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Title: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Thom89 on 28 August 2011, 00:39

My Golf stays garaged all year round, only coming out for shows, and fine evenings in the summer, mostly to keep the battery charged. The Golf will be SORN from October, and re taxed March/April time dependent on the weather. My car has covered less 1k in the last 12 months, but typically around 2k a year in the last 6 years, but I do drive it like it should be driven :evil:

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Thom

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Gavv8 on 28 August 2011, 06:34

My Mk3 8v does at least 150-200 miles a week commuting to work but it gets washed and cleaned every week, i drive it like you should but i make sure it's looked after and despite being 15 years old is still a nice drive.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: bulk66 on 28 August 2011, 07:02

As with all my cars my mk2 lives on the drive in the wind rain and snow it gets driven 10 miles a day to work so the 130k on the clock wont go up that much and gets a good clean wash and polish every 2 weeks the wifes mk4 is about the same but with 100k on the clock gets cleaned once a month if shes lucky and ferrys 2 kids about.  :smiley:

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Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: bricey on 28 August 2011, 07:28

my golf has any easy life.5miles per days

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: JC on 28 August 2011, 07:42

people on here own Golf's  :shocked:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: vaughn on 28 August 2011, 07:55

mine gets driven every day,

always gets serviced on time and needs for nothing

just wish i could drive it more(the wifey uses it as it`s the main car)

only downside is she gets it washed by the local £5 car wash :lipsrsealed:

now my passat wagon, does 40 miles a week, never washed or serviced, it gets parked up all week, but suprisingly it`s never let me down(and it`s getting treated for action  :grin:)

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: bricey on 28 August 2011, 08:01

Quote from: vaughn on 28 August 2011, 07:55

only downside is she gets it washed by the local £5 car wash :lipsrsealed:

 :shocked:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Lewy on 28 August 2011, 08:07

My mk2 gets pampered much the same as yours Thom, as I've spent a lot of time and money getting it where I (nearly) want it.

The Mk4 gets abused by the wife and my little boy!

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: ...joe on 28 August 2011, 10:19

Mine has sat on axle stands for the last 18+ months......

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: cняis on 28 August 2011, 10:37

orange mk2 has sat in the garage and not moved for about 3 months  :undecided:

daily mk3 gets no love, but keeps chomping up the miles and refuses to die  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Dec on 28 August 2011, 11:10

Glad mines not a golf otherwise it would bring the standard of this thread right down! My Audi has a pretty hard life compared to all you guys!

Gets washed once a week or every two weeks if I don't get time, does approx 400-500 miles a week, gets serviced on time though, but by myself because I refuse to pay more than I need to just for a stamp...

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: F17BAD on 28 August 2011, 12:03

Mine lives like a King  :grin:

Built mine to use tho

And I do use it - every single day come rain, shine, snow etc.. dont see the pont in putting them away in a garage..

My car is kept in mint condition - id say better than the ones that are kept for show use only. it does take a lot of my time keeping it this way but i enjoy it almost as much as driving it

It never lets me down, its been the best VW iv ever owned

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: scott64 on 28 August 2011, 12:26

my MK4 gets used daily, taking me to work (10mile round trip :smiley:) and on weekends :cool: she gets washed and waxed every week weather permitting and cleaned inside every week as well come what may :wink:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: tweed on 28 August 2011, 12:37

Got a van for work.
 my gti gets used to go gym, gf, shopping, trips and shows. lives in a garage and always clean. doesn't get drove hard at all, drive it like a grandad on a sunday. 5000 miles a year. but that will change  :wink:

vr6 just sits there at the moment but I drive to just simple put a smile on my face. back road fun. :grin:  always cleaned and looked after. got potential to be a show car, just needs some tlc and a new home  :sad:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Jimp on 28 August 2011, 13:19

Golf: To and from work/college every day. 90% motorway miles 10% city miles. Washed by the rain and detailed once a year, twice if I'm flush with cash  :grin:
Vento: Lives in my dad's garden, hasn't been out in a year now  :cry:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: jv on 28 August 2011, 15:19

Quote from: thom89 on 28 August 2011, 00:39

My Golf stays garaged all year round, only coming out for shows, and fine evenings in the summer, mostly to keep the battery charged. The Golf will be SORN from October, and re taxed March/April time dependent on the weather. My car has covered less 1k in the last 12 months, but typically around 2k a year in the last 6 years, but I do drive it like it should be driven :evil:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/DSC_0467.jpg)

Thom

You need to stop being obsessed with the car and spend a bit more time on home maintenance issues! :tongue:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: JC on 28 August 2011, 15:27

 :laugh:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Seanl on 28 August 2011, 15:28

Lives in the rain and cold, used as a daily work horse and gets a wash once in a while. Does get the occasional pamper and any mechanical issues are sorted out promptly. Beginning to look a bit weather beaten now though so need to give her a bit of tlc and make her feel good about herself again, she has just recovered from a heart transplant after all!  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Steve_PD on 28 August 2011, 15:32

Mine does 500-700 miles a week. Serviced every 3 months. When things break they get replaced and it gets washed once it gets to this stage....

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb74/kryptik_2010/IMAG0077.jpg)

 :lipsrsealed: :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: JC on 28 August 2011, 15:34

 :laugh:

looked mighty fine today though steve :afro:

if a lickle smokey, our lass was , erm is it meant to do that  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: The Doc on 28 August 2011, 16:12

When it's not getting it's head kicked in on the dyno it ferrys me to and from work which is around 1500 miles a month  :wink:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Snoopy on 28 August 2011, 18:52

Mk1 lives in the garage and has been retired to fine days and weekends after 15 years of daily loyal service. :smiley:
Mk2 lives in the garage but may end up been used over the winter depending if i bother to fix the winter hack  :undecided:
Mk6 gets used as my daily 8-9 months of the year and is garaged over night but gets uncared for and abused by the VW dealer.. :angry:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Wayne on 28 August 2011, 21:19

Octavia does 50miles a week if lucky, but it always gets a good run when it gets used but some weeks it does not move for 3 days.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Horney on 28 August 2011, 21:25

Mines done 65 miles in 12 months and hasn't been washed since september 2010!

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 28 August 2011, 22:17

Mine's in a barn.  It's been on a track more recently than Nick's has.   :grin:

It's also been washed more recently.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: travisreeve on 28 August 2011, 22:25

at the minute my mk1 lives a garaged life and does roughly 1 mile every 3 months asfor im pushing it in and out of the garage next year when road worhty it shall be covering alot of miles attending shows and daily commuting

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Horney on 28 August 2011, 22:50

Quote from: Diamond Hell on 28 August 2011, 22:17

It's also been washed more recently.

Blimey, next you'll be seen buying Back to Black in Halfords. :grin:

Nick

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Rhyso on 28 August 2011, 22:55

Golf?? That's a sport right??

Mine lived on the street, it died on the street (kinda)

My Aldi lives on the the street and will die on the street

Posh Golfs FTMFW  :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: LowlifeDubber on 29 August 2011, 08:41

Mine lives on the drive until it is completley finished.Although it gets washed thoroughly every week and waxed monthly.It gets pampered all the time and it rarely turns a wheel other than to turn it round.
Erm....as it happens ive never actually driven it on the road :grin:

Her Mk4 has only been with us a week but in that time it's also been on the drive and im currently refurbing the engine.That will be her daily to get rid of Pedro the Puma!

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Ant1981 on 29 August 2011, 09:11

Mine lives in the 'broken down' side of the driveway.

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Post by: Andy-H on 29 August 2011, 14:40

The rado now sits on the drive, lonely and waiting for a loving owner  :cry:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: dodge_vdub on 29 August 2011, 19:47

Mine gets driven daily, and up until recently did 300 miles a week.
Not bad for a car with 176,000 on the clock....
oh and just brought her back from a 2 week 2150 mile round trip round germany  :grin:
(http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af75/dodge-vdub/4084388d.jpg)

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: robiwill on 29 August 2011, 21:11

MK2 valver lives in the workshop and hasnt moved since its mot in April,

Mk3 cabriolet clocks up between 300 to 500 miles a week never gets cleaned is a mobile office, dinning room, complete with car collection kit, tow rope jump pack, fuel diesel and petrol and tool kit. always gets serviced and mechanically wants for nothing. comming up to 175 thousand miles.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Bellend on 30 August 2011, 00:40

Gets used n abused all the time. Serviced all the time. Only let me down when the throttle cable snapped.

Currently stuck over the bank holiday weekend cause was sticking a GTI brake set up on but have cracked the sump. So had to go camping with a 1l Fiesta and I still prefer the Golf.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: rob.043 on 30 August 2011, 11:09

My mk2 lives in a garage, it gets driven briskly on back roads for fun on most weekends when its not in bits as a 'rolling project'. It may be spared winter duties of weekly trips to edinburgh in I find the right impreza, fancy a go in one for a few months I think....

