Mk2 Golf as a first car?
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So I've been interested in classic cars since I was 8 or so. And I'm getting to the age to get the first car now and I'm thinking that I Golf MK2 would be a good first car for Britain, Am I wrong? or should look at buying one, probably something like this one :
https://www.gumtree.com/p/volkswagen/volkswagen-go...
would this be a good option or should I try and find something a bit newer,
Thanks, Lawrence.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/volkswagen/volkswagen-go...
would this be a good option or should I try and find something a bit newer,
Thanks, Lawrence.
I had a 5 door mk2 golf driver as my second car
it was ace, although a 1.8 don't expect it to be quick compared to say a modern 1.6.
But as a car its great. i'd have one. get good tyres on it, I'm not actually sure it will have ABS ??? so keep that in mind if your driving too close and someone slams on your not as likely to get away with the error as in a modern car.
Also wont be amazing on fuel.
However easy to work on, fun to drive, look great and not a bad size.
it was ace, although a 1.8 don't expect it to be quick compared to say a modern 1.6.
But as a car its great. i'd have one. get good tyres on it, I'm not actually sure it will have ABS ??? so keep that in mind if your driving too close and someone slams on your not as likely to get away with the error as in a modern car.
Also wont be amazing on fuel.
However easy to work on, fun to drive, look great and not a bad size.
Ilovejapcrap said:
I had a 5 door mk2 golf driver as my second car
it was ace, although a 1.8 don't expect it to be quick compared to say a modern 1.6.
But as a car its great. i'd have one. get good tyres on it, I'm not actually sure it will have ABS ??? so keep that in mind if your driving too close and someone slams on your not as likely to get away with the error as in a modern car.
Also wont be amazing on fuel.
However easy to work on, fun to drive, look great and not a bad size.
Cheers, The speed wont matter that much, but thanks for the advice! it was ace, although a 1.8 don't expect it to be quick compared to say a modern 1.6.
But as a car its great. i'd have one. get good tyres on it, I'm not actually sure it will have ABS ??? so keep that in mind if your driving too close and someone slams on your not as likely to get away with the error as in a modern car.
Also wont be amazing on fuel.
However easy to work on, fun to drive, look great and not a bad size.
If you want a "modern classic" as your first car, why not? There's no law saying you need to have something newer, so do what floats your boat. It sounds to me that you'd hate driving something like a Citroen C1, Toyota Aygo, or whatever. Life's to short to drive cars that don't make you smile.
The only thing I would say is that cars from the '80s and early '90s are nowhere near as safe as modern cars, especially in the event of an accident. As long as you keep this in mind, and drive accordingly, you'll be fine.
The only thing I would say is that cars from the '80s and early '90s are nowhere near as safe as modern cars, especially in the event of an accident. As long as you keep this in mind, and drive accordingly, you'll be fine.
MorganP104 said:
If you want a "modern classic" as your first car, why not? There's no law saying you need to have something newer, so do what floats your boat. It sounds to me that you'd hate driving something like a Citroen C1, Toyota Aygo, or whatever. Life's to short to drive cars that don't make you smile.
The only thing I would say is that cars from the '80s and early '90s are nowhere near as safe as modern cars, especially in the event of an accident. As long as you keep this in mind, and drive accordingly, you'll be fine.
Cheers for the encouragement, and you right about not wanting to drive a boring new car. Thanks for the adviceThe only thing I would say is that cars from the '80s and early '90s are nowhere near as safe as modern cars, especially in the event of an accident. As long as you keep this in mind, and drive accordingly, you'll be fine.
.My first car was a mk2 Golf. Mine was a 3 door 1.3L dating from 1988.
This was in 1996, and the car was a complete shed then! Door seals knackered so leaked water into the cabin, regularly ran on three cylinders, clutch was awful, early stop start system (ie it cut out at every junction I stopped at), electrical gremlins flattened the battery and the final nail in the coffin was it spat a load of black smoke through the heating matrix into the cabin whilst I was driving to work one morning.......
I have fond memories (because it was my first car, bit of independence etc.) but it needed constant attention in my 9 months of ownership.
Just go in with your eyes wide open, get breakdown cover and don't fall for the VW its reliable s
t!!
I now have a 1981 VW T25 and to be fair it has been really reliable compared to my old Golf. So I may have had a real bad one!!
Mike
This was in 1996, and the car was a complete shed then! Door seals knackered so leaked water into the cabin, regularly ran on three cylinders, clutch was awful, early stop start system (ie it cut out at every junction I stopped at), electrical gremlins flattened the battery and the final nail in the coffin was it spat a load of black smoke through the heating matrix into the cabin whilst I was driving to work one morning.......
I have fond memories (because it was my first car, bit of independence etc.) but it needed constant attention in my 9 months of ownership.
Just go in with your eyes wide open, get breakdown cover and don't fall for the VW its reliable s
t!!I now have a 1981 VW T25 and to be fair it has been really reliable compared to my old Golf. So I may have had a real bad one!!
Mike
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