Wave!

tomo320,
There was quite a humerous thread on golfgti.co.uk on the 'other halves' and work collegues point of views. Check it out!

Dan

u mention golf gti and all they all go "oh yeah i like them" then u tell em it was manufactured in early 90's and they fall all over floor laughing, ignorance is bliss i guess

I agree about the mk5 drivers, all the one's I've driven past stick their nose up in the air and ignore me  :cry: (Sorry to any nice Mk5 owners - I'm sure you're not all ***s). Mk1 pick-up drivers have been the nicest I've found (must be the diesel thing). I was washing mine in the jetwash and happened to get in the washing bay as a pick up driver pulled up to get in after me…he rushed over…I thought I'd maybe peed him off by getting there first, but he went on to rant and rave about how much he liked my car and how much did I want for it etc etc.
He then explained that his wife had a car to exchange if I was interested…a NISSAN MICRA!  8) Needless to say I've still got my trusty Golf!  

P.s - I'm thumb-happy too! Why not I say?  :wink:

A Nissan micra , i hope you hit him .

:roll:  I should have just said, 'if it does 60 miles to the gallon on a bad day and has a life expectancy of more than 20 years then you can have the Golf for nothing!'  :wink:

and then hit him :mrgreen:

tomo320 said

and then hit him :mrgreen:

:scratch: But I need someone left to wave to round 'ere! :dance:  :y:
Major Mk1 & Mk2 (another nice thumbs-upper) shortage!  :boohoo:

If i had your roads i wouldent have time to wave at anyone.

A great response to something that was bugging me. I had to get it of my chest. I know you lot would wave because you?re all so friendly! Awwwww

I think modern golf drivers need to learn some respect for the car that started it all. I mean it?s like having respect for people that fought in the wars. The car changed the way of car design and I feel people need to appreciate that! People need to look at Mk1's in a different light. It would  nice to hear them say "cool a MK1 golf, love that retro ride  :y:  " rather than " god that?s old what you driving one of them for :posh: " Oh well one day people will learn!
 

they'll learn, just give it time…….the value of the mk1 GTI is getting stronger every year and all ready over taking the price of an average mk3 GTI, given time it will pass the mk4 and then maybe the new and udated version :wink:

I think modern golf drivers need to learn some respect for the car that started it all. I mean it?s like having respect for people that fought in the wars.
I'll have to tell that one to a war veteran and see what he thinks!

I'm sure they would agree. :wink:  Not sure they would be impressed with the the German engineering but hey….

geezer said

If i had your roads i wouldent have time to wave at anyone.

 ops:  They're not THAT bad! But it is SO annoying on some roads when you have to subject your poor Golf to pot-holes and bump dodging…ESPECIALLY when i'm paying the same road tax as a 2 litre car and GTI's etc! (Not that anyone should have to drive on c*** roads!)Suppose it's about emissions aswell, but I've seen more smoke come out of the petrol 'L' reg Fiesta on my street than from mine! Not fair…and no free tax after 25 years either!  :boohoo:  
I agree with the mk5 comments, they insist on racing you instead of just leaving you alone or giving a friendly acknowledgement…I had one right up behind me recently, probably wanting to get past at the next opportunity (even though I go as fast as everyone else) so I flew through a tight gap and he had to wait…that lost him! Well they will make them so much bigger these days! And now they're bringing out a 'plus' model mk5!  :roll:

The golf plus its getting a bit silly , the golf 5 is as big as an old pastie the polos now bigger than a mark 1 golf and i expect the new lupo will be twice the size and yet wagon wheels have got smaller its crazy (have they got smaller or have i just got bigger !) . My girlfriends scirocco gets lots of respect off other dubbers .

I keep seeing a blokey in his blue clipper (along the A325 in Hampshire/Surrey) and I've waved once as he was going in the opposite direction but all I got was a confused "Does he know me….Do I know him" type look! Oh well, if I see him again I'll do the same until I finally get some recognition in the way of a thumbs up, headlight flash, etc.

Us Mk1 drivers have got to be the friendliest bunch out there I reckon!

 

geezer said

The golf plus its getting a bit silly , the golf 5 is as big as an old pastie the polos now bigger than a mark 1 golf and i expect the new lupo will be twice the size and yet wagon wheels have got smaller its crazy (have they got smaller or have i just got bigger !) . My girlfriends scirocco gets lots of respect off other dubbers .

Ha ha! The golf plus is silly!  Shes getting a big fatty.

Wagon wheels are getting smaller I'm sure! So are cream eggs and mars bars! They're tricksters making us think they have stayed the same and that we have got bigger! :evil:

geezer said

The golf plus its getting a bit silly , the golf 5 is as big as an old pastie.

Does anyone else agree that the basic non-GTI mk5's back end isn't very attractive?  8O  The plastic bumpers go on forever and it barely resembles a Golf at all. (I wouldn't say no to a TDI or GTI though  :mrgreen: ) The mk4 is the nicest looking I think (after the mk1/2 of course!)  :wink:

P.s - I find the older the car, the nicer the driver! So us lot are definitely the nicest around, as Grant says! No point being a snooty, miserable git…it only takes a second to acknowledge somebody else in the same car as you (if it's rare that is!)  

The design went gone badly wrong at the rear, so much so they have to try and disguise it by painting the lower ? matt black. The MK5 looks like the Peugeots 307s ugly sister.  ops:

I think the MK4 was much better looking than the car that replaced it.

Golfs should have round headlights and thick rear quarter panels.

Early-1800 said

 
Golfs should have round headlights and thick rear quarter panels.

I couldn't agree more. It's literally a bit 'butt ugly'!  :twisted:  What is it with ditching the characteristic round headlights? They've kept them on the newish polo (can't remember what year) AND the Lupo!  :dontknow:  Ah well, I'm planning on working my way up the Golf ladder when my Mk1 finally fluffs it - mk2 next (if there's any left by then) I can see which I prefer if I make it to mk5! There'll probably be a mk10 by then - the size of a truck! Good ole VW!

Diesel-dubber said

size of a truck! Good ole VW!

Nah - size of a house!