MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: funkythumbs42 on February 24, 2010, 10:19:25 am

Title: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: funkythumbs42 on February 24, 2010, 10:19:25 am

Had my GTI over two months now and just joined this forum so thought id say hi!! Spec as follows:

Black 3-dr, Xenons, Winter Pack, Parking Sensors, RCD 500 6-CD Changer, MFSW with Highline Computer, Tyre Pressure Sensors

Loving the car so far although coming from a mkiv tdi with 45mpg an average of 23mpg is a bit of a shock but the drive is 100% better.

Plans for the car are a remap, milltek exhaust system, ipod connectivity and maybe some nice bbs wheels ala edition 30

Some poor pictures below when the car was dirty from my camera phone :-)


(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fc243%2Fgregorilla%2FIMG_0169.jpg&hash=fa28024ef6f67b307bf6c499f83d5f3326204bfc)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fc243%2Fgregorilla%2FIMG_0178.jpg&hash=9507e1dfaa934a500e9f4b84e0930e47a5b4d3d0)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fc243%2Fgregorilla%2F2.jpg&hash=c183c792ebe4f35b1ca6db38ec17394e51e5bec2)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fc243%2Fgregorilla%2FIMG_0165.jpg&hash=3ed02fda0e088ca842efee6c5a73525ef733669c)


Greg

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: VC on February 24, 2010, 10:43:18 am

nicely done, always cool when you introduce yourself with some pix  :happy2:

welcome to the slope  :drinking:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: T88OMM on February 24, 2010, 11:30:25 am

Welcome along matey  :pomppomp: :wink:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: MAT ED30 on February 24, 2010, 12:12:27 pm

Welcome  :smiley: car looks spot on

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: john_o on February 24, 2010, 12:13:30 pm

hello and welcome  :happy2:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: funkythumbs42 on February 24, 2010, 12:26:02 pm

thanks guys!!

i have a couple of problems actually at the minute, booked in garage on friday.

1. slow coolant leak, no gunk in oil and car stays at right temp so think it could possibly be the "leay flange" issue

2. grinding noise on front breaks when breaking at slow speeds as if theres grit and stones stuck between the pads and discs...the brakes themselves work ok

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Mackie1 on February 24, 2010, 12:37:33 pm

Nice motor pal. Welcome along :happy2:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Greeners on February 24, 2010, 12:59:07 pm

Welcome Chap!  :drinking:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Richn83 on February 26, 2010, 09:21:32 am

Nice car, good choice black GTI with Xenons, and in no way am I biased by having one myself  :wink:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: KIRKS1989 on February 26, 2010, 03:40:31 pm

Welcome!!  :happy2:

Where are those pics taken?? I recognise the background!!

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Andy on February 27, 2010, 02:56:32 am

welcome to the forum
The first pic looks like the top road to leyburn up waithwood bank unless am wrong :happy2:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: T88OMM on February 27, 2010, 10:45:37 am

Welcome along matey  :happy2: :pomppomp:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Snoopy on February 27, 2010, 11:09:31 am

Welcome.

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: funkythumbs42 on February 27, 2010, 11:20:41 am

it certainly is i was on my way to high force waterfall :-D nice roads apart from the sheep  :driver:

got the issue with my brakes sorted, stripped and cleaned no grinding noise anymore

garage ran a pressure test on the cooling system and could not find any leaks so back to the drawing board with that one  :sad1:

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Andy on February 27, 2010, 06:58:08 pm

You  most be local to me,it is a excellent road unless a sheep starts playing dares on that road :signLOL:
Glad you got your brakes sorted..think Darren (mortygttdi ) had problems drop him a pm as to what he used to stop it
 

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: JPC on February 28, 2010, 10:02:15 pm

Hi and welcomes!

Title: Re: New Member from the North East, MKV GTi!! Howdy
Post by: Rich on February 28, 2010, 10:24:53 pm

Warm welcome - the car looks brill :happy2: