I bid you gentlemen farewell

Gents, its been hard to do, but my beloved mk1 has been sold.
I decided to get something more modern as the missis needs to share a car with me. She liked but didn't want to drive the mk1 as she was scared it might break down (as if  :wink: ) Anyway its gone to a good home, a mate called Dan who i'm sure will look after it.

But its not all bad, i've stuck to the best hatch there is and bought another golf (my 3rd) - a mk3gti16v which i'm very happy with. I won a haynes manual for it on ebay on sunday for ?2 !! and i've been to GSF for plugs, filters, oil etc today. So hopefully it'll be good to me.

I know the mk3 gets a panning from the golf purists, but i actually really love the 16v lump and it handles pretty well considering its 1120kgs. I could see myself delving into suspension mods down the line though :wink:

Anyway, thanks so much for all your help, i only wish i could find a mk3 forum thats even close to the level of technical expertise as this forum is.

All the best,
Greg

ps. here's a few pics of the new car.

good luck old chap  :evil:

ur be back  :naughty:  :pray:

There's not a wave goodbye smilie

you will be back one day  :wink:

ill give you 6 months  :wink:
all the best mate, nice looking motor that!
cheers,
paul

Mk1s are a bit like the hotel California… you can check out, but you can never leave. You'll be back, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon; and for the rest of your life…  8)   Three misquotes in one post!

Cheers,

Drew.

Sorry to see you go Greg (but can I use your pics in next years calendar you sent me?!! )

seriously tho, shame but looks like you have bought a tidy example of the MK3 - and as stated, you will be back!!

Best wishes
Andy

Good riddance mk3 scumbag!  8O

Just a little farewell jape! Only kidding! Best of luck and I hope you will see sense in the near future!    Toodleoo!

Nothing wrong with the mk3, makes a good reliable daily driver. Maybe in the future greg you will have the oportunity to own both so you can pamper a mk1 on the weekends

drew said

Mk1s are a bit like the hotel California… you can check out, but you can never leave.

Too true - that is the best thing I've heard for a while hehehe…

I went down the Mk3 route and missed the old Mk1 almost immediately. Luckily it didn't sell and was sat on the drive waiting for my return!

Many thanks guys, i'm touched :cry:
I think Drew summed it up perfectly - i'm just checking out for a while, i'll be back one day. Hopefully with a nice campaign  
All the very best,
Greg

Sorry to hear you're defecting Greg enjoyed the 1.1 blog. You'll be back.

Very nice looking mk3 Golf Greg , no doubt everything is electrical, with on rattles, no vibration, no RUST and is very comfortable. Makes sense really.

All the best Greg.

Very nice looking mk3 Golf Greg  , no doubt everything is electrical, with on rattles, no vibration, no RUST and is very comfortable. Makes sense really.

But what whould you you do with your evenings/weekends? Enjoy yourself, spend money on the other half or the kids? Where's the fun in that..  :dontknow:
 :wink:

Seen you back on the site soon Greg…!

I decided to get something more modern as the missis needs to share a car with me. She liked but didn't want to drive the mk1 as she was scared it might break down.

I'd have changed the missis and kept the car - much better plan! - lol

Probably cheaper!  :wink: