The collectability of classic VW Golfs isn’t going anywhere now. We all hoped that big-money GTIs were a blip, only for them to sort of stay there. Then go up a bit more. Now, in, those authentic originals are almost certain to remain highly prized. Bad news for those wanting to buy one; great news for those hoping to sell. To many, the Mk1 and Mk2 Golf are the definitive GTIs, and that seems unlikely to change.
Just as the Mk3 GTI will never, ever be anyone’s favourite. Even with the '90s fashionable and even with some smart-looking examples now around, its lesser-than status seems assured. Not as fun as the early cars, not as easily tuneable as later turbo models. That’s just the way it is. But the GTI wasn’t the only fast Golf Mk3, of course, because the third generation of Golf also saw the introduction.
True, the engine may have found its best-loved home in the front of the Corrado, and the R32 may remain the most revered Golf that isn’t a GTI, yet the VR6 remains significant. The near-180hp ensured a level of performance unheard of in a Golf until that time, along with a cultured, rasping soundtrack that a four-cylinder could never hope to replicate. Considered as a shrunken, practical GT rather than a supersonic pocket rocket, there was a lot to like about the VR6.
Certainly, this example shouldn’t be ignored. Short of a Rosso Corsa 355 that’s polished every day, it’s hard to imagine a red car from the '90s still retaining such lustrous paint, for starters. It looks to have been garaged for every night of its 29 years. The interior is perhaps more dour, though looks equally well preserved. Those perfectly paired BBS wheels have barely a mark on them.
Somewhat incredibly given the VR6’s reputation as a mile muncher, this Golf has covered just 43,000 miles since 1995 with only two owners. Clearly they’ve been dedicated to the car and its up keep, because this sort of condition doesn’t happen by accident. For a Golf edition that’s widely liked but perhaps not adored, that’s good to see. As a three-door manual, it’s the most desirable spec for collectors . which doesn’t go very far on planet classic Golf.
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