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Title: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: VWchapman17 on 31 July 2013, 16:15
I saw someone selling an 84 mk2 on eBay saying its one of the oldest mk2's in the country.. My question is.. Who has the oldest mk2 in the UK??

My mk2 is a 1.3 1984 A reg, registered on 26th April 1984.. Who's got anything older???
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: weazgti on 31 July 2013, 17:04
There is an A reg gti going round over here. Still tidy aswell
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: Sgt_Lemon on 31 July 2013, 17:14
How did registration work before A reg? I feel like a cheat now calling my H reg an old car.
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: VWchapman17 on 31 July 2013, 18:12
Keep the A reg alive!!!
That is a very good point.. I think it was still the alphabet.. Just started again in 83/84?? No idea
H reg is old!! My mk2 is 29 years old bless it..
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: weazgti on 31 July 2013, 20:23
Quote from: Sgt_Lemon on 31 July 2013, 17:14
How did registration work before A reg? I feel like a cheat now calling my H reg an old car.



I had mk1 fiesta for 1st car. KDL 706W
W reg and DL meant it was island registered
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: kittie on 31 July 2013, 21:08
I think the letter was Y (1982) before A. They only started production in 1983 didn't they so A will be the earliest?
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: typhtoeknee on 31 July 2013, 23:35
Quote from: kittie on 31 July 2013, 21:08
I think the letter was Y (1982) before A. They only started production in 1983 didn't they so A will be the earliest?

yes I think Y was before A 83 - 84 my first couple of cars were A reg before that, they swapped the reg around for example my first Polo was A150 ORN but a slighly older Y reg car would have been something like GJA764Y. These were the days when new reg came out 1 Aug. My Golf is H reg so its a young lol but I did view a A reg one in Leeds with TEV in the reg Mars red very sweet :-)
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: kittie on 01 August 2013, 10:07
Quote from: typhtoeknee on 31 July 2013, 23:35
Quote from: kittie on 31 July 2013, 21:08
I think the letter was Y (1982) before A. They only started production in 1983 didn't they so A will be the earliest?

yes I think Y was before A 83 - 84 my first couple of cars were A reg before that, they swapped the reg around for example my first Polo was A150 ORN but a slighly older Y reg car would have been something like GJA764Y. These were the days when new reg came out 1 Aug. My Golf is H reg so its a young lol but I did view a A reg one in Leeds with TEV in the reg Mars red very sweet :-)

Sounds lovely, mine's a 1992 J so pretty late!

My dad used to have an XJ6 that was a Y reg with the Y at the end, lovely big boat  :grin:
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: dragonfly on 01 August 2013, 10:16
An 'A' would make it a very early mk2 - one for the first and rare.  Keep it alive!
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 01 August 2013, 13:26
Don't you lot have Wikipedia and Google?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_the_United_Kingdom,_Crown_dependencies_and_overseas_territories
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: JC on 01 August 2013, 23:40
God I feel old. . . . . . . .  :whistle:
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: Diamond Hell on 02 August 2013, 01:47
Quote from: Chuff on 01 August 2013, 23:40
God I feel old. . . . . . . .  :whistle:

I was tempted to make that comment, but thought it best to leave the door open for someone older.

And there you are.
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: JC on 02 August 2013, 05:33
To be fair I was just opening the door for old man thom  :whistle:
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: Thom89 on 02 August 2013, 13:36
Reply: "no reply"

Thom
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: JC on 02 August 2013, 13:38
Close the door now your in pops  :kiss:
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: Thom89 on 02 August 2013, 13:40
Says the man with the grandchild  :grin:

Thom
Title: Re: Who has the oldest mk2 golf in the UK?
Post by: bodga on 03 August 2013, 15:28
At least the old reg made sense, these newer reg numbers confuse the fcuk out of me. and my first car was a mini, made the same month and year i was born, sadly she was scrapped years ago. nearly all the steel had turned to rust LOL reg no. EOH155L