As sad as I'll be to see it go, I think it's very nearly time to say goodbye to the Golf. It just seems everything has gone bad at once and I fully intend to get it sorted out and properly, but its made me realise I'd probably like something a bit newer.
What with the break in a while ago, the front bumper was a pick me up but a few things need to be done now!
- The thrust bearing on the clutch went, I knew it needed doing but now it seems to have got much louder, so it's definitely time it was done. Got a clutch kit to do that!
- The gear box has totally gone, it makes horrible whining noises and is a pig to get in to gear! So, I'll source a new gear box, do the oil, and get the clutch on at the same time.
- The mid-section on the exhaust is blowing, so it'll go into a garage to have that done. Be about £65 I would have thought!
- The rear passenger door has a leak on the window seal so that'll be sorted and the back footwell dried out!
- The handbrake is useless and I don't trust it at all. Doesn't come up miles and had a new cable not long ago, pretty sure it's the brake shoes? So that'll need to be done.
- The battery doesn't seem to hold it's charge properly, so that's probably the alternator as the battery isn't that old!
So, a lot to do before it can be sold (so by then it'll be mechanically sound and I dunno if I'll actually want to sell it!!)...........but I do really think it's time!
