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

[greasykitchen]

When you drive the work car (an almost brand new Falcon with all the mod cons, power and AIR CONDITIONING you'd expect) but still would rather driver your MK1 cos it feels like you're REALLY DRIVING

[gldgti]

...When you pull up the carpets and find TERMITES eating the ye-olde glue and sound deadening, as well as many coins you can no longer use as money.

[mikinoz]

You have to charge the battery more frequently than going to a service station for fuel...

[Retired]

You know you drive a Mk1 when there is a cobra replica behind you in traffic but you still rather be in your auto 1.6 mk1.

You know you drive a Mk1 when part of your driving to work ritual is counting how many times the glove box lid will come down.

[greasykitchen]

When the cigarette light mysteriously disappears.

When you are looking for spare parts (esp hatch straps) and realise that there are subtle but significant differences between years.

[Ronniethehornet]

You know you drive a Mk1 when your

You know you drive a Mk1 when your dashboad creeks and rattles when you are doing over 30kph

You know you drive a Mk1 when your engine rev's its little heart out as you touch the clutch


You know you drive a Mk1 (convertible) when you spend an eternity waiting for the electric roof to up or down

[Golf Loon]

You know you drive a Mk1 when a piece of interior trim falls off everytime you accelerate hard

[Brisben]

You know you drive a Mk1 when a piece of interior trim falls off everytime you accelerate hard

Snap.


Also you know you drive a MK1 when you just have to have a tinker on the weekend.

Never lift the bonnet on the commodore, but the VW is under inspection most weekends...

[DubSteve]

You know when you drive a mk1 when you say I like how my car is and then you go buy something else for it

[Golf Loon]

You know you drive a Mk1 when the bonnet stay always makes an annoying squeak if you run the car with the bonnet up.

[gldgti]

You know you drive a Mk1 when the bonnet stay always makes an annoying squeak if you run the car with the bonnet up.

Now aint that the truth!

[sports racer]

You know when you drive a mk1 when you've just finished driving from Rocky to Brisbane in 18 hours straight through, get out of the car and find 4 inches of rain water in the rear footwells.

[mikinoz]

When the idle changes depending on the fuel you put in...

[SpeciP3]

you know you're driving a mk1 when the noise from the gearbox resembles the diff of a 10-year old taxi
you know you're driving a mk1 when you can hear your brain cells popping from the fuel smell (happy times )

[hiho]

you know you've driven a mk 1 when you go out and buy another one (or two)