Hey Randy..I was a VW dealer tech when that VW was new…That is a keeper and they are becoming collectable. They are very simple to work on. It has Bosch CIS fuel injection. I’m sure it needs a fuel pump….They have two pumps, one in the tank and one under the car. Has a clutch pedal because they have a cable operated clutch…..looks to be in pretty good shape for its age….Still has the factory stickers under the hood so probably never been hit in the front.....As some will say that fuel system can be a challenge if you aren't familiar with them but Id take a CSI car any day having worked on them for may years.....My first VW training class I went to back in the 80s was CIS fuel injection....lol
These were when VW were built to last and DYI able. Not all computers like they are now. Very easy to do your own Maintenance without needing special tools, or computers to read computers
@@jessewynne8193 absolutely! The build quality of these vehicles by Karmann was excellent. I can’t recall any defect on any Karmann built vehicles when I did the delivery inspections when they came off the truck.
A '89 Golf Cabrio Wolfsburg Edition should have an JH engine with K-Jetronic fuel injection. This one seems to be in a great condition, i hope you win it. Collector's item and a little gem.
Research that VW Randy, I found one with 68k miles for sale at $21K, also one with 91K miles at 23K sold in 2023. Their might be a little value to that in restoring it. I know it's 170 K plus miles, but it might hold a value over $10K.
That black reservoir on the bottom of the hood is a vacuum canister for the HVAC system. The wolfsberg is a special edition and might be why it's being bid up. The fuel lines you noticed next to the intake, that's part of the Bosch fuel injection system installed on these cars. The loose shifter is common and just needs some plastic bushings replaced. I've had several of these. They are great cars but they do have quirks and can be hard to find parts for since one of the only suppliers in the US went out of business.
Good morning Randy. The 2004 Chevrolet Corvette is a good looking car even though it's got front end damage. The 2007 Lincoln MKX is a good looking SUV even though it's got hail damage.
When I was a Senior in 1989. The three hottest girls in the school all cheerleaders with long blond hair, would drive out of the student parking lot in this exact white vw, at the end of the day. Quite a sight to see this car with the top down and three hotties with blond hair flying everywhere going down the road. They were also the most popular. Definitely part on the in crowd back in the day.
Randy, you should carry a pair of vice grips to help hold up those hoods where the struts are shot. Don't take up any room in your bag of tricks, and weigh nothing. As far as a bumper for the Vette, Monkey Wrench Mike found a biz that provides paint matched bumpers, you could check that out!
Mk1 golf cabriolet is becoming very rare worth good money here in the uk,under the bonnet is a basic i think 1.6 some had 1.8 4 cylinder engine distributor 4 ht leads running to spark plugs & 1 to coil very ,simple set up
definitely on the continent as well! In Germany those used to be typical beginner cars which nobody cared about. The vast majority just turned into pure rust. Now they are rare and quite expensive.
VW golf is a very popular car in Europe. In the 90's I started with the second edition all my friends drove a Golf. And we preferred the GTI edition but the Golf is just a Icon.
The "Spider" you found under the Rabbit Hood is a Bosch "K"-Jetronic. The distribution Block feeds the injectors. The Intake sucks the air pass a disk, that sits on a spring. The more suction, The more travel this disk gets, The more fuel is given. Not easy to rebuild, but possible for sure.
Very collectable Golf Cabriolet Karmann with quartett spoilerset addition , quite collectable als here in Europe. Good luck getting it at your inventory ❤
Fun fact; the camping trim paket "Eurovan" in the US is known as "California" in Europe. Karmann was a car company and a coachbuilder for convertibles. The Chrysler Crossfire was assembled in the Karmann plant as well. As far as I know there was never a diesel VW Golf I convertible model. Looks like a bosch KE jetronic; terrifying system to work on. Monkey Wrench Mike has experience on this topic.
