Course I do.
8 valve GTi
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:13, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Needs to be completely unmodified to be a classic
most of them are chavved up in some way or other
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:15, Reply)

It's an unmodified three door Tornado Red
90 spec. Its worst crime is that it may smell a bit of horses.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:16, Reply)

Sounds good
apart from the smell, obviously. In good order may even appreciate.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:23, Reply)

do you know what year?
and what sort of fuel injection system its got?
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:17, Reply)

90 spec, so it'll be digifant.
I've heard k-jet's good, but I've never owned one, personally. Changed in '87, I think?
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:20, Reply)

I prefer the 'Peter Storm' brand, myself.
Great water protection at a price that's right!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:20, Reply)

Yeah you're right, we'd better get interesting again and discuss the merits of The Smiths
(!)
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:21, Reply)

At least there was some comedy ribbing going on.
But hey - let's talk about types of car brakes if you'd prefer it.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:30, Reply)

To be honest, brakes are only important if you're planning on slowing down,
i like to live my life...in the fast lane!!!!
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:31, Reply)

Hey Monty
Will you be making a pilgrimage to Lansdowne Crescent tomorrow?
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:33, Reply)

I'll be wearing a black armband as I do on that date every year.

But nah, Notting Hill? Fuck off mate. Only for Carnival, blud.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:36, Reply)

I'm going to see Ginger Baker on Thursday.
I suspect it will most likely be a bit shit, but it's Ginger Baker innit?
Tick 'em off before they die.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:38, Reply)

Hasn't his band got a hilarious Fast Show 'Jazz Club' name these days?
I really want to read his autobiography, he's a really nasty old cunt and he's done some fascinating stuff.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:40, Reply)

Ginger Baker's Jazz Confusion
He was a dirty old skag-head before it was popular and has played with a lot of people, so I expect he has a few stories to tell.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:43, Reply)

Quite so.
He was involved in weed smuggling for a bit too.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:45, Reply)

There's some great footage on YouTube of him in Africa with Tony Allen in the 70s.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:42, Reply)

Now why would that appeal to a WOMAD prick like me, eh?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:48, Reply)

Hahaha

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:52, Reply)

88 was the changeover year i think,
yeah, you need digifant, the k-jet doesn't like modern unleaded. I'm not really big on golfs, but if i remember, the 90 was the last one with the gti brakes, or maybe the first one without. but yeah, the beginning of the end for the 8alvel GTI.

As i say, not a fan of them really, but done properly they are good little motors. Its a shame the golf owners have such a bad rep of being douchebags, the amount of golfs that are ruined by boy racers is depressing as fuck.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:23, Reply)

I'm lucky I'm getting the mate's
Decent ones are going for silly money now, thanks to chavs. I had one as my second car and I learned mechanics on it.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:26, Reply)

classic cars do go for stupid money sometimes,
but then, if you are willing to do a bit of work, you can pick them up pretty cheap. My old Morris cost me less than a grand, and i've probably spent about the same again on it, and its worth easily 4500 now.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:30, Reply)

As long as this thing's got a solid shell, as it did the last time I saw it
then everything else is replaceable. I'm not averse to learning how to wield, but I'd rather not have to do so in the carpark of the flatblock I rent at, you know?
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:33, Reply)

To wield what?
Are you taking up LARPing?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:37, Reply)

Oh. Fuck.
Weld*
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:37, Reply)

patch welding you could do in a car park,
but yeah, any big jobs you need a garage. I don't know about golfs and rust, but most VW's from that era are pretty rust free, so i don't see why it would be any different.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:39, Reply)

Nah, they're pretty shit for it.
All around the wheel arches under the plastic trim, bootlid and mine went underneath one of the rear windows. Still, I do know a decent bodyshop, so all wouldn't be lost.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:42, Reply)

Useful if you need some organic hand cream after all that 'wielding'...

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:44, Reply)

I hate you.

( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:46, Reply)

Oh. Right.
I thought we were friends. I see. Righto.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:48, Reply)

Nope.
I only hang around you because I'm trying to sleep with Stunned.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:49, Reply)

I'm really hurt.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:52, Reply)

Oh well.
*shrug*
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:53, Reply)

ouch, under the window?
even my morris doesn't let water in between panels like that.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Mon 17 Sep 2012, 15:50, Reply)

Yeah. Fuck knows.
I guess either the seal was loose, or a weird-ass stone chip, or something.
( Kroney, Mon 17 Sep 2012, 16:09, Reply)