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

[dubbed_up_daz]

when the spare parts in your hoard of bits to fix dont cover what needs to be fixed

and

owned 16 sold 1

[aussievwwdub]

when you pick the car up for the 1st time and on the way home you have to stop 6 times to loss of power and it starts idling at 2500 at the traffic lights

[gldgti]

You know you own mk1's when you feel more comfortable in the loud, rough, beautiful little car than in any newer car. No-matter what.

Mk1's always feel like home for me.

[Stephy]

When you buy a MK1 - you get a second MK1 as a "parts car".

[hjsimpson01]

When you count 7 parts cars and they are all either too good to wreck or don't have that one bit you need...

[wannabee]

When even though it doesn't run, you still go down to the shed and sit in it.

[Jace]

When you've paid for more than one unregistered vehicle permit for it...

[Jace]

When without looking at the speedo, you can judge 60km/h in 4th gear by the sound of 2kRPM.

[Jace]

You know you own a MK1 when

[JoshFair]

You sell it.... Only to buy a 3 door

[DaveGLD]

When you fill it up with Diesel for the first time - three months after you bought it

[tsovociti]

You know you drive a Mk1 when your fillings hurt, along with your back.

You know you drive a MK1 when you think you have gone blind the first time you drive at night.

You know you drive a MK1 when you cant get in your car coz your door handles dont work

You know you drive a MK1 when you are forced to drive straight coz your indicators and electrics keep bugging out

You know you drive a MK1 when your biceps hurt eveytime you go for a drive from the tight steering!

[sports racer]

.....when you sell your perfectly good MK2 GTI to buy a rusty MK1 LS.

[gotrice]

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

[sports racer]

when you drive from Braidwood to Canberra to get a trailer (90ks), back to Braidwood to drop the missus off (90 ks), off to Sydney to get the Golf (300 ks), back to Braidwood to drop off the Golf (300 ks), to Canberra to drop off the trailer (90 ks) then back home by midnight. All up I did 1000+ ks yesterday including getting caught in Sydney traffic at peak hour and a tow car overheating up every hill.