Here under false pretences?

Hi all, I'm here to pick you brains regarding Mk 1 Golfs although I'm actually a Scirocco owner (1990 GTII). Lots of similarities under the skin though, so I hope you'll forgive me. I have owned two Mk 1s in the past so perhaps I'm not beyond redemption.

From what I've seen of this site there is a huge body of knowledge out there, looking forward to chatting to some of you.

Cheers, Chris

Hi Chris and welcome

Any plans to get another MK1?

Let's see some pics of the rocco :wink:

Cheers
Andy

I'm not actively planning to get another Mk 1 but then again, I wasn't planning to get the Scirocco, so you never know. Here's a few pics of Cleo to be getting on with:











As you can see, she's very tidy but there's enough little jobs to keep me occupied at the weekends.

Cheers, Chris

Welcome mate, looks just like my old rocco, tempted to get another as i really liked my old one..

welcome nice car, had loads of them

Thanks for the warm welcome, I'm really pleased with the car so far. Only 81K and 2 owners before me, the last since the car was 18 months old.

Does anyone know if the lower centre console from a Mk 1 with fit a Scirocco? They look very similar. I'm asking because I want to fit a set of guages (oil pressure/temp and voltmeter) and I don't really want to mess around with making up a three hole mounting!

Cheers
Chris

Nice 'rocco, welcome to the site,

Hi Chris, welcome!  

Where are you based? Looks very much like the red Rocco that followed me through Stansted in Essex a few months back??

Love it  

welcome but its a he not a she  :wink:
Bert

I don't think it can have been the one you saw in Stansted, Debs, I've only had it a couple of weeks. Before that it had been garaged for about 18 months, not far from Stansted though as it happens.

Definitely a she, Bert. My old Golf was known as Cleo because my charming son (12 going on thick ear) said he thought it "looked like it had been made by the ancient Egyptians". The Scirocco is the same age as the Golf was, hence Cleopatra II, to give her her full name. The alternative was Anthony - a choice of name which was immediately discarded!

Cheers
Chris

You ought to pop along to the next Essex meet, then we can all drool over Cleo!    

Well, Debs, you never know. Cleo is almost an Essex girl (spent most of her life in St. Albans I understand) but I'm currently based in Wiltshire. Mind you I'm often looking for an excuse to get behind the wheel (spend most of my life on bloody trains) and Essex isn't that far really when the sun's out……

Long summer (!?) days ahead - plenty of time to drive to Essex and back!  8)  

You're right, Debs….I might just do that. When's the next one?

Cheers

From the Essex Region Page

NEXT REGIONAL MEET……..
The next meet will be on Saturday 24th May 2008. Held at the The White Hart p.h. Colchester Road, Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 5PG. Located just off the A12 Boreham interchange opposite Sainsbury's petrol station.

We usually time it for about 3ish. Some of us stay and eat at the pub (Good value - buy one meal, get one free!!)

Look forward to meeting Cleo - and you, of course  

Location: Curently residing amongst the Swindish

poor guy  :roll:  

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Location: Curently residing amongst the Swindish
 


poor guy   

Indeed. Strumpets and rapscallions, the lot of 'em.

Cheers

I recently turned down a scirocco that was offered to my dad for free, some guy he knows wanted to clear garage space.  I'm starting to regret it but one Cabby money pit was enough for me (damn my sensible side!) ops:

The phrase "Free Scirocco" made me prick my ears up! I suppose it all depends on what state the Scirocco was in. There are plenty of sound ones around so there's really no need to bother yourself with a basket case. Mind you, even the sound ones have a list of things that need looking at as long as your arm, especially if you're a perfectionist. It's just such a lovely, old fashioned, honest sort of car though…one you almost wear rather than sit in.

Cheers