That VW is a pretty hot item Randy. I once found one for $17K with 59K miles. Karmann is the coach builder they did bodywork. That engine also has the Bosch fuel system which is what you pointed out. Not many of those were made. If restored right you could get $10K possibly. The Corvette would definitely be an easy fix as well. Enjoying the videos.👍
That VW is worth close to $8k in decent shape. Especially being a Wolfsburg edition and that color scheme, they are starting to become collectors items
about 30 years ago i used to buy only wolfberg edition golfs. here in so cal there were tons around, and rehabbing them was easy with lots of cheap parts, and a guy who only did vw's. i loved driving those cars. i should have kept one...
Always amazed me how people who don't know how to fix body n paint damages try to convince me ( 43 yrs in body/paint repair) it's a EASY FIX!! IF SO EASY TO FIX, WHY DONT "YOU" FIX IT!??????
I bought an 81 Rabbit convertible as my first car in 1987 as a senior in HS. Back then they hadn't changed the name to Cabriolet yet. I wanted a convertible and it was what I could afford without a ton of work. Metallic burgundy with a black top and black interior. I loved that thing! I ended up sliding through an intersection in a fall nighttime storm and t-boned a 74 Chevy sedan of some sort. The engine was pushed up to eye level but was still running and still attached to the transmission. You could still put it in 1st and move despite it being destroyed. If we didn't live up a gravel road in the mountains I'd search for another one just for nostalgia.
The thing sticking out of the side of the manifold is a cold start injector. If I remember it's K jetronic.fuel injection. There is a plate in the "throttle body" to the right front of the engine compartment. It raises and lowers with the amount of air being injested. It raises plungers under the throttle body which let more or less fuel go to the injectors. There is an electric fuel pump I forget if it's in the tank or not which feeds an "accumulator" which then goes on to the front and the engine. The timing belt is a snap to replace. Prob has electronic ig with a dist.
That Golf/Rabbit Cabrio... Karmann is a European body builder, and have built various bodies for VW for decades. The black bobble box is a vacuum reservoir. Engine is a 1.8 8v petrol engine with Bosch Jetronic fuel injection. Similar system to the BurnBenz that Monkey Wrench Mike had but two less cylinders😉
Years ago I bought a 86 cabriolet on the tow at the action for $500. Needed a mechanical fuel injection distributor. It was pretty cool. Other than the weak brakes. Pulled on a 91 cabriolet on the highway.
very nice walk around video Randy. I remember the Volkswagen Cabriolet my first girlfriend back in high school over here in Frankfurt Germany had one but in red color. But that was a long long time ago I am knot in high school anymore cause I am 56 years old and will be 57 next year.
85 VW manual were strong (not fast by any means) but got great gas miles and biggest issue were coil pack and starter connector get corroded but simple cleanse and fuel pump. Which I think there’s two
Plus the biggest expense is the top! And that top is MINT doesn’t need to be replaced! That’s a huge savings right there! I actually just saw one that sold for $9,500 with 240k miles and looked just as good as this one. Wish I could copy n paste it onto here but they won’t let us yet
Randy those are collectible VW and as long as there is no rust they can go for as much as the old Beatles! Which I’ve seen sell for $10k and up with high miles!
That VW cabrio Wolfsburg edition is a classic Randy 👌 Thats the reason for the high price. They are hard to find. I almost bought a Fire and Ice VW Golf 2 in the 90's. Some VW edition are very hard to find and this Wolfsburg is one of them..very rare the technology isnt so hard to fix. A Headcaskets i a well known problem but easy to fix.
The bubble thing on the hood is for the vacuum system. I bet it just needs a fuel pump relay. Our 87 starts the same as that, the relay is under the dash, wiggle it, and starts right up. The points where the hoses go into the block are the injectors.
Another great video as always and i enjoyed this alot and loved it and man that Lincoln was pretty freaking sweet and it just needs a good bath and of course get rhe engine nay all cleaned up and somebody would have themselves a nice ride and who cares about the hail damage shoot i would take it in a heartbeat and drive the heck out of it. And that lik vw i know u can get her running and driving would like to see it come to life i mean she ran for a split second tho which is a good sing. Anyways keepthp the great work much love to ya randy have a good one take care god bless and i will see ya on the next one
These vw cabriolets are very popular and go fast when anybody has one for sale especially these early model vws !! I saw one at pick a part for sale hole run and drive it was going for 1000 and within that hour i was there that vw sold it was white on white !!
