One of the guys I spotted at one of the Bristol Krispy Kreme meets, was Owen. I saw his MK3 Golf Estate, and something about it completely drew me in.
After hunting him down, we organised a shoot in Taunton, on the Blackbrook Business Park. However, he did say it was on different wheels to the ones I had seen it on in Bristol..
And the new wheels did not disappoint! A bit different from the 8.5J ACT SX Splits he had on before, he is now running staggered 7.5" and 8.5" BBS RS's.
I asked him how he found the colour he ended up with, and he quite simply said "I went into B&Q and looked at the Dulux Paint charts, found a colour I liked and took it to my powder coater." I was amazed.. The way the blue sits against the freshly resprayed bodywork is almost perfect.
The Golf sits on coilovers at the moment, however Owen did more than hint at getting an Air system set up. Apparently he now has all the parts needed, and plans on fitting it this weekend!
And don't think he's left the tdi engine out either.. Treating it to a few little perks like bigger injectors, EGR blank, EVRY mod and a straight-through exhaust system, this smokey derv can shift if needed.
Owen's Golf is definitely THE best mk3 estate I've seen. If you see the car at shows next year, expect a few more treats on the wagon as well..
