hey kids!

Just joined the forum, however ive been looking everyday at the forum, more specifically the for sale and restoration section.  Some absolutely fantastic cars and im hoping to get myself one in just over a year (weekend car along with my mk4) once i have some finances and decide how to go about it and research into the cars a bit more rather than end up buying it and realising any repairs would be too much work and too expensive.  I used to live with Kins if any of you know him? so i know a little bit about them from him having his mk1.  Ill have to decide if im going to get a cheaper one and do repairs even tho im not experienced (my experience is filling, spraying and changing panels on novas) but you only learn by doing it.  or speand a large amount for a very good nic one.  Hopefully spend around ?1000-?1500 and whatever work had to be done would be done, i think id get alot of pleasure from working on one.  Only concern is how it seems nearly all mk1's come up for sale in the south and not the north east and the non existance of a north east massive, haha.

anyway im going to stop rambleing just wanted to say hi and im sure ill speak to you all soon!  

john

welcome johny boy :wink:

hello welcome, i have just put a nice little projct in the for sale section.

yeh i noticed your for sale ad jim, shame im not in a position to buy at the mo, looks like it could be a real gem with a bit of work!

johntheboy said

Only concern is how it seems nearly all mk1's come up for sale in the south and not the north east and the non existance of a north east massive, haha.
john

I bought mine from Berwick upon Tweed mate over five hours drive back in my first Mk1 and without a radio, blooming fantastic! Welcome aboard mate.

Tian 8)

that's what i keep telling the missus,

haha take it youve been in trouble about it then? Thats why i want to do this before i go buying houses! would be much hapier parting money for coilovers than curtains.  is the green one in your avatar yours though?

I bet that must have been a real buzz driving it when you got it though? are they really as much fun to drive as people say? ive not had the pleasure as of yet  

yep that's mine in the picture, (if you meant me ). yep mk1's are great to drive, once you get one you'll be hooked, can be a love hate relationship at times.

well the green one looks fantastic so it wont be too painful getting rid of the red one.  Take it its love it when they throw problems at you?

Even the non-GTi mk1s are fun to drive!
P.S - Course we've heard of Kins! I met him at at the North West meet a while back, nice chap

Welcome aboard, Fellow North Easterner !

Welcome along bud…!!!
 still new myself mate….but best thing I did was join here….endless reems of knowledge and really helpful bunch and the wit and sarcasm is good to  :roll:

Welcome JTB! I knew you'd come round, non of this astra mk1 gte non-sense.  Everyone has heard of the legend that is kins! :wink:

Hope you find a good un mate and enjoy the club!

Leg end more like!