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Offline AndyMitton

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Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« on: 06 September 2007, 13:48 »
Hey everyone. after the last year owning a Rover 200Vi and a BRM, which is still on my drive. although they are pretty dam fast cars for the money thought its time to move on to something a little more grown up and stylish. bought myself a nice 3 door GTI turbo, 57K on the clock with a new MOT for 4950 yesterday. Doesn't go like the rover does at the top end, but plenty of low down torque and no need to rev the nuts off it (but is nice to do).

chuffed to bits with it; sooo much nicer to drive! anyway...hello to everyone
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #1 on: 06 September 2007, 13:51 »
hello,

I'm a rover fan myself, loved this cars looks but couldn't afford the head gaskets!  :laugh:



should have stuck with the honda lumps
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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #2 on: 06 September 2007, 13:52 »
Welcome. Get it remapped and you won't miss the rover :wink:
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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #3 on: 06 September 2007, 14:02 »
hello and welcome, i like the Rover's as well i had a 220 gti and 45 (dont ask) he heads going every 40,000 miles was starting to grate me but still i will never slag them, well the city rover and 100 but hey ho... im with you mate this is my first golf but i will not be my last, im wantin an old mk2 gti to go with my mk4 tops off.... :shocked:
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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #4 on: 06 September 2007, 14:21 »
Welcome to the forum and yes I'm another ex rover driver... them k series do like high rev's!! Mine was a 218 (non vvc tho) too... was good until it nearly killed me!! don't drive head on into other car's with one... the safety features dont help you when doing this.. as I found out  :rolleyes:
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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #5 on: 06 September 2007, 14:26 »
Welcome mate !

Good to see another MK4.
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Offline AndyMitton

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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #6 on: 06 September 2007, 14:31 »
heyy great to see an array of rover fans. BRM is still on drive. bought the golf as the head gasket has gone (the irony) after fairly brief overheating. no time to take it off the raod and fix, so bought the golf and fixing the BRM on the side fto flog for a good price. she's a minter. not compared to the golf though. LOVE IT. check the MK 4 forum about my problem though pls...i have used the good old seach function by the way.lol...Thanks, Andy
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Offline AndyMitton

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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #7 on: 06 September 2007, 14:32 »
Quote from: monkeyalan on 06 September 2007, 13:51
hello,

I'm a rover fan myself, loved this cars looks but couldn't afford the head gaskets!  :laugh:



should have stuck with the honda lumps

nice motor there mate...yea my head gasket's gone.lol   the honda lumsps were reliable; but the VVC..WOW
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #8 on: 06 September 2007, 14:40 »
money no object i'd build the bubble BMW should've. 
RWD 4 pot turbo from the 3 series compact.  :laugh:
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Offline AndyMitton

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Re: Heyy! First VW (Golf gti 1.8t)
« Reply #9 on: 06 September 2007, 15:02 »
that would be rather awesome!
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