New to all this!

Hi all  Well, after watching a random film last week with a Clipper in it I suddenly found I had a desperate need for one! After trawling though eBay I came across a possible on at £800 so decided to watch it until the end to see how high it would go. Hmmm, turned out it didn't go up at all and I ended up winning it for £820 Wondering what we'd got ourselves into we pootled off to Portsmouth last night to pick it up fearing I may have bought a complete donkey. Turns out it wasn't and the bodywork was perfect, it had a new roof and Pirelli wheels and I fell head over heels for it. Admittedly there was excessive play in the steering and the brakes were appalling but I could live with that It had a couple of issues such as fuel gauge not working, no dash lights, no radio and no indicators but these are all little things I could deal with. However, about 20 miles into a 60 mile journey I lost 5th gear and by the time we reached Surrey I'd also lost 3rd!!! I then bottled it and got my other half to drive it the rest of the way while I followed in our other car!

Still, it could have been worse and we made it all the way back to south east London without further mishap so he can pop on a new gearbox and we'll be sorted.

Anyway, sorry for waffling and here's a couple of pics. Looking forward to getting lots of help from this great site

 

Very nice cabby..let the fun begin.
Welcome to the club.

Hi there and welcome to MK1 ownership and all the joy and heartache it brings.

Sounds like you had quite a journey back for £800 it sounds like you have a bit of a bargain there.

Best of luck

Smudger

Sounds like you got your moneys worth just on the drive home!!! 
Love the wheels so enjoy the car!

Great purchase Mrs!! Even with the issues you've  raised, well worth it. You will probably find a referb kit for your gear selector will sort that out. You can get them from Crazy Quiffs on here for a very reasonable price! Your electrical issues will be minor gremlins. If you sign up for membership theirs plenty of discounts to be had too…  

Chris

Thanks for your nice responses!  

Can't wait for the weekend so I can have a play  

It's good to see another female of the species has joined up!  I've loved classic Vw's all my driving life (about 18 years) and when I go car hunting with my hubby we get some raised eyebrows when he stands back and I do all the poking and prodding!!

Hi! It's always good to have as many women on board as you can Sadly I'm no expert but I'm keen to learn and have picked up stuff from my other half as we have a 1973 VW Campervan (just sold our old one, new resto time!) so he loves the Golf too Can't wait to get it on the road 

Gordonthegolfer said

Great purchase Mrs!! Even with the issues you've  raised, well worth it. You will probably find a referb kit for your gear selector will sort that out. You can get them from Crazy Quiffs on here for a very reasonable price! Your electrical issues will be minor gremlins. If you sign up for membership theirs plenty of discounts to be had too…  

Chris

Thanks for the advice Chris, I'll make sure I get that  

Just become a member so looking forward to the discounts!

Hello and welcome to the club. Nice cabby you got there, well worth £800

Good luck with getting her back to normal, doesn't sound like to much work

Andy.

Welcome aboard. Looks tidy. 
Make sure the brown white wire is connected to the corner stud of the rocker cover. From there a earth strap goes to the bolt that holds the coil mounting bracket in place. This is earth point for the clocks.
Could be a dead fuse too.
If after all that the clocks are all dead it could be the voltage regulator on the back of the clocks.
That's the fun thing but also the frustrating thing, looking trying and then fixing lol.

Enjoy your new purchase.
Oh and hurry up the sun is out today. Roof down, shades on lol.

Cheers

Chortle 

Hi

Welcome to the Mk1 Golf Owners Club, enjoy your stay and feel free to browse around the forum and ask any questions you may have, we are all a friendly bunch, and will try and help where we can : - )
If you are looking to save money make sure you check out here:
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/index.php?page=purchase&type=message&id=-1&product=USERGROUP5
For just £20 a year for paid membership, you have soon saved more than the paid membership free on discounts from the partners that support our paid members, and on top of that help the club keep going.
As a club we encourage people to meet up, make new friends and share experiences and knowledge we have all had with our golfs etc , so if that's your sort of thing keep an eye on the Regional and National pages below, where there will be details of meets in and around your location. Also details of who your Regional Host is or are, feel free to contact them about meets in your area also.
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=national_2
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=regional_2

And finally the biggest event of the year ! ! The Mk1 Golf Owners Club - Annual Gathering. If you are looking for a great weekend or even just coming along for the day , fun and laughter, meet new people, enjoy a drive out of 90+ Mk1 Golfs, a great show and shine day on the Sunday and Auto jumble then it's not to be missed : - ) , see here for details:
http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=forumview&id=2013-annual-gathering

I look forward to meeting you at some shows / club meets in the near future
Cheers
Rich