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General => New forum members => Topic started by: Vesper on 20 July 2009, 13:57
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Just doing some respraying this morning and stumbled across this site. :smiley:
I've been a VW owner since I had enough shiny pennies to buy my first car. Therein my obsession began! I started out with a VW polo (which obviously I wished was a golf - couldn't afford one), but I have a lot to thank the old girl for. Couldn't afford to get work done on it so I had to learn to do everything myself whilst my friends were taking their car to the garage to get a lighbulb changed - or even more pathetic (wait for it) getting air put in their tyres. :grin: I would see their eyes glaze over after they asked what I had been doing all day and I launched into an explanation of whatever particular bit of my car I was fixing. Usually they would recommend I 'get a new car that was under warranty so all that stuff is sorted' :rolleyes:
After many happy years with my polo, I finally got my golf. I very nearly didn't buy it when the salesman commented what a lovely ladies blue it was! But the engine sounded beautiful, that lovely VW whine and after some heated negotiation over the clutch I browbeat the poor chap into replacing it, taxing the car and knocking £100 off the price - I think I knocked his 'how to sell to ladies' patter right off kilter.
One day I might get my dream GTI - but for now I have my much loved plain old mk3 in 'lovely ladies blue', and as of today she'm got matching grill and wing mirrors :grin: Hope you chaps don't mind me bargin' in - it'll be nice to chat to some fellow VW lovers!
Vesper
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Good work, welcome to the site!
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Cheers for the welcome. I could spend hours on here! :laugh:
I should be doing some work on my car now (the air filter housing is shattered and needs replacing - the hose is held up by an intricate web of string and duck tape lol!), but keep convincing myself it's going to rain any minute. Wish I had a garage - if only to hide my car in after seeing all your slick works of art :sad: Looking at all your cars has demotivated to the point of not being arsed to undo a few screws :cry:
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There's plenty of ladies on here already so you'll fit in just fine. Welcome aboard and lets have some pics of your MKIII!
nick
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Welcome to the forum. Ignore the bit below :laugh:
no Len 8 pages :)
With len 12 :)
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what difference does it make if you are male of female?
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what difference does it make if you are male of female?
If we're talking standing up to pee then lots! In terms of cars - no real difference except I often need help undoing bolts. In that sense, jam jars also get the better of me too.
Just wondered if there were many other gals on this site - I have yet to meet another female VW enthusiast. T'is all.
Just snapped some pics of my wreck - had some dodgy Irish guys cruise past and ask if I was selling it for scrap - the f&^%$£"g nerve!!!!!! I can understand why they thought I might be selling it as I was taking pictures - but SCRAP :cry:
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Here's my baby with her newly painted wing mirrors & grill (still needs lacquer coat):
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/BridgesideRats/_MG_0303.jpg)
Rusty wheels - alloys definately on the shopping list.
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/BridgesideRats/_MG_0304.jpg)
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/BridgesideRats/_MG_0300.jpg)
Horrid lexus style lights - what the hell was I thinking! I want to put a gti spoiler on the back and I think I'll put the original lights back in or go for something darker & smoked perhaps. Once I get some more paint I'll do the pointless trim thing above the numberplate to match.
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o98/BridgesideRats/_MG_0301.jpg)
Newly painted wing mirror - I'm quite chuffed with the finish. Once the new stuff is laquered I recon the colour will be a pretty good match.
Thoughts, suggestions?
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you've obv not heard of volksgirls then ;)
im one of the girlies around here, but its nothign to make a fuss of :) i get treated (almost) the same (i get picked on asmuch as other guys)
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welcome to the site :smiley: everyone is treat ther same :evil:
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Welcome! I'm another alleged lady!
I find a knife up under the rim of a jam jar to equalise the pressure helps :laugh:
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you've obv not heard of volksgirls then ;)
Nope - utterly clueless. You gonna fill me in then dagnabbit? :grin: It rings a bell, but I probably assumed the name referred to fleshy bonnet accessories rather than women with an interest in their VW's lol!
im one of the girlies around here, but its nothign to make a fuss of :) i get treated (almost) the same (i get picked on asmuch as other guys)
Now't like a good bit of harmless banter *cheers*
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Thanks to everyone for the replies - I feel very welcome :smiley:
I find a knife up under the rim of a jam jar to equalise the pressure helps :laugh:
Thanks for the tip - thing is if I started doing that my poor (better) half would be out of a job. Also I think I would probably end up stabbing myself in the eye or something. In fact I've just taken all the skin off the knuckles on my right hand changing my lights back (damn pikies made me want to take those lexus lights off pronto, I'm still smarting from their bloody cheek to call my car scrap), so as you've probably guessed, I'm fairly clumsy!
