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Candy White Mk5 5dr DSG - NOW SOLD
J400uk:
Looks smart, Candy White MK5 GTIs are quite rare. Sounds like it might have originally been imported from UAE hence the slightly different spec and AXX engine since it would be 2005 build.
shoaybmakda:
--- Quote from: J400uk on April 19, 2015, 11:16:20 am ---Looks smart, Candy White MK5 GTIs are quite rare. Sounds like it might have originally been imported from UAE hence the slightly different spec and AXX engine since it would be 2005 build.
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Yep - when I picked the car up my insurance company couldn't get any info off the reg number. Even had difficulty getting a HPi check done and found that the car was from Dubai and was imported into the UK.
Are there many of these imports around? I'm assuming they don't make much of a difference in terms of performance etc?
shoaybmakda:
--- Quote from: samx300 on April 17, 2015, 03:02:13 pm ---Nice car mate! :happy2: Seems identical spec to mine. I have a 07 plate too (Reflex Silver) with an AXX Engine :smiley:
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Cheers mate! Any mods done to yours or you just kept it as it is?
J400uk:
--- Quote from: shoaybmakda on April 19, 2015, 01:02:10 pm ---Are there many of these imports around? I'm assuming they don't make much of a difference in terms of performance etc?
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Don't have an exact number but back in 2007 quite a lot of them got brought over by the likes of Motorpoint etc. At the time some people had concerns over the fact they'd been sitting un-used for a couple of years, but now they are getting older shouldn't really make any difference! Only thing to watch for on insurance is if I remember right these imports didn't have alarms fitted unlike a UK GTI.
shoaybmakda:
--- Quote from: J400uk on April 19, 2015, 02:56:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: shoaybmakda on April 19, 2015, 01:02:10 pm ---Are there many of these imports around? I'm assuming they don't make much of a difference in terms of performance etc?
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Don't have an exact number but back in 2007 quite a lot of them got brought over by the likes of Motorpoint etc. At the time some people had concerns over the fact they'd been sitting un-used for a couple of years, but now they are getting older shouldn't really make any difference! Only thing to watch for on insurance is if I remember right these imports didn't have alarms fitted unlike a UK GTI.
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ah i see - lucky for me the previous owner it seems had one fittted so im okay on that front! yes motorpoint brought mine over too as you can tell by the number plate. having all the extras fitted to it made me go for it along with it being white. now just to get the annoying black bumper/skirts painted!
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