Once you have safely obtained the installer, follow these steps:

Karl had died six months ago. The hard drive with his save file—his digital tombstone—had crashed a week later.

While the current version of ETS2 has moved far beyond 1.9 into the 1.50+ range—adding Iberia, Scandinavia, and the Balkans—the Gold Bundle is often remembered as the "sweet spot" for the modding community. Many iconic mods for maps and truck sounds were built on the stability of the 1.9 branch.