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…

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!

Drive time

You’ve spotted your next dream Veedub, raided the piggy bank to pay for it, and now you need to get round there pronto and seal the deal. But you need to drive it first to make sure it’s kosher – and all too often this is a wasted opportunity to spot crucial clues that all’s not … Continued

500,000 miles and counting!

We’re all eager to eek out a as many miles as possible from our cars but VW Heritage customers, Stephen Metcalf, has taken things to the extreme with his mint-looking Mk2 Scirocco. With a cool half a million miles clocked up and counting, this is certainly one seriously leggy VW – and one that bears testament … Continued

5 essential spares to take on your next trip

We had a customer tell us about a friend who had to walk five miles because his clutch cable had snapped. Okay, we suspect he could have done some jiggery-pokery with engine revs and skillfully slipped the car through the gears to get home, but it highlighted a genuine issue. One that could easily be … Continued

How to build a VW parts warehouse!

After a lot of planning, and even more hard work, we are now moved in to our new warehouse in Shoreham-by-Sea. Moving 16,000 different part lines, and hundreds of thousands of individual components is no small task, but we thought we’d talk you through how we did it. 

LIVE, LOVE & WORK IN A BUSHeader

As you rock up to work and reach for the Tetley’s, spare a quick thought for a couple who have chosen a very different work/life regime. One that involves a T25 called Boscha, lots of travel – and a host of new and exciting challenges that will no doubt shape and enrich their lives forever…

VW T4 – MUST HAVEST4 MUST HAVES

Interest in the versatile and ultra cool T4 has been on an upward trajectory in the last few years and the upsurge shows no sign of abating… Practical, affordable and great looking – it seems everyone wants one of these strong, handy holdalls these days. And when Dub scene aficiondos finally do get hold of … Continued

Forge finishes its Mk1!

Having plundered our warehouse for parts, Zac Miles from top tuners Forge Motorsport has finally finished his Golf Mk1 project. And what a totally superb job he’s made of it…