Polo 9n3 Gti, Sydney

[ilz]

Hi All,

I'm from Sydney and originally immigrated from the UK with my family in around 95.
I've always been a fan of VW's and remember drooling over Corrado's with TSW Venom's in the latest edition of Max power as a kid.
My first cars were the family hand me down Corrolla followed by a Swift.
I went back to the UK in around 2000 and after leaving a restaurant one night I walked through a VW dealer on my way back to the hire car, sitting there was a brand new Mk4 R32 Golf in Blue and the memories came flooding back.. Ive been hooked again ever since.

I've had a Mk4 Golf, a couple of 9n3 Polo Gti's and currently have a 2008 model in Black.

I've found a great community of Australian based VW fans here at vwc and look forward to contributing.

Cheers.

[h100vw]

Welcome to the forum.

I bought the very first issue of Max Power, it came with a baseball cap. I remember it clearly as I was at a petrol station on the A30 heading for Newquay. The head gasket blew on my MK1 GTI and I was "waiting for a mate" to come and pick me up. Halcyon days.

Gavin

[ilz]

Wow, posting that actually makes me remember a few other things like my older step brother (of 6 years) has restored several beetles and a karmann ghia in the UK, also remember him handing me the keys to his Mk1 GTi when I was about 18 and letting me take it for a spin as well as sleeping in the Pop top during visits to France in the wagon..

I guess all this has subconsciously shaped my love for them

[h100vw]

Wow, posting that actually makes me remember a few other things like my older step brother (of 6 years) has restored several beetles and a karmann ghia in the UK, also remember him handing me the keys to his Mk1 GTi when I was about 18 and letting me take it for a spin as well as sleeping in the Pop top during visits to France in the wagon..

I guess all this has subconsciously shaped my love for them

Runs to the Sun and stuff like that ring any bells?

[ilz]

not at all mate, no idea

[h100vw]

not at all mate, no idea

All the Air cooled fans used to drive to Newquay and jam up the roads. I used to giggle at all the ones that were dead at the side of the M5. They couldn't handle 3 hours at 70mph in the left lane and seized up. LOL. ALthough, maybe karma got me back once with the headgasket on the GTI??