Im NEW HERE!

hey folks,
hows it goin? i am 21 and i have had a 1983 mark one golf formel e that has been sitting in my garage since i was 16.ive decided to eventually do it up and get insured on it and just thought i would let you know! im gonna need all your expertease!

Andy

Andy,

Hi and welcome  

Do you have to do much to get the forel e on the road?

Cheers

rich

Hello & nice of you to join us, i was a "newby" a few months ago and knew nothing, now i know all i need too to keep WilliWonti going, and if you dont know, some one on here will.

More Info than ENCARTA  in here.

Enjoy

Doug

hey folks,
thanks for the welcome!
I dont have to do an awful lot to get on the road.It was origionally owned by some old lady so it was well looked after and there is only 79,000 miles on it. I just need to get origional bumpers for the golf, a new front windscreen cause my da cracked it and i would also love to get new steel wheels. I have the origional wheel caps but they arent in great condition so would like new ones if thats possible. :?

Andy

Welcome matey!

I learnt to drive in a Paragas Blue Formel E some years ago now. I wrote it off soon after by hitting some mud on a country road  :cry:

Even though I rolled it, I think the body strength saved my life (and my friends).

Post some pics when you can, might bring back some memories  :boohoo:

Cheers
Rajan

Hi, and welcome to the forum. I am just wondering, does your Formel E still cut its engine at traffic lights, etc and then start the car when the clutch is dipped? That must be really annoying, especially, now the car is 22 years old and its not quite the same at starting - can the feature be switched off? Or maybe a previous owner has disabled it??

I think you are thinking of the Mk3 Ecomatic Paul, the stop-start feature was not fitted to the Formel E.

Cheers
Rajan

I am thinking of the Mk1 C formel E....I definitely remember reading about this feature in What Car?

Wasn't a feature on my Dad's one. I remember it as an option for some other countries, so maybe the mag tested a non-UK press car.

my mum and dads old polo formula e ( 1985 ) used to cut the engine at the lights and would restart again when ready to go. i think it worked on a timmer if the throttle wasn't pushed for a while. It ended up being disconected as it took a while to start and always looked like you stalled

hey, i got the car when i was 16 and couldnt drive and it has been in my garage the last 5 years so i have actually never driven iton the road so i have no idea about this whole cutting out at lights thing! i have never heard about it before. i remeber when we got it and my dad was drivin it home it didnt cut out so who knows.......