I just bought a 1993 Cabriolet to fill the empty hole in my heart left when I sold my 1986 GTI 30 years ago. These cars are not just means of transportation...They are time machines that take you back! Great Video!
You nailed it! I wasn't into cars but pulled the trigger on a 92 cabby that according to the seller "just needed a tune up", yeah right, but honestly I couldn't be happier learning how to fix it and driving it.
Thanks! I had to sell this one for my other project I'm filming, but down the road, I really want to get a triple white Cabbie or a Yellow w/white top. happy cruising!
Good review. There’s a ‘90 model sitting in a car lot down the road from me and it’s calling my name. $2500 is very high but it’s had some mods done so I’m checking it out next week.
Those Cars when in good condition actually have very good brake power(specially with 15" and good tyres) even for today standards, check motor week test and compare values with new cars, I know from my own experience. The thing is that those Cars are old and most of them no longer represent what they used to be when new. My opinion, I do not agree with some points on the video, because you are probably based the opinion in that car only, but I loved your vídeo, keep on the excellent work. Sadly we live very far away, otherwise I'll be happy to invite you to test my 91 cabriolet rivage spec, I use it like you do, full send it, but its in a very good condition.
That car sounds lovely! I'm always happy when I hear about more of these being kept on the road. And I agree, I feel a little bad about how I portrayed this car as the next owner figured out its fuel pressure regulator was bad and it was holding back quite a bit of power. I do however miss the car dearly aha They're so much fun and I really enjoyed every time I got to drive it so I am looking for another one! We've since picked up a 1995 Cabrio that we're going to drive for a while, but I don't feel it has quite the same special feeling that this Cabriolet had. Once I find a Yellow or a white Clipper Cabriolet in good running nick, I might make a follow-up video aha Either way, thanks for the comment and watching! Happy cruising in your VW!
You can easily get these to handle better than the GTI. Stock they are fine as well as long as the components are in good working order. My 91 will have better springs and sway bars installed and good brakes. I will lower it a bit to drop the center of gravity. One need not have a wobble mobile.
I like it! I liked how it was, there's something fun about how it always felt like I could drive it on the limit, but if I was building one (Jason Camissa has a really nice one with a 16v swap and upgraded suspension that I'd model after) I certainly think I'd go cabbie before a hard top, just because it's more versatile and can handle the same. Cheers!
@@200degrees Once you go electric you won't go back to gas. I love electric. My little Fiat 500E is a blast to drive and my first conversion was a 64 Ghia.
I snatched up a clean 2000 Cabrio. The Cabriolets were a Shit Show. Even nicer ones needed work. The Cabrios held up better. Found a GL to to avoid power tops or windows. Has some nice features like a power deck lid I use constantly and door locks, alarm. Top like new. Super stoked.
So I ended up selling this black Cabriolet and missed having the convertible so I picked up a 1995 Cabrio. I'll be curious what it'll be like having owned each! It certainly hasn't got the same character, but it might be a better car haha
I've picked up a 1995 Cabrio, and now own a 1988 Cabriolet and my 1995 Cabrio. You're right there's a huge change in refinement between the two cars, I'll be making a video of the two cars side by side shortly to compare the refinement vs the nostalgia!
@@200degrees Cabrio is too rounded - I like the squared lines of the CAbriolet - bought a graphite '87 Wolfsburg Cabriolet off the dealer showroom floor in 87, sold it in 2000, regretted it, and in 2003 bought a red '92 Cab.
@@user-jv9qz2bu1r I'm really excited to make this new video, I've got my 95 Cabrio and my 88 Clipper Cabriolet beside each other (I've been doing a paint restoration on the 88) and they're very different yet simillar cars. My heart tells me I want the 88 with its iconic style, loveable chracter and heritage. Logic tells me the 95 drives with more refinement and acts more like a useable daily car, somewhere inbetween I'll have to decide which one to keep!
@@200degrees rough situation, my PayPal account is on hold, all my money in and no solution, and I have kids this is the only reason that push me to sale my lovely golf
That's fair, for the early 90's it wasn't bad, not the fastest by small car standards, but not the slowest by far. But for driving around now I found it was a workout for the car to keep up with the traffic I encounter daily. This isn't a bad thing because I find it very entertaining to be able to use all the power all the time, and I actually started taking the cabbie more than my motorcycle because it's more fun to be the slow car on the road than the fast one in traffic, but I think that's where I came to call it slow. 30 years on speed has moved away from it.
I just bought a 1993 Cabriolet to fill the empty hole in my heart left when I sold my 1986 GTI 30 years ago. These cars are not just means of transportation...They are time machines that take you back! Great Video!
You nailed it! I wasn't into cars but pulled the trigger on a 92 cabby that according to the seller "just needed a tune up", yeah right, but honestly I couldn't be happier learning how to fix it and driving it.
This is beyond good compared to most reviews nowdays. Thank you
Great video. I just bought a 1992 Cabriolet Carat and I just said my favorite part has been how much I've learned so far.
Thanks! I had to sell this one for my other project I'm filming, but down the road, I really want to get a triple white Cabbie or a Yellow w/white top. happy cruising!
We have a 91 Green 1.8 98hp model with the digifant injection. Its my favourite car.
Here in Europe they were 112 BHP :-)
Good review. There’s a ‘90 model sitting in a car lot down the road from me and it’s calling my name. $2500 is very high but it’s had some mods done so I’m checking it out next week.
I highly recommend it! I ended up selling this one, I got a good offer on it. But I missed it so much I just bought another one last week aha
You'll have fun with it especially in the summer with the top down.
