Is it wrong of me to want to spend £8500.00 on this?

[DreXeL]

That might have been the case before they were slammed to the ground and had the wrong size tyres fitted to the rims. I doubt much of the acclaimed handling attributes remain in these examples...

Fair point, but I was referring to him implying that the mk2 Golf in general was a 'bad base' for an engine conversion, not those particular cars

 

[Michael Myers]

Id rather have that mk2 than any of the modern "hot hatches" you get these days. they are so raw and fun to drive, You actually feel the speed.

 

[DreXeL]

Id rather have that mk2 than any of the modern "hot hatches" you get these days. they are so raw and fun to drive, You actually feel the speed.

Very true. Modern hat hatches feel so 'numb' to drive in comparison.

 

[jegz]

Very true. Modern hat hatches feel so 'numb' to drive in comparison.

Agreed! But I think our opinion may be a bit biased given that we all drive MkII Golfs lol!

 

[Matt82]

i love old golfs but i think creations like that are a joke.

the "scene" is packed with so many window lickers

http://www.clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=220974&highlight=scene

 

[DreXeL]

the "scene" is packed with so many window lickers

Must admit I agree with that. People just seem to copy everybody else when something becomes fashionable in the dub 'scene'. One particular example is the current fixation with hanging a 'hawaiian lei' flower garlant from your rear view mirror. It looks unbelievably gay, yet they all seem to be doing it

 

[Matt82]

and how on earth does that make your gti any quicker? the shows are one big poncey parade.... i think the tinterweb has a lot to answer for

imo a gti is intended to be steered, quickly, along fun b road. not about stance, not about hanging flowers or brightly coloured trainers

 

[koolpc]

I would rather buy an old VW Beetle. Used to drive my dads years ago. Loved that car.

 

[Moeks]

I think you would have to be insane to spend so much on that yes.

 

[Von Luck]

I can see someone paying £6.5k if it was RHD, but for that, no.

The wheels are hideous, no way I'd pay the £2k premium for them.

 

[DM]

That wouldnt be my 3k let alone 6.5k.

 

[spoogle]

Nah, all show, aren't those G60's so unreliable?
Buy a normal GTI, or buy that if you want an ornament.

 

[Lopéz]

chargers aint that dear

stage 2 rebuild is circa £350 from jabbasport

As far as I remember you can't rebuild a charger once it's actually failed, the rebuild needs to be done proactively.

 

[Relentless81]

LOL 8.5K LOL

LOL

 

[Sp00n]

It's nice but it's also LHD, 6.5k feels too much even thought it has had a transplant.

Must admit I agree with that. People just seem to copy everybody else when something becomes fashionable in the dub 'scene'. One particular example is the current fixation with hanging a 'hawaiian lei' flower garlant from your rear view mirror. It looks unbelievably gay, yet they all seem to be doing it

I get annoyed by people hanging random items from their tow eye, WHY?!?

 

[spoogle]

Not sure, looks cack I agree, pretty big on the JDM scene too.

 

[Matt82]

i think the LHD thing is a positive. its something different

 

[achitophel]

i think the LHD thing is a positive. its something different

? It might be different, but a cursory check of car valuations shows a pretty one way direction in terms of LHD values (i.e. 911s), which means in comparison to other cars, the rest of the car has to be even better value.

 

[Michael Myers]

? It might be different, but a cursory check of car valuations shows a pretty one way direction in terms of LHD values (i.e. 911s), which means in comparison to other cars, the rest of the car has to be even better value.

its based on a g60 becuase it uses a vw motorsports shell rather than the standard GTI, hence the reason its LHD!!

 

[4T5]

Personally i think it's Gorgeous & left hookers are Great for kerb crawling.
Far to many zeros for me though.