Passat estate (I know, boring, sorry)

[darren9]

Last year me and Mrs Darren9 tied the knot, and needed extra funds

So, my pride and joy went which was this:



306 GTi-6 with various things done to it.

With us being car less my old man stepped in and sold us this for £400.



and I had big plans to do something like this:



and buy another GTi-6. But, that didn't happen.

Me and the Mrs did get married.



and then we got this as a wedding present to each other.



and realised we would probably need an estate as she is going to get massive! (she's a dogue de bordeaux, bull mastiff cross)

Then this happened.



and getting an estate suddenly seemed a lot more important.

So, yesterday I went to a dealers and put a deposit on this:








A B5.5 1.8T wagon, chose another passat because other than fill it up with petrol we haven't had to do anything to the saloon and they have loads of space for the dog and baby and I really like the look of them. Especially in this blue.

Plans? Well, it has an slight oil leak and needs a cambelt, the dealer was going to do these jobs but we knocked him down on price with these faults included. Both my dad and brother are mechanics and are going to do them for me and I'd prefer them to do it so I know its done right, rather than just to get it off a forecourt. Then it will be getting a good clean and getting a dog guard fitted.

Future plans are more of a wish list than anything else as I'm sure once the baby comes I won't have any spare cash!

But, I'd like a slight drop in ride height, some 18's, a remap, bigger brakes and the blue/black leather/alcantara interior from the V5 fitting.

[darren9]

Congratulations Simon ... I think I've worked out who you are! Small world.

[darren9]

We got her from a breeder near Tamworth.