering, getting the right choke setting for a smooth start-up. Driving it to a local burger joint or ice cream shop on a warm weekend. Kicking on the heater if gets a little chilly. Nostalgia of a simpler time....", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1676730836, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10752359, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@andybanta, I'd like to think it was 1.1L of hefeweizen ration.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1676731078, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10753484, "authorName": "trickford", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trickford/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by trickford", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676741579, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10753886, "authorName": "FEP110622", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fep110622/", "bidAmount": 1250, "content": "$1,250 bid placed by FEP110622", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676744237, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10764723, "authorName": "Dana-Anthony", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dana-anthony/", "bidAmount": 1400, "content": "$1,400 bid placed by Dana-Anthony", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676855819, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10767083, "authorName": "moodyblues", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/moodyblues/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It\u2019s times like this I wish I hadn\u2019t tossed the original shocks and struts off my 83 GTI back in the 80s when I lowered it. Think they would be perfect for this ride", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676910827, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10772112, "authorName": "chuckadkins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chuckadkins/", "bidAmount": 1500, "content": "$1,500 bid placed by chuckadkins", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1676936079, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10772433, "authorName": "chuckadkins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chuckadkins/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "5.5 hour drive to get it home ... lets go!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1676940433, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10773118, "authorName": "andybanta", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andybanta/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@chuckadkins You can probably do that in 8 hours.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1676952544, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10776931, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks to all the viewers and comments. This is process has been fun and I've learned alot. Congrats on the lead bid @chuckadkins, but I'm hoping you'll bring more money! lol\ud83e\udd1e\ud83d\ude04\r\n\r\nI've added a couple of videos and not sure if the links will work, so you'll have to let me know if they don't. The BaT ad write-up above talks about the start-up of the vehicle after it's been sitting awhile. I purposely left the VW in the garage for a couple of weeks and then did a video of my start-up, so you can see and hear how it currently runs. When I first got the car, this start-up with the manual choke caused me great stress. Then after some education from my mechanic and fiddling with it, I learned how to do this better. Then it became part of the fun of owning and driving the vehicle. \r\n\r\nThis 1st video is a start after two weeks parked. The 2nd video is a start the very next day (today), so you can see how much easier and faster it is.\r\n\r\nThese are not riveting videos, but I hope they give you context. More importantly, I've learned I don't want to be a videographer or a YouTuber....ever.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677009580, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10777100, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Also wanted to let you know that I had the upholstery and carpets professionally cleaned in September 2021 when I first got the car. Not that it really needed it, because it arrived in great shape from the Netherlands through Jacksonville Port Authority. \r\n\r\nBig shout out to Vemu Car Classics for lettting me use their YouTube video (I got permission from them). My car buying experience through them was phenomenal.....very professional, responsive, and simple.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677010307, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10778158, "authorName": "trickford", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/trickford/", "bidAmount": 1750, "content": "$1,750 bid placed by trickford", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677015151, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10780631, "authorName": "Possum28", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/possum28/", "bidAmount": 2000, "content": "$2,000 bid placed by Possum28", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677029895, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10781025, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 2250, "content": "$2,250 bid placed by agonzalez0796", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677035302, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10781172, "authorName": "Possum28", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/possum28/", "bidAmount": 2500, "content": "$2,500 bid placed by Possum28", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677037954, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10786202, "authorName": "estrattonbailey", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/estrattonbailey/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What the odds this beauty could make the drive back to Chicago?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677099712, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10787093, "authorName": "bravocharlie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bravocharlie/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "y'all have any thoughts on whether this would be a reliable car for a daily commuter to my job 35 miles away?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677103305, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10787484, "authorName": "notmyusername", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notmyusername/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I wonder if a 1.8L could be a direct swap...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677104916, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10787835, "authorName": "notmyusername", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/notmyusername/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bravocharlie I've owned a few VWs; bugs, rabbits, golfs, a pointer (imported); all of them were extremely reliable, I have no experience with that engine though; my two 81s and my 79 MK1 had the 1.8L also the 98 pointer and the 99 golf.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677106446, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10787896, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bravocharlie, I drove this car for 7 hours straight one day and still had plenty of fuel to burn. I think it would be very economical for you. I've only put ethanol-free fuel in it since I've had it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1677106801, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10788290, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@estrattonbailey, I'd drive this to Chicago in warm weather with a couple leisurely Airbnb stops.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1677110656, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10788716, "authorName": "ArloBarlow", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/arlobarlow/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This takes me back to being a kid in the mid-seventies in England. I recall seeing one of these on the street for the first time, brand new. It was radically different from anything else, and other manufacturers had to play catch up.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1677115206, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10789750, "authorName": "WeekendCarguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/weekendcarguy/", "bidAmount": 2800, "content": "$2,800 bid placed by WeekendCarguy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677140448, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10789772, "authorName": "Europush", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/europush/", "bidAmount": 3200, "content": "$3,200 bid placed by Europush", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677143743, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10790057, "authorName": "bravocharlie", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bravocharlie/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks for the thoughts fellas. Question from a newbie: about how much would y'all expect to spend on the extracurriculars when purchasing a car like this? Shipping, registration, etc etc. I live in Texas. I stumbled across this website and I've found my new hobby I think.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677158448, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10790169, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@bravocharlie, I had this car shipped from the Netherlands on a RORO cargo ship. The pricing on that is way different than stateside shipping. However, I did have another car shipped from South Dakota to Idaho via a vehicle transport company.....approx 1250 miles. That cost was $1300 door-to-door. However, that was also during the height of COVID and higher gas prices. BaT offers shipping estimates on this website and I'd try there first. If you don't use BaT, highly recommend shopping around and reading reviews of other shippers. The shipping company automatically skims off approx $200, gets you in touch with the driver, then you don't hear from the shipping coordinator again. Turns out my driver was great and I had a good experience.\r\nAs far a registration costs go....minimal. Maybe $100. If the car is over 25 years in FL, it's considered antique and can get the antique plates. I just chose not to.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677160202, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10790232, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 3500, "content": "$3,500 bid placed by agonzalez0796", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677160989, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10790323, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Two walk around videos of the exterior and interior if you're considering a bid.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677161969, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10790426, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ArloBarlow, That would have been cool to see one of these brand new in England! My grandpa used to deliver mail in a very small town in South Dakota....in his Rabbit. I bought this car because it looked fun and reminded me of my grandpa's Rabbit in the 70s. My aunt sent me these pics....a planter commemorating Grandpa's Rabbit. Pretty cool likeness with this Golf.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1677162929, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10790896, "authorName": "JaST", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jast/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "My first Rabbit (a '79) was this color. I bought it from family, so I'd been IN it, but never actually put it on the road as a driver. Being 14 years old at the time, I had about 2 years before I could legally make that transition, and found a different Rabbit with a better shell to transplant the drivetrain into. Honestly, I still regret having done that, but I sure did learn a lot. Good luck on this auction. I wish I could be a bidder. Thank you for the nostalgic journey.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677167060, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791071, "authorName": "2014LTDLTZ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2014ltdltz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This one is whispering: \"....VR6 me!......VR6 me!!!!...I deserve a treat!...\"", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677168292, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791185, "authorName": "compras", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/compras/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That is one wonky startup procedure. What does all the accessory mode haggling accomplish? Pressurizing the fuel pump?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677169069, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791247, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@compras, I agree on the wonky. Chalk it up to operator error. A more seasoned car guy with way more mechanical knowledge would likely start it right up after 2 weeks. But yes....the accessory aspect with full choke is to help get fuel moving. Refer to 2nd startup video, no wonkiness. Starts right up when I'm driving it more frequently.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677169529, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791292, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@JaST, I hope you found some country roads to drive it at 14 years old. \ud83d\ude0a Thanks for the interest and well wishes!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677169852, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791456, "authorName": "2spend", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/2spend/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In A-MUR-AH -CA we call'em Rabbits .", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677171066, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791482, "authorName": "kisch4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kisch4/", "bidAmount": 3600, "content": "$3,600 bid placed by kisch4", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677171234, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10791586, "authorName": "estrattonbailey", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/estrattonbailey/", "bidAmount": 3700, "content": "$3,700 bid placed by estrattonbailey", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677172246, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10791598, "authorName": "kisch4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kisch4/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@vishtl Nice patina, not too much rust for such a base spec car. Looks like it was driven in Germany - all the service stickers are in German. How come you are selling it?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677172319, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791718, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 3800, "content": "$3,800 bid placed by JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677173339, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10791771, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 3900, "content": "$3,900 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677173673, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10791790, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kisch4, Thank you! Patina is one of my favorite words to describe anything I buy vintage or old. There are a few reasons I'm selling it. First, I just like to buy vintage stuff....a majority of my house is furnished through estate sale finds. Second, I just like old vehicles. In the past 3 years, I've bought or sold this 83 VW Golf, 1995 Isuzu Trooper, 2001 Isuzu Trooper, 1993 Tioga Montara 26' RV, and a 2012 GMC Sierra. Third, I bought a bunch in 2021/2022 and felt the need to simplify and purge my \"stuff\" in 2023. If I can pass on a vintage item to someone who appreciates it (and patina) as much as me, I consider it a win.\n\nAbsolutely no regrets on this 1983 VW Golf purchase! I learned a ton about overseas car sales/shipment, how to maintain a vintage vehicle, and simple had a blast driving it.\nAlways wanted to own a VW....bucket list item checked off!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1677173954, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791873, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@kisch4, Based on the service records I had interpreted from Dutch to English. I think this car was driven in Germany or another country up until 2008. Then I think it was primarily driven in the Netherlands up until Vemu Classics acquired it in 2021 and when I purchased it and had it shipped to FL.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677174323, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791885, "authorName": "dmose", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dmose/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That cold start was brutal. Next time pat the throttle 2or3 times after choke set & couple primes & bet it fires \ud83d\udd25 right off!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677174404, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10791917, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@dmose, I agree. That's what I was thinking after I made that video (also brutal) ...giving more throttle. But then I couldn't do another true, authentic cold start video for potential buyers after I botched this one. \n\nI debated on even posting it, but then thought it's better for you to have all the info when making these purchases through an online auction.