What’s your VW worth to you?

We know lots of customers who see their Dub as priceless. In fact, lots would probably rather sell their children than part with their VW. Okay, we’re hoping that’s not actually the case – but certainly it would take a fair bit of persuasion and a decent amount of moolah to convince them to sell. Just … Continued

Santa Cruise 2014

We are pleased to announce the 5th annual VW Heritage Santa Cruise will take place on Sunday 14th December. As with previous years, we will be taking our Christmassy convoy to The Childrens Trust at Tadworth Court, nr Reigate, and we would love you to join us! 

Body beautiful?

Ok, so we all know beauty is in the eye of the beholder – but Frankfurt styling house bb certainly pushed the boundaries of taste in the mid-‘80s with their Breadvan Polo and Mk2 Golf. So go on, tell us what you think about these mad Euro-look creations…

The real cost of the scrappage scheme

It was with frustration, and a head full of “what ifs” I took a closer look at the official list of all vehicles scrapped during the Governments 2009 Scrappage Scheme. Grab a tissue to wipe the tears, and read on to find out the real cost of this automotive, economic kick starter. 

Topless Mk2 Karmann rarity

They say winter’s the best time to buy a convertible to get the best deals, but you’ll struggle to find another example of this Mk2 Golf soft top one-off…

As good as new, Mk2 Golf gem

While the majority of Mk2 Golf lovers hanker after a nice GTi, the rarest and possibly more interesting cars from this era are the less sporty models – with autos being the scarcest of the bunch. You can imagine our excitement then when we stumbled on this one-owner Mk2 GL with just 19,664 miles on … Continued

Rules not clear for classics

Legislation for older cars isn’t always easy to understand and recent proposed changes to the MoT and the dumping of the old school paper tax disc have further muddied the waters. Need some help? Well, we’ll try and get to the bottom of what the smallprint really means…

Yanks a lot!

Check out this mega US inspired Beetle pick up. It’s the creation of a company called Imola-Car KFT, based in Hungary, and the whole lot took 10 months of old-fashioned hand-crafted, custom panel forming goodness to build.

Driven by coffee?

We all need a strong coffee to get us going in the morning – but this 1988 Scirocco actually runs on coffee. And no, it’s not April 1st!

Engine change, of the times…

VW shows have changed big time over the last few decades and one much enjoyed relic from the time when tweed jackets and braces were more de rigueur than beanies was the Beetle engine change competition. We got to talk to the Usain Bolt of the engine swap world, current record holder and former Buzzcocks … Continued