My old Golf reprieved.

[gforceg]

I've had rather a trying time with the old bugger in the last couple on months. I won't go into the details but there have been times recently, while sat at the side of the road because an actual puddle has stopped us in our tracks, that I have very seriously considered selling up buying something newer and less...characterful.

Also, the CD stacker in the boot has recently gone west, so I decided to check if the cassette function of the radio cassette still worked. How I laughed with childish delight, after digging out an old cassette, to find it was working. 80s-tastic! Madonna's first album on tape, in an old Golf GTI. Who wouldn't laugh a bit?

Not feeling so down-hearted I reckon we're over the bad patch (me and the car, not me and Madonna) so I decided to wash the ungrateful heap. The CAR!

Well, really, how could I sell it on when it looks at me like this?





Now, I've had a look and the only cassettes I can find, haven't bought one in yeeeeears, are;

Madonna, first album
Crowded House, first album
Del Amitri; waking hours
Simply Red, Picture book
KLF, White room
REM, Life's rich Pageant

Now, all I need is a map to Memory Lane and I'm off...

[SaucyBoy]

Very nice mate. Don't sell it yet, have you seen how mk1's and 2's are appreciating ; ).

[gforceg]

Cheers. I reckon it'll be a while before I let it go now.

[soxboy]

I've just ditched the modern CD player in my 88 16v to go back to a Blaupunkt tape deck. Lots of old tapes plus an iPod connector works brilliantly.

[billzeebub]

Your GTI is really lovely, miss my Mk2 Golf days, good times (I did it for most of the 90s). Regarding the music situation, if you have Del Amitri & Crowded House what more do you need?! Bit of Madonnas for the ladies..retrotastic!

Much better to have a single tape deck than a single CD stereo, just grab yourself an IPod adapter and best of both worlds

Brilliant garage you have there OP, I couldnt imagine not having a Corrado VR6 in my life

Edited by billzeebub on Sunday 12th January 09:39

[Emeye]

Love mk2 gtis. Nearest I got was a big bumpered mk2 Jetta 1.6TX.

I am currently surviving with a cassette iPod adaptor, thanks to a dead CD changer in my TT - can't believe it came with cassette even in 2002!

The adaptor works pretty well with my Android phone and sounds OK and is less messing than the FM tuner I tried, but the first one I bought was gash. I hear the Philips one is best, but my Teck Tesco special works well.
Thing is you can buy a very good single CD head unit with all the inputs you need for pennies these days, just look at the halfords website.