Time to say goodbye...

[GemGTI]

I think the time has come to sell Aubs.  Just heard from the garage today that the nearside rear sill is extremely corroded. Also they put a new speedo cable on and the speedo still doesnt work so they might have to strip the gearbox or something? I really can't carry on with this as I just don't have the money and everything just seems to keep going wrong. Its never a simple fix. Always an expensive job! I'm very upset at the thought of selling her but think its the only answer. I'm spending my whole wage every month on the car at the moment and just cant see an end to the problems. The only other thing I thought about doing was storing her untill I have the money, but it seems a shame to keep such a lovely car off the road for maybe years. I think a mk4 is the way to go for now. But it wont be as much fun driving! (No offense to mk4 owners). I can't believe I'm selling     

[tomo320]

? i seen your car at harewood house! dont sell it! the speedo things nowt (speedo drive) and excessively corroded?!?! can you get as far as rotherham? no offence to mk4 owners neither but they aint same

[Madone_si]

Gemma I think you should get it fixed and store it and get a daily driver... you have spent so much on it, it will be hard to get your money back and I know how much you love that car, your just kick yourself once you have sold it...

Just use the car for the summer periods and take to the shows if you can afford to do that?

[Stu.750]

Dont sell , you will only regret it , every time you see one at a show or on the road youll miss it

[Len]

If you have spent loads then its worth going that bit extra to keep it!
Yea get a £300 motor off ebay and keep the Golf until you can afford to fix it.
You know it makes sense!

[Gambit]

dont sell it. just stick it in a garage & get yourself a cheap runaround! then fix it when you get time & money

are you sure it aint the clocks that are banjo'd?? i assume they tested the clocks by just stick a drill on the gearbox end of the cable and spining it.

[topher]

From reading your posts (and also that little segment in Golf+ magazine you did a while back) its clear you adore this car, you'll regret selling it so DON'T!

Replacing a sill isnt the end of the world, pm me if you want a quote for the repair and if you dont mind driving to b'ham for the work. We also have a mars red (pink) 1600 mk1 gti with complete and good condition engine/box ready to strip and scrap if there are any other bits needed.

If you can afford to run a mk4 as a daily and keep the mk1 for weekends then do that, or get something cheaper for a daily (mk2/mk3).

[mix]

Nothing worse than having to toy with this idea....

[golfpro]

i certainly dont envy your decision but there are so many people who are prepared to help you round here, might just be worth persevering a little longer. Its a stunning little car and after all youve done id keep going.

[GemGTI]

More f**king bad news!

To get the speedo working again they need to strip the gearbox! So I'm looking at minimum of £300 to fix. Then there's the corrosion,

I just can't afford this car. However much I love it I just can't afford to keep it. How many things can possibly go wrong at the same time??!!!

Gutted