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Welcome to the forum. Ignore the bit below :laugh:
no Len 8 pages :)
With len 12 :)
Len 14 pages, Chuff 22 :wink:
Get rid of your rear lights!
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welcome
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hello and welcome...
len 14 pages no pics
len 62 pages with pics
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i don't know much about volksgirls - been asked to sign up by mates, but i have refused out of principle.
im a girl, im not after men so i dont need to differentiate myself from them. tbh its prob full of men looking for an easy lay
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There's plenty of ladies on here already so you'll fit in just fine. Welcome aboard and lets have some pics of your MKIII!
nick
MK4 section :lipsrsealed:
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hello and welcome...
len 14 pages no pics
len 62 pages with pics
Thats NUMBERWANG! :huh:
WTF is all this statistical analysis going on? Is Len a person - would I be close?
Get rid of your rear lights!
Whilst I understand your passionate, knee-jerk sentiment toward said (vile) lights (agreed), I felt I needed some kind of waterproof housing to contain the bare bulbs therefore I felt your implication that I simply rip them off as fast as possible (an understandable reaction) and throw them away in carefree abandon a little too rash and a tad impractical :tongue: :grin: Don't worry I've finally ventured into the spider filled shed to retrieve the original lights - they are back on.
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len is resident pervert - he'll appear (this is purely my honest opinion and is in no way a reflection of anyone elses opinion, but is going to happen. Chuff however is harmless although he's about 8million foot tall.)
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len is resident pervert - he'll appear (this is purely my honest opinion and is in no way a reflection of anyone elses opinion, but is going to happen. Chuff however is harmless although he's about 8million foot wide.)
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len is resident pervert - he'll appear (this is purely my honest opinion and is in no way a reflection of anyone elses opinion, but is going to happen. Chuff however is harmless although he's about 8million foot tall.)
Cheers guys!
I have this funny image of a trenchcoated flasher darting around the forum waiting to nip into a thread and......:grin:
Oh well, each to their own :grin:
Here's my to do list:
- Clean wiper stalk contacts and hope to solve recurring intermittent wiper problem - if not I will need advice!
- lacquer new paint
- sand rust off brake pipes & waxoyl
- fit new air filter housing
I suspect I've dredged up some crud from my petrol tank - my car died on me twice the other night (in the pissing rain). It's not long had a new coil for a similar problem which, whenever I tried to accellerate, the car simply lost all power. This time it happened shortly after I ran very low on petrol and I had my foot off the accellerator both times in this instance. After giving it a bit of welly it does restart, misfires for about a mile then completely normal again. Nothing showing on VAG com. I can't think of any other reason. Just had new sparks, rotor, leads, coil, battery under 1 yr, recetly given full service (inc. oil/fuel filters). Hoping it was just a clogged injector & wondering whether I should run a cleaner through the fuel system in the hope that that solves it?
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Get rid of your rear lights!
Whilst I understand your passionate, knee-jerk sentiment toward said (vile) lights (agreed), I felt I needed some kind of waterproof housing to contain the bare bulbs therefore I felt your implication that I simply rip them off as fast as possible (an understandable reaction) and throw them away in carefree abandon a little too rash and a tad impractical :tongue: :grin: Don't worry I've finally ventured into the spider filled shed to retrieve the original lights - they are back on.
Yeah you'll fit right in here! Len has gold wheels and blue rear lights :lipsrsealed:
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Gold wheels :sick:
Ah well, still beats my rusty steel wheels :grin:
Was wrong about petrol clog. Having just broken down again this morning I ripped off the distributor cap in a fit of rage, (whilst screaming "goddammit what is wrong with you car"!) only to find myself covered in oil :rolleyes: The whole thing was just covered in oil. The rotor arm is flopping around like a useless bastard. Electrics all covered in metal fillings where the spring & spindle have 'oiled' itself loose and scraped around the inside of the cap. Only replaced the rotor arm a month ago so did not expect to find this mess!
Can't locate a 2nd hand part atm. Rang local VW dealership - £105 for a flipping distributor. Sod that. Right, I better toddle off the the parts section. :sad:
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Gold wheels :sick:
Ah well, still beats my rusty steel wheels :grin:
Was wrong about petrol clog. Having just broken down again this morning I ripped off the distributor cap in a fit of rage, (whilst screaming "goddammit what is wrong with you car"!) only to find myself covered in oil :rolleyes: The whole thing was just covered in oil. The rotor arm is flopping around like a useless fatherless son. Electrics all covered in metal fillings where the spring & spindle have 'oiled' itself loose and scraped around the inside of the cap. Only replaced the rotor arm a month ago so did not expect to find this mess!
Can't locate a 2nd hand part atm. Rang local VW dealership - £105 for a flipping distributor. Sod that. Right, I better toddle off the the parts section. :sad:
have you tried GSF?
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Welcome along :wink: