Here's the pride and joy of the moment, my first car and a 1.3 Golf Ryder. It was my twin brothers first car and we made it how it is today from standard together as a little project. I bought the GTi lights for him, and lent him the money for the wheels, actually, I'm the one who found the car on Autotrader for him and convinced him he HAD to buy it.
He wouldn't be that grateful though since a few months after it needed a new exhaust all the way through, new shock absorbers, new brake pads, work on one of the rear drums AND major work to replace burnt out valves. Anyway, it's been an absolute pleasure to make it as it stands today and as a first car, I couldn't be prouder of it. It drives beautifully, it looks stunning and it's everything a VW should be. So well built, reliable and brilliant!!!
A few pics of how it stands now, I have put smoked side repeaters on it since these were taken weekend before last when I took ownership. I will try and find some pics of what it looked like standard too!
Really genuinely chuffed with how the back looks....
Front looks a little bare, so I've got a GTi grille on its way. Short of buying a big bumper, which I can't afford at the moment I don't know how else to "jazz it up".
Any comments wlecome, but be kind, I love it to bits. I've only had it just over a week and I must of cleaned it (and the bloody wheels!!) enough times to average out atleast once a day, if not more. Can't get enough of cleaning it which I enjoy almost as much as driving it. There's nothing like standing and admiring it spotlessly clean!
