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Title: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Wanta Mk3 on 22 May 2006, 21:42: Hi all at GolfGTi.co.uk,

been purusing many various GTI websites lately and finally decided to sign-up to this happy bunch of V-dub enthusiasts.

Now, I have a quandry and a few questions.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â I have just been appointed into a new job which for me means new car, though at the moment budget is limited (and given how much my missus spends on shoes it is limited !!).

I have always loved Golf GTi's, for me GTi's in their original condition give off the right image, an image of reliability, solidity, that bird who throw off her mink coat years ago in the advert.

I need your advice of where I can find an original late Mk3 Golf GTi 3 door, preferably in black or dark-blue, no mods, just as it left the factory in other words. One with low-ish mileage would be nice, one that has been cared and loved for by a true petrolhead.

What should I look out for, anything that would set my bank managers pulse into overdrive is not a position that I want to be in, and with the potential that I may become a father sooner rather than later, I need to know that those lovely guys from the AA won't be on my Christmas card list as I had become a regular user of the service.

So, where do I start, how much should I pay for an original minter ?

Cheers all.

best wishes

Duncan
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 22 May 2006, 21:44: Arrow. :cool:

Stick the majority of what you have just wrote in the mk3 section bud, you will get much more model specific answers. As a pose to everyone saying get a mk2 in here :wink:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Wanta Mk3 on 22 May 2006, 21:51: will do, thanks.
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Dinky on 22 May 2006, 22:41: welcome to the forum hun :smiley:
try havin a golf, polo and a shoe fetish...now ul know how skint i am! :grin:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: pussy-galor on 23 May 2006, 06:50: Welcome hun.
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Neaty on 23 May 2006, 10:24: Hello and welcome

just keep your eyes peeled in Autotrader and the Loot, my mate gets loads of bargains from there.
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Dom Mk3 on 23 May 2006, 10:42: welcome :cool:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Rhyso on 24 May 2006, 20:23: how do :smiley:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Bula_82 on 26 May 2006, 20:45: Hello, welcome :smiley:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Bazzer on 27 May 2006, 09:04: ello :smiley: Keep scouring the adverts and go visit some dealers. Could find a minter for about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£2k I reckon....
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: >>Mart<< on 27 May 2006, 14:06: hey welcome :grin:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: johnnyb on 29 May 2006, 20:44: welcome to the site and theres nowt wrong with mk3,s :tongue:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Len on 30 May 2006, 15:47: You definitely have taste!

Welcome matey, dont listen to those Mk2 boys and girls they are only jealous of the Mk3's build quality and fittings, like comfortable seats for a start! :grin:

Just make sure you get a 16v with air-con and ABS.
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 30 May 2006, 15:51: Quote from: Len405 on 30 May 2006, 15:47
like comfortable seats for a start! :grin:

mmm cloth mk3 or leather mk2... :undecided: :wink: :grin:
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Len on 30 May 2006, 16:16: As a personal preference I prefer cloth because leather is cold in winter and sticky in summer!
:tongue:
And ther speaks a person that sits on leather furniture at home!
Title: Re: I'm new on here - be kind to me as I love MkIII's
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 30 May 2006, 17:11: Aye, 3rd degree burns in summer, and loose your skin in winter. Just cannot win. Well comfy once they are up to arse temp though. :cool: