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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Jungle_Don on 20 August 2007, 12:11
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well i bought an rs turbo about 6 months ago from essex i live in leeds now and i stupidly drove it back before i sorted the insurance out got puled when to court and i had my licence revoked and had 6 points! GUTTED Cry
anyway iv repassed my test and now i need a new car and cant afford to insure f*ck all decent cars Cry
along with 6 points i have 1 claim from when my car was stolen in 2005 and classed as having a lcence for only 2 months Evil or Very Mad
one drive of a car f*cked me up good and proper
so im after something cheap on insurance i can resrtore and fix up drive for a for year or too and the do an engine transplant.
iv always loved the mk2 but never owned one.
i know a 1.3 wont be fast but are they reliable how dow they drive? are the engine very noisey tappert? and can this be overcome?
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you alright m8, sorry to hear about that , u were proper unlucky, i got a 1.3 1989 golf, even tho its a 1989 i aint had much go wrong , only a hose split but thats it basically, its done 120 thousand miles and still drives fine. it wasnt that cheap on insurance tho, ive got a year no claims driving expeircance and im 18 and the best i could get was 1300 quid with quinn. also it aint very quick at all haha.
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Unlucky. I have had my 1.3 for abit and I love her 2 bits. Nothing gone wrong with her. Tippets are easy 2 get sorted.
Get your self a Webber cabb and lowered and she will be nice ride.
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I had a 1.3 Jetta for 7 years and got rid 2 years ago when I had my GTi. She flew through MOT's, ran really well, until I messed about with the Carb. Became bit of a night mare after that, but as long as the carb is set up properly, they are fine and pretty good on fuel. I could get 40 MPG on a run (that was doing about 60 ish - as she only had 4 gears :wink:)
Oh, yeah the odd tappet tick toward the end on start-up, but quiet once warm. Got rid after 126000 or so - a long way with only 4 gears! :shocked:
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Ive got a 1.3 Carb, its mint. Got it for 300 quid and ive literally had nothing workng with it. The only thing is they have a lot of body roll, take corners carefully ;)
But yeh, its well worth gettin if you can find a good'n.
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buy mine!!!