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[SoundillusioN]

yes hahaha, standard response from most people ahaha

You're fortunate that your bones heal themselves over time, Mk2 is not so lucky. 

[leigh_harty]

I had a 1.8 mk2 golf NON GTI as my first car 3 years ago and it was belting for a 1st car.. Kinda the best of both worlds in a way. Stuck some recaros from an old rover and job was a good un. Never had a crash until 3 years later (this year) when i moved into the realms of RWD

All these boneheads who say you will crash dont know who you are or how you will drive it, most likey all of them dicked around on carparks with their handbrakes when young!... and crashed

[DanSN1]

thankyou, i have done go karting and had an interest in cars for many years, now this may not make me a better driver, but increases my chances at the least!

[leigh_harty]

thankyou, i have done go karting and had an interest in cars for many years, now this may not make me a better driver, but increases my chances at the least!

Common sense usually stops you from crashing.... others crashing into is another story. Just make sure your insured and got every mod you may have declared just incase.

[emery1990]

I've never crashed, had a 180bhp 1.8t when I was 18 then a 2.0l 16v mk2 at 19 lol So I'd get a slower car for a year, then drive your gti spend the year getting in top shape etc., insurance will go down sh!tloads when youve had one years EXPERIENCE, no claims saved me £50, years driving saved me like £500.

Depends on your attitude too, I dont race or bomb around when it's busy so have less chance of crashing as a little boy racer who drives full pelt everywhere.

Oh and the mk2 is faster than the 1.8t I had  1.8's nowadays are embarrassing.

[Thom89]

Hark at all the seasoned drivers

Thom

[emery1990]

As it takes so long to drive a car 

[DanSN1]

well that seems to clear that up, driving fast in a town is just stupid anyway,

[Seanl]

Its not just young drivers being silly, I didnt learn to drive until I was 24. Did karting until I was 16 (Rotax series), but in the real world and with real cars, it doesnt really make you a better driver. I had a little shunt a week after passing my test. Was coming out of tesco and got my feet mixed up, and went into the back of someone. Only doing about 10mph, no damage to his battered old escort van (that was noticable over anything that was already there anyway), but dented my bonnet and smashed a headlight on mine. I was lucky as there was no damage to his, no need to worry about insurance. Like I said, not all youngsters drive like dicks, its the inexperience as well.

[DanSN1]

rotax is crazzzy fast man! my stepdad had a rotaxmax, i raced comer karts.