VDUBDRIVEN FEATURE: MK3 OF THE MONTH – BUNKBED’s Windsor Blue Golf
VDUBDRIVEN FEATURE: MK3 OF THE MONTH
+ Bunkbed’s Windsor Blue Golf
“This months featured MK3 is Bunkbed’s Windsor Blue Golf featuring an OEM + style with a few EOS components, a clean stance and front end. Let’s see what he had to say!”
Interview
[VDD] Thanks for taking this opportunity to tell us a little more about yourself and your car! Let’s start with the basics, what’s your name, location, club/affiliation and car’s nickname – if it has one?
[Jon] I’m Jon Youells from Forty Fort PA. My friends and I made a joke club called 570-DUBS for h2o club parking last year, the sticker is still on my hatch so I guess it’s official. I reluctantly call the car Golfy.
[VDD] What got you into VWs, i.e did someone you know also work on them?
[Jon] This is my first car, I bought it with money I made helping my dad and working bingo. It had 60k on it and was bone stock. That was 6 years ago. I’ve always had a thing for quirky hatches and the way this Golf was optioned made sense at the time. I stumbled onto VWVortex after owning the car for a year or so, we all know how the rest goes.
[VDD] How long have you been modifying VWs? Any cool current/previous projects?
[Jon] Six years haha. Most of my friends in the area drive a VAG product of some sort, so I’ve had my hands on a good amount of vehicles. I don’t have any real projects at the moment, besides struggling to keep my girlfriend’s ‘94 Golf on the road. I’d love to find a nice MK1 jetta to love. There was one a block or two away from me that never moved. I left notes on the window monthly with no response. I found it at my local scrap yard a few weeks ago with no doors and a smashed windshield. That was sad, but search continues…
[VDD] Now let’s move on to your Golf. Anything unique about it’s history?
[Jon] Not really. It’s my daily battlewagon, and as long as it’s running I drive it. I delivered pizza in it for a few years and have driven it halfway across the country a few times. There’s tons of memories in the car, good and bad. I don’t see many Windsor Golfs on the road, maybe three ever. One lives a few towns over and is defnitely sad. Haggard full Kombat Kit, chrome mesh, multilug etc.
[VDD] We love the style you’ve implemented for your car, from its clean front end, stance and the fact that you are making EOS hubcaps look so good. Are you still using this same setup, or have you changed it up?
[Jon] Thanks! I’ve always tried to stay simple with this car, and make a few key items work well together and lend themselves to the car’s original character. It’s not revolutionary thinking by any means, that mentality permeates the quality end of the scene. The challenge is to resist boredom and keep things fresh without overdoing it. I’m changing the setup a bit for h2o this year; busied up some facets of the
car and cleaned up some others. Hopefully I can keep the balance and maintain it’s understatedness, but I’d like to keep it under wraps for now.
[VDD] Do you have any work done to your engine? Any shots/dynos or exhaust clips?
[Jon] The engine is bone stock for the most part. Just a gutted airbox, K&N, and 2.25″ Magnaflow catback. There’s a TT chip in there too. I’ve focused more on meticulous maintenance. Reliability is more important to me today. I’d like to go fast eventually though.
[VDD] What’s next for your car? Any plans?
[Jon] There’s some love taps from me/others over the years that need addressing. The Weitec coils are getting tired too. I’ve always wanted to do a ABA16VT conversion and have some parts for it laying around. Maintaining the 2.0 pan height is just as important to me as going fast. I’ve thought about selling it too… I know I’d regret that move.
[VDD] Who helped build your car? Any shoutouts?
[Jon] My biggest help over the years has been Chris. I think we both got into VWs together back in the day. We learned how to work on them and he took that to school and now does it daily. He’s been there for me though all of the f*ckups and is the mechanic brains. I keep his head on straight with styling choices, it evens out in the end (more or less). My girlfriend Krista has put up with alot over the years too, poor thing.
I’m really fortunate to have some great friends in the scene here and abroad.
[VDD] Describe a perfect Saturday/Sunday with you and your car:
[Jon] Haha there’s no romance left in this relationship. When it starts and takes me where I’d like to go without stressing me out while looking good in the process, then I’m a happy dude. There are still times when I wash it up and stare, and those old feelings come back. For the most part We have an understanding business relationship.
[VDD] Anything else you would like to add?
[Jon] Thanks for taking interest in my car! And thanks to my friends that came here to read this after I told them about it, you’re okay people.
[VDD] Thanks for taking the time to fill us in about yourself and your car! We can’t wait to see what’s next for your Golf and future projects!
