Poll

Shall I turn my 1.3 into a 'rat looker' or leave it as it is?

Rat Look
10 (50%)
As Is
4 (20%)
Subtle Mods
6 (30%)

Total Members Voted: 18

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Offline Dub_Dude_16v

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Re: Rat Look or Standard
« Reply #20 on: 07 May 2006, 12:40 »
Thanks for all this imput guys n girls!  :smiley:

It's a tough one this. All the comments made are very true. So what i'm thinking is a cross between a ratter and a non ratter  :huh: Basically the paint isn't actually that bad after looking at it properly!  So i was thinking:- slam it on coilovers, slap some small bumpers on it, smoked cross hair crystal headlamps, not sure on 4 headlamp on 2, debadged (which i've now done), some gti steelies but leave the paint as it is. Decissions decissions...  :rolleyes:

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Re: Rat Look or Standard
« Reply #21 on: 07 May 2006, 12:53 »
if you wanna go Rat Look mate go for it! alot of everyday people look at cars like ours and just think either, god thats an old car or thats a boy racer, but it isn't their opinions that you should give a sh!t about!!  :wink:

Sorry mate but the only opinion I get is "that's a clean Golf!!!"

The Golf was "The thinking persons car" back then and it was so successful because it never at any point during itÂ’s production obtained the usual stigma. You could be rich or less well off and still own a Golf GTI and for that reason the Golf obtained a hell of a lot of admirers. My G60 Syncro is almost OEM (Getting there) http://www.global-glader.com/Martin_Allen_Gallery.htm and the amount of people that stop me in the street and comment is phenomenal. 20-70 year old seems to be the spectrum of age. Granted if you slam the thing on 17 inch spinners, tint the windows and play core drum and base whilst wearing a Burberry cap and smoking a ‘JÂ’ youÂ’re gonna get labeled. Please do not destroy what looks like a salvageable Golf. Rat look only looks good on early small bumper base models and if IÂ’m totally honest, rat look should be left to the air-cooled fraternity. Sun bleached logos on a SoCal splitty is class but on a UK water-pumper itÂ’s just plain wrong, but thatÂ’s just my opinion. Rat look a Golf and youÂ’ll get £50 when you sell (or scrap it), rat look a splitty and youÂ’ll get phone calls from every part of the globe. Rat look Golfs???Â…itÂ’s like finding a toe nail in your Monster MunchÂ…just aint meant to be
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Offline Blandy

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Re: Rat Look or Standard
« Reply #22 on: 10 May 2006, 21:58 »
Standard matey cos its a daily driver
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Re: Rat Look or Standard
« Reply #23 on: 11 May 2006, 12:41 »

Rat look Golfs???Â…itÂ’s like finding a toe nail in your Monster MunchÂ…just aint meant to be

Ewwww I'm actually eating a pack of monster munch flamin hot while reading this :sick:


You got any pics of your dad's split ?

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Re: Rat Look or Standard
« Reply #24 on: 11 May 2006, 20:30 »
More like TAT than RAT if your don't get if right !! :laugh: