What made you a Golf nut?

[keefusg60]

Just wondered what triggered us all to be mad about our Golfs?

Mine was as a 17 yr old, getting into my mates Mk1 1.3 Driver, and wanting one from then on. And now, 13 years later, I'm finally the proud owner of a Mk1 GTI.
Happy days!

[marcus123]

Good question man.

ever since my mum brought a pristine mk1 when i was a young buck ive loved them ever since, shes had more golfs then me come to think of it

Mk1 gl ( i think)
Mk2 cl
MK2 GTI (now your talkin! ).

that was years ago tho, shes got a beemer now

[AdamB]

Not so much a golf nut as a Dub Nut. I was in my newly bought Scirroco about 13 years ago, when I was hit at over 100mph. Got out with a minor scratch and whiplash - though I was unconscious for the weekend. A lesser marque would have left me dead. And just one drive in my Cab or Corrado would be enough to re-affirm the faith in the build quality and performance. And the kudos that owning such a pair of rare motors gives, is awesome.

[mrwotto]

I have been into vw's for aslong as i can care to remember, started off being a beetle nut, then started to like the looks and comfort of the golf, took me a while to get one, but now i have i would not part with it for the world.

well Maybe for a split screen camper

[Mixologist]

must be something about having a good back swing

*spot the lame attempt at a joke, i'll get my coat*

I dunno why i love em, think its the cult following they have, and that there is the fact that they are sooooooooo cool!  and there fairly easy to maintain when you have one of the basic engines

[JMallows]

Well, we always had the passat and the golf (real passat, not any of this modern cr@p) and i always really hated the golf cos it was so small, and slow compared to the golf, then we replaced the passat for a volvo  :'( :'( :'( :'( Sad day :'( Anyway, when i was given the golf it kinda grew on me, a lot I still haven't forgotten the passat though, one day..............

[redcarboy]

I have always wanted a kubelwagen and have only ever driven vw cars ?plus the fact that wolfsberg made vehicles for the wehrmacht and their plates all began with W H my initials.

I would also like a king tiger. ?

[Blue MK2]

my mum bought me a toy car when i was small....

A BLUE MK2 GOLF GTI...GET A LOAD OF THAT!!! SPOILT GIT EH?

Hooked ever since to the looks. Turned 17 and saw a Blue MK2 Golf sitting in the college car park (forced the owner to sell me it) knowing nothing about them.

Turns out its one of the best cars on the road today and im hooked.

Soo glad i didnt buy a civic 

[doopydug]

My uncle came out of the army when I was 13. Swapped his MERC for the then 6 month old V reg MK1 - first of the five speeders.

We had the odd bit of fun with speed I have to say and I fell in love with it - couldn't belive it when he agreed to teach me to drive in it when I got my provisional at 17!

Got myself an 8valve in 91 and I kept it for 5 years - before that I changed my car thru boredom every 6 months!

[Fielder5757]

I was Really into Civics and jap cars since i was 14, 2 months before i past my test i really wanted a civic but couldnt afford one. My mate sold me his golf 1.6 for ?700. I took it only Customcivics.co.uk to show everyone, And they totally Slated it calling it a ugly piece of sh!t. So i got in a moody teenage temper tantrum and told them all to f**k them selfs and that im gonna go make the car look good and then make it faster.

One year down the road and a lot of them have started saying how they like it ?