MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: Bane on January 06, 2010, 09:10:49 pm

Title: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: Bane on January 06, 2010, 09:10:49 pm: My Black MK5 Editon 30. :happy2:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FGolfGTIMK5004.jpg&hash=43b89e77d5a4973d70dd2463a8bf2b032af44a91)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FGolfGTIMK5003.jpg&hash=796f8c036ed91c1b8b1f65a8be565d1a0ac93d1b)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FGolfGTIMK5005.jpg&hash=2c4d85b2fcd40dab03be36775090f66f7ebcd99c)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FGolfGTIMK5001-1.jpg&hash=29134fd1465eb2b0769356d9c2e017fe303c341c)
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And my old S3. :sad1:
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Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.
Post by: Greeners on January 06, 2010, 09:15:56 pm: Nice! :happy2:

I can't remember mine looking like that anymore! :laugh:
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Post by: Top Cat on January 06, 2010, 09:25:39 pm: First picture is a winner :congrats:
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Post by: VC on January 06, 2010, 09:30:24 pm: the unmolested gti...a future collectable :happy2:
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Post by: Top Cat on January 06, 2010, 09:32:11 pm: Quote from: Very Cherry on January 06, 2010, 09:30:24 pm
the unmolested gti...a future collectable :happy2:

Dont hold your breath he has only just arrived. :grin:
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Post by: NB07 on January 06, 2010, 09:34:35 pm: Lovely :happy2:
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Post by: Hurdy on January 06, 2010, 10:21:32 pm: Welcome to the forum and say goodbye to a standard ED30 :signLOL:
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Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 06, 2010, 10:40:10 pm: Lush motor :happy2:
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Post by: john_o on January 06, 2010, 10:41:03 pm: hello and welcome :happy2:
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Post by: T88OMM on January 07, 2010, 10:47:03 am: Looks lovely matey :drool:
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Post by: Bane on January 07, 2010, 09:28:12 pm: Thanks for the comments. :happy2:
I'm just undecided of what I'm going to do-whether to leave it standard,or to mod.If I do go down the modding route,it'll probably be subtle as I don't want the car to look wrong or have huge amounts of unuseable power.
Probably start off with a re-map and filter/exhaust and I still have those black wheels with the polished rims that were on the Audi.Might stick them on in the spring and see how it looks.
Probably not going to do anything that isn't reversable for when the time comes to sell or trade in. :wink:
Learnt that lesson the hard way with my Corrado G60..... :sick:
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Post by: Der ABT on January 07, 2010, 10:12:27 pm: Nice car! :happy2:
I would love to have a Edt. 30, but they are rare and expensive her in DK.. :sad1:
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Post by: Janner_Sy on January 07, 2010, 10:29:41 pm: im not a fan of body work mods, subtle mods are the way forward, nothing annoys other car drivers when they try to blow you away and fail.
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.
Post by: Garth on January 08, 2010, 08:22:54 am: Quote from: Bane on January 07, 2010, 09:28:12 pm
Thanks for the comments. :happy2:
I'm just undecided of what I'm going to do-whether to leave it standard,or to mod.If I do go down the modding route,it'll probably be subtle as I don't want the car to look wrong or have huge amounts of unuseable power.
Probably start off with a re-map and filter/exhaust and I still have those black wheels with the polished rims that were on the Audi.Might stick them on in the spring and see how it looks.
Probably not going to do anything that isn't reversable for when the time comes to sell or trade in. :wink:
Learnt that lesson the hard way with my Corrado G60..... :sick:
The wheels from the S3 won't fit on the golf due to different pcd (5x100 compared to 5x112).
How do you find the difference between the S3 and golf? Even though I sold my S3 about 4 years ago, I think I still preferred how it drove compared to the golf
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.
Post by: Bane on January 08, 2010, 11:50:50 am: Quote from: Garth on January 08, 2010, 08:22:54 am
Quote from: Bane on January 07, 2010, 09:28:12 pm
Thanks for the comments. :happy2:
I'm just undecided of what I'm going to do-whether to leave it standard,or to mod.If I do go down the modding route,it'll probably be subtle as I don't want the car to look wrong or have huge amounts of unuseable power.
Probably start off with a re-map and filter/exhaust and I still have those black wheels with the polished rims that were on the Audi.Might stick them on in the spring and see how it looks.
Probably not going to do anything that isn't reversable for when the time comes to sell or trade in. :wink:
Learnt that lesson the hard way with my Corrado G60..... :sick:
The wheels from the S3 won't fit on the golf due to different pcd (5x100 compared to 5x112).
How do you find the difference between the S3 and golf? Even though I sold my S3 about 4 years ago, I think I still preferred how it drove compared to the golf

