MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: chrisr on May 15, 2016, 08:05:46 pm

Title: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: chrisr on May 15, 2016, 08:05:46 pm

Spotted these pics on a FB site that I am on.
Never knew they did an Amphibious version of the MK5 ??

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc339%2Fchris246%2F5940CF78-C33F-497D-A5D9-8DEDE21EECCF_zpsqixhwhfs.jpg&hash=c9b138e0ad5b18d5d54c1de346cceb012d17dd37) (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/chris246/media/5940CF78-C33F-497D-A5D9-8DEDE21EECCF_zpsqixhwhfs.jpg.html)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc339%2Fchris246%2FE9276A5B-FB06-4BEF-84F7-BA4C0381740E_zpsfmqer8d6.jpg&hash=176fd560d67b9d18b71bc55e22568d3e5c8a2ebc) (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/chris246/media/E9276A5B-FB06-4BEF-84F7-BA4C0381740E_zpsfmqer8d6.jpg.html)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi30.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fc339%2Fchris246%2FA810CC8F-3BB1-4839-9325-678921D2031B_zpskhvi7wen.jpg&hash=573ac5632739b8349b47fb16eedb7c4b22e7956e) (http://s30.photobucket.com/user/chris246/media/A810CC8F-3BB1-4839-9325-678921D2031B_zpskhvi7wen.jpg.html)

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: r5gtt on May 15, 2016, 08:17:59 pm

oh bugger that's rolled back into the waterfall  :surprised:
someone forgot to pull the handbrake up or what?.

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: Horatio on May 15, 2016, 08:29:02 pm

Oh fk, like the plate 'OOW'  :grin:

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: pudding on May 16, 2016, 09:18:53 am

Quote from: r5gtt on May 15, 2016, 08:17:59 pm

oh bugger that's rolled back into the waterfall  :surprised:
someone forgot to pull the handbrake up or what?.

Most likely didn't pull it up hard enough, the pads cooled and contracted and then back she goes!   That's happened to Golfs since the MK2.  My edition rolled backwards down a hill, but luckily the steering lock was on and missed a wall.

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: jay26r on May 16, 2016, 11:04:20 am

 :confused:

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: r5gtt on May 16, 2016, 12:33:42 pm

Quote from: Pudding on May 16, 2016, 09:18:53 am

Quote from: r5gtt on May 15, 2016, 08:17:59 pm

oh bugger that's rolled back into the waterfall  :surprised:
someone forgot to pull the handbrake up or what?.

Most likely didn't pull it up hard enough, the pads cooled and contracted and then back she goes!   That's happened to Golfs since the MK2.  My edition rolled backwards down a hill, but luckily the steering lock was on and missed a wall.

Wow that's very lucky but also very dangerous as this could cause fatalities  :scared: I really hope not.

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: Andy on May 16, 2016, 12:45:14 pm

Saw this on facebook,looks like they for got to put the hand brake on,hope it hasn't damaged the water wheel or that could get expensive

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: dansmith180 on May 16, 2016, 01:46:11 pm

That's why you leave it in gear on a hill

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: r5gtt on May 16, 2016, 01:59:58 pm

Thank goodness for auto's  :smiley:

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: Paradox1 on May 17, 2016, 06:39:11 pm

Lift off oversteer at its finest!!

Title: Re: New Amphibious MK5 Golf
Post by: exodus_ste on May 18, 2016, 05:05:56 pm

Looks nice and low at the front though!