MK5 Golf GTI
General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: .:GTI|SUNNY:. on February 15, 2010, 06:09:54 am
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Hi all,
My name is Sunny and from Northampton.
I'm not new to the MK5 Golf scene and nor do i own a VW at the moment :( BUT i'm on the look out to buy a MK5 GTI now :D
My previous MK5 was an R32 and it was the best car i've ever owned and driven (excluding Gallardo, F430 and R8 V10 which i've also driven)
Sadly i sold the R32 back in August 2009 as i was buying a house then, so i sold it and bought a BMW E46 330ci Convertible M-Sport as my daily run about to free up some cash towards the house.....as my money was limited due to the house i then decided that i missed the VW scene and decided to downgrade dramatically and i sold the BMW in December 2009 and bought a already modified MK6 VW Polo 1.2 with air suspension and few other bits couple days after the BMW...i ran that 200miles and yet again sold that which went last week 9th Feb 10.
I got a promotion at work which now enables me to spend £11k freely on a car, and i have my heart set on a Manual 3dr MK5 GTI for the price bracket i have......I've been searching a couple weeks now for 1 on pistonheads and ED38 forum but i just cant make my mind up on which colour to go for and find right spec...i'm stuck between, Candy White, Tornado Red and Black Magic Pearl :rolleye: also i'm abit picky with the spec i want, must have Xenons, Electric Folding Mirrors and Highline Computer and the car must be mint conditon :ashamed: .....i would love the Edition 30 but they seem to expensive so will have to be the original 200bhp version and then tune the engine.
If anyone knows of a car for sale with my spec please let me know, as i need a GOLF back in my life :grin:
Here's some pictures of the R32 and BMW
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I made custom LED light for footwells and under the Bucket seats
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and it's final mod with matt-chrome brushed effect wing mirrors
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R32 ready to be picked up parked next to my BMW
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The modding bug kicked in and i ended up lowering it, LED rear lights, M3 Spoiler, M3 Mirrors, Sound system, 19" BBS LMs lol here's the outcome
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I'll stop now :signLOL:
Thanks for looking and reading :happy2:
Sunny
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welcome to the site!!!! where are these pics of the polo sounds smart :driver:
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Welcome to the forum! Nice cars you've had! Quick question.....can you tell me the specs of your BBS LM's? I'm only asking because I want a set as I'm getting an E46 M3 and the stance of yours looks spot on!
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Welcome Sunny! :drinking:
I remember seeing your R on R32oc. :happy2:
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Welcome along matey, both of the cars look stunning :drool: :drool:
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Hi and Welcome... :driver:
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welcomes :drinking:
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nice :happy2:
imola red is a fantastic colour :drool:
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welcome to the site :drinking: some nice motors you had there and we need pics of the polol
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welcome to the site!!!! where are these pics of the polo sounds smart :driver:
Thanks....it wasnt my creation i bought it already modded like this but was a stunning car in person
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Welcome to the forum! Nice cars you've had! Quick question.....can you tell me the specs of your BBS LM's? I'm only asking because I want a set as I'm getting an E46 M3 and the stance of yours looks spot on!
Thanks mate,
the LMs were 19x8.5 front and 19x9.5 rear it was lowered on Eibach Pro Kit springs
i bought all my parts from www.bmstyling.co.uk and got good prices as i was on www.e46zone.com
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Welcome Sunny! :drinking:
I remember seeing your R on R32oc. :happy2:
Thanks Greenhouse, i reconise your sig pic from R32oc, your the lucky guy with an R and GTi :sad1: :signLOL:
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Thanks everyone for the welcome
help me choose a colour pleaseee lol
and also can someone describe the feeling when driving a GTI? e.g my R32 used to push me back into my seat and had constant power through all 6 gears....the GTi has a turbo so wondering the if you can feel the turbo kick in....youtube video cant really tell
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Hello and welcome!
Nice previous cars, I'm probably a couple of miles from you (I think I know where those flats are) and I'm sure I've seen those cars about town once or twice!
Don't buy a red one, I like the exclusivity! :D
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Hello and welcome!
Nice previous cars, I'm probably a couple of miles from you (I think I know where those flats are) and I'm sure I've seen those cars about town once or twice!
Don't buy a red one, I like the exclusivity! :D
Cheers TomB
Yeah must of seen the R32 and BMW about last year, the polo i've only driven twice in Northampton and that was at night
i love the red GTI's once they are modded :P where abouts in Northampton are you? any pics of yours?
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I'm in The Mounts, a few streets away from the murder :confused:
Mine's standard at the minute so no worthwhile pics, I lost my job for a few months last year and all my money went on important things instead :( I'm lucky to still have the car to be honest!
Hopefully in a month or two I'll have a modded car! I've got all the bits, I just need some money for the bodyshop, workshop and remapper :smiley:
I was really picky with spec too, but I had to let go because I never would've got a car. After 5 months of searching I gave up and bought one with just xenons. Some say the folding mirrors don't actually fold in enough so I wouldn't bother, and highline seems to be reasonably rare as dealers never understood what it was. It might be worth buying a lowline one and finding a highline cluster on eBay over time.
So what are your plans for the GTI when you get it?
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I'm in The Mounts, a few streets away from the murder :confused:
Mine's standard at the minute so no worthwhile pics, I lost my job for a few months last year and all my money went on important things instead :( I'm lucky to still have the car to be honest!
