MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: berg on September 11, 2018, 01:56:59 pm
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Hi guys, I joined the forum in late 2010-early 2011 I think, had my ED30 for 8 years now.
A lot of people have of course moved on to other cars since then but was wondering what those people who still have their cars have been up to recently with their MK5?
My modding stopped a good few years ago now and back at Stage 1 but with all the uprated brakes and suspension of Sage 2+
Be good to hear how long people have had their MK5 for if over 5 years or so? Where is Red Robin these days? Surely he must still have his Red steed? TFSI Mike - what is your cupra up to these days? Hurdy what you driving? etc etc/
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RedRobin's taking photos of birds :signLOL:
I've still got my ED30. 10yrs old and 108k miles. Stopped modding about four years ago and just been visiting AKS for maintenance. Car still feels great to drive. But it's getting to that age where I've got to consider whether it's worth keeping now that various bits and bobs are starting to get wear and tear (rear R32 calipers starting to seize - do I replace with new or swap back to original GTi brakes?).
Now I spend £££ modding the house instead! :laugh:
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Sold my gttdi 2 years ago and moved to a r32..
Hurdy has a 7r..
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Had mine nearly 5 years and followed the same theme of going back to standard-ish after being underwhelmed by stage 2+.... and liking it just as much :grin:
If the newer Golfs were a significant night/day improvement in driving dynamics, I would upgrade, but they’re not....imo. MK5 > MK7 is certainly not the leap forward that MK4 > MK5 was!
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Good to hear chaps, I am enjoying stage 1 but miss the tbe sometimes but it’s still a pretty quick car with mikes 996tt brakes wavetrac diff and full suspension upgrades. I need a bigger car but can’t think about selling it as still only 74k so it’s just loosening up!
So I keep looking at getting another car as well - 335i touring, e46 m3 or e92 m3 but then can’t justify the two lots of tax insurance etc when, like stealth, things still need doing in the house!
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I’ve had my GTI now 8 years. On 144k and still going well.
Lots of fun to drive _ my kids mean I might not have another GTI for a while yet
This forum has been excellent over the years of ownership
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I can't claim to be an original member of the forum, but I do remember yourself & redrobin. It was a good progression to here from mkivs.net. I joined here in 2012 when I bought my ED30 in October of that year with 47k on it. I'm still here - car is now on 93k, and I don't really want to change it, although I'd like something newer but can't justify the expense. I did think I'd go stage 2+, but in honesty Stage 1 is good enough most of the time on my commute! With upgraded brakes & suspension, it is a nicely improved car all round.
Things niggling me at the moment are the rusting wings & how bad the roads feel. Service is due in a month - think I will have a carbon clean done & it is the time for another DSG service. Fortunately the cambelt / DSG services seem to alternate on mine. I still expect a hefty bill when I go to APS next month!
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I can't claim to be an original member of the forum, but I do remember yourself & redrobin. It was a good progression to here from mkivs.net. I joined here in 2012 when I bought my ED30 in October of that year with 47k on it. I'm still here - car is now on 93k, and I don't really want to change it, although I'd like something newer but can't justify the expense. I did think I'd go stage 2+, but in honesty Stage 1 is good enough most of the time on my commute! With upgraded brakes & suspension, it is a nicely improved car all round.
Things niggling me at the moment are the rusting wings & how bad the roads feel. Service is due in a month - think I will have a carbon clean done & it is the time for another DSG service. Fortunately the cambelt / DSG services seem to alternate on mine. I still expect a hefty bill when I go to APS next month!
Hi Dave, good to hear I think you may have bought something off me? You can’t deny the thrills and advantages of stage 2 + but on a wet greasy road in certain conditions mine is now faster in 1st and second as wheels don’t spin up as much and you can be away cleaner, top end though in 6th it feels nowhere near as urgent when on WOT
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Good to see long standing members on the forum and joined here when the forum was a few months old in 2008
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I joined in March 2009 just after getting my 6 month old Pirelli Edition. Still my daily driver and has just over 80k miles. Enjoyed every mile but like others, it is starting to get a bit more expensive at service time but still much cheaper to run than something new.
