June 5th, 2010 
David 
Ryan asked:
I am thinking about buying a 1989 Volkswagen GTI. I am a volkswagen fan, and I really like the looks of the older GTI's. I would also Like to spend a few dollars on some performance parts ( I am not looking to spend thousands and thousands of dollars, as I am not looking to build a race car.) I am just wondering what kind of parts are available, as well as what upgrades would be good investments to make it more fun to drive. Any suggestions? I know I was not very specific, but any suggestions at all would be appreciated.
David
I am thinking about buying a 1989 Volkswagen GTI. I am a volkswagen fan, and I really like the looks of the older GTI's. I would also Like to spend a few dollars on some performance parts ( I am not looking to spend thousands and thousands of dollars, as I am not looking to build a race car.) I am just wondering what kind of parts are available, as well as what upgrades would be good investments to make it more fun to drive. Any suggestions? I know I was not very specific, but any suggestions at all would be appreciated.
David
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I used to own a 90 GTI manual. I can tell u from experience that parts for these cars can get expensive(depending on what part). First when you buy it you definitely have to change all of the fluids, filters and possibly belts/hoses.If your looking for appearance modifications, painting the car maybe dark blue or metallic black would look good.Also adding some rims. For engine modifications i would go with just a intake. i wouldn’t put a turbo or a chip because it will give you problems later on(old engines).
Best of luck!
Well you can do the normal bolt on up grades, like intake or dual weber carb set up….. if you want a real upgrade, take a 2.0L bottom end and port and polish a 1.8L head and put that in there.