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six reasons all coming together to make an unforgettable trip, last nosey question I promise....what the heck brought you back to the UK !!! lol

adi, this regular or a one off?

I'm reluctant to take the liner out as 90% is good its just at the back, I'm gonna speak to a pal whos a carpet fitter see if he has some magic spray to help out.

the wing i intend to keep the original, its only a small dint that will knock out on the outer arch, then tidy up and paint, likewise the bonnet. keeping the originals just seems right

yep, smell, feel and ride is just right

10 & 11 !!! wow thats like me with my old mk1 caddys, although I think I'm beginning to collect 181/Trekkers now haha

sweet motor, this your job then or hobby, either way cool as...

I havent got the heart to take the classic stereo out and put a normal one in despite playing "chase the red tuned in dial" constantly. headphones to my mp3/phone me thinks ;D







not washed the outside as yet, gonna take it to a friends who's a bodywork expert and see what magic he can perform to make the paintwork "pop" again

well despite having two VW Trekkers in various states of repair I don't (cant) stop "hunting" and came upon a very very low mileage MK2 Golf.

it was 200 miles away and only a few poor pics to go on, spoke with the chap on the phone and got the instant "he's a decent fella" vibe so took a punt.

Tied this in with a weekend at Legoland and Chessington last weekend which also tied in nicely with a near on country wide heatwave

I quickly looked over the car, tyres ok, bodywork ok, interior ok, oil and water ok and to me most importantly the fan kicked in when it should as I was dreading the M25 slog

money exchanged and the book pack was handed over and thrown on the passenger seat, topped up the rough £5-£10 of juice in the tank and off I set.

Hit standing traffic almost immediately on the M25 and again on the M1 due to an accident.

Luckily had no issues, despite not knowing the car it performed faultlessly all 200 miles back at a steady 65, using the £20 I'd put in and returning to the 1/4 it already had in when I collected.

so to the spec, she's a 5 door 1.6 auto GL, power windows and Central locking. no pas but chrome (effect??) on the door rubbers and screen. inside is in very good shape but a saggy rear headlining lets it down slightly.

rusting outer steels need a refurb but the chrome inners are in great shape.

The mileage is a genuine 14k, yes 14k ;D

this is backed up with every mot, all done at the same garage in London. service history is all there and long forgotten things like
" collected from customer and returned washed " are on the service sheets

original V5 shows "Harley St" as the 1st owner, i've been told a Dr but cant confirm and the 2nd owner is a retired 84yr old Doctor, sounds far fetched but I'm just waiting a reply to 100% confirm this.

minor scratch on the bonnet and a small dent to the nsf wing are the only real defects.

whilst it had mot til end of October I put it in for test today before I truly fell in love with it and typically it passed first time , therefore I need to spend endless hours cleaning and making good the odd little niggle as she's nearly perfect.

one poor pic until she's cleaned and I can take some worthy shots.



ps the interior is Brown which I know excites many a folk on here

hmmm see how its gone from it to she in just this one post ;D

was this the steel city one at Hooton Roberts? sadly I missed it as was in London but my pal has a lovely white cortina and is a club member. great pics thanks for sharing

Show off (aka jealous!) Lol

here's a few from the "pack" Paul gave me on purchasing her, all pre Internet really, as in bloody hard work finding so much info that certainly I take for granted is at our fingertips nowadays













translation needed I think



RETRO !!!!







few more





original German Plates? soon to go back on too, I love em !!



current speedo reading, note mot in 1990 was 70838