gti newb

hi all, my name is dan, im from norfolk and i drive an impreza wrx. i also own a 68 vw camper undergoing resto atm, and the wife owns a ford focus, however this is about to change as this afternoon we are going to pick up a mk1 gti for her.    will hopefully get some pics up soon.




anyone want to buy a focus  :wink:

hi dan, welcome and good luck with buying the mk1, are you buying it for the wife? 8O

get some photos up on the site when you get it.

andy

p.s. i don't want the focus

Nice swap for the missus! Look forward to seeing some pics, and welcome :wink:

Andy

few pics

dan the car looks great, and in the best colour!!! are you going to change the wheels?

Hi dan, Nice mk1  - I remember you from scoobycity, how is your impreza going? unforunatly I sold mine last summer to a guy in birmingham who wrote it off 3 days later :roll: but hey welcome to the economical world of Golf ownership :wink:

andyq said

dan the car looks great, and in the best colour!!! are you going to change the wheels?

thanks, yes i will change the wheels eventually, once the mrs is used to driving it. i also want to change the grille for one with a red edge to it and replace the silver stripes down the sides. there are a few bit interior wise which are nigleing at me atm, but all in good time.

Mr_GTI said

Hi dan, Nice mk1  - I remember you from scoobycity, how is your impreza going? unforunatly I sold mine last summer to a guy in birmingham who wrote it off 3 days later :roll: but hey welcome to the economical world of Golf ownership :wink:

hi mr gti, what was your user name? sorry to hear about your scoob. yup im still on scoobycity. the ol scoob is a bit poorly, i threw some cash at it last year as she wasnt running right and got her to go from 220bhp to 294bhp, but then the clutch went, so replaced that 5 weeks ago just to pop the engine two days later she is down in colchester atm having the bottom end rebuilt, hope to have her back this week. the mrs wont be drivung the golf for long as i need her to run the scoob in as she does about 70 miles per day where as i only do about 10, and its got to be driven at 3000rpm for 2000 miles

I used to post on there as Mr_Scooby I'm still registered and every now and then have a look about on the site, I will at some point in the not too distant future own another wrx as they are awesome and I really miss mine  :cry: . I remember shelling out nearly 3k when my engine went pop still no regrets but it was painful running it in just remember not to stick at the same speed  - don't sit at 60 on the motorway for 100 miles it won't do you any good - town driving was best, low speed and lots of gear changes mean the revs are always varied

Oh and if you need any bits Dan PM me as i've got loads of old trim and interior parts in the garage

nice car, is that a r5gtt i see in the background? i seriously was tempted to getting 1 after taking 1 for a drive :?

lowmk1 said

nice car, is that a r5gtt i see in the background? i seriously was tempted to getting 1 after taking 1 for a drive :?

they rank as one of the most unreliable cars i've ever owned….was exceptionally quick though when running well

lowmk1 said

nice car, is that a r5gtt i see in the background? i seriously was tempted to getting 1 after taking 1 for a drive :?

yup, its my neighbours, think it an 88/89 model, has the electronic cooling fan that comes on after the engine is switched off. not a bad line up outside my house even if i do say so myself.

Mr_GTI said

lowmk1 said

nice car, is that a r5gtt i see in the background? i seriously was tempted to getting 1 after taking 1 for a drive :?

they rank as one of the most unreliable cars i've ever owned….was exceptionally quick though when running well

ive heard so many horror stories about R5's, but he's had this one for over 5 years and not a single problem with it other than the usual wear and tear (brakes, tyres etc etc).