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Title: 20 years old today
Post by: jv on 06 May 2022, 12:07
Time flies when you are having fun.

I started this thing on the 6th May 2002.

Earliest snapshot is this from the 5th June 2002:

(https://i.postimg.cc/j2HjBNZX/gti-Capture.png) (https://postimg.cc/V0N1CSyr)

and here we are 543 million page views later :smiley:

What were you doing 20 years ago?
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: SRGTD on 06 May 2022, 15:42
Wow! Happy 20th anniversary @jv! (And to the forum).

20 years ago I’d just ordered my first VW; a deep black pearl mk4 Golf GTI PD TDi 150 (with the mk4, VW badged the fast diesel Golf as a GTI). 20 years on and I’m still driving a VW - my fifth. It’s not a Golf, but it is a GTI; a Polo GTI+. 20 years is the longest I’ve ever stuck with one brand of car, and not having a Golf hasn’t stopped me contributing to the forum :smiley:.

Here’s to the next 20 years!
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 06 May 2022, 17:36
Probably calling len a c*nt.

Ah good times.

Happy Birthday to our dear forum and congratulations on giving it life Mr V.
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Exonian on 06 May 2022, 20:01
Happy 20th! 🎉🎈 I hope your stretch marks have eased over the years since that birthing trauma jv
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: dfm on 06 May 2022, 22:12
Thank you - I've learnt loads from reading posts here.
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Watts on 06 May 2022, 22:22
Congratulations!

2002 I was driving a Saab 9.3. No idea why I bought it, really didn't like that car. Rubbish in so many ways.
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: joe6 on 07 May 2022, 17:58
Congratulations. Found lots of useful info on the forum. I was driving a MG ZR 180 and Vauxhall Astra coupe 2.2l back then. The ZR was a hoot.
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Markee on 07 May 2022, 19:47
Congratulations.............20 years ago i was ragging it around in an Escort GTI  :whistle:
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: dubber36 on 14 May 2022, 13:55
20 years ago I was thinking about what to change my Mk4 Golf 2.0 GTI for. I decided on a Leon Cupra. Ordered it mid August for early September delivery. Remember those days?
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Adam T7 on 14 May 2022, 15:08
Ordering a C240, nice car but a bit soulless. 2.6 V6, smooth as silk but a bit lazy at 170 BHP.
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: jv on 15 May 2022, 20:09
Thanks SR :)
Oh Slick, happy days :laugh:
Exon - any excuse for you to think about my body huh :kiss:
dfm/watts/joe6/Markee/dubber36/Adam T7 - thanks for your support and feedback as always :)
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: admc6 on 28 July 2022, 23:38
Happy 20th!

Started on my birthday too  :laugh:
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: fredgroves on 24 December 2022, 12:06
Bit late to the birthday party... sorry!

Twenty years ago... hmmmm Mondeo TDI... not the best car I've had by a long way. Jeez those Ford brakes were terrible!
Title: Re: 20 years old today
Post by: Snoopy on 24 December 2022, 20:31
Bit late too.  :grin:
In May 2002 my daily driver was a 1998 Ibiza 2.0 GTI 16V the first car I ever bought new, it was one of the limited ones with the recaros. The seats i miss to this day and think saved me from injury. It took over from the mk1 GTI as my daily. The mk1 became a weekend car Until the ibiza was T boned in late 2002. One of only 2 cars I've owned I really miss.