In my opinion the cost of a 1.8 kr 16v engine including installation, freight of the Melbourne car to Sydney and getting it registered will outweigh the cost of buying the Golf on carsales. Plus (I haven't seen the car, so don't know for certain), from what people are saying on this forum, the 16v conversion on the carsales Golf had been done really well. So, nothing against the red GTI for sale on this forum, but if your plan would be to buy it to stick a 16v in it, I think it will always work out cheaper to get one that's already had the conversion done. Also, I would think they should be negotiable on the price (from what I remember this car was sold a few years back for less than what they are asking now - and, again, based on the comments on this forum, it was in a better condition back then). Just my 2c.
Good luck!
Cheers, Dom.
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