I love you videos where do you sell your cars at i really do like the older cars and GM and i really liked the twin turbo ford taurus that you made a video on and the explore
Im a big fan of these older cars you wont see much like the Saab you made a video on i really like the cars that everyone else dosent take a peek at because they are a lil beat and have some miles
2005 was the first year of the C6, 2004 was the last year for the C4. I know a husband and wife who had C4's. One had a 2003 Z06, the other had just a plain Jane 2003 C4 coupe in an automatic configuration. How far you can zoom on these new iPhone's is crazy. I have a 3rd generation iPhone SE, the current one.
I think someone pulled a fuse out on that VW hoping no one would get it to start! I forgot what fuse it is but the car will do hard start. It will eventually start and then stall out once you let off the gas! So I really think someone messed with it and know it runs! And it’s a classic collectible and worth ALOT more then $5,000
The Wolfsburg edition is fuel injected and those lines run all the way from the the tank and to the injector pump and to the distribution block then into the intake I know because I've owned one
thats a vw golf you call them a rabbit and its a MK 1 HARD TO FIND NOW IN good con great buy and the engine is them is bulletproof 100% great buy and its a karman witch is at the top end speck
Hey Randy..I was a VW dealer tech when that VW was new…That is a keeper and they are becoming collectable. They are very simple to work on. It has Bosch CIS fuel injection. I’m sure it needs a fuel pump….They have two pumps, one in the tank and one under the car. Has a clutch pedal because they have a cable operated clutch…..looks to be in pretty good shape for its age….Still has the factory stickers under the hood so probably never been hit in the front.....As some will say that fuel system can be a challenge if you aren't familiar with them but Id take a CSI car any day having worked on them for may years.....My first VW training class I went to back in the 80s was CIS fuel injection....lol
CIS can be a challenge. There are some reference books on the internet that an help. I have 3 x MK2 VW's Love them all.
@@garybennett2801 they can be but once you know them you can make them run pretty good….And that one is the absolute basic, not even the later CIS-E….
These were when VW were built to last and DYI able. Not all computers like they are now. Very easy to do your own Maintenance without needing special tools, or computers to read computers
@@jessewynne8193 absolutely! The build quality of these vehicles by Karmann was excellent. I can’t recall any defect on any Karmann built vehicles when I did the delivery inspections when they came off the truck.
Karmann was the coach builder. By 1989, VW Cabriolets were gasoline engines. The earlier 80's, badged as VW "Rabbit" were diesel engines.
The VW Cabriolet looks nice. Get it running and give it a good detail, it will look sharp. Definitely a cool, fun classic.
A '89 Golf Cabrio Wolfsburg Edition should have an JH engine with K-Jetronic fuel injection. This one seems to be in a great condition, i hope you win it. Collector's item and a little gem.
I don't think they made too many of them.
Research that VW Randy, I found one with 68k miles for sale at $21K, also one with 91K miles at 23K sold in 2023. Their might be a little value to that in restoring it. I know it's 170 K plus miles, but it might hold a value over $10K.
That black reservoir on the bottom of the hood is a vacuum canister for the HVAC system. The wolfsberg is a special edition and might be why it's being bid up.
The fuel lines you noticed next to the intake, that's part of the Bosch fuel injection system installed on these cars. The loose shifter is common and just needs some plastic bushings replaced. I've had several of these. They are great cars but they do have quirks and can be hard to find parts for since one of the only suppliers in the US went out of business.
Good Morning Randy, That Volkswagen Cabrio Wolfsburg Is Actually A Collectors Item & A Keeper, Hope You’re Able To Get It..
Volkswagen is beautiful! I hope you make it run.
Very collectible VW! It looks to be in remarkably good condition! Holly Robinson drove that in 21 Jump Street
Love this mk1 Cabrio , in Europe they are pretty rare and expensive now
Please please bring the VW to the channel! Love those! And I can't believe how good the body and interior is on that one!
Got to give credit to the guy who did the Krylon paint job on the Cruze. He did the jambs and the dash, sort of a nice touch.
