Well after nearly a year of hunting and some sound advice both here and on the Briskoda forum we have finally found a Golf GT to replace swmbo's Focus (the work horse) the car not swmbo!
The vehicle spec:
2007MY Golf GT Tdi PD140, Graphite Blue Pearl, 44k, 1 owner from new with a fvwsh.
Standard equipment includes auto on lights, rain sensitive wipers, auto dimmer rear view mirror, electric windows front and rear, electric/heated wing mirrors.
Optional extras - MFD2 DVD Sat Nav with ipod prep, highline display, centre armrest, electric slide and tilt sunroof.
So anyway, we left home yesterday and around 1.5 hours and 100 miles later we arrived at the sellers, although the car looked good the only way I can describe it is 'neglected' the owner has been using his new car since January leaving the Golf to his son who was doing between 10-20 miles a week. Looking beyond the accumulated kak, the bodywork was tidy, and structurally it seemed sound. On to the test drive - a stage 1 vRS it ain't but tbh, its not to shabby, I ran through the various checks recommended by members and all seemed fine (no strangled owls under the bonnet). When we got back to the guys place he handed my a document wallet which contained every receipt/invoice since he originally purchased the car. This included an invoice from the stealers for a cam belt change in February!
After a cuppa and a chat with his son about KW Coilovers and the vRS etc
we began negations, to be fair for the condition, mileage and spec it was cheap but hey ho when in Rome...........
.........2nd offer excepted and he threw in a nearly new set of Thule 754 aero roof bars. :)
Ok enough talking, below are the pictures before and after a bit of TLC.
Before -
Spider in the headlight -
After -
So far so good, well happy with it.
What’s next?
During the clean up today I removed the mud flaps, never been a fan and esthetically I think it looks far better without them, changed the standard halogen bulbs for a set of Ring Xenon Max (previously in the vRS).
Imminent - replacement headlights with black inners (ordered) gloss black wrap for the grille area, GTi rear silencer, a GTi front and rear valance and side skirts which will be colour coded. Last but not least a remap!
