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Title: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 13:12
is it me, or has this mk4 section gone rather dead in the i have been away?  :huh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: GTi_James on 16 May 2013, 13:17
no topics of interest perhaps?

lets start one...

Socks! whats your favourite type of sock?
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 13:17
is it me, or has this mk4 section gone rather dead in the i have been away?  :huh:
every1 heard you were coming back an f**ked of an bought a mk5  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: SI74 on 16 May 2013, 13:55
I was thinking the same.. Its nothing but asking the same questions over and over. Wheres all the thread of work people are doing or getting done gone? theres only a few now and again
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Toby on 16 May 2013, 14:04
I think it's the whole forum on a whole!!

 :grin:

Go back to the cave you cralled outa boyo  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 14:08
I think it's the whole forum on a whole!!

 :grin:

Go back to the cave you cralled outa boyo  :grin:
:grin: :grin: hows the mx5 going you not stuck a turbo on it yet  :smiley:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 14:25
Socks! whats your favourite type of sock?
wooly, made from real welsh sheep wool.
every1 heard you were coming back an f**ked of an bought a mk5  :grin:
i`ll chase them down in my mk4, catch them, and eat them!
 
I was thinking the same.. Its nothing but asking the same questions over and over. Wheres all the thread of work people are doing or getting done gone? theres only a few now and again
my point exactly!
I think it's the whole forum on a whole!!

 :grin:

Go back to the cave you cralled outa boyo  :grin:
lol how are you toby.. mx5?  :sick: should have kept the mk4!
yes, i think the whole forum seems quiet actually.. strange..  :cry:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: bobbarley on 16 May 2013, 14:27
mk4 is 8-14 years old now, it's getting on a bit!  I'd happily swap my mk4 for a mk5 if I had the money  :sad:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 14:30
the mk2 and mk3 sections seem to be doing ok.. i would rather a mk1 if i had the money..lol  :laugh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 14:33
mk4 is 8-14 years old now, it's getting on a bit!  I'd happily swap my mk4 for a mk5 if I had the money  :sad:
her indoors didnt like the mk5 gti i got her  :shocked: ended up  wanting another tt  :huh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 14:36
how ungrateful.. is she a hairdresser by any chance?
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: sveed1.8T on 16 May 2013, 14:58
I never really opted out of the mk4 section... Crashing it and buying my Rocco was never my intention! :undecided:

Not a bad upgrade though! :evil:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: bobbarley on 16 May 2013, 15:13
mk4 is 8-14 years old now, it's getting on a bit!  I'd happily swap my mk4 for a mk5 if I had the money  :sad:
her indoors didnt like the mk5 gti i got her  :shocked: ended up  wanting another tt  :huh:

did you trade her in instead?
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 15:24
how ungrateful.. is she a hairdresser by any chance?
accountant  :grin: :grin: but she gave that up an is now into beauty stuff so close  :grin:

mk4 is 8-14 years old now, it's getting on a bit!  I'd happily swap my mk4 for a mk5 if I had the money  :sad:
her indoors didnt like the mk5 gti i got her  :shocked: ended up  wanting another tt  :huh:

did you trade her in instead?
surprised she hasnt traded me in  :grin: :grin: after selling her 4mo
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 16:39
I must admit it has seemed quieter than it usually is but guess its just the times ,people cant afford some luxuries anymore for one ,and possibly like myself cba to do anything lately lol

Barry whats your mrs do beauty wise ,beautician  or the nail side of it ?,not stalking honest just my mrs does nails and was up scotland few weeks ago judging a competition lol
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: dubber36 on 16 May 2013, 17:02
It's the Mk7 section that's the busiest. Ironic really as no one on there has a Mk7 GTI/D yet.
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 17:30
I must admit it has seemed quieter than it usually is but guess its just the times ,people cant afford some luxuries anymore for one ,and possibly like myself cba to do anything lately lol

Barry whats your mrs do beauty wise ,beautician  or the nail side of it ?,not stalking honest just my mrs does nails and was up scotland few weeks ago judging a competition lol
beauty therapy and nails along with spray tans a dont ask anymore about it  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 17:34
haha dont blame you ,i dont ask either but know a bit as when im not working im the postman ,parcel collector ,banker etc as she doesnt have enough days in the week let alone hrs in the day lol
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 17:39
haha dont blame you ,i dont ask either but know a bit as when im not working im the postman ,parcel collector ,banker etc as she doesnt have enough days in the week let alone hrs in the day lol
:grin: :grin: know how you feel mate but means she doesnt see the stuff i order for my mk4  :laugh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 17:41
haha good shout  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 17:48
haha good shout  :grin:
:grin: :grin: she asked what was in a forge box that i left lying about,told her it was the box from the dv i just fitted to her tt  :whistle: couldnt let her think i was buying stuff for an old golf  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: dom on 16 May 2013, 17:49
Whole forum seems quiet at the moment, dub rides is dead, off topic is even quiet!
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 18:15

 :grin: :grin: she asked what was in a forge box that i left lying about,told her it was the box from the dv i just fitted to her tt  :whistle: couldnt let her think i was buying stuff for an old golf  :grin:
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hahaha excellent ,cant quite get away with that as if i dont pay cash she'd know as i dont have paypal lol

Whole forum seems quiet at the moment, dub rides is dead, off topic is even quiet!

