Originally posted by Y2kPython
not sure about the difference between a 99 and a 99.5...... this is my first VW and I just got it on Friday.
They are two different body styles. The 99.5 looks like the current Golfs (more rounded).
I'm going to guess that you have a Mk3, since you posted that you had a 2.0L motor in the GTI. I believe they only offered the 2.0L in the GTI in the Mk3 chassis.