What to do?

mk1ron · January 07, 2015, 10:08:14 PM

So recently i got my grubby hands on an AX GT, now its not the worst car but being a VW man i cant but feel i'm cheating slightly on my beloved brand. Now my AX needs a little bit of love but nothing major and i'm in 2 minds to keep it or not also i cant seem to find any aftermarket parts?, Any help?, Cheers

K-Bar · January 07, 2015, 10:44:48 PM

oh mate, definitely keep it! i had one and it got crashed by a friend. I didn't really mind at the time and wasn't too phased about it, but I have missed it a lot since.

They are so good at motorkhanas, light, fast enough, drums on the rear (hand break turns), nimble and light steering.

best of all (if its a mk 1) they have wine bottle holders!! WINE BOTTLE HOLDERS!!!

Have you tried eBay.co.uk for parts? shipping can be killer sometimes though

you wont get parts for it mate · January 08, 2015, 11:51:51 AM

what are you looking at doing to it? tu's can screeam forever and a day which is alot of fun.

RS · January 08, 2015, 12:06:42 PM

Welcome.

Trying to tell a VW man what to do with a French car is like explaining what sex is like to an A sexual Unicorn.

You either get it, or you dont... and if it hasn't got you, it wont.

mk1ron · January 08, 2015, 06:12:37 PM

I'd love a bit of a fast road set up but I think RS has a point really, I'd love a 205 gti tho managed to buy one on ebay once but the guy pulled from auction with seconds to go!, So I think it'll be up for sale soon?

CaM · January 08, 2015, 06:52:59 PM

ebay nz?

AXGTs are pretty fun. If you don't enjoy hooning round in one you probably wont like a 205gti though IMO.
I may be wrong though.

What kind of VWs do you usually go for?

mk1ron · January 08, 2015, 07:32:31 PM

Pretty much anything VW but got a real thing for mk1's, Na ebay UK (i'm from the uk) it was a Miami blue 1.6, i lived in Wales before coming here and the roads where made for quick little hatches had some good fun ragging a mk2 gti about plus spares where easier to come by, where as i cant seem to find anything here for the AX so it'll need shipping from another country?, And i seem to have my work cut out with the AX because of things as simple as the 3 stud wheels, I did read ya can change the hubs for 106 ones?, Just more time and cash i guess?

you wont get parts for it mate · January 08, 2015, 08:37:09 PM

ive (with a lot of help) done the full conversion from a 106 so changed to 4 stud and put the 106 xsi engine in. farken quick but alot of work
http://www.fastfrogs.co.nz/index.php/topic,8565.msg112014.html#msg112014

mk1ron · January 08, 2015, 09:29:15 PM

I looking at that post the other day thinking it was quite a cool little car but like ya said its alot of work, still cool tho!

DRTDVL · January 08, 2015, 09:43:21 PM

A friend of mine is now a vw / escort guy because he's banned from owning Peugeot's / French cars as they are too lively and fast.

mk1ron · January 08, 2015, 10:36:49 PM

Ha ha do the gendarmerie turn up and take you're car off you?

you wont get parts for it mate · January 09, 2015, 07:55:06 AM

Sounds like wife issues

RS · January 09, 2015, 02:42:17 PM

Quote from: DRTDVL on January 08, 2015, 09:43:21 PM
A friend of mine is now a vw / escort guy because he's banned from owning Peugeot's / French cars as they are too lively and fast.

Haha. He will be back.

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mk1ron · January 09, 2015, 09:28:45 PM

i've been hooning around in the ax over the last couple of days and making a wish list so it'll be bye bye bank balance and hello project at this rate!

RS · January 12, 2015, 09:37:56 AM

Nice one. They will get you hooked.

Took me a couple of days of hooning to realize

Pictures of project when it starts please

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