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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Ginge 35Edition on 27 May 2012, 14:43
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The prelude to this post is an apology, purely because this is a chance to show off my two favourite GTi's side by side!
In 2002 I sold my MK2 8v Alpine White Big Bumper to a yound guy that lived around the corner. After I sold it Craig would call in regularly which was great because he always kept her really clean etc :cool:. Then after a while I noticed that he hadn't been around for a while and after bumping into him in town he told me that he'd sold her and bought a Fiesta RS 1800 project car - sacrilege :angry: This was about a year ago so cest la vie etc etc. Then about a month ago I heard a lovely exhaust note coming from outside the house, which is odd because we live on a really quiet cul-de-sac surrounded by blue rinses - I looked out and to my amazement it was my old MK2 :shocked:
Craig had sold the the RS and gone to market to find a nother MK2, only to find that they guy that had bought her off him was selling her. Craig did the deal and called around as he knew i've a smile on my face. To that end i've told him i want first refusal if he has the silly idea of changing her again.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and the story as much as I enjoy shaing it:-
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/GolfMk2vsMk6026.jpg)
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/GolfMk2vsMk6012.jpg)
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/GolfMk2vsMk6091.jpg)
(http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i477/Ginge35Edition/GolfMk2vsMk6086.jpg)
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Superb, nice backdrop too
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Great story and that would be a great stable to have! :cool:
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Loved reading that - both cars look :cool:
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The Ed35 looks huge beside the mk2, both lovely lookers though.
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Lovely motors...cool in the white...
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Simply..... Niiiiice :cool:
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Two very pretty cars...
Is the Mk2 original? Or had work?
It looks to be in amazing condition.
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:cool:
MK2 needs to lose the eyebrow spoiler to be 100% perfect :wink:
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Two very pretty cars...
Is the Mk2 original? Or had work?
It looks to be in amazing condition.
He's done a few tweaks, including lowering, stainless exhaust, headlight mod but other than that it's as clean as the day I sold it him. That's why I was so wounded when he sold it. It's got a couple of old age spots on it and I believe he's looking at getting those done. The interior is mint too with no wear really, it's an 8v run out model so it's got the 16v spec:- rainbow interior, tinted windows and sliding metal roof.
It's a beautiful motor and even the mrs says we should have it when he thinks of selling it!
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Great seeing the different generations together, look good :cool:
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Great seeing the different generations together, look good :cool:
I think that's one of things I most enjoyed about it and of course the fact that I have history with that particular car.
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Here's my similar pairing
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/SAM_0603.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/SAM_0604.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/SAM_0602.jpg)
And a recent pic of the Mk2 on it's own
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/AtShelveys2.jpg)
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I wouldn't be putting my cars on our lawn if it looked that good :grin:
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Dubber your MK2 is a sight to behold :wink:
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Stunning and great lawn too!
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some great piccies first pictures of a white ed35 that have down it justice :wink:
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:cool:
MK2 needs to lose the eyebrow spoiler to be 100% perfect :wink:
.......& those horrible headlights,but great picture. :cool:
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Dubber your MK2 is a sight to behold :wink:
+1 Lovin that MK2, nice lawn!!
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Good combination red and black... :smiley:
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Love that MK2 Dubber, very jealous. :cool:
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Well it would be rude not to join in the fun here. These two beauties are mine and I'm very proud of them
MK2 16v
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/andykram/P1040854.jpg)
Mk6
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/andykram/P1030597.jpg)
They're both completely standard although the remap urge will almost certainly be fulfilled on the Mk6 when it's out of warranty this July. Can't believe I'e had it three years. The Mk2 meanwhile is great too. Feels a bit bunged up though at the moment so a good Italian tune up may be in order. and it gets more comments than the new one!!!
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Jeees that's a well cleaned OG! :cool:
Great thread this, clearly mk2+mk6 is the way to go :)
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Andy, that's one tasty MK2 GTI. Looks fantastic. Love the colour. I want......... :drool:
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Oak green is a mint colour on the mk2, great example. I wonder if our mk6's will be as clean in 15 years?
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I wonder if our mk6's will be as clean in 15 years?