Due a cambelt change at next service and there were a few more than normal advisories at the recent MOT.
Have a Macan as our family car and it is pretty much our perfect garage, I just can’t help the fact that I want to swap the golf for a Cayman early next year but have a proper soft spot for the golf
Good to hear that a few of the old timers still run their golfs
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I joined in March 2009 just after getting my 6 month old Pirelli Edition. Still my daily driver and has just over 80k miles. Enjoyed every mile but like others, it is starting to get a bit more expensive at service time but still much cheaper to run than something new.
Due a cambelt change at next service and there were a few more than normal advisories at the recent MOT.
Have a Macan as our family car and it is pretty much our perfect garage, I just can’t help the fact that I want to swap the golf for a Cayman early next year but have a proper soft spot for the golf
Good to hear that a few of the old timers still run their golfs
Yeah there was an article in Evo where a few of the journo's had £40k or £60k to spend on three cars in a fantasy portfolio and a couple of them chose a MK5 Golf Gti as their daily and then splurged the rest on M cars or a 911 etc
Thats how I feel about mine want something else but dont want to get rid of it either as more and more people stop you and ask if you are selling it can I take their number etc
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I formally joined the forum in 2009 - a year after buying my GTI - having originally lurked around in the background. Still have the car 10 years down the line and it has been my consistent daily driver. I too fancy a Porsche but can't justify parting with the Golf. It continues to get admiring glances and positive comments wherever it goes, and we've been through all sorts of life events together.
Back when I first got it in 2008, one of my mates asked for first refusal if I ever sold it - he's still patiently waiting! :grin:
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I think I joined in 2011 and Im on my 5th and final MK5, currently up for sale.
Been learning a lot about these cars, started a Retrofit service where people dont get ripped off but no moved on from that since my day job has taken over my life now
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Amazing how these cars get under your skin. They tick every box escpecially the special edition ones with the K04 turbo after a remap. The speed of these things still surprise modern cars.
There is a good argument to spend a few grand on mine but it still won’t take away the annoying rattles and squeaks and old tech that you dont get on the modern stuff.
First world problems - that Cayman is calling me loudly 😀
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Amazing how these cars get under your skin. They tick every box escpecially the special edition ones with the K04 turbo after a remap. The speed of these things still surprise modern cars.
There is a good argument to spend a few grand on mine but it still won’t take away the annoying rattles and squeaks and old tech that you dont get on the modern stuff.
First world problems - that Cayman is calling me loudly 😀
Almost all new tech can be retrofittd to our mk5s if you have some knowhow or good contacts hehe.. Swap to BCM (takes a weekend to do) then a whole new world opens up :)
- KESSY
- ACC
- Lane Assist
- Active TPMS
- Side Assist
- High Beam Assist
- Adjustable suspension
- Discover Media
- PLA
- PDC
- RWC
- Rear brake assist
- Front brake assist (emergency brake/city brake)
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Joined in July 2010 when I had my Shadow Blue mk5 GTI. Now driving a Steel Grey mk6 R. Learnt plenty off here over the years.
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Had mine nearly 5 years and followed the same theme of going back to standard-ish after being underwhelmed by stage 2+.... and liking it just as much :grin:
If the newer Golfs were a significant night/day improvement in driving dynamics, I would upgrade, but they’re not....imo. MK5 > MK7 is certainly not the leap forward that MK4 > MK5 was!
I agree. 2 years now in a MK7 PP from my edition 30. My wife was talking only yesterday how she misses both my MK5's. Says she felt a lot safer in them. I remember my move from MK4 to the 5 GTI. Wow. I still maintain that VW will never achieve that again with the current model. Groundbreaking. It all now seems like natural progression. Bucketlist is to own a MK4 R32 in Reflex silver.
