1980 Mars Red GTI BRMotorsport 142

Gorgeous Ben. I am almost lost for words. Have you got any recent interior shots?

I could look at that all day Ben  

Wow what a beautiful car man! You've done a fantastic job on the car! Top Marks!!

Beautiful car.. with my favorite wheels

This is the best picture I could find. Sorry for the finger blur. I'll get a couple more when she comes out again next week.

I love this car mate, great job and i love the rims. just a quick question, does your tyres rub on the arches? on those coilovers? cheers

Thanks, and no, they don't rub at all. I've driven it quite hard over a variety of challenging local roads, and there was nothing.

ahh wicked, good investment then   but is the setting on hard or ??

They're not adjustable. The factory settings are just fine on the V1's. Like I'd know better than KW's designers and engineers! Anything with too much adjustability on a road going mk1 is wasted.
As for their ride, it's firm, but manageable. I still don't think they're as good as my old H&R's though, but they were £1000 a set back in the mid to late 90's.

ah okay, what set have you got btw?? kw v3?

HuggYBeaR said

ah okay, what set have you got btw?? kw v3?

Think he's got the V1's

Love the tartan interiors on the S1's. Wish there were more about for sale  

Ben this is Epic!!! just how a mk1 should be
oh the front seats you sold to me are still looking nice

this thing is incredible

Still wows me mate 

Had a few months off the Golf with so much other stuff going on such as bikes and houses! Anyway, as I was waxing the car today I decided to finally put the correct front spoiler back on it (because it's nowhere near as low as it used to be). Just a couple of pics to keep the thread alive (crappy old iphone pics).

Still looking tidy Ben!! What you running there 185/60 as I'm trying to figure what's the best size for the e30's myself an what fits comfortably under the arches 

Cheers Sam. They're Nankang 185/45's. People give them a hard time because of their mixed reviews in the rain. But let's be honest, when does my car ever see rain?
In my mind they were the best balance between looks and performance;these guys that run the silly 165's on a GTI are nuts. If there was a 195/40 for 15's, then I would have tried that, but sadly they don't exist.

She's a thing of beauty mate.

Stunning mate…

You just need to pass your test and DRIVE it to a meet now!!!