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Title: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 12 April 2012, 19:51:38
For those that are interested, I thought I'd post up a couple of pictures of my new daily hack for my commute to work...

(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/qjz10nyu/DSCF2094.jpg)

(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/qjz10nyu/DSCF2093.jpg)

(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/qjz10nyu/DSCF2092.jpg)

(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx344/qjz10nyu/DSCF2096.jpg)

All comments welcome.  :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 12 April 2012, 19:53:21
Quality!!!

Just increase your following distance by around tenfold, compared to Omega brakes  ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: Brikhead on 12 April 2012, 19:54:00
Looks to be in very nice condition, wot no rust!?
Did you get it for a good price?
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: albitz on 12 April 2012, 19:56:34
Just got a daily hack / commute car myself.Must post some pics up some time. Although iirc there are already pics of it on here somewhere. :D :)
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 12 April 2012, 20:06:18
It actually stops on a dime, believe it or not.  :y

It's a 1.6 diesel, and my parents bought it back in 1989 when it was 12 months old and had covered 10k miles.  It was our family car, and my mum used it to ferry us to school in.  I learnt to drive and passed my test in it.  Eventually it became the 2nd car, and my dad used it to get to work and back.  He's now retired, so it was just sitting in the garage doing nothing.  It's now covered a mere 70k!  ;D

My parents kindly gave it to me, and I've spent about 300 quid on it.  Cambelt, full service, glow plugs, battery, complete exhaust, gear linkage, rear brake cylinders, etc.  Now it's ready to run on waste cooking oil, for cheap as chips (excuse the pun) motoring!  ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: jonny2112 on 12 April 2012, 20:08:07
Result  :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 12 April 2012, 20:08:20
Just got a daily hack / commute car myself.Must post some pics up some time. Although iirc there are already pics of it on here somewhere. :D :)

I think you may be right there fella!  :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: albitz on 12 April 2012, 20:12:07
Yeah,but where ?  :-\ ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 12 April 2012, 20:20:13
Yeah,but where ?  :-\ ;D

There's a snippet here...  ;)

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=43776.0 (http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/index.php?topic=43776.0)
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: albitz on 12 April 2012, 20:24:02
Thats the one. :y.....Veggie oil badge went missing though. >:( :P ::).....collected up all my spare letters but dont have the correct ones to replace it. :'(
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 12 April 2012, 20:29:50
Thats the one. :y.....Veggie oil badge went missing though. >:( :P ::).....collected up all my spare letters but dont have the correct ones to replace it. :'(

I genuinely didn't think you'd want it.  :-[  I'm sure I've got enough spare letters here to make up 2 lots.  I'll have a nosey when I get chance.  :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: albitz on 12 April 2012, 20:36:40
Good man.I think it looks really good tbh. :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: MaxV6 on 12 April 2012, 20:43:04
where's the rest of it??????  ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: serek on 12 April 2012, 21:22:27
saw this motor other day , lookin good for age  :y :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: albitz on 12 April 2012, 21:33:27
Its a cracking little car. Tbh I think his Dad was mad to let him near it. :y ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: zirk on 12 April 2012, 23:15:09
But, does it sound just like a Golf ?

 ;)
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: twiglet on 13 April 2012, 08:04:25
where's the rest of it??????  ;D

It's amazing how small it is compared to new Golfs! Maybe it shrunk in the wash!!  ;D

saw this motor other day , lookin good for age  :y :y

Cheers mate!  :y

Its a cracking little car. Tbh I think his Dad was mad to let him near it. :y ;D

You can break orf!!  :P

But, does it sound just like a Golf ?

It does!  It's got that lovely reassuring thud when you close the doors!   ;D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: Kevin Wood on 13 April 2012, 09:16:03
I bet it doesn't throw up a smokescreen like the 2008 registered 2.0TDi that I passed on my way home from work last night. I actually felt the need to turn my fog light on. :o
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: P6UL K on 13 April 2012, 12:19:39
Looking better now its clean James!  Oh and i found some links of interest lol  :D

Linky No1 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Golf-Mk2-GTi-90-spec-Big-Bumpers-Royal-Blue-16v-g60-vr6-8v-/110856644158?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVW|Model%3AGolf|Plat_Gen%3AMK+II&hash=item19cf92263e)

Linky No2 - Slight overkill tho lol (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-14-polished-wheels-4x100-GOLF-Mk1-Mk2-/120893381096?pt=UK_CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item1c25ce99e8)

And to finish off...

Linky No3 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/vw-golf-mk2-rear-lights-half-smoke-/120893387620?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Car+Make%3AVW|Model%3AGolf|Plat_Gen%3AMK+II&hash=item1c25ceb364)

 :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: PAULCDX on 13 April 2012, 12:29:17
Nice addition to your collection James    ;D :y
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: maracus on 13 April 2012, 15:33:56
Niiiiiice motor ;)

Even that age seems old-skool now!!   :D
Title: Re: Latest addition to the Twiglet stables
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 13 April 2012, 15:57:02
Niiiiiice motor ;)

Even that age seems old-skool now!!   :D

Bugger off, it's younger than me!

Looks well smart.