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Title: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: danccooke on 17 May 2007, 02:59

Hi,

The wife has been nagging me for ages to get her a Golf,  So Saturday I finally gave way and picked up a P reg MkIII 2.0l 16V GTI  in Dragon Green,  very tidy (two small patches that are being dealt with tomorrow/today what time is it?) Thought that i best register on a forum and see whats what really.  my head is normally under my classic mini bonnet but i am sure there will be times when it will have to venture under this one.

Hi to all

Dan

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: tom26 on 17 May 2007, 09:30

hi there Dan!

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: vin1.8t on 17 May 2007, 10:05

hi dan
best thing you can do is give the mrs your mini and you have the golf  :grin:

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: Dinky on 17 May 2007, 18:47

welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: Neaty on 17 May 2007, 21:55

hello and welcome  :smiley:

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: vw-bob on 18 May 2007, 21:17

hey  :smiley:

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: danccooke on 19 May 2007, 00:31

Nah the mini is my fun car for weekends,

1440cc enginer
Race cam
Ported and flowed head
hiff 44 Carb (carbs...lost on most GTI peeps, lol)
Stripped out interior

From the off it will piss on the VW (runs out of legs though at about 65ish  0-60 is only 6.5), which in turn urinates on the Seat Toledo (daily driver and tow vehicle)

The VW is a nice though, but I think it needs some work on it, the more I drive it I think the spring or shocks have gone/going as it bump steers and tramlines really really badly, for standard tyres 205/55 R15's it shouldn't happen.  Sadly something that I didn't notice on the test drive, I wasn't local so he directed and i think he chose roads that flattered the suspsension.  Live and learn.

Title: Re: New Member, New (to me) Car Hello
Post by: gteyes on 19 May 2007, 08:36

hi hope u have fun :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: