Hi all,
For the last 8 years I've owned 3 Porsche's and on Saturday sold my third. A lovely metallic black 250 944 turbo with all the options. The reasons were simple, my company is in administration, redundancy looms and I have a new born to keep clothed and fed.
Anyway, losing the 944 felt like a big weight off as the funds were going to help pay the mortgage. However, it did leave a hole in my garage which simply had to be filled and on the same day as selling the Porsche I bought this:
from here:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/921830.htmIt was obvious I would never match the out and out pace of the 944 that a turbo gives you with the Golf but I simply didn't use the car enough to justify keeping/maintaining it and having cash tied up in it.
I got the Golf on a bit of a whim, although I always liked them and they are German which I like as well:). It is pretty tatty and needed a damn good clean but mechanically seemed well looked after with manuals, stamps and the right bits of history. For the money I paid though I'm well happy. The previous previous owner installed a lovely exhaust that gives a really good burble and the suspension set-up is sublime and has changed my view of FWD cars. Some more browsing and searching on here and I'm fast learning about these cars. This weekend will see me give it a service with a full oil flush and sump clean, air/oil filter and plugs. I also need to check the ABS sensors as the light doesn't go out (it didn't come on at all to start with but a quick trip to my scrappy today got me a new ABS/air bag unit).
Overall though, despite what some people might term a 'regression' I'm absolutely delighted and thrilled with this car. I can see myself doing lot's more tinkering on it for buttons and enjoying every minute of it. I'm really proud and chuffed to say I own a Golf GTI - still smiling massively and smugly (mainly safe in the knowledge that I know have 5k in the bank and a car that won't cost me 1k every time it gets serviced!).
Keep GTI'ing all!
