Deuces

Lately the car scene in The Bay has really picked up, in particular, the stance scene. Almost daily we here at Low.Co see cars going lower, fitting new wheels, & at every hook up we're seeing fresh cars, just when we think we've seen all the Eastern Cape has to offer. It's all very exciting really, especially if cars are the kind of thing that tickles your fancy. However with so much deep dished, tyre streching, scrotum scrapping goodness rolling the streets we tend to forget to take a step back and appreciate just how clean and neat some of these cars actually are.

With this in mind we started thinking about our next feature and figured, why not feature something that is not necessarily the most slammed car out there but a car where the words used to describe it would be immaculate or mint condition if they ever had to be put up for sale, instantly these two cars came to mind. The fact that both just happened to be mk2s from the same year and brand was purely a coincidence, and being a Jetta and a Golf just made it feel like it was something that was meant to happen, so we set out to approach the respective owners.

Both the Jetta & Golf are '89 models and have been in the respective families since then. The shoot has been in the works for quite some time, but as it goes with setting up shoots, life often gets in the way.

The story of Ashwynn's Golf is quite special. You see Ashwynn's gran is quite a visionary lady, she purchased the car just 3 days after he was born and on his 21st birthday instead of those tacky 21st keys so many of us get (just kidding, they're not tacky at all) he was given the keys to his very first friend, aside from the imaginary ones he had (again, just kidding:)). Best gran ever if you ask me.

When he first got the car the paint was a little faded but was in a good condition since its always been parked in a garage, so all that was needed was a couple of hours of elbow grease and polish to restore it to it's former glory, the result, one of the best 20+ year old paint jobs i've seen in a long time espescially when you consider how difficult it can be to maintain a red car.

For rolling stock Ashwynn went with a set of tried and tested black Lenso BSX 16" 9J's and wrapped it with 195/45/16 tyres. When it comes to a Mk2 or any VW for that matter I don't think we need to question whether it suits the car or not because, it simply does! On the suspension side the cars is sitting comfy on a 60mm drop kit with 1 coil cut off the front springs to level it out a bit. He then added yellow Laminex to the inner headlights and to a aftermarket spotlight to give it that old school feel, the taillights have also been given some red Laminex to blend in better with the paintwork.

Ashwynn's not done though, he's got a set of coilovers on the way (we like this), some interior work in the pipeline and some other touches I won't reveal as yet. We can't wait to see what he has in store for us.

Bhavesh's Jetta is one I've known of for quite some time now, I remember seeing on campus in my 2nd year for the first time and being amazed by how flawless the body and interior was, when i say flawless I mean, there are no flaws, PERIOD. This car, like the Golf above was purchased off the showroom floor in 1989 and is still looking like its just been driven off it, thanks to Bhavesh who's been washing the car from the tender age of 5 (awwww...). Some credit has to be given to Superior Auto though who gave the car a full respray 5 years ago to keep it looking fresh and spotless, their work speaks for itself.

Since I've known the car it's had a couple of sets of wheels on it, from an original set of 14" compomotive's in red to the standard CLi wheels with custom centre caps, but whatever wheel it's had it's always been fresh and always unique. It's currently rolling on a set of Mim's 15" 7J's with 195/45/15 tyres. To give the car a more appealing 'stance' (yes i know this is not stance blah, blah, blah) he went with a 60/40 Koni street kit and spacers in the front and rear.

One of the reasons this car stands out from the rest is Bhavesh's attention to detail. The attention to detail im refering to are things like the anti-slip rubber mats he has for the centre console and door panels, the new carpets he had made for the floor and dashboard(to prevent the dash from cracking), the sound proofed boot, and replacing all the glass on the car (front, rear and sides) not because he had to but because he wanted to keep it fresh, that's attention to detail! It's the kind of things that aren't easily noticable, yet it's what sets an average car apart from an immaculate one, many won't think much of it but i'm impressed.

On the motor side he fitted a new 1800 8v engine with a powerflow stainless steel exhaust and BMC pan filter. The interior has been left stock aside from a MOMO v6 steering wheel and some sound for his tunes. To finish off the exterior he added a HID kit, black Laminex to the headlights and indicators, and blacked out the front badge to compliment the black accents on the car, I personally think it adds a bit of a menacing look as well.

But enough with the words, check out the pics and if you happen to see these cars in person take some time to step back and admire the neatness in all its glory, i'm sure the owners wouldn't mind.