Love driving top down at any speed. Such fun cars to drive. 👍🏻
Those Cars when in good condition actually have very good brake power(specially with 15" and good tyres) even for today standards, check motor week test and compare values with new cars, I know from my own experience.
The thing is that those Cars are old and most of them no longer represent what they used to be when new.
My opinion, I do not agree with some points on the video, because you are probably based the opinion in that car only, but I loved your vídeo, keep on the excellent work. Sadly we live very far away, otherwise I'll be happy to invite you to test my 91 cabriolet rivage spec, I use it like you do, full send it, but its in a very good condition.
That car sounds lovely! I'm always happy when I hear about more of these being kept on the road.
And I agree, I feel a little bad about how I portrayed this car as the next owner figured out its fuel pressure regulator was bad and it was holding back quite a bit of power.
I do however miss the car dearly aha They're so much fun and I really enjoyed every time I got to drive it so I am looking for another one! We've since picked up a 1995 Cabrio that we're going to drive for a while, but I don't feel it has quite the same special feeling that this Cabriolet had.
Once I find a Yellow or a white Clipper Cabriolet in good running nick, I might make a follow-up video aha
Either way, thanks for the comment and watching! Happy cruising in your VW!
Just a few wires or fuses pretty simple and easy to work on and fix the things that are mit working
These cars draw the looks I should know I own one... amazing cars
I have a 1985 vw cabriolet that I’m building on rn. I just need some help with a couple things
Man, I miss my 92 VW!
The VW Golf I Cabriolet came out in Gti but it was called Gli
Oh sweet! I didn’t know that!
You can easily get these to handle better than the GTI. Stock they are fine as well as long as the components are in good working order. My 91 will have better springs and sway bars installed and good brakes. I will lower it a bit to drop the center of gravity. One need not have a wobble mobile.
I like it! I liked how it was, there's something fun about how it always felt like I could drive it on the limit, but if I was building one (Jason Camissa has a really nice one with a 16v swap and upgraded suspension that I'd model after) I certainly think I'd go cabbie before a hard top, just because it's more versatile and can handle the same.
Cheers!
@@200degrees Picking up a 91 Cabbie tomorrow. It will be converted to electric.
@@kafermotorwerks oh that’s so sweet! I just built e-bikes and my next project is to convert a car, I’ve always thought it would be cool!
@@200degrees Once you go electric you won't go back to gas. I love electric. My little Fiat 500E is a blast to drive and my first conversion was a 64 Ghia.
@@kafermotorwerks Good to know! I always have 5 or 6 cars at any time so I feel like it would be fun to have a mix, that way I can enjoy both sides!
I snatched up a clean 2000 Cabrio. The Cabriolets were a Shit Show. Even nicer ones needed work. The Cabrios held up better. Found a GL to to avoid power tops or windows. Has some nice features like a power deck lid I use constantly and door locks, alarm. Top like new. Super stoked.
So I ended up selling this black Cabriolet and missed having the convertible so I picked up a 1995 Cabrio. I'll be curious what it'll be like having owned each! It certainly hasn't got the same character, but it might be a better car haha
@@200degrees its a vastly better car. Talked to a couple mechanics I trust before getting it. Just keep it on the downlow ;)
I've picked up a 1995 Cabrio, and now own a 1988 Cabriolet and my 1995 Cabrio. You're right there's a huge change in refinement between the two cars, I'll be making a video of the two cars side by side shortly to compare the refinement vs the nostalgia!
@@200degrees Cabrio is too rounded - I like the squared lines of the CAbriolet - bought a graphite '87 Wolfsburg Cabriolet off the dealer showroom floor in 87, sold it in 2000, regretted it, and in 2003 bought a red '92 Cab.
@@user-jv9qz2bu1r I'm really excited to make this new video, I've got my 95 Cabrio and my 88 Clipper Cabriolet beside each other (I've been doing a paint restoration on the 88) and they're very different yet simillar cars. My heart tells me I want the 88 with its iconic style, loveable chracter and heritage. Logic tells me the 95 drives with more refinement and acts more like a useable daily car, somewhere inbetween I'll have to decide which one to keep!
And the door handles break like crazy
Nice golf ❤
the reason the seats are moving around is because the plastic guides are worn or missing , otherwise they would be fine
Oh cool, good to know! I did think it was weird to be a factory setup, so that makes sense that something wore down. Cheers!
Thanks for the video, I have the karmann for sale
Nice! Why are you selling yours?
@@200degrees rough situation, my PayPal account is on hold, all my money in and no solution, and I have kids this is the only reason that push me to sale my lovely golf
@@goodvibes9668 I’m sorry to hear that, hopefully situations allow you another in the future!
@@200degrees thank you so much ✌🏼
How tall are you? I feel like my head might stick out over the windshield if I get one
I’m 6ft1 with a taller torso, I fit in this no problem but Miatas were tiny!
This car was not slow for the time. Our does 0-60 in 10sec and that’s not slow
That's fair, for the early 90's it wasn't bad, not the fastest by small car standards, but not the slowest by far. But for driving around now I found it was a workout for the car to keep up with the traffic I encounter daily. This isn't a bad thing because I find it very entertaining to be able to use all the power all the time, and I actually started taking the cabbie more than my motorcycle because it's more fun to be the slow car on the road than the fast one in traffic, but I think that's where I came to call it slow. 30 years on speed has moved away from it.
Still trying to sell it?
Nope, this one found a great home! Was sad to see it go but it funded a video coming out shortly and I'll get another later.
Yes
Poor car! 😢
Car is with a new owner but still running strong! 👍