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1677174719, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792120, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 4000, "content": "$4,000 bid placed by agonzalez0796", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677175476, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792196, "authorName": "WeekendCarguy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/weekendcarguy/", "bidAmount": 4100, "content": "$4,100 bid placed by WeekendCarguy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677175825, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792222, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 4200, "content": "$4,200 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677175924, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792236, "authorName": "Dake", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dake/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love it. Is this the first four-door Golf/Rabbit MK1 on here? Hard to find them without a category", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677175960, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792242, "authorName": "kisch4", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kisch4/", "bidAmount": 4300, "content": "$4,300 bid placed by kisch4", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677175981, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792287, "authorName": "Nigelicd", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/nigelicd/", "bidAmount": 4400, "content": "$4,400 bid placed by Nigelicd", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677176138, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792297, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dake, I don't know about the 4-door aspect. Technically a 5 door with the hatchback. I do know in my research with BaT past auctions and just general Google searches resulted in very little VW Golf LX info. Tons of GTI info and sales history. But not for this.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677176156, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792354, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 4500, "content": "$4,500 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677176445, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792446, "authorName": "MarcFive", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcfive/", "bidAmount": 4600, "content": "$4,600 bid placed by MarcFive", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677176828, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792449, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Steal of the week!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677176835, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792509, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 4700, "content": "$4,700 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177022, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792537, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@agonzalez0796. No kidding! That's what I was thinking!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677177122, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792554, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 4900, "content": "$4,900 bid placed by JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177152, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792560, "authorName": "chuckadkins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chuckadkins/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "But the bidding is heating up!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177166, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792568, "authorName": "MarcFive", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marcfive/", "bidAmount": 5000, "content": "$5,000 bid placed by MarcFive", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177193, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792580, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@chuckadkins, Yes! Fire in the hole! \ud83e\udd1e\ud83e\udd1e\ud83e\udd1e\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677177241, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792589, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 5100, "content": "$5,100 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177272, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792592, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 5300, "content": "$5,300 bid placed by JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177282, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792605, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 5500, "content": "$5,500 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177308, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792608, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "WOW", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177316, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792621, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 5600, "content": "$5,600 bid placed by JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177361, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792647, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 5700, "content": "$5,700 bid placed by SpikeyD", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177439, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792654, "authorName": "TomLU86", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tomlu86/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "knockout blow? Perhaps the only FIVE-speed 1.1 liter Golf in North America, if not the world!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1677177466, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792672, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 5900, "content": "$5,900 bid placed by JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177507, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 10792684, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TomLU86, Thank you!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677177539, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792738, "authorName": "chuckadkins", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chuckadkins/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super jealous \u2014 sweet car!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177647, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792743, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 2/23/23 for $5,900 to JudeCarter", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177662, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 10792761, "authorName": "SpikeyD", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spikeyd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Awesome - congrats buyer and seller! So much charm for so few dollars. I was so tempted to keep going...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677177705, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792764, "authorName": "agonzalez0796", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/agonzalez0796/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Super jealous too I have an extra set of Porsche phone dials that I had planned for this lol", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677177710, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792772, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@chuckadkins, thanks for hanging from the beginning. Passing the baton to JudeCarter!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677177739, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792805, "authorName": "Vishtl (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vishtl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Appreciate you SpikeyD. Thanks to all the bidders and BaT. Good experience and fun to the end. Congrats to JudeCarter!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677177837, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10792900, "authorName": "JudeCarter", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/judecarter/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@vishtl Thanks! Excited for the car. We\u2019ll be in touch.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1677178099, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10793823, "authorName": "upinthetrees", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/upinthetrees/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice buy. Enjoy", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1677181798, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10794442, "authorName": "Airnair09", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/airnair09/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Very nice buy! Wife told me no lol", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677184562, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 10797390, "authorName": "RiverDevil", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/riverdevil/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice to see\n\n\nedit: I am blind apparently, the car I was thinking of was a two door. fuzzy memory. This auction would then certainly be the only 4 door MK1 rabbit that I remember\n\n@Dake ~~there was at least 1 prior 4 door MK1 rabbit on a BAT auction, a 7,000 mile US (Westy) made car back in 2017 (seems like yesterday to me).~~ See \n\nhttps://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-volkswagen-rabbit/", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1677199665, "type": "comment"}]