You know you drive a Mk1 when.....

[gecko2k]

when you move to Qld and the bottom rusts out in a week

did anybody else have the same problem? is it really that bad with mk1's in qld/fnqld???

Thinking about moving there soonish..

[DangerDan]

you know you drive a mk1 golf when the high beam is the same as the headlights

you know you drive a mk1 golf when everybody says its sweet

you know you drive a mk1 golf when nobody knows what its called

you know you drive a mk1 golf when you can't find any parts in Sydney

you know you drive a mk1 golf when a fat bloke sits in the passenger seat and the car tilts sideways

[dubai gti]

everytime you go to do something to it, you find some f***ing thing has come undone or loose

[paulie71]

Repaired the aftermarket Alternator/air con bracket (god bless Austral VW Brisbane for installing aftermarket air con units in the cabrios they sold!), put a brass sleeve in a flogged out alternator pivot bolt hole and voila no rattle anymore!

[redhotadz]

You know you drive a mk1 when every time you close the boot, you have to adjust the parcel shelf.

You know you drive a mk1 when every time you get into multistory carpark, 3rd is the only gear that wants to work.

You know you drive a mk1 when every time you get out of it you walk around it, just to have a look.

You know you drive a mk1 when smoothing your engine bay things like heaters and washer bottles seem so pointless.

You know you drive a mk1 when you have to put ur foot behind the go pedel and lift it to get the auto box to change into 3rd.

You know you drive a mk1 when fixing the wiring that just caught fire, you lent on the 33 yr old waterpipes, making it crack and having to replace it, and yet still smiling

[GRN_VAGN]

Ahhaha i like the wak around one, i do that just to admire it... and make sure nothen has fallen off .

You know you own a Mk1 when it sits in the one spot for weeks broken

[Whubbsie]

Ahhaha i like the wak around one, i do that just to admire it... and make sure nothen has fallen off .

You know you own a Mk1 when it sits in the one spot for weeks broken

You know you own a Mk1 when it sits in the one spot for months broken and the none VW mechanice you got to come around and have a look gets stumped and never comes back.

[pag3y]

When you sit through three sets of lights in the turning lane until another car comes along and registers that something is there...

[DaveGLD]

When you realise that the 6x4 trailer you just repainted is now worth more than your car...

[Shadow_Rusty]

You know you drive a mk1 when you lose weight due to using it as a daily driver...