first post

this is my first post so i want to say hi

i am young (15)  and i want to restore a mk1 to original condision for when i get mt license.  I have been looking and i have seen cars for very little money with no rust.  Problem is that when ive phoned the owner they all say the car is sold.  

can you tell me what exactly i should look out for and help me make a good desicion

Welcome Youngdub!

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i woudnt mind a cabrio but is the handling ruined by the loss of roof

youngdub said

i woudnt mind a cabrio but is the handling ruined by the loss of roof

IMO no, others may argue

Welcome by the way!

its not the handling you've got to worry about at your age - it's insurance!

I'd be interested to hear how much they would want you to pay for insurance for a cabby!

in answer to your question - i'm sure it does effect the handling not having a roof, but having never driven a tintop Mk1 i couldn't tell you by howmuch.

Welcome, by the way.

do u have to be a specific age to have the classic inshurance

youngdub said

i woudnt mind a cabrio but is the handling ruined by the loss of roof

I briefly owned a Cabrio recently and thought it compared quite well with the tintop when the roof was up but there was a degree of scuttle shake when the roof was down. Apart from that I thought the cabby handled pretty well.

well im goin to a veedub breakers on friday to see wats on offer

youngdub said

do u have to be a specific age to have the classic inshurance

Pretty sure they start from 19yrs old

youngdub said

well im goin to a veedub breakers on friday to see wats on offer

You after a "damaged repairable" then ?

well not after im just goin for a butchers to check the bair minimum

if i found a damadged/repairable with a sound shell for say ?100 would it be worth it

I would have thought that most MK1's in scrappies are in their due to being badly corroded MOT failures so ideally are suited to providing spare parts, rather than being bought as restoration projects. That's why I thought you must have been after a damaged repairable. Tread very carefully if getting a car from a breakers.

find a 1.1 tintop with a decent shell and start from there, regardless of what car you have for a first one you will get. shafted on the insurance, mines only a sensible price now because im 25.    ops:
Dont let that scare you though keep us posted on the project, and dare i say it keep an eye on evil bay you do get some bargins occasionally just make sure you give them a look over before buying.

Welcome to the club

Scott

bruv, all i have to say is im 17, this is my second car, had this car when i was 16, and iv got it to a good standard…just needs a few panels respraying and it will be great for shows…at the moment its original paint except the bonnet aswel…its a 1.1 too mate, i got messed around by the owner and there was 3 monthes in which i had to look for a mk1 1.1 or 1.3, and im telling you its HARD, theres a couple floating about on these forums, check here and edition 38, oh and make sure you have enough ??? as i thought i did and im broke as a b*tch now…spend around ?3k on it so far mroe going in (thats including my sounds) take care keep us posted

Insurance companies like to boot up the premium for the first two years of owning a soft top.  To keep the costs down I'd do as suggested above - buy a tintop 1.1 or 1.3.  

To get reasonable premiums on a cabby I'm afraid you're probably going to have to wait until you're at least 21 or even better 25.  A clean driving licence also helps.  I'm 28 with a cabby gti, 6 points over the past 4 years and 1 year's no claims bonus - I've had quotes of between ?820 (adrianflux) and ?1960 for fully comp.

Good luck

oh and dont get 3rd party fire nd theft, from like 8 quotes i compared its only ?50 odd cheaper, sometimes it worked out to be couple of pounds more expensive..tell me how that works !

young dub have you seen this/ might be a good starting point for you

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=13996

1300 good body probably worth a look

Crazy_Ivan said

young dub have you seen this/ might be a good starting point for you

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=13996

1300 good body probably worth a look

ye it does look sweet but i live in edinburgh    

so getting there could be a problem as im still at  school