My 2nd Mk1 was a 83 1.8 GTi i had if for about 3 years and after buying a few other projects i eventually sold it to a mate of a mate.
A few years later i found it in a street in Edinburgh with a Police aware sticker on it. After getting in touch with the guy i sold it to he told me it had broken down and wouldn't drive and that it was still in my name with a few outstanding parking tickets. He was just going to let the police take it away and settle the parking tickets with me, i said that i would take it back from him for the price of the parking tickets to which he agreed.
After getting my uncles recovery truck and taking it back to the garage found that the gear shaft selector had broken, 10 Min's and after robbing a selector from a spare Mk1 the car was back on the road
. Eventually got the parking tickets reduced to £60
I bought the car originally, when i was 18, for £100 from my another uncle who owned a scrap yard sold it for £2500 and bought it back for the price of the parking tickets (£60).... Gotta be a good deal......
