thanks everyone for your help.
but dont worry im keeping my golf

as i have found her a nice 52 plate golf estate with only 1 owner from new and fsh with the timimg belt just done.
got it from a friends mum who used it for shopping and going to her mothers who lived just over 100 miles away. she did this trip twice a month so it got a good run.
i have bought my mate a slab of beer for saving me the shame of driving a vectra.