My Squareback

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:15 pm

i thought i'd post up some pics of my 1043cc hatchback, my sister works at a vw dealers and she got it for my 18th for Â£50, i'm still learning to drive but i've got my test in july so hopefully not too long now. it's a H reg (wierd considering they stopped building mk2's in 1990?) it's done 61,705 miles in it's 16 year life. I've fitted a CD player that i had spare from when my sis got a new car, and general cleaning to get rid of the dog smell and hairs, will be removing the rusty tow bar asap and as per my other post i'm trying to fit some scirocco alloys. i've got one of them richbrook metal gear surrounds recently....other than that i'm going for a retro oldskool look e.g. no 4 inch exausts or boot installs coming near my car!!!

hope everyone likes

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 7:36 pm

Nice old beast you've got there, looks in great shape. H reg is late '90 - early '91, so you've got one of the last of the mk2s there. Going to look sweet once you've lost that tow bar and fitted the scala alloys

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:23 pm

Mk2 and Mk3 shared the H reg, either end of the registration year.... mine was one of the earliest mk3s and the best documentation i can find on it shows it being made october/november (?) 1990..

Spec should be quite nice as they'd all be end-of-line run-out editions clearing space for the new stock! Right on your sister getting it in for Â£50 (just hope it was the dealer being sweet and not getting rid of a duffer! Mind you that light grille's probably worth as much on the spares flea-market)..... have fun..

i'd say keep the towbar (or at least sell it!!) and make a feature rather than throwing such a valuable asset away. i think taking a caravan on holiday with a 1.0 would be a unique rite of driving passage... hehe

At 61k miles it should be raring for more, if you dont thrasp it. Check the oil etc has been changed recently (they probably wouldnt have bothered if selling for that price) and keep it so - and importantly, find out if the cam belt has been changed yet. It'll be maybe a Â£100-120 job if you find the right place, but at that mileage, neccessary if not already done.

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:39 pm

yep apparently all checked out, and passed the MOT with just some new ignition leads needed, my sister's b/f is also a vw mechanic so he gave it a full check out, aparently 1 of the other mechanics offered Â£250 for it when he saw it up on the ramp but my sister has already claimed it. lol i'll probably be selling the tow bar at sum point so i'll let any budding caravan owning polo drivers know as soon as i do. don't all get your notes ready at once

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:12 am

Keep the towbar, get yourself one of these:

ZOMBIE · Post by **ZOMBIE** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 1:35 am

I cant belive someone could do that to a polo coupe! I am disgusted

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:15 pm

Whoa....gotta get me 1 of those, stick a tailgate on it with some seats and it turns into an ideal way to transport your more annoying friends.

carmadaaron · Post by **carmadaaron** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:20 pm

Mk2Adam wrote:Whoa....gotta get me 1 of those, stick a tailgate on it with some seats and it turns into an ideal way to transport your more annoying friends.

i wonder if its legal to carry passengers, ie put in some seats and seatbelts..

GroovyCarrot · Post by **GroovyCarrot** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:47 pm

carmadaaron wrote:
Mk2Adam wrote:Whoa....gotta get me 1 of those, stick a tailgate on it with some seats and it turns into an ideal way to transport your more annoying friends.

i wonder if its legal to carry passengers, ie put in some seats and seatbelts..

Unfortunately not.. but it would be fun while it lasted

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:18 pm

Six adults in a fiat panda surely isnt legal either but its fantastic fun to and from the pub (one of them has to go lengthways)... or nine in a sierra estate off to the beach (ENORMOUS, volvo-rivalling load bay)

Just tell them to cover themselves in a black tarp if there's any interest from the law. Sounds like a plan!

You could always get your paws on another blue squareback that's either scrapped or soon on it's way there, and set to - leaving the tailgate on this time!

Wonder if the lights work, as well?

Heck if that one has a towbar as well, make yourself two, then if you're in a mood to protest and p*ss people off, you can then create a vehicle train that's technically still under speed limits of 40mph on the m'way and 20mph EVERYWHERE else thanks to some unrepealed laws

Sorry guv i wasnt meaning to cause an obstruction, i just didnt want to be speeding - could be very dangerous to exceed the legal maximum with a setup like this.

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Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:56 pm

sorry to interupt tahrey's plot to take over England's roads with an endless chain of polo trailers, but just checked my registration thingy, my car was 1st registered 1st march 1991...although what if labour wants to charge the pay as you drive charge for trailers too??? i think labour has foiled your genious plan

DubLass · Post by **DubLass** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 7:19 pm

I'd say Â£50 was a bargain! Looks really good.
And what a nice sister

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:28 pm

Really was the last of the last then! (my v5 says 01/02/91 first reg...)

Should be a keeper

Eh, how would they charge you for the trailer then? How'd they know..

Mk2Adam · Post by **Mk2Adam** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 9:09 pm

thanks for threadjacking my car pics, coz of the high replies, i've had ova a century of views

feel free anytime

Tahrey1043 · Post by **Tahrey1043** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:07 am

just noticed the chroming on your 4-light grille... is that original or something you did yourself?

if original then i think your sis deserves a cookie
well two cookies as she deserves one anyway