Ratty Rescue: Rescue a Bunny to Help Other Bunnies (and Doggies and Kitties)

Have you ever wanted to save a car and give to a charity? Our latest Ratty Rescue allows you to do both. Add a cool car to your fleet, and help animals in need.

Our latest find, courtesy of VWVortex user jhk5200 who posted this in our forums, is a 1983 Volkswagen GTI. The auction for this hot hatch is at Insurance Auto Auctions, a company that specializes in “total loss, recovered theft, fleet lease, donation and rental vehicles.” The key word in that statement is donation. If I’m reading the listing correctly, this sale of this little Rabbit benefits the Humane Society of the United States.

The first thing you’ll notice about this MK1 GTI is that it is a pretty complete car. The body trim, badges, and the OEM “Snowflake” wheels are all present. Sure the body has some paint fade, and someone tested some spray paint on the rear hatch and C-pillars, but it’s all there. The ride height even looks stock.

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Inside, things are just as good. The driver’s door panel may be missing or modified somehow. The low-quality pictures make it difficult to determine. The dash has a missing panel (ashtray?), but is that an OEM radio I see? Check out the seats: they look to be in phenomenal condition. Even the driver’s seat bolsters are in great condition. Notice the keys hanging from the steering column; many auctioned cars lack keys. One less thing you’ll need to mess with.

Much like the lousy interior photos, it’s difficult to make out the condition of the engine. Two interesting items that caught my eye: the strut tower brace, and the upgraded spark plug wires. Some sort of car enthusiast owned this Bunny.

There are a couple issues with this GTI. One, it’s at an auction. Two, it appears only dealers, dismantlers (gulp), and exporters (gulp gulp) can bid on the car. But there is a link to licensed brokers IAA works with. Three, there may be a $200 fee to bid. Luckily the auction is open for around another six days, so you have time to figure this all out.

Take a look at the listing on IAA’s website for this 1983 GTI. Or if you are in Fremont California you can see the car in-person at their auction yard. There have been no bids on the car.

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