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Title: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: gofasterstripe on 26 March 2006, 09:59: About 2 months ago I bought my first gti, dammit I am becoming totally obsessed with it. I wont even drive the main family car any more, I would rather feel every rattle in the road with my freezing cold air blowing from the heater.
I have even blagged my wife into coming along with me to the two northern golf gti shows this summer !
Will it get any worse?
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: jezza16v on 26 March 2006, 12:50: Probably, I have an 03 bimmer 330i sitting on the drive and since I bought the 16v six months ago I go anywhere at every opportunity in it (except for business). The wife and kids think I'm mental. I think its down to the mixture of fairly raw non interfered with motoring with that added hint of 'suspense' as to whether you will actually make it to where you are going! :smiley: Also it keeps me busy at the weekends, there's normally something to be done. The wife & kids say I have been in a much better mood since I got it as well?! :grin:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Neaty on 26 March 2006, 13:43: when i first got my valver i used to go home at lunch time from work just so i could drive it, wasted lots of fuel doing that but ahwell! :grin:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Devon Joe on 26 March 2006, 14:59: yeh sometimes i consider flogging my GTI but cant think what i'd replace it with??

I like the way everyone seems to see the Mk2 GTI as a performance reference!

It seems everyone knows/remembers 'what it'll do'. I love a good race and am always getting chased by pretty much anything with wheels and peeps are always surprised at the pace of an old GTI. Obviously the mk2 is outclassed by modern 'performance' stuff but its more than that. Old enough to be a classic, new enough to fix on the cheap and the iconic image is timeless. As for addictive, my 2.0 16v loves a good A303 tail-touch-tag-race*

* "hmm thats a standard Mk2 Golf GTI 16v...we are going uphill..its overtaking a wagon...lets make a fool of him with the huuuge torque of my new TDCI Vectra...and...whoa that cant be right??" Fun everytimeÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Dizzie on 26 March 2006, 18:08: I really should stop driving the golfs I'm not insured on lol. The F reg is the one I'm suppose to be driving, but the other 2 are just more fun! must stop it!
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: BIG Matt on 26 March 2006, 21:33: I only bought my 8v GTi Mk2 a couple of week back whilst I'm rebuilding my Vectra SuperTouring V6...but I fooking love the Golf.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Will be driving it everyday soon, so looking forward to driving an older car again.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Already bought new wheels, stereo and CD changer etc for itÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :smiley:

Only thing is its no where near as quick and doesn't have a big enough boot to fit a pram in (for twins!).Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â I like having A/C and traction control too and the knowledge that the car will stay together in a prang.

Even having thoughts of selling the Vectra when I've finished doing the work on it and buying a 1.8T Mk4/5 Golf GTi!Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :shocked:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Simpson on 26 March 2006, 22:13: i have two of tha things and its hard to sell one even though i know i must even considering turing it into a rally car wiht a mate, what you think?
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Neaty on 26 March 2006, 22:26: ^^ do it! :cool:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: mk2g60syncro on 27 March 2006, 22:17: Quote from: gofasterstripe on 26 March 2006, 09:59
About 2 months ago I bought my first gti, dammit I am becoming totally obsessed with it. I wont even drive the main family car any more, I would rather feel every rattle in the road with my freezing cold air blowing from the heater.
Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â I have even blagged my wife into coming along with me to the two northern golf gti shows this summer !
Will it get any worse?

There have been a few times that I thought about thrashing the little f**ker with a thorny bush. Some VAG only parts can be really expensive. My Mk2 G60 Syncro has AC and blew a hole in the original Glader to Cooler pipe...Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£321!!! Samco wouldnt even quote me for a one off!
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Gambit on 28 March 2006, 14:28: i havent driven mine since 8th Feb since my little accident, and how i miss it. though supposedly i get it back on thursday :) :)
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Neaty on 28 March 2006, 14:49: ^^^ I havnt drive mine since november 4th!! how do u think i feel! :sad:
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: ...joe on 28 March 2006, 16:36: Quote from: Gambit on 28 March 2006, 14:28
i havent driven mine since 8th Feb since my little accident, and how i miss it. though supposedly i get it back on thursday :) :)

wait a sec did i miss something? what happened?!

but they are very addictive. i knew squat about golfs apart from the fact i knew i wanted one! few years down the line and i'm obsessed!
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Gambit on 28 March 2006, 17:36: someone very kindly drove into the side of me one night

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=34087.0
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: ...joe on 28 March 2006, 22:10: how did i miss that? sh!t that it happened but cool that its on the mend! ;)
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: gofasterstripe on 28 March 2006, 23:17: Ouch Gambit, talk about having your drugs taken away from you in one swoop, hope you get your fix back soon.
Heh so reading all your replies, I am basically screwed, my addiction will go -
8v - make it look better , upgrade to 16v total addiction, then if it can get any worse, g60.
Well its stopping my online gaming which cant be a bad thing, I actually had a conversation with my wife tonight, even if it was about putting a 2ltr bottom end in it :D
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 29 March 2006, 01:44: I just read the above as "i have a conversion with the wife tonight for a 2ltr bottome end." not entirely sure what would be the better optiong. 2ltr bottome end or a converstaiton. :undecided: :undecided: (if you hadnt guessed i am slightly drunk.)

basically for the car i reckon the valvers to be the better car as they are revvy and proviedf more fun per buck than a G or a Turbo conversionl.
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: Noggin on 29 March 2006, 12:44: Bought my first Golf in November totally hooked. I get to drive all sorts of cars through my job and there is nothing to compare to my 8v GTi

Including the new R32 DSG

Must try a valver
Title: Re: How more addictive can these cars be
Post by: systemseiko on 30 March 2006, 01:22: The 16V is the Baybee of Baybee's, for such little spend U can have sooo much fun :smug: :smug: :smug: Have mine's 8 weeks and spent about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£300.00 in juice thrashing the life out of it, they are like a fly to sh!t on the road and is so much more fun than my Mk 3