Hi :-)

Just joined the site and thought I'd say Hi…

I bought my first Mk1 in September last year - I always wanted a 1303 Beetle but after driving my Dad and Step-mum's two (!! How greedy) Mk1 Cabs decided I had to have a golf!

It's a 1988 GTI Cab in Bronze Grey Metallic (not sure if this an original colour - never seen another like it!) which looks slate blue / purpley / grey with a navy blue hood. I am slowly trying to put some original bits back on as it has been messed about with a bit

I bought it from a dealership for ?1800 with 130k on it….4 weeks later, I crashed into a big steel post, pretty much destroying the driver's side front wing (bumper/driveshaft/wishbones etc etc)…. On inspection it was clear that I'd had no rear brakes AT ALL! Very lucky to be here and that it was only a post I hit!

My insurance company wrote it off saying it would cost ?2500 to fix but my dad very patiently set about getting it back on the road (He is a legend   )- It now drives so much better as several other problems came to light when he was putting it back together!

All in all (new MOT etc) it cost me ?300 (and 6 weeks on the bus to work!)to get it back on the road - and the insurance company (eventually :roll: ) gave me ?1500 for it minus all the money they then take back off you for excess / buy-back / being greedy etc.

Can't believe I've still got my dream car and I have come out of it with more cash than I started with!

Anyway - Hello!

Rach

Just realised my step-mum is on here too - organising the new show in Essex on 9th April!

Hi Debbie!!

Hi and welcome!

nice story and glad you got it fixed

got any pics of it?

Welcome Rach, glad to hear you didn't hurt yourself in the crash. You must be chuffed to have the Cabby back up and running again.

its great when you come out on top when insurance is involved, i had this happen with my 1st 1.1c golf. A transit van pulled across a dual track to turn right and blocked my path, couldn't miss him,  insurance paid out so much i had the car fully repaired to new inner wings bonnet front panal brought a donor (rolled) mk1 gti and transfered everything to my 1.1c and a full glass out resparay. and i'd got the car for peanuts anyway cause someone had dented the front wing, (i did put a new one on before the crash). so it does pay to be insured! Lol

Yep….feel very lucky to be here!

Will try and post some pics tonight    

hello, welcome. top marks to your dad for saving a mk1. insurance companies are too quick to write off older cars. glad to hear it worked out ok. get some pics up ,be nice to see your pride & joy

Well done for not giving in when the insurance wrote it off. Glad its all working out for you and you've ended up with an even better car than what you started with

Welcome and nice story. Glad you are still around to tell it!

welcome!

Come on Rach, put some pics up. We dont love anything more than to see other people's pride and joy.

Glad everything turned out okay for you in the end!  :y:

Andrew

Here's my car - as promised!  

Rach

hi welcome to the site

Hi Rach,
You've found a good site here! I'm new myself, but there are some very helpful and knowledgeble people on here!
Very tidy motor buy the look of it.
Like the colour and the wheels!

Liam

Thanks guys - glad you like it!

Has anyone seen another one in this colour?

Am trying to get my hands on a parcel shelf (just got chipboard at the moment!) and a chrome side strip now then I need to do something with the interior as I don't want it to get any scruffier!  

Hello there girlie!!!

Fancy seeing you here!! And such nice things to say about your daddy……….what are you after??!!!

Excellent pics……..but where's your GTi badge off your front grille? David hasn't pinched it for his rotten old Mk2 has he? Tell him to keep his hands off your bits!!!! :wink:

See you tomorrow

Deb

xxxx

And you can't trust this one guys……..she's far too good at keeping secrets!!!!

Nice looking cab! think those wheels suit it really well  :y:

Nice lookin car Rach, you could possibly make some money on your number plate to someone who owns an impreza or skyline????