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I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« on: February 08, 2011, 02:08:37 pm »
well i've been promising to do this for a while now and finally got around to scanning in the magazine feature of my bug (so please excuse the quality  :ashamed:)

She totalled a bill of £55k to build, could do a standing 12 second 1/4 mile and harvested trophies where ever i took her  :love:

...and yes... that is jonny smith the fifth gear presenter on the last page :wink:













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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 02:09:41 pm »
...and then came the house fire that nearly killed me and my family.

We lost everything (no i wont discuss it so please dont ask)

..which included my baby


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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 02:11:56 pm »
after a few years now of trying to get back to making the decision of what to do with her ive finally decided i cant emotionally keep her to restore and so she needs now to be parted out to build someone elses dream

the bottom half of the car is still fine, i'll shoot some recent shots of her as she now sits and add them in the next day or two

hopefully she'll live on in some way in someone elses ride  :sad1:

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 02:24:25 pm »
Flippin Hell, mate! Glad you and the family are ok! Car looked awesome  :drool: Is the engine still ok?
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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2011, 02:25:57 pm »
u and ur family are safe thats the main thing pal

its gutting to see

hope she makes sum1 as happy as she made you

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #5 on: February 08, 2011, 02:26:25 pm »
That was one hell of a car  :drool: , such a shame it got wiped out  :sad1: but at least you and yours are still here to tell the tale! :happy2:

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #6 on: February 08, 2011, 02:36:47 pm »
thats how i have to see it, we lost everything (including the mint golf gti cabrio parked next to it) but we survived  :smiley:


as for the bug, the roof is gone as you can see, although that image is about 5 years old now, the engine although undamaged and complete has sat in the back of it ever since

i used to only bring her out for shows or on dry sunny days which is one of my biggest regrets as i wish i had have used it alot more now that ive no longer got her

the parts that are left are still valuable but i think i'd rather cut her free in one go rather than face chopping her up considering our history  :ashamed:

like ive said some more shots will follow, and she is open to offers once youve seen them although i will sort a for sale thread to do it properly... i can deliver her too

the only other shots i have of her are these:











obviously all my other shots were lost in the fire so even the build photos of which there were hundreds are gone too, all i have are the above and memories... although if for a mad coincidence you ever saw it at a show and took a shot, id be very interested in seeing it although i know thats unlikely

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #7 on: February 08, 2011, 02:55:32 pm »
Woah, that's one helluva story man - heartbreaking as well.

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #8 on: February 08, 2011, 02:57:21 pm »
Woah, that's one helluva story man - heartbreaking as well.

you can see now why scanning the mag would explain more than i could type from the top of my head?  :drinking:

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #9 on: February 08, 2011, 03:08:04 pm »
Thats soul destroying  :sad1:

Did look absolutely stunning.

But as said above - A car is replaceable and your family isn't


Unwards ond upwards  :drinking:

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #10 on: February 08, 2011, 03:13:08 pm »
 :surprised: :surprised: holy cr@p dude!! such a shame!!



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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2011, 03:41:52 pm »
Jesus! What was the cause of the fire, I completely understand if you'd rather not say, just curiousity! Main thing is, you and your family are still alive.

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2011, 03:56:31 pm »
the main wires to the house popped out from the rear of the fuse box, auto-ignited and lit the house, took 16 appliances attending in relay and 8 hours to get under control

we had mere seconds to get out upon discovering it

smoke alarms. check them, get them in your loft space too

...thats all i want to say or go into  :happy2:

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2011, 04:00:12 pm »
Bloody hell sat here in shock reading bout the fire..least you and your family got out safe

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Re: I didn't always drive golfs... :o(
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2011, 06:10:40 pm »
the main wires to the house popped out from the rear of the fuse box, auto-ignited and lit the house, took 16 appliances attending in relay and 8 hours to get under control

we had mere seconds to get out upon discovering it

smoke alarms. check them, get them in your loft space too


...thats all i want to say or go into  :happy2:

Cheers, damn good advice as well that. We all think, 'Oh it'll never happen to me', but how wrong we can be.