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Title: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: jmsheahan on 22 May 2009, 10:12

Hi,

My name's Jon, I'm 19 and have just purchased my first watercooled dub - a 92 MK2 Golf GTI 8v. I'm completely new to watercooled dubs with my background in aircooled Beetles.
I spent a while looking for an original GTI as despite my age I'm really not a boy racer! I have a few jobs to sort with the car so apologise if I'm straight in the tech section  :grin:

Will post some pics of the car as soon as I have some.

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: gjroe78 on 22 May 2009, 11:09

Welcome along   :wink:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: mk3valver on 22 May 2009, 11:30

Welcome mate   :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: JC on 22 May 2009, 13:10

good choice :afro:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: Martz on 22 May 2009, 13:17

Welcome friend.

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: Andy-H on 22 May 2009, 19:15

Welcome Buddy   :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: johnsgti on 22 May 2009, 22:05

mk2 great choice. Welcome. :grin:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: drapergti on 22 May 2009, 23:50

Welcome  :smiley:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: frybert on 24 May 2009, 15:47

welcome to the site :cool:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: jmsheahan on 24 May 2009, 21:47

Cheers for all the welcomes. picking up tomorrow. Can't wait  :cool:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: VR6Lee on 25 May 2009, 11:52

Hi jon

Welcome and get those pic's up ASAP make sure they are NWS  :wink:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: jmsheahan on 27 May 2009, 20:31

Only got pics from the ad still at the moment
(http://images.pistonheads.com/aimg/1034/1034560-1.jpg)

Had a bit of a mishap on the way home with it - overheating issue so came back on the back of an AA truck :sad:

Goes really well just pressure building up in the system. Not had a chance to look at it as I'm at uni but it's off to the garage monday. I'm parts hunting inbetween uni work haha

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: GOLF_STU on 27 May 2009, 22:31

welcome  :cool:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: Len on 28 May 2009, 13:11

Welcome. Whereabouts in Wiltshire?

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: jmsheahan on 28 May 2009, 17:08

I'm in Warminster but at uni in Cardiff

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: Dinky on 28 May 2009, 19:12

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Hi - New mk2 owner in Wiltshire
Post by: jmsheahan on 30 May 2009, 17:27

Thanks for all the welcomes  :smiley:

Quite a constructive day all in all. Went up the scrappy and got most of the bits I needed for £25. Nothing particularly interesting but jobs all the same.

So 16v rear lights fitted
clear indicator fronts
fixed the dodgy windscreen washer (split pipe)
fitted new plates as the others were fecked
fitted my headunit and discovered why speakers weren't working (someone had fitted the originals back in but not plugged them in for some reason  ::))
replaced a few blown bulbs
quick wash

and now most importantly time for a pint  :cool:

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y235/jmsheahan_44/DSCN0058.jpg)