MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Mike_J_Smith on August 02, 2016, 10:32:56 am

Title: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: Mike_J_Smith on August 02, 2016, 10:32:56 am: Hi All,

I have just bought a 2008 Golf GTI DSG, very excited! Drives really nicely, good service history and low mileage (45K). Overall I'm really happy, but there are a few things to sort out and enhance.

I traded in my crappy Peugeot 107 for this, so the performance increase is notable! Before the 107 I've had a '04 Jag XKR, 2.0 TFSI Audi A3 and a Mk1 1.8T Audi TT, so the speed isn't completely unkown to me - but this thing really does shift!

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some dumb questions, probabaly starting with streaming audio over bluetooth, so apologies in advance!

Mike
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: just_coolnuh on August 02, 2016, 08:21:55 pm: Sounds like a goodun, pics?

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Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: Mike_J_Smith on August 03, 2016, 06:17:18 pm: Thanks. Can I upload photos direct from my iPhone?
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: GTI8v on August 03, 2016, 08:50:23 pm: Quote from: Mike_J_Smith on August 03, 2016, 06:17:18 pm
Thanks. Can I upload photos direct from my iPhone?
Nope, you'll have to create a photobucket account and link from there.
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: just_coolnuh on August 03, 2016, 09:10:33 pm: I always thought you could if you're using tapatalk?

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Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: mattkgti on August 03, 2016, 09:12:19 pm: Quote from: Mike_J_Smith on August 02, 2016, 10:32:56 am
Hi All,

I have just bought a 2008 Golf GTI DSG, very excited! Drives really nicely, good service history and low mileage (45K). Overall I'm really happy, but there are a few things to sort out and enhance.

I traded in my crappy Peugeot 107 for this, so the performance increase is notable! Before the 107 I've had a '04 Jag XKR, 2.0 TFSI Audi A3 and a Mk1 1.8T Audi TT, so the speed isn't completely unkown to me - but this thing really does shift!

Anyway, I'm sure I'll have some dumb questions, probabaly starting with streaming audio over bluetooth, so apologies in advance!

Mike
Congrats on your new purchase Mike.

I've had my Mk5 GTI a year now and still loving it. I'm only just down the M40 near watlington - glad to hear there are other GTI'ers not far away

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Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: AJP on August 03, 2016, 09:34:54 pm: Quote from: just_coolnuh on August 03, 2016, 09:10:33 pm
I always thought you could if you're using tapatalk?

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Correct.
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: Mike_J_Smith on August 04, 2016, 12:13:39 am: Cheers all, always wondered what tapatalk was all about, so giving that a go. Some pics:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160803%2Fd14e19a2ee2930916a27f63181f3efca.jpg&hash=cf8809fda3703bf95bdf8ce68821dfaa5cf41165)(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160803%2F12755974e523c9ed633519b99d6c923f.jpg&hash=93c96f33338dd800a153e156c97611246b8a2eb1)(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fuploads.tapatalk-cdn.com%2F20160803%2Fc183f9ce2d1dbb62f2d830708cb80c71.jpg&hash=fb53e18cdd8c01f4c513ba5fc14dc69b68434a50)

All fairly standard I think?

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Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: Paradox1 on August 04, 2016, 09:52:49 am: Looks clean
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: xjay1337 on August 04, 2016, 10:19:03 am: Welcome dude.
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: raz469 on August 04, 2016, 12:13:17 pm: Hi Mike. Car looks good. Nice spec too. She's so much quicker then other cars with this DSG. Might see you about, I go burnham sometimes to stretch the old girl out.
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: lukemk5gti on August 04, 2016, 02:37:44 pm: Quote from: Mike_J_Smith on August 04, 2016, 12:13:39 am

All fairly standard I think?

Far from standard, your optional extras as follows:
Xenon lights
Headlight washers
Leather
DSG
Multifunction steering wheel
RNS510(Possibly, can't really see head unit in the photos)
Highline clocks
Dualzone climate control
Top vent
Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: Mike_J_Smith on August 04, 2016, 03:57:21 pm: Ha, yes all very true. Not that standard then! I guess I meant it hadn't been modified after manufacturing.

It is a nice car, I'm enjoying being in a proper car after a year in the 107!

It is the RNS510. The car has Bluetooth fitted, but I'm discovering it is an old module that doesn't support streaming, so may update the module. Seems to be a lot of conflicting info out there so need to do some more digging.

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Title: Re: Newbie in High Wycombe - New owner
Post by: frost1 on August 06, 2016, 10:15:17 am: Hi there .new to this site .was wondering if someone could direct me how to post for first time.sorry if I'm in the wrong place.