One For Classic Car Fans.....

[mistyoptic]

Seen today at Cotswold Sculpture Park

 

[biggs682]

I have loved Golf’s since I owned my first 1975 Mk 1 Golf N back in 1983, since then we’ve owned 16 of them, mainly fast versions, but you’re right they’re nothing remarkable, not unique, not the fastest and not the best handling, but they just do everything very well.

There have been three cars that have featured constantly through my life, 911’s, BMW 3 series tourings and Golf’s.

Only ever had one Gold it was an SDI model and a company car that was mine from new and it was one of three on the fleet that replaced Fiat Bravo's , the Golf's were diabolical from day 1 alway's a different fault that eventually would appear on each one at around the same mileage and ranged from faulty speedo's ie loosing illumination along with the trip meter zeroing itself but then would come back to life as quick as it died , engines cutting out as going along then once you coasted to a halt would restart which proved to be faulty fuel control boxes/relays but took numerous trips to various dealers to fix as it often occured away from our local dealership area as we covered from Birmingham across to Great Yarmouth and the welsh borders and we were doing 3k+ miles a month on average , various bits of internal trim fell off , they all ate tyres like sweets and i could go on , Eventually they were replaced by Hyundai's and boy did we notice a difference.

I am just glad i didn't pay for it with my own hard earnt cash

 

[raleighnut]

They're a bit of a Ronseal car - does exactly what it says on the tin.

I think when you stack them up against your typical 70s UK-made small family car, then yeah, they might have been a little bit better. But the Japanese were equally good at "Ronseal Cars".

The 205 was a far better car, my ex had the five door GR with the 1360cc engine and that was a spritely thing.

 

[Drago]

T6.1 were good T7 is a transit!! 😥🤣

T7 is a multivan.

The Transit based model is just "Transporter."

 

[Gunk]

Only ever had one Gold it was an SDI model and a company car that was mine from new and it was one of three on the fleet that replaced Fiat Bravo's , the Golf's were diabolical from day 1 alway's a different fault that eventually would appear on each one at around the same mileage and ranged from faulty speedo's ie loosing illumination along with the trip meter zeroing itself but then would come back to life as quick as it died , engines cutting out as going along then once you coasted to a halt would restart which proved to be faulty fuel control boxes/relays but took numerous trips to various dealers to fix as it often occured away from our local dealership area as we covered from Birmingham across to Great Yarmouth and the welsh borders and we were doing 3k+ miles a month on average , various bits of internal trim fell off , they all ate tyres like sweets and i could go on , Eventually they were replaced by Hyundai's and boy did we notice a difference.

I am just glad i didn't pay for it with my own hard earnt cash

Sounds like a Mk4, not their finest hour, however we had a Mk4 GTi 1.8T and it was pretty trouble free.

 

[Gunk]

Ive only owned one Golf, a new MkVI GiT, and it rewarded me by catching fire. It went up so quickly, smoke and flames licking out the dashboard within seconds, that I had to ram on the brakes and roll out the drivers door like Lewis Collins about to double tap some terrorists.

Since then I've always been a bit cool on Golfs, and that night the people of MK weren't terribly keen either (it was at the roundabout outside Tesco and the incident brought Wolverton, and hence that side of MK, to a halt...

VW were a bit difficult about replacing it, necessitating solicitors letters and legal threats to get them to do what they should have done. They were refusing to pay until the local dealer determined what the fault was, and the local dealer couldn't do that besause the car was totally immolated and all the evidence had been destroyed in the inferno, leaving me in the middle.

My experience of the importer was so bad I seriously considered not getting a Transporter, but the only real alternative was the Tran*hit so it was with great trepidation I bought a T6.1.

Mk 4 was probably the worst GTi, however they redeemed themselves in 2004 with the MkV which was an absolute peach, here’s mine bought new in 2005 for my 40th Birthday

 

[Drago]

MkIV was indeed a dog, so I bought a MkVI, essentially a MkV in lipstick.

