Dom069 - My 8v Story So Far - Deposit Taken :(

[dom]

well she's looking tidy now so if it doesnt need anything urgently then thats good! Boo to the TAX... i was really annoyed when they changed the laws on TAX exempt stuff because my car would have been exempt now if they left it alone! 

Cheers mate

I'm pretty sure that another problem will emerge soon enough! I don't think theres been a month since i've had it when it's not needed anything doing to it! The joys of owning a VW 

They changed those laws a while ago now didn't they? A mate of mine has a VW camper that was registered in early January 1973, he's in the process of disputing whether or not it should be tax exempt.

Taken from this website :http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/TaxationClasses/DG_4022042

Old vehicles constructed before 1 January 1973 (historic vehicles)

If your vehicle was constructed before 1 January 1973, you could tax it in the 'historic vehicle' tax class. Further information can be found on leaflet INF34.

His argument is that for it to be registered in early January 1973 in the UK, then the date of construction in Germany must have been before the 1st of January 1973. I haven't asked him about it for a while but i'll get an update off him soon and see where he's at with it!

[adzgti3]

Car looking mint mate!!

Defo thinking puting standard headlights back on mine now , think gives fresher look on the front! 

[dom]

Car looking mint mate!!

Defo thinking puting standard headlights back on mine now , think gives fresher look on the front! 

Cheers

I like my standard lights, I was gonna get some hella quads but don't think they'd look right on my car 

The ones your running now really suit the look of your car. If your going to switch to standard i'd smoke them 

[dom]

Gave it a quick clean...a few pics:

[mellow yellow]

looks good dom, need to tint my lights and fogs after seeing yours. 

needs a stubby aerial and back box to finish it.  oh and more lows 

[dom]

looks good dom, need to tint my lights and fogs after seeing yours. 

needs a stubby aerial and back box to finish it.  oh and more lows 

Cheers

Stubby aerial will be done fairly soon, backbox sometime in the future. I've only had the car 5 months and think i've done quite a lot to it in that time. I'll go lower whenever I move out of my parents house, I catch the splitter coming off the drive as it is 

From this:



To this:

[Wayne]

Looking good

[adzgti3]

Looks proper nice in the new pictures mate, thinking that maybe the wheels could be sprayed black? think that would finish it of nicely.


oh and yeah if i got the standard headlight would defo smoke them.!! 

[SoundillusioN]

yeah looking very smart... might be good to change the wheel colour if there's no dosh to change them?

[dom]

Cheers for the comments 

I'm gonna hang fire with the wheels for the moment, going to stick with these ones as they are until next summer I think. By that time I should have saved enough money to source/refurb something a bit different. That gives me plenty of time to find something I like, plus they won't take a battering over the winter.