Today we bring you a car that wasn’t, to my knowledge, sold new in the United States. It’s a Mexican-spec Volkswagen Derby. Which was basically a rebadged SEAT Cordoba.
Basically, the car was built in Mexico using parts from Spain.
This particular example has about 82,000 miles on it and a five-speed manual. It apparently has just 90 horsepower from the 1.8-liter engine (some Googling shows that there are different versions of that engine, and indeed one version does make 90 hp).
There are no airbags, due to the different European safety standards of the time.
A tuneup has been done recently, the battery is new, and so are the tires. The clutch is new, too.
This car is based in Mexico, and it appears that the seller may be a dealer. So keep that in mind. Nothing against dealers, of course, but the buying experience, especially with a car based over the border, may be different than with a private seller. Importing vehicles can be tricky, too, but this car is more than 25 years old. That should make things easier.
If you want to check it out, the price is $5,200 and you can see more by clicking here.
[Images: Seller]
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