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General => New forum members => Topic started by: tttommm on 17 December 2006, 19:34
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hey dudesim drawing close to 17 and am thinking of a golf mk1 or mk2 as a first car just wonderin how much money id have to part with for a deacent 1 n how much itd need doing to give it a bit of power the engine will come first as i wanna be able to break the speed limit but ill be wantin to sort it out cosmetically over time aswell i havnt a great lot of mechanical knowledge and no experience at all with cars which does kind of put me off but thought id have a chat to u lot on here u seem to no wot ur doin get back to me :laugh::grin:
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hello and welcome :smiley:
I had a Mark 2 1.6 driver as my first car, to be honest I didnt really need any more power out of it with it being my first car and all. I did however get some lower and stiffer suspension which made a hell of a lot of difference. I paid £600 for the 3 years ago.
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welcome mate
id go for a mk2 1.3 if you can find one , can ge the cosmetics sorted then transplant at a later date
mk1s are rusty belive me i knw
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aye i thought mk1s wud be abit haggered like being ancient n all ifi get an mk2 ill probs lower it stick sum new wheels on n mayb a respray if i could afford it then eventually ice new seats n all that jazz :grin: cheers for the advice
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Arrow. :cool:
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welcome to the forum hun :smiley:
Dinx :kiss:
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welcome
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welcome and good luck finding a nice un :grin:
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hello and welcome :smiley:
I had a Mark 2 1.6 driver as my first car, to be honest I didnt really need any more power out of it with it being my first car and all. I did however get some lower and stiffer suspension which made a hell of a lot of difference. I paid £600 for the 3 years ago.
wots the insurance like n any1 know how much ud expect to pay for an engine transplant
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if the engine is changed for anything other than a recon. which is the same size and age it becomes very complicated both the mechanics and insurance, a 1.3 probably bout £700 a year bit cheaper maybe if you really shop around, get some quotes, it cant hurt. 1.6 may be pushing it unless you go with someone like co-op insurance, if they still do an under 21 driver scheme( I could get insurance on my renault 19 16v 175 bhp for £1500 when i was 18 still expensive i know but without this scheme I couldnt have got any at all!), where you would drive under your mum/dad or anybody over 25, you can still own the car, do what you want to it but an over 25yr old( older more experience they have the better) needs to be primary name on the insurance certificate, works perfectly for me as my mum is on my dads company insurance so it doesnt bother her if i crash or whatever, her insurance wont be affected anyway! a lot of people driving vw's go with adrian flux but im happy the way it is thanks!!! :wink: :smiley: (by the way where you live can really affect insurance rates, as can where the car is kept eg drive, street ect)
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Welcome to the forum :cool:
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welcome