Aussie Golf/Audi forum

The forum has taken a different tack to that anticipated. This is mostly due to potential user demand. Water cooled people really wanted to be separated from the air cooled mob and existing forums became "difficult". As you know I'm a diesel freak, but I also have a petrol engined Audi and Peugeot, so I had no excuse not to be a bit more eclectic.
Here in Oz the Golf is having a popularity revival. We even have a Golf 5 diesel or two being officially imported. Goverenment taxes (we have a "luxury car" tax) make Audis pretty expensive so only the well off tend to buy them, and because rust is generally not a problem in such a dry continent they maintain their value. But there are enough owners of used Audis and late model Golfs to make the forum useful. Lots of young blokes are hotting up their Golfs and loving them. Diesels are rare. Aussies simply have not taken to diesel cars (altough there are plenty of diesel SUVs and "real" 4WDs around).
So, althought ther is a Mk1 and Mk2 forum there may be little else of interest to most of you, but please visit occasionally and have a look at things down here near Antarctia!
VWWatercooled Australia

hello

was the mk1 officialy imported to OZ?and if so does the spec differ from a standard European or American MK1? (AIR con as standard, Power steering etc)

thanks

G'day…
Yes, the Mk1 was imported from 1974 to 1981. Chrome bumpers to late '77, wrap-around placcies from then on. No Mk2s were officially imported, although some came in as personal imports from UK, SA, NZ etc. My diesel is a 1978 with placcie bumpers (but with the easrly dash).