Is it Worth Carrying On With It??
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Is it Worth Carrying On With It??
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I really want a mk2, a frsh start with no problems no driving sideways etc etc lol, but i've recently spent a fortuen on parts for this heap…should i get another mk1?
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It sounds to me as if you got your heart set on a mk2 or a different car, if so you won't be content until you tried one so go for a few test drives and see what you think. i really rate the mk2 GTI as a great all rounder and good for soaking up the miles if you have to use it daily.
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I love the mk1 tho, even when i was 15 every1 in school were talking and drawing pictures of scoobys n the like, n all i ever talkd about was the mk1, im 20 now n feel it might be the time to move on but…..the amount of comments and looks i used to get when i used to blip my mk1 about town…even now… wheres its been sat in the garage for about 4 month, when the garge doors up poeple ask me q's about it. A part of me wants to get it up and running, its looks all sorry for itself sat there…i know it could be a good car really just needs some love…but man its a stressful thing thinking about. Fancy a mk3 polo GT tho..as i know i can get insured on it… :dontknow:
I dont wanna spend money getting a new rear beam front hubs wishbones etc n find it still crabs to the side….
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I started off with a mint low mileage white mk2 GTI (E638 WKA), I cherished the car and polished everything on it weekly. The car seemed fairly quick and returned 53mpg on the motorway at 65mph. I especially liked the twin exhaust and the rear view of the car. Everything changed when I bumped into a MK1 GTI owner, he let me drive the car and the rest is history. I was hooked. Jump into a mk2 GTI drive it, then step into a mk1 GTI, you will then understand.
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Campaign Mk 1 Black
16v Mk2 Red (decsd )
16v Mk2 Red (decsd )
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A mate of mine smacked his Golf Hard on a kerb and had the same problem you have , crabbing and jumpy steering . Turns out the steering rack was bent , i would think yours has gone the same way .
Would i carry on ? YES YES YES the list you have of problems is not much when you break it down . At least finished it's worth a lot more dosh towards a new one ….
look forward to seeing it in August then at the MK1 meet ? Good luck …….
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lhasa said
The mk2, I agree is a more refined drive with better brakes and seems more grown up, having said that the mk1 GTI is sheer raw power with better power to weight ratio than the mk2 and better handling. Infact it is only the mk5 GTI that beats the mk1 power to weight ratio and that is only by a whisker.
Thats why im putting a 2 litre 2e lump in mine 'the original updated' pah bring it on lardy
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Campaign Mk 1 Black
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I just been and sat in it for the past 20 mins, its put me in a better mood. Visualy the car is mint, just the machanics side..
Cudd you say this happend to your mate, did he fix the problem? how did he do it? did everything work fine after that, ie no crabbing etc?
So all i would need to replace is rear beam, front wishbones and steering rack? would that be all thats needed? i just about struggld to fit the front breaks, i think doing summet like this would be way over my head…
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As said earlier get a haynes manual and dive in and if you get stuck post up your prob's
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Mk 1's are VERY easy to work on IMO.
If you get rid of it, you'll regret it.
They're like a pleasent disease.
If you need advice, ASK.
Real golfers don't play with clubs
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