Good evening Randy
I’ll like to see the VW running.. please kindly bid for it and lets see it running again… I love VW..🙏🙏🙏
Good morning Randy. The 2004 Chevrolet Corvette is a good looking car even though it's got front end damage. The 2007 Lincoln MKX is a good looking SUV even though it's got hail damage.
That VW looks awesome, and love it
When I was a Senior in 1989. The three hottest girls in the school all cheerleaders with long blond hair, would drive out of the student parking lot in this exact white vw, at the end of the day. Quite a sight to see this car with the top down and three hotties with blond hair flying everywhere going down the road. They were also the most popular. Definitely part on the in crowd back in the day.
That Cabrio is in good shape. My biggest regret was selling my 99. Looks like their gas engine
Randy, you should carry a pair of vice grips to help hold up those hoods where the struts are shot. Don't take up any room in your bag of tricks, and weigh nothing. As far as a bumper for the Vette, Monkey Wrench Mike found a biz that provides paint matched bumpers, you could check that out!
Mk1 golf cabriolet is becoming very rare worth good money here in the uk,under the bonnet is a basic i think 1.6 some had 1.8 4 cylinder engine distributor 4 ht leads running to spark plugs & 1 to coil very ,simple set up
definitely on the continent as well! In Germany those used to be typical beginner cars which nobody cared about. The vast majority just turned into pure rust. Now they are rare and quite expensive.
VW golf is a very popular car in Europe.
In the 90's I started with the second edition all my friends drove a Golf.
And we preferred the GTI edition but the Golf is just a Icon.
The "Spider" you found under the Rabbit Hood is a Bosch "K"-Jetronic.
The distribution Block feeds the injectors. The Intake sucks the air pass a disk, that sits on a spring. The more suction, The more travel this disk gets, The more fuel is given.
Not easy to rebuild, but possible for sure.
Good morning Randy
This is a very valuable car Randy, collectors item, here in England even non running, that car will fetch over £10,000 .
Very collectable Golf Cabriolet Karmann with quartett spoilerset addition , quite collectable als here in Europe. Good luck getting it at your inventory ❤
Fun fact; the camping trim paket "Eurovan" in the US is known as "California" in Europe. Karmann was a car company and a coachbuilder for convertibles. The Chrysler Crossfire was assembled in the Karmann plant as well. As far as I know there was never a diesel VW Golf I convertible model. Looks like a bosch KE jetronic; terrifying system to work on. Monkey Wrench Mike has experience on this topic.
Thank you Randy for another great video, you keep me entertained everynight after work.
That VW is a pretty hot item Randy. I once found one for $17K with 59K miles. Karmann is the coach builder they did bodywork. That engine also has the Bosch fuel system which is what you pointed out. Not many of those were made. If restored right you could get $10K possibly. The Corvette would definitely be an easy fix as well. Enjoying the videos.👍
That VW is worth close to $8k in decent shape. Especially being a Wolfsburg edition and that color scheme, they are starting to become collectors items
The WV with a little love and care will be a value car here in Costa Rica.... Precious car!
As always I Love your content 👍👍👍
about 30 years ago i used to buy only wolfberg edition golfs. here in so cal there were tons around, and rehabbing them was easy with lots of cheap parts, and a guy who only did vw's. i loved driving those cars. i should have kept one...
Love the videos
Same
That vw is mint! Gorgeous
Hi Randy, Those VW Rabbits convertibles are definitely collectable and worth a lot more then what you are winning it for.
Always amazed me how people who don't know how to fix body n paint damages try to convince me ( 43 yrs in body/paint repair) it's a EASY FIX!!
IF SO EASY TO FIX, WHY DONT "YOU" FIX IT!??????
2005 was the 1st yr of the C6 Corvette
i would not be surprised if the vw goes for over 5k.. just like all old vws prices keep going up.. that one is super clean too...
I bought an 81 Rabbit convertible as my first car in 1987 as a senior in HS. Back then they hadn't changed the name to Cabriolet yet. I wanted a convertible and it was what I could afford without a ton of work. Metallic burgundy with a black top and black interior. I loved that thing! I ended up sliding through an intersection in a fall nighttime storm and t-boned a 74 Chevy sedan of some sort. The engine was pushed up to eye level but was still running and still attached to the transmission. You could still put it in 1st and move despite it being destroyed. If we didn't live up a gravel road in the mountains I'd search for another one just for nostalgia.
That was another awesome video look forward to seeing ur videos every day 😊
Love the old Bosch K Jetronic injection! 💪
The thing sticking out of the side of the manifold is a cold start injector. If I remember it's K jetronic.fuel injection. There is a plate in the "throttle body" to the right front of the engine compartment. It raises and lowers with the amount of air being injested. It raises plungers under the throttle body which let more or less fuel go to the injectors. There is an electric fuel pump I forget if it's in the tank or not which feeds an "accumulator" which then goes on to the front and the engine. The timing belt is a snap to replace. Prob has electronic ig with a dist.
That Golf/Rabbit Cabrio...
Karmann is a European body builder, and have built various bodies for VW for decades.
The black bobble box is a vacuum reservoir.
Engine is a 1.8 8v petrol engine with Bosch Jetronic fuel injection. Similar system to the BurnBenz that Monkey Wrench Mike had but two less cylinders😉
Years ago I bought a 86 cabriolet on the tow at the action for $500.
Needed a mechanical fuel injection distributor. It was pretty cool. Other than the weak brakes. Pulled on a 91 cabriolet on the highway.
very nice walk around video Randy. I remember the Volkswagen Cabriolet my first girlfriend back in high school over here in Frankfurt Germany had one but in red color. But that was a long long time ago I am knot in high school anymore cause I am 56 years old and will be 57 next year.
I love the Prowler!! Wish I could have one.
You should get the vette. Doesn't matter how many vettes you have on the channel. You have awesome content
buy that VW !!!
That VW was my first car, it felt like a go-cart. My top didn't leak but it sounded like I was on top of an airplane going down the highway.
85 VW manual were strong (not fast by any means) but got great gas miles and biggest issue were coil pack and starter connector get corroded but simple cleanse and fuel pump. Which I think there’s two
Plus the biggest expense is the top! And that top is MINT doesn’t need to be replaced! That’s a huge savings right there!
I actually just saw one that sold for $9,500 with 240k miles and looked just as good as this one.
Wish I could copy n paste it onto here but they won’t let us yet
Randy those are collectible VW and as long as there is no rust they can go for as much as the old Beatles! Which I’ve seen sell for $10k and up with high miles!
That VW cabrio Wolfsburg edition is a classic Randy 👌
Thats the reason for the high price.
They are hard to find.
I almost bought a Fire and Ice VW Golf 2 in the 90's.
Some VW edition are very hard to find and this Wolfsburg is one of them..very rare
the technology isnt so hard to fix.
A Headcaskets i a well known problem but easy to fix.
Anyone else noticed the gtr behind the golf convertible
I hope so I've shown it in several videos.
@AutoAuctionRebuilds also the Mustang and Caddy were in great condition. I got a 96 deville in my yard, which still runs great
💫💫💫That VW is beautiful 💫💫💫
27:30 VW golf mk1 cabrio...stupid expensive in Europe..perfect for Nick...👍
The bubble thing on the hood is for the vacuum system. I bet it just needs a fuel pump relay. Our 87 starts the same as that, the relay is under the dash, wiggle it, and starts right up. The points where the hoses go into the block are the injectors.
Another great video as always and i enjoyed this alot and loved it and man that Lincoln was pretty freaking sweet and it just needs a good bath and of course get rhe engine nay all cleaned up and somebody would have themselves a nice ride and who cares about the hail damage shoot i would take it in a heartbeat and drive the heck out of it. And that lik vw i know u can get her running and driving would like to see it come to life i mean she ran for a split second tho which is a good sing. Anyways keepthp the great work much love to ya randy have a good one take care god bless and i will see ya on the next one
2005 was the first year of the C6 and 2004 was the last of the C5
I’ve had 3 of the VWs..loved them…I would love to have another one…
Yes, Randy, I used to work on volkswagens. That is a fuel injection, very confusing and very expensive if it's broken
That's a Nice VW golf 1 cabrio is awesome man😍 that thing is rare now a white on white with white wheels wowwww
Cool. looking forward to the new videos of cars you bought .🥰
These vw cabriolets are very popular and go fast when anybody has one for sale especially these early model vws !! I saw one at pick a part for sale hole run and drive it was going for 1000 and within that hour i was there that vw sold it was white on white !!