Damn.And heres me thinking that they were the same pcd.Dunno where I got that idea from....
I really liked the S3,but I started to find it a bit boring and not that fast TBH.I think the Quattro system sapped a lot of power and it was heavy,but it did handle well thanks to that 4wd.
Unfortunately,there were a lot of small niggles about the build quality starting to come thru,but it was getting on for eight years old.All in all,I prefer the Golf,though.
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Post by: Gene Hunt on January 08, 2010, 12:54:25 pm: Nice but please get an alloy tax disc holder :wink: :happy2:.
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.*UPDATED*
Post by: Bane on March 28, 2010, 10:06:15 pm: Hi guys,not been on here in a while,but here's the reason why.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FCaraccident004.jpg&hash=bb6b2f8b959c6e2c016efe21a9eb026705cfe823)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FCaraccident005.jpg&hash=c9519a82641d1f11444a1ace651deea1043add29)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FCaraccident012.jpg&hash=ea53b0257b4d1dd9da625ee7e5875dbf75ce9813)

And the offending article..
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The Golf was parked roughly just to the rear of where the Megane is now...thats how far he pushed it. :confused:
This all happened in January and I'm still waiting for the car to be repaired.Last I spoke to the bodyshop they were saying that the VW dealers-Hawco in Inverness- were waiting on back order parts from VW.
How fechin long do I have to wait?
I mean,I do live on an Island,but FFS,three months is a bit of a stretch?
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Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: markymark on March 28, 2010, 10:11:11 pm: Thats shocking to see! :sad1: Hopefully it wont be too much longer before its back on the road! :happy2:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: JPC on March 28, 2010, 10:15:00 pm: Mate get down there and give them a kick up the arse. If it's the dealers sorting the repair they will repair your car as slow as they can. It's whoever shouts the loudest!

Sorry to hear about it mate, but don't stand for that! Three months? I'd want that out of my doors in four days!!
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: jimlad09 on March 28, 2010, 10:21:06 pm: from page one where it looks just mint to this i feel sick. Hate to see another vw in a bad shape, i managed to rearrange my first cars front end but that was my own fault!

3 Months is a wee bit excessive! Do you have wheels in the mean time?
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: Saint Steve on March 28, 2010, 10:21:57 pm: Sad News, and must of happened just after you 1st posted here :surprised:

Id be spitting chips after 2 weeks ,let alone 3 months :mad:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: scotta on March 28, 2010, 10:25:05 pm: Nasty mate. :confused:

I would have taken up camp on their forecourt by now if i had been waiting three months.
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: stealthwolf on March 28, 2010, 10:37:01 pm: Mate, gutting. Can't believe you waited for so long either. Hope you get it sorted.
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: Greeners on March 28, 2010, 10:54:18 pm: All the more scary for us DBP boys! :scared:

Hope she's back on the road where she belongs ASAP! :happy2:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: Bane on March 29, 2010, 09:39:01 pm: Quote from: jimlad09 on March 28, 2010, 10:21:06 pm
from page one where it looks just mint to this i feel sick. Hate to see another vw in a bad shape, i managed to rearrange my first cars front end but that was my own fault!

3 Months is a wee bit excessive! Do you have wheels in the mean time?

Thanks.Yeah,it was mint-only 15000 on the clock from new(07 plate) and a local car,so I know who the previous owners were and who bought it from new.
I've got a Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 SRi to tool about in.The less said about that,the better!
The body shop is a small independant outfit,but does a lot of insurance work.I suppose he's been backed up with a lot of minor dings and collisions from the icy weather but I spoke to him today and he assured me it would be in and started on this week.
Hers hoping! :happy2:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: mohare on March 31, 2010, 03:55:44 pm: Hope you get it sorted soon.
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: themonke on March 31, 2010, 03:59:00 pm: toss bag.
good luck with the insurance mate. hope to see it back soon!
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: gaz b on March 31, 2010, 04:16:24 pm: Shocker mate. gutted for you! :sick: How did the Megane manage to hit you when you were parked up? :confused:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.*UPDATED*
Post by: Boothy on March 31, 2010, 04:27:46 pm: Quote from: Bane on March 28, 2010, 10:06:15 pm

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fv102%2Fvwidiot%2FGolf02.jpg&hash=6799d98c4b6415e9423828d12369a741e7b29b04)

Erm, why is the Megane driver still standing? If that was my Golf he'd hit he'd certainly be injured..............via a short sharp jab to the nose! :fighting:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on April 03, 2010, 12:14:13 am: Couldn't you get the car written off, then get another one? The repair work can't be cheap - and what about the chassis? Will it be straight?
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: VC on April 03, 2010, 10:26:35 am: :surprised:

aw dude! gutting.. how the hell did that muppet manage to hit you?
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: Rich on April 03, 2010, 04:07:46 pm: :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:

Really scary seeing the car like that :sad1:
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Post by: T88OMM on April 04, 2010, 08:50:26 am: Jeez! Sorry to hear about this dude :sick: :sick:
Title: Re: Just as it came from the factory.**UPDATED**Do not look if squemish!!
Post by: chungE on April 05, 2010, 03:08:49 pm: That looks terrible, how did the driver not see your car?