1989 Volkswagen Golf 1.8 GTI
Price: £16,750. Above the going rate: £6,168 (58%) over the AskCar estimate of £10,582, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 10,482 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts on AskCar as of 9 November 2026.
AskCar lists 10,872 used Volkswagen Golf from 3,638 UK dealerships, as of 9 November 2026.
Overview
- Make: Volkswagen
- Model: Golf
- Trim: GTI
- Version: 1.8 GTI Manual FWD 2dr (112 bhp)
- Year: 1989
- Mileage: 123,000 miles
- Fuel: Petrol
- Body: Convertible, 2 doors, 4 seats
- Engine: 1.8 litres, 112 bhp
- Gearbox: Manual
- Drive: Front-wheel drive
- Colour: Red
About this car
This 1989 Volkswagen Golf GTI has covered 123,000 miles. The dealer is asking £16,750, which is £6,168 above the AskCar estimate of £10,582. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 10,482 Volkswagen Golf cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 165 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. It is for sale at Motor Lounge in Radlett. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.
Stock data as of 9 November 2026.
Motor Lounge is rated 4.6 out of 5 on Google.
Price
Above the going rate: £6,168 (58%) over the AskCar estimate of £10,582.
The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.
It draws on 10,482 priced Volkswagen Golf adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 9 November 2026.
Time on sale
This 1989 Volkswagen Golf has been on sale for at least 165 days.
Price history
AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £16,750. Its asking price has not changed.
Mileage and MOT
MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 9 November 2026: valid until 16 April 2027.
It has had 20 MOTs. The latest, on 17 April 2026, passed.
There were no advisories at the latest test.
Mileage at that test: 122,142 miles, which matches the advertised 123,000 miles.
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Photos
50 photos of this car are on its AskCar page.
As of 9 November 2026, AskCar lists 584,619 cars and vans from 12,676 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.