Vw cabrio's in nice shape are worth some money :)
Randy’s good old tricks lol got be cracking up with that VW.
Buy the corvette randy. It looks like a pretty easy fix. I love it.
I love you videos where do you sell your cars at i really do like the older cars and GM and i really liked the twin turbo ford taurus that you made a video on and the explore
Im a big fan of these older cars you wont see much like the Saab you made a video on i really like the cars that everyone else dosent take a peek at because they are a lil beat and have some miles
Haul your trailer! It's going to be spectacular
2005 was the first year of the C6, 2004 was the last year for the C4.
I know a husband and wife who had C4's.
One had a 2003 Z06, the other had just a plain Jane 2003 C4 coupe in an automatic configuration.
How far you can zoom on these new iPhone's is crazy.
I have a 3rd generation iPhone SE, the current one.
You were right on both accounts. It was called the Plymouth prowler when it first came out and then it changed to Chrysler in 1997
Hey Randy if you can get it and can get her road worthy let me know I'll buy it they are very hard to get up in western Canada.
I'm glad they put battery in a good spot on c5 corvette. vw rabbit convertible is cute.
I think someone pulled a fuse out on that VW hoping no one would get it to start! I forgot what fuse it is but the car will do hard start. It will eventually start and then stall out once you let off the gas! So I really think someone messed with it and know it runs! And it’s a classic collectible and worth ALOT more then $5,000
I like the Corvette Randy 😎😎👍you should keep this car on your list
20:45 I really don’t need another German car but good God that Wolfsburg Edition is cute, beautiful and sexy I want it😍
Like the vette hope you win it for cheap. Lincoln will be a good runner.
That Camero ss would be awesome for the channel I think. I understand, you probably don't want to do or show all the work though
Hope you win the white Volkswagen my uncles friend had one I love that car
The Lincoln SUV will make someone a good daily 😎😎👍👍
They're a sought after car actually in the V.W. COMMUNITY ❤S THEM
Afternoon randy it's 3.30pm here in Ireland love de video
Karmann manufactured the Cabriolets for Volkswagen. The Wolfsburg Editions usually had a few options included for less money than normally would be.
THAT RABBIT CABRIO IS A FIND
I like that vw convertible
My.
Uncle had a Volkswagen Golf mark1 Cabinet i got to drive.His was a 1983 model and it was amazing to drive
20:37 1980s Can’t Buy Me Love cool car 27:31 gtr 👀
uk back in the 90s if you had the VW GTI GOLF Soft-Top then you the man ... alway was in a golf going to work! ...! never owned one though 8(
you are dead right about the prowler, the cabriolet 😵 I hope its not Wizard Davids old machine 😎 wolfsburg edition is half a step higher than basic
wizard david?
@@kc0lif the car wizards first name is david🤓
That Chevy Cruz is the tote-the-note lot edition 😂
That white VW is cool.
My mum used to have a Volkswagen cabriolet a very very long time ago
The golf has a K-Jetronic fuel injection system
No Randy that is just red primer. It was never a taxi.
Do some investigation, but if this is a real Golf Mk1 Wolfsburg edition then it can be worth some money !
The Wolfsburg edition is fuel injected and those lines run all the way from the the tank and to the injector pump and to the distribution block then into the intake I know because I've owned one
America has cool cars
That poor Vette 🫣🫣😢😢
Gotta get that VW golf I reckon Randy!
Ragland and Bailey Collision Ctr in Ada, OK will paint fiberglass.
Would love to see a 80's Lincoln town car on the channel if you find can find one
Triple White edition on the cabriolet
thats a vw golf you call them a rabbit and its a MK 1 HARD TO FIND NOW IN good con great buy and the engine is them is bulletproof 100% great buy and its a karman witch is at the top end speck