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

[mikinoz]

When you indicate and the brake, tail lamp and reverse light all flash at the same time.

[Beatty489]

you know you drive a mk1 when you get compliments from homeless guys and security guards

[Golfer_76]

you know you drive a mk1 when you feel like your spine is about collapse, after driving for 5 minutes, when you accidentally set your front shocks (koni yellow) to the firmest setting

[mikinoz]

When you get out and smell like oil vapour in your work clothes.

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you know you drive a mk1 when you get compliments from homeless guys and security guards

At the same place?

[hiho]

You know when you drive a GLD when you have to "shake n bake" to overtake

[sports racer]

when you've sold your MK1, watched it taken away on the back of a truck and contact the new owner every day to see if it arrived safely.

[Peter Jones]

You take corners on three wheels, and V8's can't catch you.

[Glynn.]

When your stuck in traffic and the truck next to you side exit exhaust directs straight into your passenger window

[Goon]

You pull into your drive way after work to grab things and pick up some friends just as you park the stereo turns off and won't turn on again..

[GRN_VAGN]

When going from a 4x4 daily to finally driving the mk1 for the first since buying it and fixing it.

little tin can on wheels... coilovers and leaking exhaust.
Seems i need to do more work to it

[Mufc1999steve]

When you slam too hard on the brake and you heel disappears through the floorpan!
Slight bit of welding this weekend!

[Goon]

Pull into the drive again, notice a little steem coming from the bonnet, pop the hood find a tiny leak of coolant spraying straight up into the air from the middle bottom water pump hose. Doh.. new coolant hoses are in order! Probably got a blockage somewhere..

[HuH]

When the car is in the garage and the whole house smells like fuel!

[willwho]

when you get home in a tow truck

[ByronRichesMk1]

When you continuously, and unnoticeably drive around using only your low beams in your daily because they're the Golfs equivalents of high beams! (If you're lucky haha)