Hope to be joining in

Hello! Just decided to make myself known since I've been lurking around these parts for a wee while now.

Don't own a Mk1 (yet) but fancy a cabby for some weekend fun. We'll I was actually going to buy a 205GTi as a nostalgia trip as it was the first car i bought myself but my wife has told me that i actually want a mk1 (she has good taste, she married me ). I had a Mk2 8v many many years ago followed by a mk3 16v so not a complete new comer to VWs or the Golf.

Anyway, this forum is helping to push me in the Mk1 direction purely due to the wealth of knowledge and helpful nature of the members when it comes to advice and parts for each others cars.

I've joined the Scottish region (live just outside Glasgow) and will be scullking around the for sale section looking for a car. Hope to make a purchase in the next month or so, happy to travel if i can work out how to transport a car (for all those non MOT'd ones).

hello there and welcome to the forum. Good luck with the unt for MK1. There's a few for sale in the classifieds section.

Had a 205gti a few years ago and loved it. great little cars.

Whereabouts are you located? I have friends that live in Ayrshire and visit them quite regularly.

Smudger

Hi smudger,

I live in Gourock, work in Glasgow.

Been looking through the for sales. Lots of nice ones but haven't contacted anyone. I started out not too fussy but have now started to get a bit more fussy about model, colour etc. Then i have my rather poor budget of around £1k to deal with. Realistic about expectations for this though and a little work doesn't scare me. if anything it's what i want. Just the logistics of anything further than pushing distance from my house are a bit patchy at the moment. I have a car that i can tow with but no trailer so will need to ask a few friends in the motor trade or figure where i can hire a transporter. unless I'm lucky enough to find something road worthy of course.

Your a newbie like me.. This is a great club and glad I joined.. So much help for everything Mk1. 

I think for your budget you will be lucky to find a runner but you never know especially if you are fussy about what you want.

Best of luck with the search matey.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your search.

As smudger says if you're not too fussy you should get a reasonable cabby for that.

Yea welcome along, you will get a cabby for under £1000 on ebay I got mine for £900

Just avoid putting "MK1" into the search bar and youll find some bargains:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Clipper-Cabrio-/281081157114?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4171be15fa

Good luck with the search and let us know if you get anything

Scott

Hello there mate. i live 5 mins away from you and would be more than happy to help with anything you need done to your future mk1 Body work/engine wise.. im now on to my third full resto. the support of the guys on here is second to none. especially the likes of smudger. i'll keep an eye out down our neck of the woods for you. the occasional bargain pops up though i never seem to get them. with birmingham being the closest i've travelled for one… 

MK1 love.          

Thanks for all the welcomes.

Dec, had a read through your latest build thread. Very impressive end result. I was trying to place the location from some of the outside shots but wasn't really sure. Looks like somewhere around the east end/port as i think i spotted the flats that have just been demolished in one shot.

For some reason there seem to be quite a few pram tops for sale on the east coast (fife, edinburgh, livingston) at the moment. Hopefully the search isn't going to take too long, there seems to be a lot more choice than there is if I wanted a tin top.

Lol smudger

Thanks mate i appreciate it. the pictures where taken at my work in the east end i stay in wemyss bay.

Yeah mate theres as.many cabbys as you want about here just now but is in england trip for a decent priced tintop.

Ill be selling my lhasa green tin top son but it will b quite a bit more than 1000. i will keep an eye out for you.

Mk1Dec said

Lol smudger

     

hi mate,had a 1.9 gti full dimma kit half leather etc..back in the day loved it.they even rarer than series one golfs nowadays mate

Plan on venturing east this weekend to take a look at this
Used Cars, Vans & Motorbikes for Sale | Gumtree

Seller is a bit vague about what's needed for MOT and that interior would need to go.

Worth a look mate for the money. Best of luck. Hope she's what you're looking for.

Smudger

Hello there if you need a car transporting try Shiply.com.

Look
Forward to seeing your purchase In due course !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-CABRIO-GTI-MK1-1989-/290893021488?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item43ba934130

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

Bit of a thread revival but i thought it polite to let those that welcomed me know what happened. Especially as there's still a future plan to join the ranks.

Well a Mk1 cabriolet never happened for me. I looked at a few but nothing felt right and not knowing enough about these particular cars I got cold feet.

In the end the pull of my first love was just too much so I bought a 1.6 205GTi. As I was more familiar with the potential horrors it felt like a safer route as my first real project car. That was back in May. I drove the car for a bit before starting the strip down and rebuild. I've since fully stripped the underside, cutout all the rot and rewelded fresh steel in. I will then be onto rebuilding all the running gear. It's a learning process and a journey of discovery for me and one which I am enjoying.

I do still find myself looking at Mk1 cabs and my wife does keep mentioning them so it does look like I can't get away from the fact that I will be adding one sooner or later. The experience with the 205 should stand me in good stead for being able to deal with another old car… at least that's the plan.