You know you've been driving a mk1 too long when...

Caudy said

When you park it up 6 days ago, haven't been in it since and are now sitting here looking for an excuse to go for a drive…

Who needs an excuse???

 

Not sure but this maybe one. You know... when you get into a modern car, just start to reverse it down your drive and jump cause some buzzer, bell and lights have gone off cause your not wearing your seatbelt. :dontknow:

debs said

Caudy said

When you park it up 6 days ago, haven't been in it since and are now sitting here looking for an excuse to go for a drive…

Who needs an excuse???

 

Cos the whole bleeding family where here!!!

when your brother in laws micra breaks down and you have to go to a different motor factors to get the parts cos your too embaressed to ask for micra parts at your usual one where they all know u

you know when you have been driving a mk1 too long when you goto a local vw meet and there is 2 of your old mk1s there and you are still driving another one!

You know your driving a Mk1 Gti when your 12 year old nephew laughs and says "in the olden days did you have to wind the windows down on all old cars and use a key to get in?"

Or,
You know your driving Mk1 Gti because if needed you can still wipe the smile of the face of the young lad with the saxo with a car older than him.

When you know the exact position of every pothole in your town.
 
In fact, they should add pot hole locations into sat nav systems…"In 100 yards, swerve right to avoid hole."

you park the golf facing downhill during downpours so as not to get a soaking the next time you pull away...

…when you can replace the water pump in record time  8)

You know you've had a mk1 too long when…

you come in, throw your keys on the table and long suffering husband says "whats stopped working/started leaking now?" etc etc

the novelty of police stopping you when you wear a baseball cap has long since worn off

you look around your work car park and it makes you smile that youve got the best one out of the 200 cars in there
 

You know when you've been driving a mk1 cabby too long when you get a wet bum and it doesnt really bother you anymore.

Or random cutting out is an acceptable thing which you add time for in day to day life……

May have been done already but 22 pages is alot to read and I just finished work!!

Its been too long when you have to explain to your work mates that you would prefer to drive the cab to work in the sun rather than the shiny new mk2 3.2 tt work car.

CAB wins every day for me-even when it breaks down in the Blackwall Tunnel.-yes that was me causing the traffic jam the other week  8O  8O  

you know when you have been driving a mk 1 to long when, you original dream boat(mk1) blows up on you twice within a month…causing a huge delay in Falmouth town centre on a saturday afternoon and a years free subscription to the local firemans ball..!!!! and you ignore everybodys advice about getting a "half decent"  :dontknow: car only to go out and buy another mark 1…I think my dad is going to kill me after he stops laughing of course…

When you wind your passenger window down slightly before your mate gets in so it does take him/her 5 attempts to get it to shut!

debs said

When you have to warn your friends not to be alarmed  8O  if the car jumps out of 5th in the fast lane!!

(But thankfully that's sorted now - my heart rate couldn't take it!)

Debs

That happened to me on sunday!!  8O   It certainly got the adrenalin pumping!

..you often find yourself walking into a big shed you just 'found',…… and it's stacked full to the roof with new and used parts for Mk1's….





…..then you wake up sweating - 'it's only a dream my dear…..'

…yes, I DO dream Mk1's…

blans said

you park the golf facing downhill during downpours so as not to get a soaking the next time you pull away…

   
So thats the secret .. I got soaked twice this week already !

Prowler said

..you often find yourself walking into a big shed you just 'found',…… and it's stacked full to the roof with new and used parts for Mk1's….





…..then you wake up sweating - 'it's only a dream my dear…..'

…yes, I DO dream Mk1's…

I'm proud to say I do too.

thedaddy said

Its been too long when you have to explain to your work mates that you would prefer to drive the cab to work in the sun rather than the shiny new mk2 3.2 tt work car.

CAB wins every day for me-even when it breaks down in the Blackwall Tunnel.-yes that was me causing the traffic jam the other week  8O  8O  

Cracked up when i saw this one…At least you got your "15mins of fame" even if it was for the wrong reason….

But just to sum this all up……No matter what happens,how or when it does,we all have a love for the greatest car(i think officially),the daddy of them all whose many offsprings have fallen by the wayside,
                                   THE VW GOLF GTI MK1   

Long may you reign.. 8)