 

[Gunk]

The 205 was a far better car, my ex had the five door GR with the 1360cc engine and that was a spritely thing.

Back in 1988 I swapped a 1986 205 1.6 GTi for a new Golf GTi 16V, it was a big step up. The Golf was a far better car.

 

[Reynard]

Funny you should mention that - I have a three way Autocar & Motor road test in my archive between the 205 GTi, the Golf GTi and the Astra GTE, which makes for an entertaining read. The reason it's in my archive, is that the road testers were Paul Warwick, Justin Bell and Paul Stewart (all camel-backed drivers, not a coincidence here).

 

[Drago]

Funny you should mention that - I have a three way Autocar & Motor road test in my archive between the 205 GTi, the Golf GTi and the Astra GTE, which makes for an entertaining read. The reason it's in my archive, is that the road testers were Paul Warwick, Justin Bell and Paul Stewart (all camel-backed drivers, not a coincidence here).

Id have had the Astra for gutsy midrange, the spacious front cabin, and for being the slightly left field choice at the time.

Then the Pug, in revvy 1.6 flavour thats less overwhelming on the chassis to sudden loud-pedal inputs, and looks nicer on the 14" pepperpots.

And the Golf last.

I wouldn't say no to a Golf 1 or 2 GiT today, but they've never really tugged my rug.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

E992CVX was my one and only VAG product. Mk2 facelift 1.6CL with a throbbing 75bhp and sans power steering. Had a penchant for freezing up its carb(s?) at the bottom of the M40, I recall, simply stuttering and dying whilst you steered to the hard shoulder. Felt hewn from solid, and had the best ignition key of any car, ever. I did 100K+ in about 2.5 years.

 

[Gunk]

E992CVX was my one and only VAG product. Mk2 facelift 1.6CL with a throbbing 75bhp and sans power steering. Had a penchant for freezing up its carb(s?) at the bottom of the M40, I recall, simply stuttering and dying whilst you steered to the hard shoulder. Felt hewn from solid, and had the best ignition key of any car, ever. I did 100K+ in about 2.5 years.

Funny how you remember the reg numbers my Golf 16V was E890 LRP

 

[Drago]

E992CVX was my one and only VAG product. Mk2 facelift 1.6CL with a throbbing 75bhp and sans power steering. Had a penchant for freezing up its carb(s?) at the bottom of the M40, I recall, simply stuttering and dying whilst you steered to the hard shoulder. Felt hewn from solid, and had the best ignition key of any car, ever. I did 100K+ in about 2.5 years.

An E, 88? VAG folded (VAG being the importer owned by Lohnro, VW AG being the manufacturer) in 92 or 93, so that would very much be a VAG product.

 

[Jameshow]

T7 is a multivan.

The Transit based model is just "Transporter."

The Volkswagen Transporter T7 is the latest generation of the iconic van, sharing a platform with the Ford Transit Custom

 

[Drago]

The Volkswagen Transporter T7 is the latest generation of the iconic van, sharing a platform with the Ford Transit Custom

The Transit based model is not officially called the T7.

VW have applied the T7 designation solely to the new Multivan series.

The new mid size van is just Transporter and, because VW are not manufacturing it, has not been given a T series designation. Look on Wiki.

I'll save you the bother...

The new generation of the Volkswagen Transporter, which is a fundamentally new model co-developed with Ford and does not carry a formal "T7" designation from Volkswagen. While a model was initially discussed and marketed by some as the "T7 Transporter" (based on the new Ford platform), Volkswagen chose not to use that designation to distinguish it from the Multivan series, which remains a distinct VW-developed product. This new Transporter is based on the Ford Transit Custom platform but features its own unique exterior design, modern interior with upgraded technology, and powertrain options including diesel, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric variants.

Key Details:
No Official T7 Designation:
Volkswagen deliberately avoided using the "T7" name for the new model to distinguish it from its own Multivan series and acknowledge its Ford origins.