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Thanks...not just a door regulatir, a good experience!
There really is a special bond that mk2 owners have. Perhaps it is the recognition of the commitment we put into our beloved golfs. I drove 100km not knowing who Id meet and what to expect. After driving along Boganville, with a roundabout turn interupting the stezza ever 800m I drove into an industrial estate not knowing what to expect...
As I drove into a large warehouse driveway, there were two guys head down in a passat... as they looked up, there was a younger chap and a shiny headed older one. I was pleasantly greeted by Ben, asking where my door handles were, then as the late afternoon glow reflected the aging day, a pair of older eyes took a look at my flustered traffic driven face and greeted me as Leigh... we shook hands....
A whisper mentioning he was an automotive professional was thrown into the darkening afternoon, it had a deeper meaning, as Im an IT guy and to many who have personal relationships with computers, it's work to me and I know what he was telling my in a subtle way. That said, we the helpful professionals do it because it needs to be done, hats off to a man who is busy helping the world enjoy his craft, while his car is tucked in the corner under cover, waiting for his hands to work his magic....
As Leigh took to the doors with well versed hands and mind, I lifted the cover on a most beautiful example of one off 3dr tornado red... it was crisp with a deep sheen, untouched by smog. The panels were aligned so perfectly, the trims black and supple, the wheels made me want to touch them and he generously removed the regulator and also helped me with a few clips that he handled like a 5 star chef does his knife.
With a bag of vents and ducts, a box of exces bits and pieces, none that he really needed, there really was only one thing to offer and that was to take my Mk2 for a WOT spin... yes my brakes are shocking, but the abf has good nostrils and with the magnaflow 2.5 exhaust, the very least I could do was let him make one more mk2 sing to keep the momentum going until his red masterpiece is finished.
As I chatted with Ben, I could hear the Abf in the distance and it made me smile, knowing it was being enjoyed by the most deserving of drivers, one with more Mk2 experience that the sum of all aussies put together. Its not a track car, but a daily workhorse and it sang to Saint Marys and me.
So what did I do to my MK2 today... I let a good man make it sing and the song was lovely!
Then I took it for a gingerly drive in the traffic for a yeeros in Marrickville and drove it back home safely... the heater could cook a roast chicken and everything ticked along nicely all the way home!
PS... THE SMOKED AFTERMARKET FRONT BLINKERS ARE WITH f320kty now, ask him for them if needed.
There really is a special bond that mk2 owners have. Perhaps it is the recognition of the commitment we put into our beloved golfs. I drove 100km not knowing who Id meet and what to expect. After driving along Boganville, with a roundabout turn interupting the stezza ever 800m I drove into an industrial estate not knowing what to expect...
As I drove into a large warehouse driveway, there were two guys head down in a passat... as they looked up, there was a younger chap and a shiny headed older one. I was pleasantly greeted by Ben, asking where my door handles were, then as the late afternoon glow reflected the aging day, a pair of older eyes took a look at my flustered traffic driven face and greeted me as Leigh... we shook hands....
A whisper mentioning he was an automotive professional was thrown into the darkening afternoon, it had a deeper meaning, as Im an IT guy and to many who have personal relationships with computers, it's work to me and I know what he was telling my in a subtle way. That said, we the helpful professionals do it because it needs to be done, hats off to a man who is busy helping the world enjoy his craft, while his car is tucked in the corner under cover, waiting for his hands to work his magic....
As Leigh took to the doors with well versed hands and mind, I lifted the cover on a most beautiful example of one off 3dr tornado red... it was crisp with a deep sheen, untouched by smog. The panels were aligned so perfectly, the trims black and supple, the wheels made me want to touch them and he generously removed the regulator and also helped me with a few clips that he handled like a 5 star chef does his knife.
With a bag of vents and ducts, a box of exces bits and pieces, none that he really needed, there really was only one thing to offer and that was to take my Mk2 for a WOT spin... yes my brakes are shocking, but the abf has good nostrils and with the magnaflow 2.5 exhaust, the very least I could do was let him make one more mk2 sing to keep the momentum going until his red masterpiece is finished.
As I chatted with Ben, I could hear the Abf in the distance and it made me smile, knowing it was being enjoyed by the most deserving of drivers, one with more Mk2 experience that the sum of all aussies put together. Its not a track car, but a daily workhorse and it sang to Saint Marys and me.
So what did I do to my MK2 today... I let a good man make it sing and the song was lovely!
Then I took it for a gingerly drive in the traffic for a yeeros in Marrickville and drove it back home safely... the heater could cook a roast chicken and everything ticked along nicely all the way home!
PS... THE SMOKED AFTERMARKET FRONT BLINKERS ARE WITH f320kty now, ask him for them if needed.
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