Unfortunately as said ,think its a sign of the times atm ,oh and paying off the holiday is killing me lol,no spare pennies for toys ,still waiting to get some new wheels  :sad:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 18:35
can just hear her now when i tell her the car is of to be mapped  :grin: :grin: bet she says she wants hers done to
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 18:44
haha ,the only thing the mrs is going on about atm is the new car she's going to get lol,shes decided shes going to get a honda civic type r 
Although I did try to get her to get an r32  :whistle:  lol
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 18:53
haha ,the only thing the mrs is going on about atm is the new car she's going to get lol,shes decided shes going to get a honda civic type r 
Although I did try to get her to get an r32  :whistle:  lol
the 4mo she had gave a mates mk5 r32 a good run  :shocked: an sounded great
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 18:56
my 4mo's due its service wahoooo lo,i've even toyed with selling it lately ,but think it may just be a moment (wanted to go out with kids on the bikes but riding on paths doesnt interest me ,wanted to go to the woods and couldnt lol),will hopefully sort some new wheels soon
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 19:01
my 4mo's due its service wahoooo lo,i've even toyed with selling it lately ,but think it may just be a moment (wanted to go out with kids on the bikes but riding on paths doesnt interest me ,wanted to go to the woods and couldnt lol),will hopefully sort some new wheels soon
you had it mapped yet  :smiley:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 19:05
No mate ,have literally done naff all to it other than drive it lol,had holiday to pay off so everything els has gone on the back burner,is it worth it ?
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: scarr89 on 16 May 2013, 19:25
People must remember, a car is for life, not just for washing and tinkering with in the winter.
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 19:28
People must remember, a car is for life, not just for washing and tinkering with in the winter.
not if you own a mk3  :whistle: :whistle:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 19:34
People must remember, a car is for life, not just for washing and tinkering with in the winter.
depends what car it is  :wink: if it`s french for example .. the only thing good that came from france was the 205....Oh, and bagguettes...
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 19:56
People must remember, a car is for life, not just for washing and tinkering with in the winter.
depends what car it is  :wink: if it`s french for example .. the only thing good that came from france was the 205....Oh, and bagguettes...
if only they stuck a turbo on it  :whistle:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 20:42
it would be one mega fast bagguette... :smiley:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: xtetx on 16 May 2013, 20:56
Been thinking the same, live on here but it's always same old questions!
It will pick up in summer I for one CBA doing a lot of jobs I want to at the moment with this weather haha
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 21:04
yeah i suppose winter has had a lot to do with it.. past winters i had a garage to work in.. last winter a had the back garden and waterlogged soil so couldnt go under the car.. was a depressing time..  :cry:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: xtetx on 16 May 2013, 21:07
yeah i suppose winter has had a lot to do with it.. past winters i had a garage to work in.. last winter a had the back garden and waterlogged soil so couldnt go under the car.. was a depressing time..  :cry:
Sounds like a nightmare!
Not as much as a nightmare as the mrs watching Eurovision haha
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 21:08

Not as much as a nightmare as the mrs watching Eurovision haha
aaarrrrggghhhhhhhh  :shocked: :laugh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Rhyso on 16 May 2013, 21:20
Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: scarr89 on 16 May 2013, 21:29
Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:

Why don't you let Dom/Wazzer decide on how much mk4 content there is eh!

Global moderators...Pffffffttttt
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Wazzzer on 16 May 2013, 21:30
dub rides is dead

I give up with it sometimes, no one seems to be interested unless you're rebuilding from the ground up or throwing thousands at the car

Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:

I've seen 4mo mentioned once  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 21:54
Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:
the mk4 content is the fact its about the mk4 section.. now go moderate the audi forum  :whistle:  :laugh:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: dom on 16 May 2013, 21:57
Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:

I did nearly move it before but then decided it would just die a death in Off Topic :grin:

Sooo....back to MK4 related stuff:

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5110/5824114847_65338d388c_o.jpg)

Discuss....
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: scarr89 on 16 May 2013, 21:58
Love it.

Although I probably wouldn't drive to work in it  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: brett on 16 May 2013, 22:00
WOW ,as above probably wouldnt drive it but ,I want the wheels lol
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 22:04
strangely enough, i like  :tongue: and no, i wouldn`t drive it... :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 16 May 2013, 22:30
Wheres the MK4 content in this thread then?  :whistle:

I did nearly move it before but then decided it would just die a death in Off Topic :grin:

Sooo....back to MK4 related stuff:

(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5110/5824114847_65338d388c_o.jpg)

Discuss....
or this  :undecided:
(http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc419/barrym381/image_zps9f648d7d.jpg) (http://s1210.photobucket.com/user/barrym381/media/image_zps9f648d7d.jpg.html)
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: SI74 on 16 May 2013, 22:48


(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5110/5824114847_65338d388c_o.jpg)

Discuss....
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Each one of the circles are individually stuck on. Would do my head in.
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Rhyso on 16 May 2013, 22:49
I guess it was too much to hope for 'quality' content then  :whistle:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: golfyste on 16 May 2013, 22:51
Agree that there doesnt seem to be much happening these days.

