semi retired GTI!

[gtimk5]

Just to show that I still have "Redgie", my GTI and havent forgotten it since getting the Caddy. The Golfs been lucky, in over 2 months since getting the Caddy, we have had 6 rain free days! Never 2 dry days in a row. Its been tucked away in the garage under my unit. Nice and dry.
The battery went absolutely dead flat once, it charge up fully and tested ok on the load tester. I had to reset everything after recharging it.
I have only driven it about 50 kms since the 21st july!

[Spyda]

Why dont you drive it man? You cant tell me the caddy is more fun!

[WABIT]

let the baby sleep Andrew, its earned it haha
and the sign writing looks ace!

dom

[Tim]

Drive it man!
All the cars that my friends have had and not used regularly seem to develop annoying gremlins!

[GoLfMan]

has to be my fav mk5 GTI in Aus, so clean and simple with the right wheels and stance

[Preen59]

Bah, keep it as a weekender. Let the Caddy do the hard yards.

Still looks good as ever. Remember, you use things.. They get damaged!

[anarchycamp]

Mine is in the same sort of scenario...doesnt get many kms on it these days but I just cant bring myself to get rid of it, plus my wife loves it as well. so its all good

Hard to believe it will be 5 years old in April!!!

[gtimk5]

Took it out yesterday, only to the servo to put some fresh fuel in it. The weather has been soooo bad here that it hasnt been good driving conditions and with the record rainfalls this winter the roads have huge potholes everywhere that would swallow any car with 13 inch wheels. The caddy has more direct steering and seating position that you can generally see the holes and steer around them easily.
Thanks Josh, your comments make me feel pretty good mate. Hope your dilema sorts itself out for the best.
The caddy doesnt show any road grime in the orange, could probably get away wit cleaning the wheels only each week.
Preeny, mate, my pics dont show the graze in the lhf lower colourcoded section of the front bumper. Must fix soon. You are right though, driving cars can create damage but as Tim says, and I see it at work with some aircoolers, sitting around for long periods can cause more problems.
When the weather picks up I will be taking the Golf out to have another bonding drive! (not bondage either!!)
Cheers and thanks for the comments, Andrew

[gtimk5]

Anarchycamp, its a case of if we sell our GTI's the chance of getting another such legendary Golf again is slim eh??

[Treza360]

It's a double edged sword isn't it Andrew. Part of me would love to have a daily drive so that way the R can live in the garage and keep clean in dust storms or the odd random downpour that we get up here. Plus it keeps the kms off.
On the other hand though, then I don't get to drive the R as much.
To quote Ferris Bueller, "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."
Cheers,
Trent

[Yevvy]

i'll throw you an idea - put all the gti running gear into a caddy and end up with a caddy gti

[gtimk5]

You have nailed it there Treza.
I get the guilts at times over the weekends when I take the Caddy out, but as I said, its been the lousiest winter in history down here this year and so I can sort of justify not getting the GTI out in the rain. I do miss driving it daily and if the other drive wasnt the Caddy then I daresay the GTI would be driven at every opportunity!!
The Caddy is great to drive, dont have to watch the speedo as much and the suspension and steering is spot on.
Sitting in the golf feels so low compared to the upright possie in the van and the seats in the Caddy are pretty poor.

[gtimk5]

i'll throw you an idea - put all the gti running gear into a caddy and end up with a caddy gti

Ha ha, a few people suggested that!! Be sacrilige though. I wouldnt be able to sleep at night!!