That was to do with a microswitch on the glass. The upp glass could be opened independent of the boot,handy for longer loads. I swapped ours over.
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
It wasn't too many years ago that the sporting models could be seen a mile off compared to lower specs but nowadays there isn't much in it which is no bad thing.NorfolkNWeigh wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 12:28 pmIt’s a Golf R , which even taking into account the modern 600+ bhp things I sometimes drive is still the fastest ground coverer I’ve ever driven . Don’t think the estates are any slower, never actually driven my brother’s one, it was certainly going well when he put it into a field.AMCrebel wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 9:32 amWhat type of Golf is that?NorfolkNWeigh wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:16 am
Loving the Golf, in white that’s got to be the ultimate Q-Car. One of my brother’s wrote his wife’s ( blue ) one off at Christmas. He spent 4 months looking for something as fast and practical, even when he added money to the insurance payout, looked at Macans, RS Audis , AMGs etc etc ended up with an another identical Golf. Reckons until he can afford an M3 Touring there’s nothing else and even that has got a smaller boot.
This is his latest, not quite as stealthy as a white one.
I had a Skoda Octavia tsi a few years ago. 1.4 150 bhp but certainly felt alot quicker. Only an SE trim so no big alloys,no satnav,basic seats and nothing externally like low profile tyres or spoiler. It was white too so just looked bland but it got a shift on. The dsg box was great and was quicker than a 1.4 had any right to be.
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
My nephew and his mate built a MkI Golf Gti with a VR32 motor in it. It took them months, because they wanted to keep it looking as a MkI should.
It went like fuck, and didn't handle that badly.
It went like fuck, and didn't handle that badly.
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
Twenty years ago: These two plus the A99.
Ten years ago: I can't remember, might have been an out of sorts Maestro VDP with the talking dashboard. Possibly an ex-British Gas Berlingo but that wouldn't have ever been photographed. Plus the A99.
Five years ago: The good old Volvo. Away for an MOT at the moment but I'm keenly anticipating its return. Plus the A99.
Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
Same, never had a problem with it. I've stirred far worse boxes.Warren t claim wrote: ↑Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:48 pmIs it just me that's never had a problem shifting gears in a classic 900 manual? The internet and contemporary road tests are awash with people slagging them off.
Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
Still the fastest car I've ever driven. It was superb for overtaking and swallowing all my gear for work. Slightly harsh ride (standard, rather than the adjustable dampers on it), but I loved it. Was always slightly nervous about having it as it was around the time loads of them were getting stolen of driveways.NorfolkNWeigh wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:16 am
Loving the Golf, in white that’s got to be the ultimate Q-Car. One of my brother’s wrote his wife’s ( blue ) one off at Christmas. He spent 4 months looking for something as fast and practical, even when he added money to the insurance payout, looked at Macans, RS Audis , AMGs etc etc ended up with an another identical Golf. Reckons until he can afford an M3 Touring there’s nothing else and even that has got a smaller boot.
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
If you wanted another NSU (not the one that needs antibiotics) this could be your flashback moment
"NSU RO80 Blue barn find project spares repair classic"
Door shut lines are odd
It has a crusty end and the engine looks a bit low-slung
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296065784636
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
I bet the door shuts were a little healthier before it got winched up there....
There's a great long bar in Rock & Roll heaven.......
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
Thanks but no thanks.FatherJack wrote: ↑Thu Nov 23, 2023 10:34 pmIf you wanted another NSU (not the one that needs antibiotics) this could be your flashback moment
If I was proper rich I’d have a perfect Ro80 but it’s not the sort of car that is useable as a 50 year old wreck. Especially with a Ford V4 fitted.
I’d have a V4 Transit however…
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Re: 5 10 20 Years ago. Your car from this day in history.
My phone just through this up as a memory from 10 years ago. That Gaylander was a really good car, we had a 300C, CLK cab and only 2 kids driving then both had MX5s.