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Title: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Mr_PPP on 07 September 2004, 17:07

Hi everyone, im totally new here, my names Phil, 23 and im the recent proud owner of a 90 Mk2 8V GTI which luckily for me comes with power steering, E/Windows and C/locking  so i can be a lazy git  ;D only got 61K on the clock :) oh and it has slight green tint to the windows, was this standard or an optional extra? oh and the previous owner added the alloys, what were the standards on this car? i keep hearing the name BBS mentioned? anyways just saying hello to everyone here, looks like a great site you have here and i hope to speak to anyone who will listen to my jabbering sometime  :D

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: tobz. on 07 September 2004, 17:16

Hey Phil welcome to the forum, best get some pics of that motor on here asap (it'll be the first thing everybody asks for!!!). Sounds like you got yourself a decent mk2 there, I'm currently trying to find a real mint mk2 16v (been looking 10 months now) with less than 100k on the clock but they are becoming rarer by the minute  :(
My 89 8v has the green tint glass but as far as I was aware it was still an option on the 8v until the run-out models in 91-92. Standard wheels around 1990 on an 8v could range from steelies to a whole range of alloys offered by vw. BBS cross-spokes are considered by most to be the choice if you are going for the standard look and if you can afford them split-rims are the number one choice.

Hope this helps
Toby

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Golfgal on 07 September 2004, 17:17

Ello

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: redcarboy on 07 September 2004, 21:02

The MAD COUNT bids you welcome. ;D

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Len on 07 September 2004, 23:30

Welcome from the old git.

Nice looking motor mate.

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: gibby on 08 September 2004, 08:07

Hi matey, welcome to the site  :)

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Leanne on 08 September 2004, 13:49

BBS are the boss.

If you look for a new set don't expect a bargain. There are plenty of 2nd hand options on ebay and various forums which maybe need a little TLC.

Splitties and you are looking at ???'s!

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: davidhawkins_78 on 08 September 2004, 14:03

Or a weekend in a gimp suit somewhere in Soho !!

Either way sounds painful  :-X

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Tufty on 08 September 2004, 14:22

welcome along mate. by  the sound of ur car u have got ur hand on a minter.

Tufty

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Mr_PPP on 08 September 2004, 16:31

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone? :) Cheers for the heads up on the tint and the wheels Toby and Leanne, think with my poor sorry state of a bank account sticking with the ones fitted is the best course of action for now :D want to keep this one as standard as possible anyway, not quite a minter although theres no visible rust whatsoever on the bodywork, theres a small dent in one front wing and having done 61k its mostly the original parts, so a few have already started to give problems, main ones being the starter motor giving up first week and now the sump has corroded through but touch wood should be the only problems i have for a while? ;) I need a new job, i have a feeling the minimum wage isnt going to keep me going long with this car? :P

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Dinky on 10 September 2004, 23:59

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Hey!
Welcome to the forum!
Nice lookin car mate! ;)

Dinx  :-*

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Dizzie on 11 September 2004, 14:27

welcome to the site :)

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: dubslug on 18 September 2004, 11:38

welcome, good to see another 5 door motor on here  ;D

Title: Re: Offering my friendly hand to anyone who will take it (at your own risk :P )
Post by: Dizzie on 19 September 2004, 19:32

starter went in the first week! same problem here. I drove mine home and the next day it wouldn't turn over  >:(

all fixed now though.