If people keep them, then yes. My Mk2 has only had one other owner, he owned it for 19 years. The one I had before that was a bit of a dog that had had 9 owners. The problem with a car like that, is that at some point in its life it will have changed hands for a couple of hundred quid and therefore being treated as disposable.
I like the look of both your cars Ginge and Andy, although would have to change the lights and repeaters back to stock and loose the armour door plates.
Whilst we're pic hoaring, here's my lastest mod. 60/40 split rear seat with factory headrests, fully carpeted boot inc seat backs and retro radio cassette cd combo, with the changer velcro'd to the carpeted rear panel, so no holes needed to be drilled.
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6206.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6208.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6207.jpg)
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Any excuse for some pic whoring...
I know there's not much love for Mk3s in here...but I don't care. My 20th Anniversary Edition 16v...one of 150 RHD cars.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%2016v%20Anniversary/IMG_0624a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/IMG_0618a.jpg)
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I wonder if our mk6's will be as clean in 15 years?
If people keep them, then yes. My Mk2 has only had one other owner, he owned it for 19 years. The one I had before that was a bit of a dog that had had 9 owners. The problem with a car like that, is that at some point in its life it will have changed hands for a couple of hundred quid and therefore being treated as disposable.
I like the look of both your cars Ginge and Andy, although would have to change the lights and repeaters back to stock and loose the armour door plates.
Whilst we're pic hoaring, here's my lastest mod. 60/40 split rear seat with factory headrests, fully carpeted boot inc seat backs and retro radio cassette cd combo, with the changer velcro'd to the carpeted rear panel, so no holes needed to be drilled.
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6206.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6208.jpg)
(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t264/dubber36/DSCF6207.jpg)
I see your turning up the heat with interior shots now too :wink:
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Well it would be rude not to join in the fun here. These two beauties are mine and I'm very proud of them
MK2 16v
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/andykram/P1040854.jpg)
Very nice, Oak Green was always the most desirable colour for the Mk2. Nice to see it looking the way it should be too not some riced up peice of c**p.
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I bought my Mk2 because of its general exterior condition but also how well it's stood up inside too (see below). It's in fantastic nick for a 21 year old car
(http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz201/andykram/P1040858.jpg)
If I keep the Mk6 21 years I'll be gobsmacked if it keeps as well but you never know.
By the way, my first GTi was a 1997 Mk3 so I love that Anniversary. I know they only escape the title of worst ever GTi because of the Mk4 but I still like the look of them. That one in the pictures is gorgeous in my eyes. In fact when I was first looking for an old second car I was looking at Mk3s. I found what I thought was a nice one but it needed too much body work and ended up paying double for my first Mk2, an 8v. I sold that for the 16v in the pictures and have never regretted it.
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That Mk2 is a credit to you and the previous owners, stunning! :cool:
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Thank you Jimble. I was blown away when I saw it. It had 113000 miles on the clock and it may as well have been 13000. The previous owner was clearly fastidious as you could see the polish residue when I bought it.
I always wanted a 16v once I'd got the Mk2 bug with the 8v I had so this was a no brainer when I found it. It's kept away in the garage and only comes out in the dry so one day, if or when I eventually sell it, someone will get a real nice car.
I wish I had a picture of the underside by the way - you could eat your dinner off it it's that clean. Still, there's always stuff to do so I'm replacing odds and sods as I go along to improve it further.
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Any excuse for some pic whoring...
I know there's not much love for Mk3s in here...but I don't care. My 20th Anniversary Edition 16v...one of 150 RHD cars.
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%2016v%20Anniversary/IMG_0624a.jpg)
(http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z72/Ess_Three/Golf%20GTI%20Mk6/IMG_0618a.jpg)
Ess3 dare I say it, but I prefer your Mk3 very very nice motor indeed :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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I spotted a mint Mk3 Anniversary at a dealer before I got the Mk2s but he was wanting £6995 for it!!! It had only done 40 odd thousand miles and was genuinely immaculate - I just couldn't afford it though. Very jealous of the guy/girl who did buy it.
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When I had MK2, 3, 4 & 5 I loved them all at the time and none were bad at all even 3&4 which appear to be the models that were unpopular with the motoring press, however over time the MK I love the most is the MK2. There is a really nice G plate big bumper round the corner from me and it still looks great.