Time to say goodbye...

[Veedubgt18v]

then dont. best bet is get a cheap run around, garage the mk1 till u can afford to fix it then your all good!

corrosion always scares people but its actually not that bad if its sorted properly, aircooled owners know wat im talking about lol

keep it keep it keep it! get a runaround polo or sumthing

[GemGTI]

Just found a £200 fiat punto in auto trader. 6 months mot, tax, 1997 p reg, service history, 68000 on clock. So was thinking of sorning mine until mot is due in march, and in the meantime run around in this for the next 6 months. What do people think? Then I'd hopefully be able to save some cash over the winter and get everthing done when I get mot. I'd get nearly £170 back from road tax and could reduce insurance to f&t only. Hmmmm...only thing is the poor golf would be sat under a car cover outside for the winter. 

[[han]]

i wouldn worry about that darl, seems like a good idea to me. surely a cr cover is more than some people provide?

[Neaty]

sounds like a plan, just dont do anything hasty and get rid of it.

[Veedubgt18v]

and car covers are pretty good or short term storage. just get some of that stuff that people use in caravans to absorb extra moisture in the air then it wont get damp inside. also start it now and again to keep everything nice bay side

[gibby]

Well I'm going to disagree with everyone on this and say I think you should sell it. Anyone who uses this site regularly knows how many problems you've had and had to sort out only for something else to go a day or week later. I've said before Gem that I admire your enthusiasm, optimism and your determination to keep this car original etc, but there needs to come a point where enough is enough.

There are other mk1's out there to be found that may not give as much grief, on the other hand they may be worse. Good luck Gem with whatever you decide. Is it only a tintop you want though as I may have a nice mk1 cab for sale soon if you're interested.

[Len]

Better the Devil ya know I say!
I acknowledge that a lot has gone wrong with Gem's car but as she has had most of the work done now, surely there's not much else to go wrong on it!

Oh and that from the horder of cars! When ya selling the Cab then Gibby?

[gibby]

I agree with better the devil you know under most circumstances, but it's just one thing after another and there needs to be a line drawn where enough is enough.

I know I'm getting to be a bit of a VW horder (that's horder not whoreder ), I think it's time to sell one of them but as the Rallye is a new toy, my son wont allow me to sell my camper so it looks like it's going to be the cab, I'm in no real rush yet as it's all bought and paid for at the moment, but for the right money it can go anytime.

[Len]

I just think that surely she must be over the worst of it and its such a good looking car!

But at the same time I can see what ur saying Gibby.

Great shame is all.

So Han can have it in December then? Please say yes! Oh and I am referring to the Cab!

[gibby]

I had to ring Han up the other week as a local girl had expressed an interest in my cab, there's nothing in concrete yet so it's still up for grabs.