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Title: Hello from sunny Manchester - now with a MK2 GTI!
Post by: MrSingh on 03 April 2009, 10:14

Hi there folks, i'm Daz from (near) Manchester. Might have lied about the sunny part lol  :grin:

Great forum from what i've seen so far  :cool:

A bit about myself and my car history:

Started off with a MK3 1.4 Golf as my first car, always wanted a Golf but because I had to build my no claims aswell it had to be something sensible. Never let me down and was so easy to work on. Here's how it looked around the time I came to sell it:

(http://www.dazultra.co.uk/golf.jpg)


Next up I was going to get a MK3 GTI but i've always liked the BMW E36 coupe so plumped for one of these, a 1999 318is with the M Tech kit from factory. Did a fair amount of mods to it including full coilover suspension which made it handle like it was on rails!!

(http://www.dazultra.co.uk/318is.jpg)


Sold the 318is and now in this, a 535d Sport. It's a great car but being an auto it's more of an A-B, point and squirt type car.

(http://www.dazultra.co.uk/535d1.jpg)



So why am I here?? Well I have an itch to get back in a Golf, particularly a MK2 GTI (16v). Looking to get one which isn't mint condition because that would be no fun  :grin:  So i'm after something that needs a bit of attention and that I can work on myself and restore back to former glory hopefully!  :smiley:

Cheers,

Daz.

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: Andy-H on 03 April 2009, 11:55

Welcome Mate :smiley:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: Len on 03 April 2009, 11:59

Welcome mate!

You'll be spoilt for choice if you want a Mk2 that needs work!  :grin:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: MrSingh on 03 April 2009, 12:18

Quote from: Len on 03 April 2009, 11:59

Welcome mate!

You'll be spoilt for choice if you want a Mk2 that needs work!  :grin:

Lol! I've only just started looking in the last week or so on ebay etc, but all the knackered ones seem to be miles away  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: davero on 04 April 2009, 02:41

Welcome mate

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: GOLF_STU on 04 April 2009, 20:10

welcomes :cool:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: Dinky on 06 April 2009, 20:51

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: snoop on 07 April 2009, 00:03

welcome  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester
Post by: MrSingh on 16 April 2009, 11:04

Got myself a MK2!

Here it is:

(http://www.dazultra.co.uk/gti.jpg)


It's a 1988 GTI 16v, done 169k and only had 4 previous owners. So far i've identified it needs a new alternator and need to replace the ignition barrel as one of the keys snapped inside it  :shocked:

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester - now with a MK2 GTI!
Post by: bratty on 16 April 2009, 11:17

welcome :)

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester - now with a MK2 GTI!
Post by: gjroe78 on 17 April 2009, 12:04

Allright mate, born in Stockport, raised in Marple, now live in Congleton  :wink:
Welcome along

Title: Re: Hello from sunny Manchester - now with a MK2 GTI!
Post by: dubcheryl on 17 April 2009, 12:09

Have fun with the mk2! It looks pretty, welcome and enjoy!