So why did you choose Volkswagen ?

[mscabrio]

First car back in the early 90's was a dark blue 68 Beetle. It was a real bugger of a car broke down all the time, spat oil everywhere and smelt like something was rotten in the exhaust pipe, but I loved it to bits!!! I drove it everywhere and spent more time polishing the faded exterior than I did on my uni assignments (still can't believe I passed !!!). After uni when I joined the big scary workforce I needed a reliable car so unfortunatly the bug had to go in favor of a newer model Ford Laser. Didn't ever forget the feeling the bug gave me everytime I drove it so when the new beetles came out in 2000 i was hooked. Took me a few years to save the pennies for one though and took posession of a spanking new cabrio in late 2003 (which still looks, feels and drives like it came out of the showroom - apart of course from the 18 inch bling bling wheels that I just HAD to have!). My VW collection has now grown to include a 57 oval window, a 74 1300 (which is currently being fully restored to her former glory) and the latest addition - a 07 Polo GTI.

Can't ever imagine myself driving anything but VW's

[brackie]

Location?

Surely such an esteemed VW enthusiast as yourself will honour us with your location

[phaeton]

I wanna hear more

How did you get bitten by the Bug ?

[BlackVr6ix]

*points at ausgolfer*

his fault.

[Soundofav6]

well for me, a friend of mine had a vr6 few years back in high school until he tolled it. He drove it like it as if it was a bumper car. I would sit in the centre back seat and holding on the door handles of both side and him flooring it down george st. Things we did when we had our red Ps. I loved that car !!!

It was actually by chance for me, old car was breaking down needed a new one, budget was $10000 went on carsguide.com. This guy was selling it for 9 and a half, great bargin I thought. The following week I was just about to call for a test drive, he actually droped it to 8 and a half. Thought to my self "thats f****ing mine!!!!!"

[Bazzamon]

Ive been around Vee Dubs a long time but......

Ihave NEVER heard of a Golf Swallowtail????????? What the hell is it? Bazz

[nick1234]

VW

They (VW) are simply the best !

[gtimk5]

I have only ever had VWs since 1974!
Aircoolers in those days starting with a 1958 beetle.
My first golf was bought in 1977, a 12 month old 3 door LS with 18,000 kms on the clock. It was also the first golf in Tas with aftermarket Aunger mags.I sold that 4 years later with 320,000 kms on the clock and my brother still has it!
I mnust have owned over 20 golfs since then and have used a fair few in competition as well.
The one time I had something different was when one of my golfs was in a bodyworks for 3 months following a bad headon prang. It was an old HK Holden, yuk!!!!!
Cheers, Andrew

[Mario]

As title says why did you choose VW over the other makes ?

For Audi & SEAT owners as well

.......well for me.... 15years ago when i first started driving, couldnt drive a manual yet as i was a learner..... A friend of the family came over and asked me to follow him in hes car as he returned another car to a friend... he was a mechanic / rev head and hes MK1 golf was worked to the brim...... NOW WHY I LOOOV GOLFS... hes instructions to me when we came to a hill was:

Put it in first.... rev it to 6000-7000rpm.. then drop the clutch!!!.... well 100m's later and a whole lot of smoke i was hooked.

[Triode]

Hello all.
I got involved with VW because Wippells Autos in Toowoomba got hold of VW as the current dealer was not selling enough, I had bought Mazdas and Subarus of them and I 1st bought 3 flash red polos from them for work ( Electrical contracting and white goods repair business ) and since have a 2.0 TDI Golf, 4 Tonardo red caddies, my red life and the wifes red GTI. The last caddy I purchased was my 45th vehicle I had bought off them since I started business 14 years ago. I am extremly happy with the product and am constantly telling everyone how good they are
Regards

[99gti]

I'm only a rookie to VW's, but I picked the dub over the renault and pug based on the quality of the car. Way above the pack!

Also - I loved the cult status of the golf gti - and i now understand why. And to add to that - I always loved the look of the golf, so the choice was easy. Other than the Golf, I've owned an escort, an ET pulsar and had a liberty wagon too.

[SOHC]

Oh well, thinking back to the early 90s which i was 5, 6 years of age saw the T2 and T3 which I loved it, then the Beetle... Mk3 Golf... I loved the aircooled sound very much indeed back then. However at that time I wasn't really a fanatic on any brand or model of car. Somewhere around the age of 14 I started to like the EVO, WRX all those kinda cars, well... you know, teenager from HK... at around 16 my parents bought a MK4 Golf and I started to be a fanatic on VW and especially Golf
At 18 I got my driver's license and well, around 3months I didn't have a chance to drive any car after that. During the summer holiday I went back home and start practicing my driving technic with the Golf (lucky bastard).
Around a year after I got my driver's license I felt like I need a car, first thing in my mind was a Golf and I could just afford a MK3, so I bought it and I love driving a VeeDub more!! Oh well... my next car must be a MK1 or MK2 Cabriolet!!!

[delta|triangle]

Well good question, I think it all started for me when my parents owned a Mk1 when I was born.
It was the car that I was driven around in as a child and come to think of it the first car I ever drove (you know steered in a paddock on my dad's knee).I have always been drawn to the unique styling of the original hatch and other
Giugiaro designs like the Lancia Delta. As much as like the look of other cars -- In most cases I like these the most.

Now that own a Mk2 I have come to appreciate what it is to really drive a golf. It's more than a car to me as I'm sure many many others agree.

[Antdragonist]

if you go in bennys (86gti) mk2,
youll get a love for dubs.
a lot of fun, and when i got mine an started thrashing it round i found the thing i had been missing in life.
(not that i condone "thrashing", "hooning", "burnouts", "wheelies" lmao or anything of that nature of course.)
i love my car, i can not stress that enough. love love love.
and the feelings recipricated.
anybody that owns a dub and really has a connection with their car will tell you that you look after your vw and your vw looks after you.
its magic.

[Lukev85]

Ever since I was a kid, ive always had a thing for VW's.

The first was the good old Beetle. My first car was a 1973 Beetle 1300. It was yellow and rusted. $12000 later, fully restored (New paint, rust removal and a beefy 1600CC superbug engine). I kept the old girl for a year and reluctantly sold her for $6000.


For a few years after that I brought a new Hyundai Accent and drove that for bout 3 yrs untill i got back into the Vee Dub scene. Picked up a tired 1971 1300 of the original owner for $400 bucks and sold it a couple of months later for $1900 bucks, profit!!!!


Then was lucky enough to find the bug that was just perfect. a fully orginial 1962 1200. Picked her up from the original owner for $3200. I am slowly bringing her back, new bits here and there, but she is totally original and rust free and will stay that way. Ill never sell that but keep it in the family.

After being on the air cooled scene for a good few years, i decieded to move to the watercooled side. Ive always had a thing for the original Passats, but finding one was an absolute pain. Eventually found a 1975 Passat Wagon from Steve, a real beast with twin webbers and fully balance 2L motor am immac rust free body. its now my daily driver.

I love Vw's because of its history, cult following and its legendary reliability reputation. Ill never own anything but a Volkswagen.