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Title: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: zarnd on 16 December 2008, 20:51
Hi guys,

Thought that i would introduce myself. I'm Alex, 25 and from Kent. Currentyl drive a heavily modded Land Rover as my daily driver and have a 2002 BMW M5 that is modified that i use to go to the Nurburgring in.

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I'm currently on the lookout for either a MkI,II or III Golf to turn into a track car for Nurburgring fun and UK tracks as my M5 is too loud for UK track use.

I missed out on a MkI GTI today with FSH and a blown engine that was going for £100 ono. I'm gutted. I also work for VW

cheers
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: GOLF_STU on 16 December 2008, 21:02
hi welcome to the site  :smiley:

nice beemer  :cool: mk1/2 golfs are great for track days nice and cheap
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: zarnd on 16 December 2008, 21:37
Thanks. I think that i wil have more fun in a Golf than the M5 on the track. I worry about binning the M5 everytime i am there. I think that a lot of people could drive a powerful car round a track with traction control on and do pretty well. I want to go round with no assistance and have and feel like i have more control of the car.

I could also buy and build a Golf track car for the same price as a rear big brake kit for the M5!

cheers
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: davero on 16 December 2008, 21:59
Welcome mate.
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: ToRo on 16 December 2008, 23:03
Welcome buddy, nice beemer, sounds like a pretty nifty set up you got going for yaself!
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: drapergti on 17 December 2008, 07:41
Welcome to the forum
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: ben1.8T on 17 December 2008, 09:33
Welcome mate that M5 looks the nuts. Get some pics of the Range Rover up  :cool:
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: zarnd on 17 December 2008, 14:36
Some pics of the Land Rover from my Land Rover World Feature in June 2007. So far i have added remote control air suspension, tv/dvd player, quad exhaust, and some other little bits including a lot of lights. The last mod i did to it was to add a new horn. This came from an American freight train  :nerd:

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cheers
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: Dinky on 17 December 2008, 21:54
welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: mk1_driver on 19 December 2008, 13:05
welcome
Title: Re: Newbie!
Post by: Hurdy on 20 December 2008, 15:40
Welcome :cool:
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: zarnd on 20 December 2008, 19:23
Bought this today, 8 valve GTI with a heead gasket problem. Interior is in fantastic condition for 177,000 miles and 3 previous owners.

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cheers
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: T_J_G on 20 December 2008, 19:44
Where you from in Kent mate, i'm from Kent too. And i kow a few LR's round here...like the one up my ar$e last night in Snodland.
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: zarnd on 20 December 2008, 19:51
I'm from the Tunbridge Wells area. Don't even know where Snodland is to be honest!?!

cheers
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: T_J_G on 20 December 2008, 19:52
Quote from: zarnd on 20 December 2008, 19:51
I'm from the Tunbridge Wells area. Don't even know where Snodland is to be honest!?!

cheers

Fair so it wasn't you. It's junction 4 of M20 for future reference. Nice mk2!
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: zarnd on 20 December 2008, 19:55
Thanks for the info. My Landy is far too slow to even try and tailgate in it  :grin:
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: T_J_G on 20 December 2008, 19:59
Well this one was right up my chuff, and i was giving it some! Admitedly the speed humps couldn't slow him down.
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: zarnd on 21 December 2008, 08:17
Typical Land Rover drivers! I do see it a lot, and then they wonder why they get a bad name for it!

cheers
Title: Re: Newbie - bought my MKII today!
Post by: DubFan on 22 December 2008, 03:20
The Mk2 makes a good track weapon. Get a 2litre 16v engine in there and tune it up to 170bhp.

There's a few guys on here who do track sessions in their Golfs, including Diamond Hell with a Mk2 Syncro that he's taken round the 'ring. See: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=72724.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=72724.0)

Welcome anyway.

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