In some sad news, its seems that after 35 years of faithful sales service the VW MK1 Golf has finally been laid to rest.  Production of the compact car was halted at the South African manufacturing plant this autumn. VW’s Port Elizabeth factory has been the manufacturer of the car since 1984, with more than half a million cars exported to developing countries at a cost, in today’s rates, of around £7,000.  One of the main reasons the car is being scrapped is because it doesn’t live up to today’s exacting safety standards in some pretty critical areas.  And so we bid a sad farewell to the iconic car of boy racers and grandmas.

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