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Offline Janner_Sy

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The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« on: July 11, 2012, 01:51:58 pm »
Well, we all know Red Robin is now an OAP and driving around in a modified golf, but hes a spring chicken compared to this guy!!!

This guy had his GTI done at APR today aged 76!!!!!



Thats awesome.    :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:  :grin:  Hope im doing that still at 76.
« Last Edit: July 11, 2012, 01:54:22 pm by Janner_Sy »
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2012, 01:55:02 pm »
Legend.

Get him on the forum. I love war stories.
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2012, 01:55:54 pm »
That will be me  :congrats:

My grandads last (of a history of sorts cars) car before he passed was a 1.9Gti 205  :notworthy:
It's in my genes  :evilgrin:
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2012, 01:56:55 pm »
MY neighbour is 76 and loves his big quick cars (his last car was a Bentley continental GT), really hope i'm still alive at 76 let alone driving a modded golf  :happy2:

He had a ferrari 5-6 years back but sold it when he had back trouble and could no longer get in it (or out of it)  :happy2:

He has a v8 Range Rover now  :happy2:
« Last Edit: July 11, 2012, 01:58:45 pm by Tamiyoman »
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2012, 02:04:16 pm »
Our decorator drives a candy white GTI and he's in his 70's. He loves it but for him it's a real tool. It continuously has a roof rack on it and is covered in paint inside. He's always talking about GTIs to me.
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2012, 02:07:15 pm »
thats brilliant
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2012, 02:35:57 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on July 11, 2012, 02:04:16 pm
Our decorator drives a candy white GTI and he's in his 70's. He loves it but for him it's a real tool. It continuously has a roof rack on it and is covered in paint inside. He's always talking about GTIs to me.
.............. :scared: such a shame to treat a GTI that way. :sad1:
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2012, 03:03:46 pm »
Quote from: Gene Hunt on July 11, 2012, 02:35:57 pm
Quote from: andrewparker on July 11, 2012, 02:04:16 pm
Our decorator drives a candy white GTI and he's in his 70's. He loves it but for him it's a real tool. It continuously has a roof rack on it and is covered in paint inside. He's always talking about GTIs to me.
.............. :scared: such a shame to treat a GTI that way. :sad1:

I disagree, the beauty of a Golf is it's versatility. The fact it packs a bit of performance is just a bonus. I don't think they should be treated like sacred objects!
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2012, 03:15:36 pm »
I was never into cars growing up, but the only car I ever wanted was a Golf.

A guy in my street had a detached house with a quadruple garage and yard - was always filled with VeeDubs, so I'd wake up on weekends as a kid to the roar of a Beetle, campervan or Golf engine. The street would be lined with VW's...always. Tragically and ironically he died in his campervan in the 90s after leaving his portable gas heater on.

I believe the Golf is a tool that should be used - I love mine but it has car park dents, stonechips to the paint and scrapes on the interior.

I also agree with what others have stated recently, that you strike up some sort of bond with a Golf - maybe because of its history? I have never treated mine as an investment but something that I'm going to make full use and convenience out of.

What's the saying - a Golf is a car driven by both the professor and the student?
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2012, 03:17:23 pm »
Id have given the map for free if i had been Mr APR.  :happy2:
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2012, 11:10:47 pm »
I can trump that, we have a customer that drives a Clio 182 cup that we have fitted a milltek system and a map, he's 82!

We call him old stig.
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #11 on: July 12, 2012, 12:14:21 am »
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WOW ! Makes me feel like a real youngster. I expect I may be still driving my throbbin' red Mk5 GTI when I'm 76.

Is it just me who thinks he reminds you of a Meerkat?
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #12 on: July 12, 2012, 11:05:09 am »
Top marks!
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2012, 11:41:59 am »


Ha.... fair play to him  :happy2:, wonder if he will go with any more power  :signLOL:
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Re: The oldest guy to have a GTI remapped!!
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2012, 11:47:22 am »
Quote from: Aaroncupra on July 12, 2012, 11:41:59 am

Ha.... fair play to him  :happy2:, wonder if he will go with any more power  :signLOL:


....Judging from the thumbs-up in the pic, it looks like he will - Sy had made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
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