VW Golf Mk2 Owners' Club

Member Profile

My name is Dan (DubDan) I’ve liked golf’s since I was about 15, I’m 23 now. I got into the MK2 a lot more when I started playing Forza Motorsport 2 believe it or not. I owned a 106 at the time and promptly sold that and ‘borrowed’ my mums MGF, which was nice… I then decided that I should join the Royal Navy so went off and started training, after a month I decided I’d rather spend time with my friends and my girlfriend so I left again and got a job in insurance. After a week of starting my new job I bought my MK2!!!

The car

I bought a 1991 8v Gti big bumper, I am the 3rd owner from new. The car was completely standard when I bought it apart from some disturbing 17inch alloys, fortunately the original steelies were in the boot so that was the first thing I changed. Since then I have replaced the air box with a cone filter, fitted a full stainless exhaust system including 4 branch manifold, debadged single lamp grille, fitted angel eye headlamps, lowered 60/40 and fitted some black teardrops. I have also done a few more subtle mods like putting a 4th grab handle above the drivers seat and changing rear lights, side repeaters and front indicators for black smoked ones.

Future plans

Nothing major planned anymore, I might swap the springs for coilovers at some point, the paintwork is in relatively good condition so no re spray planned, I would just like to modernise it a little with electric windows and mirrors etc The real plans are for the coming year with a joint venture between me and my mate, the plan is to build a track car in a shed… I’ll keep you posted!

Would you and your Mk2 Golf lke to appear as Car of the Month, email upto 3 JPEG pictures and a description and send to golfmk2owners@aol.co.uk .