Classic Mk2 Golf CRUISE Event and Meet - A Retro VW Drive Through Essex

[@JohnWicksdogwalker]

Oh my word, karma at its best! I inherited G999 PCD in 2002 when my mate passed away and left her to me. She was called 'Schwarzer Blitz' back then (not my doing). Owned her for a good few years after that, and she did feature briefly in the ClubGTI magazine, back when it was made of paper, while in my ward. We're still in GTI's, albeit mine's a 7.5, and my Wife's is a Polo. Kudos to the current owner - she looks in fine fettle. Coming across this video has just made my day; many happy memories 😎

[@golfmk2]

That is so fantastic for you to have seen the car and recognised it. And what a lovely story. I've passed on your comment to the owner, which I think will please him somewhat. 😊

[@trigmk2]

Hello! I am the current owner of G999 PCD and have been since 2008/9. It's still unofficially called 'Schwarzer Blitz' and sports the stickers, I even have the spares and templates amongst the comprehensive history which goes back to '89! I hope it brought you as much fun then as it does me now. If you want to get in touch please do, I'd love to learn about its past and catch you up on where it's been.

[@JohnWicksdogwalker]

@@trigmk2 Yeah, that would be good. I'd know Blitz since 1994, and we were sad to let her go (just checked - 14/01/2008), but it was a case of needs must at the time. How best do we make contact outside of KZbin?

[@makke9685]

My heart always makes a big happy jump, when I see an MK2. Have 2 on my own and I just love this car. Hopefully I can make a roadtrip with year, too. Greetings from Germany!

[@golfmk2]

Love that fact you get so happy when you see a Mk2. You'd have been in your element with this cruise, having 20 cars in attendance. Any cruises will be published on our Facebook group, so feel free to join that and you'd be welcome to any future events if you're prepared to hop across the channel. 🙂

[@slobodanzoric9519]

😲😲😲😲😲😲 koliko dobrih golfova na jednom mestu. Golf 2 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🇷🇸🇷🇸🇷🇸

[@slobodanzoric9519]

Legendarni auto i jedan od najboljih ikad napravljenih. Vozio sam,golf 2 to mi je prvi auto. Bio je 9 godina kod mene.

[@golfmk2]

It really is a great car isn't it? A good choice having one as your first car! You ever been tempted to buy another?

[@drewwagar]

Fab day out, brilliant organisation by Jo and Ali! :)

[@golfmk2]

Thank you so much. Wouldn't have been possible without the likes of yourself in attendance, and of course helping with some of the footage. Here's to the next one!

[@andrerodriguez7603]

I have three VW MK1 Scirocco’s here in Southern California. Two 1981 “S” Models, Mars Red,and Silver Blue metallic, both run very well. The other is a standard 1980 Forest Green Scirocco, this one I’ll have repainted, and put back together soon. I rescued all three about 10 years. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@golfmk2]

That's fantastic. I do like a Scirocco, especially a Mk1, which is very rare (and cool) in the UK. A friend of mine had one and it was beautiful. With the incredibly hot South California sun, how does the paintwork hold up?

[@BoudicaJ]

Seeing ONE Mkii in the wild makes me wet self. Seeing this many would finish me off but oh! what a way to go

[@golfmk2]

Haha that made me laugh! We certainly were drawing some attention by passers by. You'll notice the white Land Rover beeped his horn when he saw us filming with the drone near the viaduct. He was very excited to see all the cars!

[@BoudicaJ]

@@golfmk2 I am impressed with the decorum displayed by the passers by. I would have utterly disgraced self and family. Xx

[@knolez1546]

Why did you "wet" yourself?

[@toG-i9i]

My first car was a mk2.my dream was to put a vr6 in it.i still love them and get so sad when i see all those beautiful mk2's together.

[@golfmk2]

The time is now, as prices are all over the place right now. Some bargains to be had!

[@GTIHCOSS]

Excellent Golf, they are all beautiful and I am fascinated that several bring BBS Rims and especially RA, greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@golfmk2]

Greetings to you in Mexico from here in the UK. Glad you liked all the Golfs. Yes the BBS wheels are very popular here. Some also run the B-Star RA wheel, which is a 16" modern version, which is proving a popular restomod.

[@JUANORQUIO]

W❤️W! That’s Incredibly Awesome! Happy Weekend! Cheers!🥂❤️✨

[@golfmk2]

Thank you. You have a great weekend too.

[@xXaurajXx]

Decided to give this another watch this morning. It was so good, can't wait for the next one in 2 weeks time 🥳

[@golfmk2]

Thanks for re-watching and I've got fond memories of the event. Onto the next one!

[@naserihsan3759]

Thanks for the video

[@golfmk2]

Our pleasure!

[@helensmith1722]

Amazing turn out. Looks like a great time was had

[@golfmk2]

Was a fantastic turnout yeah and it really was a great day.

[@arthurdejager1775]

Vw heaven 😍 ❤️ 🎉

[@brianroper5818]

Increasingly rare sight everywhere! I am in New York and I havn't seen one besides mine outside a show in over 5 years.

[@golfmk2]

I remember we bought our first Mk2 in 2007 and they were still everywhere. In the UK there have been a number of scrappage schemes where old cars are encouraged to be scrapped in favour of purchasing a new car and that unfortunately killed loads of them off. Not sure if anything similar in America happened? I travelled to Connecticut in 2010 and again, there were a number of Jettas spotted and a handful of Golfs, but when we went to New York in 2014 I didn't see one.

[@brianroper5818]

@@golfmk2 Not sure if we had anything like that happen. I think the harsh winters in the north east of the USA has killed a lot of older cars with rust. Especially euro cars for some reason. I bought my 16v 9a GTI in 2014 and get offers to buy it every time I take it out. Its crazy really.

[@golfmk2]

Yeah your winters are a bit harsher than ours. The whole country grinds to a halt in the event of 2 inches of snow and they'll put lorry loads of salt/grit down which wrecks these old (and new) cars. I bet people go mad for your car when they see it! Didn't realise the Golf 16v was fitted with the 9a engine in the USA. That engine was only fitted in the Corrado and I believe the Passat (I may be mistaken.)

[@brianroper5818]

@@golfmk2 It's the same here. The salt is horrible. Unfortunately we didn't get the KR here so the 9a is what they gave us instead. Overall its a good motor. Still original and running strong. Although the kjet always seems like its trying to die on me lol. Most of the mk2 I see at shows are VR5 or VR6 swapped but I love the way the 16v sounds and feels.

[@golfmk2]

There's something special about the way a 16v revs and drives which cannot be matched by VR or the 1.8t (as so commonly carried out in the UK). The 9a is a very good engine still, so understandable why its used in the USA. Wonder if that's because of the petrol (gasoline) you have? In the UK its 95RON at a minimum, yet I remember seeing 88RON, up to 98RON when I was there those years ago, so I can imagine the extra capacity offsets the difference in fuel?

[@schrauberop610]

🔝🔝🔝 I love my Mk2🔝🔝🔝

[@NickAW72]

Awesome luv it :)

[@golfmk2]

Thanks 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Speedscholars]

How good does that grey, small bumper, black decals GTI look!! Perfection 🎉

[@golfmk2]

Tell me about it! Looks even better in the metal too. It's flawless and the engine looks just as good.

[@seanmursell3206]

Hi I’m based in essex and have a 1990 met black gti 16v with a TSR 1.9 with Quaiffe LSD, not long had it but would love to do a meet up. Maybe next time

[@golfmk2]

Certainly would love to meet you and see your car, of course! Join our Facebook group (South East Mk2 Golfs) if you haven't already as we organise all of our meets and events through there.

