New member saying hello

[GSBellew]

Hello everyone!

Just joined up, got a pm from SamG40 ages ago on another forum and meant to join up but kept forgetting  

I'm new to here, but not to G40's I've had mine since September 2001 and was on the yahoo group and pitstop forum before.

I am over in Ireland, where G40's are still pretty rare, mine is one of two originally imported here by VW, I'll do a full thread on it in due course, but here is a picture or two from before I took it off the road:







And back when I bought it:

[PeteG40]

Hi and welcome!!

I think I remember you from the yahoo group!

Enjoy your stay

[hayesey]

hi mate!  yeah I remember you from various forums etc...  welcome to the new club g40!

[lance]

i think i can remeber that being for sale ages ago.

welcome.

[breadman]

Welcome to ClubG40 mate.
That looks to be an exceptionally clean and straight car you have there. Has it been restored/repainted or is it original and been very well cared for/looked after?

[samg40]

Hi there, glad you made it over here.

[GSBellew]

Bit of an update on this.

I have however finally got written confirmation that it was an Irish G40 and that it was in fact built for the Irish market and was not just one of the UK 500 G40's.

I had been pretty sure that this was the case, as it does not have dim-dip which the UK cars have and was always aware of its heritage as an original Irish G40 as this was confirmed by MDL (the irish importer) a number of years ago, but its nice to have it in writing from the VW Museum in Wolfsburg 

Here is the certificate that arrived in the post on Friday, I ordered it when I was there in July, they were not joking when they said the research took some time     



There are a few interesting details, such as the build date being 15th October 1991 while it did not leave the plant till the 18th May 1992, makes me wonder if all the G40's were produced in a run, G40 production ended in 92 wasn't it? while they were sold till 94. Could be interesting to see how all of the chassis numbers compare. Also the fact that its referred to as 803 5N2, interesting as the next model Polo was known as the 6N and the facelift the 6N2, but I have never heard of the term 5N2 being used, it could make sense though as its a facelift of the previous body style polo 5N, 5N2, 6N, 6N2?

[hayesey]

very interesting (for us g40 nerds)! 

I've never heard the term 5n2 either but it does seem to make sense.  Although if that's the fifth model, the mk1 is presumably a "4", what happened to the first 3?  As if all the confusion with mk3, mk2f, 86cf etc..etc... isn't bad enough already!

[samg40]

Thats very cool. Did it cost anything or they do it for nowt? Makes me want to go to Wolfsburg even more now!

[GSBellew]

It cost something like €30 or €35ish, Wolfsburg is well worth going to by the way, I've been twice now and hope to go again 

You don't need to go to get the certificate though, you can order them online from the VW museum 

I've been looking into the 5N2 thing today, and I don't think its a reference to the model now, but I do wonder if its a reference to being a G40, I had a look at my vin plate and it states 86C as the type. On the slam panel behind the VW badge there is a plate that gives the 803 5N2 designation, on my old Polo coupe it has 803 6A1 instead, its a Polo Coupe Fox (badged boulevard, but they were based on the fox) I'll have to check the other coupe which is out at my parents to see if it shares the same code (803 6A1).

I am now thinking that 803 = Polo Coupe, the next three could define the specific model 

Further to this option X2B = UK market model, X2E = Irish market model, anyone know any others?