Got the call from I think Cocopops in 2009 to join the forum.
Gulf
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Had mine nearly 5 years and followed the same theme of going back to standard-ish after being underwhelmed by stage 2+.... and liking it just as much :grin:
If the newer Golfs were a significant night/day improvement in driving dynamics, I would upgrade, but they’re not....imo. MK5 > MK7 is certainly not the leap forward that MK4 > MK5 was!
I agree. 2 years now in a MK7 PP from my edition 30. My wife was talking only yesterday how she misses both my MK5's. Says she felt a lot safer in them. I remember my move from MK4 to the 5 GTI. Wow. I still maintain that VW will never achieve that again with the current model. Groundbreaking. It all now seems like natural progression. Bucketlist is to own a MK4 R32 in Reflex silver.
Got the call from I think Cocopops in 2009 to join the forum.
Gulf
Yeah, I think about getting another Golf too as went from MK3 8v to Edition 30 so have considered a MK 4 R32 or a Mk6 R, the problem with either is that if got another car I could do with it being more practical than the Golf ie 335i touring, s4 avant.
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Still knocking about in my Edition 30... Had it 8 years now. Its on about 123K miles. :smiley:
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Still knocking about in my Edition 30... Had it 8 years now. Its on about 123K miles. :smiley:
wow thats some mileage. i would take mine off the road and store it but lets be honest they are never going to go up enough to cover the annual storage costs at a proper facility
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joined October 30, 2008 (!) nearly 10 yrs ago.
sold my Mk5 Edition 30 at 116,000 miles (from new with me as the only owner) just a few months ago
now driving a mk6 Edition 35 ...
forum still rocks
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joined October 30, 2008 (!) nearly 10 yrs ago.
sold my Mk5 Edition 30 at 116,000 miles (from new with me as the only owner) just a few months ago
now driving a mk6 Edition 35 ...
forum still rocks
i remember your name john as one of the first i recall, as i read the reviews you did on a few bits loads of times, really informative
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Had mine nearly 5 years and followed the same theme of going back to standard-ish after being underwhelmed by stage 2+.... and liking it just as much :grin:
If the newer Golfs were a significant night/day improvement in driving dynamics, I would upgrade, but they’re not....imo. MK5 > MK7 is certainly not the leap forward that MK4 > MK5 was!
I agree. 2 years now in a MK7 PP from my edition 30. My wife was talking only yesterday how she misses both my MK5's. Says she felt a lot safer in them. I remember my move from MK4 to the 5 GTI. Wow. I still maintain that VW will never achieve that again with the current model. Groundbreaking. It all now seems like natural progression. Bucketlist is to own a MK4 R32 in Reflex silver.
Got the call from I think Cocopops in 2009 to join the forum.
Gulf
100% mate. The MK5 was a complete ground-up rework of the Golf and boy did VW get it so right :happy2: I know some folk aren't nostalgic about cars and like to have the newest and latest things, and perhaps didn't gel with their with Johnny 5s, but imo there is nothing wrong with preferring a MK5 to a MK7. People like what they like :happy2:
Don't get me wrong, the MK7.5 is a lovely place to be in, very refined and notable improvements to the interior quality over the MK5.....but if you get it up on a ramp, you will see the same basic underpinnings that hark back to it's older brother. Don't fix what isn't broken :happy2:
I had a lovely MK4 R32 for a year. <50K miles, super mint. I upgraded the lower seat cushions to the 3 partition US spec ones because they don't suffer from the baggy leather issue the UK spec Koenigs did. I absolutely loved that interior and the car felt super solid on the road, but sadly the fun ended in the corners! The MK5 R32 is waaaaaaay better to drive, but they made minimal effort on it compared to the MK4. Really great cars and definitely worthy of classic status in years to come :happy2:
If you want to get a MK4, give me a shout as I know them like the back of my hand :smiley:
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