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: DanChave on 30 August 2011, 11:27

Gets used and abused, day in, day out! when it breaks it gets fixed and is always in and out of the paintshop as I can't stop painting stuff on it! Should be a daily hack that's left alone but I'm an addict and I can't lol!

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Mr_Orange on 30 August 2011, 21:29

A happy one I think........
Used daily for the commute, approx 100 miles per week.  Random 400 mile ish round trips at least once a month to family and friends. 
No expense spared on servicing and staying ahead of the game with maintenance.  The receipt folder is about to burst (not all of it boring servicing mind you!).
Lives out in the cold and rain but gets washed by me once a week, polished/waxed and hoovered out at least once a month.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: lewis1641 on 31 August 2011, 10:29

mine has done 216k. lives on the drive. i work less than a mile away from home so dont commute but it gets used regularly. probably not daily as i dont necessarily drive daily but i have no qualms ablut jumping in and driving anywhere, rain or shine.

come winter time the wheels get swapped for g60 steelies with winter tyres though

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: SoundillusioN on 31 August 2011, 16:34

Mine got it's face smashed in 7 years ago and was locked away for a very long sleep

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Gave it a face transplant this year and has had quite a bit of TLC since. (not enough though).  I treat it with the up most respect as much as I can.  Limited to 3k a year and it's nearly done that since March.  Car is officially SORN from today.  :sad:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/freresmith/PASSED_edited-1.jpg)

 

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: jmsheahan on 31 August 2011, 16:47

Mine's a daily drive but lives a pampered life really! Doesn't cover many miles at the moment but was doing 400 odd a week at one point last year. Lives in a garage overnight, washed every week and abused at weekends. Gets genuine parts where possible, every job is done to the best of my ability and it's serviced twice a year.

Takes a lot of my free time and pretty much all of my free money. I shudder a little if I think about what I've spent! It's a little bit of an obsession and I get grumpy if I can't spanner for a few weeks :undecided:. The 'sensible daily' has become more of a weekend toy. Will be getting tucked up at the parents house if my move to London for work goes ahead though which will suck.


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Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: Guy on 31 August 2011, 16:53

my golf lives on the drive and gets driven when i am not working... i love driving it.

i spend as much as I can afford to on it, currently trying to get the monies together for a new roof

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: sparkplug on 01 September 2011, 11:00

had mine 11 years now , 1986 GTI 8v Atlas Grey
 a daily driver lives on the drive ,  to work an back & spirited driving
love it aint selling her ever  :cool:

 Mk2 Golf GTI forever  :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :grin:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: dan_apps on 01 September 2011, 19:06

mk3 daily has had quite abit spent on her but gets as much as an 8v can take :rolleyes:

mk2 valver has sat on my parents drive for 18 months + awaiting a new shell :cry:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: simc66 on 02 September 2011, 16:07

My Mk3 valver is a daily, does nearly 80 miles a day on workdays, lives on the drive (garage is taken up by the camper), gets used to take garden rubbish to the tip, and gets cleaned ... occasionally.

On the other hand, I bought it a year ago with 101k on the clock, it's now got 124k and has barely missed a beat, the one time it hit trouble was only a split vac hose and it still got me home (a bit jerkily).  Apart from a decent exhaust I've hardly done anything to it bar a bit of rust treatment, and it still knocked out over 153bhp on R-Tech's rolling road.

The missus was so impressed she bought a Mk3 8v to replace her Fiesta when it died last winter.   After a good service that one hasn't had any issues either.

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: bodga on 02 September 2011, 17:33

Quote from: thom89 on 28 August 2011, 00:39

My Golf stays garaged all year round, only coming out for shows, and fine evenings in the summer, mostly to keep the battery charged. The Golf will be SORN from October, and re taxed March/April time dependent on the weather. My car has covered less 1k in the last 12 months, but typically around 2k a year in the last 6 years, but I do drive it like it should be driven :evil:

(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f90/thom62/DSC_0467.jpg)

Thom

Exactly the same as above but sadly i havent a garage for summer use but it is garaged for the winter, It will be put to bed end of this month (tax runs out)

Its just passed its MOT and ive noticed its done a grand total of 1300miles in the last six months :grin:

Title: Re: What sort of life does your Golf live?
Post by: earlymk2 on 02 September 2011, 18:15

MK4 Anni weekends only. MK2 in bits for 18 months now slow work in progress!!