Hopefully in a month or two I'll have a modded car! I've got all the bits, I just need some money for the bodyshop, workshop and remapper :smiley:
I was really picky with spec too, but I had to let go because I never would've got a car. After 5 months of searching I gave up and bought one with just xenons. Some say the folding mirrors don't actually fold in enough so I wouldn't bother, and highline seems to be reasonably rare as dealers never understood what it was. It might be worth buying a lowline one and finding a highline cluster on eBay over time.
So what are your plans for the GTI when you get it?
The Mounts! i'm suprised your GTI has survived, that area is abit rough.
I definately want one with xenons and i've seen a few on pistonheads with highline and in manual so i might just have to do what you did and give up on the folding mirrors, my cousin has them on his R32 and they only fold in a very tiny bit so come to think of it i wouldnt bother with them now.....i had a lowline or midline whichever it's called in my R32 and was looking to have the highline fitted but apparently it cant be done, it needs programming etc, so in the end i had to get my car hooked up to VAG-COM so i could adjust the coming home light timers and auto door locks at 10mph.
i have a couple parts already for the GTI, one is the Recaro heated bucket seats same as i had in the R32 and i've got R32 rear lights and 19" Audi A8 split rims
I'm on the look out for ED30 front splitter, Coilovers, RNS510, ED30 steering wheel (if i get a red GTI) and maybe a badge-less front grille or US spec smooth GTI grille
bodywork wise colour code side skirts, colour code rear bumper :smiley:
Performance wise it will just be a carbonio induction, milltek exhaust and remap
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Welcome mate,
Nice previous cars...i remember you from www.corsa-c.co.uk when i used to have a couple of corsa's, you bought some smoked headlights off me..remember lol?
Good to see you on here anyway mate!
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Welcome mate,
Nice previous cars...i remember you from www.corsa-c.co.uk when i used to have a couple of corsa's, you bought some smoked headlights off me..remember lol?
Good to see you on here anyway mate!
LOL oh yeah i met you at a service station you had a GSI then :grin: after i bought your lights 2months after i sold the corsa and bought a R32, 90bhp>250bhp LOL
i just had a quick look at your car, nice ED30 you have sitting on Bentleys :happy2:
look forward to updates on your car and hopefully see you at shows this year :happy2:
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Yeah thats right i had that gsi back then lol thanks mate i got rid of the bentleys a few weeks ago im on the standard edition 30 wheels for a bit now!
Yeah i will be at all/most of the shows this year look forward to seeing your gti once you get one your plans sound really good mate :happy2:
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Welcome to the forum! Nice cars you've had! Quick question.....can you tell me the specs of your BBS LM's? I'm only asking because I want a set as I'm getting an E46 M3 and the stance of yours looks spot on!
Thanks mate,
the LMs were 19x8.5 front and 19x9.5 rear it was lowered on Eibach Pro Kit springs
i bought all my parts from www.bmstyling.co.uk and got good prices as i was on www.e46zone.com
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Thanks mate, appreciated :happy2: :happy2:
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Welcome Sunny! :drinking:
I remember seeing your R on R32oc. :happy2:
Thanks Greenouse, i reconise your sig pic from R32oc, your the lucky guy with an R and GTi :sad1: :signLOL:
Was said guy! :sad1: The R had to go due to a house move but will be replaced in the summer! :wink:
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Welcome Sunny! :drinking:
I remember seeing your R on R32oc. :happy2:
Thanks Greenouse, i reconise your sig pic from R32oc, your the lucky guy with an R and GTi :sad1: :signLOL:
Was said guy! :sad1: The R had to go due to a house move but will be replaced in the summer! :wink:
oh no :(
same reason i sold my R aswel, i wouldnt mind having one again it's an amazing car, but tbh now i've had one i want something a little different now, hence i'm going for an GTI now, as i think the MK5 is the best shaped golf as of yet, dont like the MK6.
i'm just not sure which GTI i want, the 200bhp or the 230bhp...want to know if its worth paying more for 30bhp or be cheaper to tune a 200bhp version. :confused:
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...the mounts, crikey
in my yoof i used to go to a nightclub there called "Top of the Town" stabbings a frequent activity but used to be a decent night out on a friday compared to the other fruits northampton had to offer :laugh:
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...the mounts, crikey
in my yoof i used to go to a nightclub there called "Top of the Town" stabbings a frequent activity but used to be a decent night out on a friday compared to the other fruits northampton had to offer :laugh:
lol that place now is just wasting away, dont think anyone dares to risk opening something there now :grin:
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...the mounts, crikey
in my yoof i used to go to a nightclub there called "Top of the Town" stabbings a frequent activity but used to be a decent night out on a friday compared to the other fruits northampton had to offer :laugh:
Yeah I live round the corner from that old dump. They started knocking it down in 2008 (http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Top-of-the-Town-is.4347701.jp) but its still in pretty much that state now thanks to the recession!
You're right about our other clubs, they're awful. I go out of town for nights out.
The Mounts isn't as bad as people make out. I actually left my keys in my front door from 6pm til 8am one day last week, the car was still parked outside and the house was as I left it! That said, I'm not doing it again!
Sunny, the future plans for your GTI sound pretty awesome, especially the seats. Oh those seats :drool:
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i was behind the scenes when the zone 1 and 2 opened (are they still there?)
top of the town was a dump though, some excellent memories of it though
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I only remember one Zone, and that was by the rugby ground? If so thats now the club shop! I remember seeing 2unlimited in there, oh the shame!
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Yeah that was it, zone 1 for the over 18s and next door was zone 2 for the over 21s :laugh:
you can tell I've not been out into Northampton for years! :grin:
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Welcome along sunny
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Welcome!! :happy2:
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Thanks JPC and KIRKS1989 :happy2: