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

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Жыл бұрын

South East Mk2 Golfs present to you 'The Only Way Through Essex.' A driving adventure of the best driving roads in Essex in 20 nostalgic VWs.
Joining this Retro VW cruise are examples such as:
Many Golf Mk2 GTIs, both GTI 8v and GTI 16v. ABF, ITBs, 1.8 20vt, R32 swapped Mk2s, Track spec cars and even a boosted Scirocco!
Join us as we drive the most fun driving roads in Essex in these classic Volkswagens, passing through beautiful countryside and stopping at spectacular locations for photos.
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Original Soundtrack:
Ben S - The Only Way
• The Only Way Through
Slippy & Blosso - Horizon (Back to Life) (Feat. GLNNA) (NCS Release)
Music provided by: NoCopyrightSounds
Free Download / Stream: ncs.io/Horizon
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@JohnWicksdogwalker Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 KZfaq?

@makke9685 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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. 🙂

@arthurdejager1775 13 күн бұрын

Vw heaven 😍 ❤️ 🎉

@slobodanzoric9519 9 ай бұрын

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

@drewwagar Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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!

@hugocesarazpeitiacoss1622 10 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 10 ай бұрын

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.

@BoudicaJ Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@knolez1546 3 ай бұрын

Why did you "wet" yourself?

@user-vp2ig3rf8x 3 ай бұрын

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 3 ай бұрын

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

@andrerodriguez7603 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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?

@slobodanzoric9519 9 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 9 ай бұрын

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?

@schrauberop610 Жыл бұрын

🔝🔝🔝 I love my Mk2🔝🔝🔝

@krompirusa100 10 ай бұрын

Golf mk2 was excellent value for your money.

@golfmk2 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

@@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.

@xXaurajXx 11 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 11 ай бұрын

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

@naserihsan3759 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

@chefjerefulldangle4409 6 ай бұрын

I NEED one of them shirts, dog!!!

@golfmk2 6 ай бұрын

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

@helensmith1722 Жыл бұрын

Amazing turn out. Looks like a great time was had

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@Speedscholars Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@brianroper5818 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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?

@NickAW72 Жыл бұрын

Awesome luv it :)

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😄 Glad you enjoyed it!

@JUANORQUIO Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You have a great weekend too.

@user-vz9kb7pu5w Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video 👍🏻

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@allanbeckett1537 Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@golfmk2 ill keep my mince pies 🥧 😳 peeled

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

I've not heard that term in years 🤣

@user-vp2ig3rf8x 3 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 3 ай бұрын

Oh yes! A very 90s modification!

@rickydub6950 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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.

@seanmursell3206 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@xXaurajXx Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@Barmybob Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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

@Barmybob Жыл бұрын

@@golfmk2 Our "ESSEX run back in 2007 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l7h8jNmJrsyXfKM.html

@richardfuller4295 Жыл бұрын

Great vid - gutted I couldn’t make this drive

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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!

@ABF16V Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@mk2_oxley962 Жыл бұрын

Location dependant we will be at the next one !!

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

@Mk2_Oxley there was, check this out from Drew Wagar's channel kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7qZg9CYvbDQqJc.html

@mk2_oxley962 Жыл бұрын

@@golfmk2 thank you 🙏

@ABF16V Жыл бұрын

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

@MrJohnTudor Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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?

@candy.r32 10 ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰

@golfmk2 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy! ❤️

@garrynapier5285 11 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 11 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

Wish I could find my old mk2 gti

@golfmk2 4 ай бұрын

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

@CRAZYRUSTYVW Жыл бұрын

Hello how do I find out about these meets?

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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

@CRAZYRUSTYVW Жыл бұрын

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

@ABF16V Жыл бұрын

@@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 9 ай бұрын

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

@golfmk2 9 ай бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

@@golfmk2 😄

@Bart_Mk2 9 ай бұрын

where the gtd's at "{

@golfmk2 9 ай бұрын

This video has a diesel that you may appreciate 😉 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jpaai7piypzaemw.htmlsi=2Nraq3wy-hvqC3Z8

@juanaacosta3181 Жыл бұрын

kɔɔplɔl ɛyɛ ikllɔ

@BoudicaJ Жыл бұрын

No GTD?

@golfmk2 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 Жыл бұрын

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