[@allanbeckett1537]

Awesome video. Shame i miised this it is right on my door step. Keep up the brilliant content

[@golfmk2]

Ah what a shame! Yeah it was a great event and the cars all performed faultlessly. Keep an eye out for the next one and hopefully you can jump on board. Thank you for the kind words regarding the content. Means a lot. ☺️

[@allanbeckett1537]

@@golfmk2 ill keep my mince pies 🥧 😳 peeled

[@golfmk2]

I've not heard that term in years 🤣

[@xXaurajXx]

It was such a good day. Cant believe it was a week ago already 😮

[@golfmk2]

It really was just the best day. Loved every second of it. That last week has gone by so fast!

[@SeanSmith-s6d]

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

[@golfmk2]

No problem at all. I hope you enjoyed it. 😊

[@rickydub6950]

Looked like a great day out 👍 the VHS plate mk2 near start of the vid is a Renfrewshire registered car (HS), local to me, its a long way from home 😁

[@golfmk2]

Yeah it was a great day out. Loved it! That's interesting about the VHS plate. I'd not know how to find out where these plates originated from. How can you find it out?

[@rickydub6950]

My 8v is from Guildford and my 16v Lincolnshire. 😁

[@golfmk2]

Turns out both of ours are Yorkshire cars haha. The R32 is Sheffield and the 16v Halifax! They both traveled a fair distance across the country too.

[@chefjerefulldangle4409]

I NEED one of them shirts, dog!!!

[@golfmk2]

The South East Mk2 Golfs t-shirts can be found here: www.sewscene.com/product-page/official-south-east-mk2-golf-t-shirts

[@richardfuller4295]

Great vid - gutted I couldn’t make this drive

[@golfmk2]

Thank you. It's a real shame you couldn't come. But this certainly won't be the last one so keep your eyes peeled!

[@Barmybob]

Nice video Ali, looks to have been a great day with a nice MK2 turnout. Also great to see a couple of MK2 Sirocco's in there too, my old one looked just like the one that overtook you.

[@golfmk2]

Yeah was a fantastic day. Great cars, people, roads, locations and weather so couldn't have asked for more. Yeah the Scirocco is running an Audi S3 lump and is pretty rapid! Would certainly give our R32 Mk2 a run for its money! The owner literally dragged out from a year of storage and brought it, moss and cobwebs and all! 🤣 That Corrado was a VR6 Storm too, so a nice rare one.

[@Barmybob]

@@golfmk2 That Corrado STORM looked stunning and was the exact car I was looking for back in the early 2000's. I viewed only ONE storm in over three months of searching. It was cheap but it had covered a lot of miles and clearly wasn't very well cared for, and needed a lot of work, so I walked. I considered taking on another 5 pot quattro but in the end took a completely different direction and bought a much newer Fiat Coupé 20V turbo, in Green with Tan leather, a car I kept for many years!

[@golfmk2]

A Fiat Coupe 20vt is such an underrated car still! Outrageously fast for what it is.

[@Barmybob]

@@golfmk2 Our "ESSEX run back in 2007 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4OviqmOfstmgtE

[@toG-i9i]

I still want a big bumper 16valve and flushing the rear hatch❤❤❤

[@golfmk2]

Oh yes! A very 90s modification!

[@mk2_oxley962]

Location dependant we will be at the next one !!

[@golfmk2]

It'll be in the South East of England somewhere, so will never be too far to travel. Get yourself to it, regardless! 😁

[@mk2_oxley962]

@@golfmk2 was there a dash across the downs video?

[@golfmk2]

​@Mk2_Oxley there was, check this out from Drew Wagar's channel kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4XMgaCdja-frsU

[@mk2_oxley962]

@@golfmk2 thank you 🙏

[@ABF16V]

​@@mk2_oxley962 you commented on the video for it last year 😂

[@krompirusa100]

Golf mk2 was excellent value for your money.

[@golfmk2]

They were considered expensive when new, but their values are remaining low enough for retro car enthusiasts to still be able to afford one, compared to a Ford of the equivalent age.

[@krompirusa100]

@@golfmk2 you can still find lots of them in Balkan area. Most of them are on last legs. Because people who driving them are poor, and they are driving them with minimal maintenance. Excellent work horses with minimal maintenance. During Balkan civil wars people put transformer cooling oil in reservoirs of diesel ones and they still worked. Now they would be thousand and one light on dash board with new vehicles.

[@ABF16V]

I will do my best to be at the next one in my own Mk2 😅

[@golfmk2]

Well it's a good job it's nearly ready then, isn't it? If only there were some updates coming on your car...

[@MrJohnTudor]

great vid, heard say about the oak green GTIs were did you get the numbers for how many had been made in oak green 3:54

[@golfmk2]

Glad you enjoyed the video. With regards to the one in 10 million, this was a special edition in 1988, where there were 1500 examples made. 500 in Swartz Black, 500 in Helios Blue and 500 in Oak Green. Of each 500, 250 were 8v GTI and 250 were 16v GTI. As you can imagine, there's not many examples left. Do you have an Oak Green yourself?

[@GrantFlack]

When is your next meet would love to come along

[@golfmk2]

instagram.com/reel/C-BR2rNIhyC/?igsh=MTR1dW53dWtxcnFpNA== 21st September. Keep an eye out on our Instagram and Facebook for details!

[@candy.r32]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@golfmk2]

Glad you enjoy! ❤️

[@garrynapier5285]

Hi guys, when is your next meeting, I live in orpington kent! Cheers Garry

[@golfmk2]

Hi. Check out the link here, as it will show you how to be part of our next one. 😊m.facebook.com/groups/371878416967677/permalink/1429373051218203/

[@lukeowen879]

Wish I could find my old mk2 gti

[@golfmk2]

Do you know if it's still going via a reg check?

[@CRAZYRUSTYVW]

Hello how do I find out about these meets?

[@golfmk2]

Check out our Facebook group or Instagram page (link in description) where details for these events are published. 😁

[@CRAZYRUSTYVW]

@@golfmk2 I'm not on social media these days I'll pop an follow on ig when I go on it next

[@ABF16V]

​@@CRAZYRUSTYVW without some form of social media it's hard these days to share as forums are all but dead. Word of mouth gets some of the way, but these are deliberately limited numbers so it's manageable

[@mizmera]

This was good for the petrol garages. Know how much oil they sold??? Bad for the roads with all the oil on it...

[@golfmk2]

The route was over 100 miles (160km) so would have been near half a tank of petrol for most of the cars. They do like to drip oil on the roads, but hopefully not too much!

[@mizmera]

@@golfmk2 😄

[@Bart_frl]

where the gtd's at "{

[@golfmk2]

This video has a diesel that you may appreciate 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmHNiYpnmpupgJosi=2Nraq3wy-hvqC3Z8

[@BoudicaJ]

No GTD?

[@golfmk2]

There wasn't a GTD on this cruise, no. A member was due to bring his very early non-turbo diesel auto Mk2, but had to withdraw last minute unfortunately. Hopefully next time as they - and a GTD are a rare beast now!

[@BoudicaJ]

@@golfmk2 Thank you for your fabulous response. I have a Calypso Green 1991 GTD with the intercooler, all original, ran her for ten years and she's currently being restored. I walk everywhere now because I will never, ever have another car and am waiting to get her back. I frankly worship her xxxxx Edit to add her colour. Makes her more real :D

[@golfmk2]

Oh wow, a Calypso Green is a rare colour in itself, let alone a GTD. Very nice. Will be well worth the restoration. If you look after it well it'll probably be the last car you'll ever need. Should go on forever!

[@BoudicaJ]

@@golfmk2 I will quite literally never have ‘nother car, we have bonded for life and I intend to haunt her should I ever die xx

[@BoudicaJ]

… or get buried in her like a Boudiccan chariot. Undecided. Latter might be difficult to arrange

[@mausi4159]

whats the deal with golf mk2? Dont see why so many people prefer it over the mk1. The taillight difference speaks for itself.

[@golfmk2]

The Mk1 is so much more expensive now compared to a Mk2, so the Mk2 is more widely available. That being said, they're not as cheap as they were.

[@juanaacosta3181]

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