Not gonna stop me with my project though  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: rio_gti on 16 May 2013, 23:10
This is my reason why I've been slacking lately

(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i408/rioracer/2236FA39-0344-4E63-8A03-9A1CE15B2854-1893-00000160A5690A78_zps72aeb5fb.jpg)

This and I've not had time to pick up the housing for my hybrid from littico  :embarrassed:


Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 23:21
This is my reason why I've been slacking lately
(http://i1092.photobucket.com/albums/i408/rioracer/2236FA39-0344-4E63-8A03-9A1CE15B2854-1893-00000160A5690A78_zps72aeb5fb.jpg)
ah man, he`s georgeous..
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: rio_gti on 16 May 2013, 23:34
Cheers buddy!!!! Bloody hard work!!!!
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 16 May 2013, 23:42
i have a staffie and a JRT, the jack russel is i little twit and eats all our post, still does the odd sneaky dirty around the house. the staffie is the most chilled out dog you could ever imagine.. crazy when the jack is 6 year old and should have chilled out a bit now and the staffie is still a pup really at 2 year old..
what breed is your dog, bull mastif?
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: rio_gti on 16 May 2013, 23:55
The jrt sounds like a nutter!!!!!
The staffy should be the one destroying everything lol
It's an english bull terrier...... Or a pig.... Or a horse....
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: GTi_James on 17 May 2013, 06:34
The jrt sounds like a nutter!!!!!
The staffy should be the one destroying everything lol
It's an english bull terrier...... Or a pig.... Or a horse....

a pig horse?!  :laugh:

back on topic i think its just the time of year, people want to go away due to the sh!t weather we've had and are saving all their pennies

im off to south africa in october , tenerif in August, maybe south of france in june and london on saturday for a week  :cry:

though i only pay for flights and food as i have RCI  :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Toby on 17 May 2013, 07:23
It's good to be different!! But that's a tad oTT  :rolleyes:

Atleastits not paint!!
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: Toby on 17 May 2013, 07:24
Dam rio!! Your just like them people we hear about on the radio!!  :laugh:

Jokes mate!! Looks beautiful!! Therms hates them!  :shocked:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: rio_gti on 17 May 2013, 09:38
Dam rio!! Your just like them people we hear about on the radio!!  :laugh:

Jokes mate!! Looks beautiful!! Therms hates them!  :shocked:

oiiiii he's as good as gold..... when he's not being naughty  :grin:
(just noticed the grass stain on his face!!!)
my missus really didnt want one, now she wont be without one-proper joker!!!

yeah i agree its dead in here..... lets get a topic started like 'pics of your car in named places' game that had alot of people interested  :smiley:

Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 07 June 2013, 21:45


yeah i agree its dead in here..... lets get a topic started like 'pics of your car in named places' game that had alot of people interested  :smiley:
lol my car was off the road when all that was going on.. :angry: :sad:
and correct me if im wrong, but the forum started to make sense last week and got busy, now this week it`s still busy but stupid?. :tongue:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: dom on 07 June 2013, 21:50


yeah i agree its dead in here..... lets get a topic started like 'pics of your car in named places' game that had alot of people interested  :smiley:
lol my car was off the road when all that was going on.. :angry: :sad:
and correct me if im wrong, but the forum started to make sense last week and got busy, now this week it`s still busy but stupid?. :tongue:

You're right, I can't believe the number of stupid threads I've seen these last few days. Some people are spending too long in the sun :grin:

I think we need to resurrect the photo challenge thread :afro:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: GTi_James on 07 June 2013, 21:51
im up for that! and everyone on here is stupid, we all drive mk4s and love spending money on them  :lipsrsealed: thats how my missus sees it though  :angry:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: dom on 07 June 2013, 21:54
Up and running again:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=208868.410 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=208868.410)
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 07 June 2013, 21:57
im up for that! and everyone on here is stupid, we all drive mk4s and love spending money on them  :lipsrsealed: thats how my missus sees it though  :angry:
speak for your own misses mine says if my car is getting a new turbo an mapped she want her tt done too  :grin:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: jamie16v on 07 June 2013, 22:02
im up for that! and everyone on here is stupid, we all drive mk4s and love spending money on them  :lipsrsealed: thats how my missus sees it though  :angry:
speak for your own misses mine says if my car is getting a new turbo an mapped she want her tt done too  :grin:
your missus must be cool then!  :cool:
Title: Re: is it me?
Post by: barrym381 on 07 June 2013, 22:08
im up for that! and everyone on here is stupid, we all drive mk4s and love spending money on them  :lipsrsealed: thats how my missus sees it though  :angry:
speak for your own misses mine says if my car is getting a new turbo an mapped she want her tt done too  :grin:
your missus must be cool then!  :cool:
1 in a billion  :grin: :grin: still goes on at me for selling the r32 rep