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Club G40 => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Robin on April 02, 2009, 10:58:56 pm

Title: How old are you?
Post by: Robin on April 02, 2009, 10:58:56 pm
Interesting question me thinks, how old are you? I am wondering at what age do you say i am too old to own and mess with a Polo G40?

I am 28 and i still love my G, even more so now, but i can't see myself ever parting with it, if i had to get rid of the G or the A3 then i'd be very very stuck on what to get rid off!
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Post by: PeteG40 on April 02, 2009, 10:59:48 pm
old enought to know better!!!
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Post by: giorgio on April 02, 2009, 11:03:53 pm
19 ;D
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Post by: tdh-syorks on April 02, 2009, 11:04:07 pm
i'm 25, if it came down to it i'd keep my G anyday and get rid of my merc, only thing is my mercs more reliable,
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Post by: sinister polo on April 02, 2009, 11:16:49 pm
im 19 aswell,

still on my 1st car ;D

it started of as a gt and is nearly a fully finished conversion project!
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Post by: sohailG40 on April 02, 2009, 11:24:24 pm
im 21 ;D and have a g40 a merc and a bedford rascal
i love them all to bits cant cum to selling any one of them  ;D
Title: Re: How old are you?
Post by: Alex on April 02, 2009, 11:25:26 pm
I'm 26 (yesterday, actually) - I've owned my car since I was a few weeks off being 17 and tbh I can't see myself ever parting ways with it.
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Post by: SteG40 on April 02, 2009, 11:46:28 pm
I'm 25 I've had mine for nearly 5 years now. I reckon i'd probably sell my R32 before the G although I can see myself selling it at some point next year maybe.
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Post by: NeilG40 on April 03, 2009, 07:28:55 am
I'm 37 but I've had my G40 since I was 25.
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Post by: Max on April 03, 2009, 07:59:23 am
21, had the Polo for 3 years!
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Post by: Varley on April 03, 2009, 09:20:02 am
26. 4 of them in the G!
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Post by: hayesey on April 03, 2009, 09:21:50 am
29 and not as old as Pete I might add
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Post by: PeteG40 on April 03, 2009, 09:24:09 am
meh,

yes I am 30.  and I've had a g for the past 8 years.  Not one G, 5 actually, 4 of them tornado red!!!
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Post by: hayesey on April 03, 2009, 09:29:02 am
since this seemsto have turned into a "how old are you and how long have you owned a g40 for" thread, I feel I should inform you that I have owned a g40 for getting on for 6 years, always the same one though!
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Post by: poloeatonm45 on April 03, 2009, 09:38:02 am
29 and i,ve had my g for around 7 year i think and i aint never sellin it

steve
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Post by: SamG40 on April 03, 2009, 09:49:09 am
Quite interesting to see how many people have had them for a long time, speaks volumes I think!

I've had 2 G's (one white, one black) since 2002 and I'm now the grand old age of 29, so not as old as Pete!
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Post by: Yoof on April 03, 2009, 11:04:37 am
21- owned my Polo for 5 1/2 years now  ;D

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Post by: Andy on April 03, 2009, 02:40:40 pm
26, had the Polo for 8.5 years - had a PY lump in it for 6 years now.
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Post by: Shailan on April 03, 2009, 05:37:50 pm
32 makes me old then. have had the g for 10 years.

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Post by: supercharged spaniel on April 03, 2009, 05:46:07 pm
25...had my G 3 and a half years....and had a coupe before then from 17..
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Post by: jez1272gt on April 03, 2009, 06:42:10 pm
23 and had the Polo (GT shell) for 6.5 years. Never selling, was my first car, probably be my last!
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Post by: chris2911 on April 03, 2009, 09:40:08 pm
im 28 and owned my g 2.5 years and loving it
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Post by: G40Valverpaul on April 04, 2009, 12:21:22 am
Crap, i'm the oldest here at 33!! :'( Only had the G for 3 weeks!! 8)
My 4th Polo though!! ;)
Also had 1 Mk1, 2 Mk2's, 1 Mk3, 1 Mk4 (Golfs), 1 Lupo and a Passat est in the last 8-9 years!! :D ;)
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Post by: Fred on April 04, 2009, 12:52:29 am
No you ain`t. I`m 44 and aint had a full working G yet.
Bought a conversion some time ago and scrapped the
shell coz of stress cracks beyond salvage.
On with rebuilding the engine and now have Tom`s/Juans
old Red G40 shell wich needs work as well.
Had a mk2 Polo C the 1 with a boot for 5 years on the road
and its been in me garden for 5 years as well being a storage shed
wich is about to be scrapped.
Had a pileoshite Fiat estate for 3 years and me latest 1Ltr Mk3 Polo coupe
for about a year as a run around.

Fred.
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Post by: milkmouse on April 04, 2009, 01:19:30 am
41 - the oldest swinger in town (15 years ownership) - I win .... i think
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Post by: tdh-syorks on April 04, 2009, 09:35:33 am
haha ill leave it to you old fogeys to battle it out then, lol :D ;)
Title: Re: How old are you?
Post by: breadman on April 04, 2009, 10:33:29 am
I'm 42 but I don't consider myself too old to have my mk2 Polo project.
I'm sure most of my friends quietly think I'm a bit err, well too old for this kind of thing. Most of them are far more impressed by their flashy modern cars. Not me though.
I've had my mk2 breadvan for 7 years now, basically a superb condition low mileage car that I bought to go to and from work in. However, it was only a matter of time before I realised I could retro fit many of the later mk3 better parts and yet keep the much better looks (IMO) of the mk2.
I've had a couple of GT's and of course Alan Lawrences (Poloace) M reg black G40. This I stripped/scrapped and now have its 1341 engine in my breadvan.
 
Title: Re: How old are you?
Post by: DKnight on April 04, 2009, 11:50:48 am
im 28, and bought my first polo when i was 19, ive owned a fair few G40s saved a few, and scrapped a few, had my current G40 for 5 years i think

I get embarassed when all my mates are talking big flash cars, but that goes out of the window when you leave them sweating at traffic lights.

I do think, when will i grow out of G40's, ive come close, but i get drawn back, i will grow out of them when i want to!
Title: Re: How old are you?
Post by: Alex on April 04, 2009, 12:23:33 pm
I don't think I'll ever grow out of mine. I reckon it'll progressively look more standard as I get older though.
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Post by: NeilG40 on April 04, 2009, 02:04:41 pm
I don't think I'll ever grow out of mine. I reckon it'll progressively look more standard as I get older though.

That's funny you should say that, when I get mine back on the road I was thinking of putting the standard orange indicators and side repeaters back on.
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Post by: Justin14100 on April 06, 2009, 11:54:33 am
18 - am I the youngest?
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Post by: scotsjohn on April 06, 2009, 01:28:08 pm
Coming up on 64!
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Post by: g40chris on April 06, 2009, 08:47:54 pm
im 26 and have owned my g40 for around 8 years now, last 2 has been off the road
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Post by: josé on April 06, 2009, 09:32:41 pm
i'm 20 i've only owned mine for 4 months but i can't really see me parting with it any time soon,
wanted one for 3 years so i bought myself a very early 21st bday present and a late xmas present  :)
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Post by: pettsy on April 06, 2009, 10:27:47 pm
Im 23, had my white g40 for around 4 years now. Also had two others during this time but both have been stripped and scrapped.
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Post by: G-spot on April 06, 2009, 11:27:14 pm
Coming up on 64!

Ooh you just beaten me dad there!!
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Post by: scotsjohn on April 08, 2009, 10:05:44 pm

Ooh you just beaten me dad there!!

Always remember Grasshopper, the name of the game is to get old. The other option isn't so attractive.
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Post by: G-spot on April 09, 2009, 12:04:11 pm

Ooh you just beaten me dad there!!

Always remember Grasshopper, the name of the game is to get old. The other option isn't so attractive.

Then surely we'd all be driving Volvo's on that case ;D ;D
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Post by: scotsjohn on April 09, 2009, 09:30:38 pm
Wrinklies in T5's. Then you'd have something to worry about.
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Post by: G40_FUNK on April 10, 2009, 11:59:35 am
35 and miss my G40.  I'm hoping to buy another soon as the prices seem quite low.
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Post by: AllinOne on April 11, 2009, 01:59:38 am
20, not actually on the road yet. Had ma gt for three years, been off the road nearly a month now im upset lol. Thanks to a few guys on this forum ma first G shud b on the road in a few weeks. Hopfully gna run it at big bang! Ill sell it wen it decomposes ;D
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Post by: giorgio on April 11, 2009, 10:48:03 am
20, not actually on the road yet. Had ma gt for three years, been off the road nearly a month now im upset lol. Thanks to a few guys on this forum ma first G shud b on the road in a few weeks. Hopfully gna run it at big bang! Ill sell it wen it decomposes ;D

I remember when I was like that  ;)
Title: Re: How old are you?
Post by: NealPeal on April 14, 2009, 05:01:20 pm
33...

" ScottsJohn, Coming up on 64! "
Really!!! How old were you when you got it? Was it Brand New..!?
Saying that, the ex-collegue (who tought me most about engines) I bought the G40 off, him of similar age, sold it me when he got his V6 Clio 192...!
NEAL
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Post by: buster.g40 on April 18, 2009, 09:38:40 am
42 this year... :-\
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Post by: scotsjohn on April 18, 2009, 10:43:30 pm
33...

" ScottsJohn, Coming up on 64! "
Really!!! How old were you when you got it? Was it Brand New..!?
Saying that, the ex-collegue (who tought me most about engines) I bought the G40 off, him of similar age, sold it me when he got his V6 Clio 192...!
NEAL

Fifty when I got my first G back 95; a low miler with a history which, if I'd known at the time, I wouldn't have touched with a bargepole. It turned out to be a really sweet reliable wee beasty and I put in 140k piss myself laughing miles in it. I was born in 45 so I think I'm about thirty now. I just don't look in mirrors; not even rear view ones nowadays. There's another G owner in Inverness who's older than me by a couple of years. Mind you I haven't seen him about for a wee while.
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Post by: GSBellew on April 19, 2009, 12:07:55 am
I'm 30 and have had my G40 for 8 years.

I honestly can not see myself ever selling it.
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Post by: g40_jez on April 26, 2009, 11:27:50 pm
41. Seems to be a popular age for G ownership.
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Post by: Robga on May 05, 2009, 09:36:49 pm
Im 32 and have owned my G40 9 years and known it for 12 years.
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Post by: Jake on May 09, 2009, 09:33:27 pm
I'm 21 in july and will have then owned my G40 for 2 years.
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Post by: djtez on May 10, 2009, 04:38:37 pm
i'm 21
had polos since i was since and now on my 5th one!

2 x gt's , 2 x g40's and a 1.0 fox.

only way get rid of my polo is if a get a better one !
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Post by: l12vts on May 12, 2009, 01:13:22 am
18 had the car since i was 17 :)
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Post by: polo dan on May 21, 2009, 08:37:19 pm
i`m 29 and i can definatly say i`ll pick this thread up in another 29 years and will still have MY g40

owned her for 9 years now and had about 12 other polos between now and then (have a bike carbed mk2 gt coupe as a daily )

their just no way i could live without a charged polo  ;D
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Post by: scotsjohn on May 22, 2009, 06:36:45 pm
i`m 29 and i can definatly say i`ll pick this thread up in another 29 years and will still have MY g40

owned her for 9 years now and had about 12 other polos between now and then (have a bike carbed mk2 gt coupe as a daily )

their just no way i could live without a charged polo  ;D

That's the spirit Dan; I'll keep an eye out for that post (chortle,chortle).
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Post by: cheddarcheese on May 22, 2009, 07:05:25 pm
Im 22 and act like im 10!  ;D
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Post by: Etches on May 22, 2009, 07:19:17 pm
19 converted my 1lt polo fox into a gt, now picked up a g and converting it within the next month
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Post by: mat165 on May 22, 2009, 08:29:56 pm
34,had g40 8 years,my little weekend toy ;D but it makes my subaru feel quite slow!
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Post by: Justin14100 on May 22, 2009, 09:16:53 pm
Sad to say with my birthday next week I wont be a 18 yearold G owner anymore.  :(
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Post by: polostu on June 07, 2009, 12:58:28 am
33 tomorrow, and I bought my first G40 yesterday!
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Post by: j.barnett on June 19, 2009, 07:06:36 pm
im 26 had a few cars sum new sum just a few years old but neaver kept them for more than 1 or 2 years before there up for sale! im new to the g40 thing wanted to go old skool and was not sure what to get when one came past me like i was stood still in my 1.8ltr 2005 seat leon i knew this was the car for me so two week later and there i was driving home with a big smile.   :) 6 weeks on and still have that big smile... cant see me selling anytime soon think ive found what i always was looking foR!!!!! 
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Post by: N17K CP on June 25, 2009, 04:43:58 pm
Im 20 and already been through 9 dubs  ::)
1968 beetle, 1998 polo, mk3 golf, mk2 golf, polo gti, mk1 caddy, mk1 golf, mk2 golf edition one and a g40 breadvan.
Currently got a Polo GTi 2000, Polo G40 Breadvan and a MK1 Golf G60 project  ;D

Nothing gives me as much of a smile as the G40 tho :)
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Post by: camone on July 23, 2009, 06:41:24 pm
Im 29 and Ive had my G40 for 6 1/2 yrs now. Unfortunatly after only a year and a half I scrapped the shell as it was fecked and had the pleasure of storing everything else in the garage for 5yrs.
Bought a cheeky wee new shell with a bit done to it last month so the G40 will soon live again. Aye right ::)
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Post by: batten on July 23, 2009, 08:08:57 pm
22, had the G a year
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Post by: grayg40 on July 27, 2009, 10:10:18 am
am 27 (28 in couple of weeks). had my wee bugger for nearly 5 years and its never going to be sold. i would rather sell my house and stay in a caravan if it came to the crunch, but selling my other polo and her car first.
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Post by: polo classic on July 28, 2009, 11:47:29 am
35 and counting. Had my now G40'ed Polo since '99

Spending too much time thinking about my new Supercharged VW (Scirocco) to worry about the G40 now a days :-\