MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Mr Punch on June 15, 2010, 11:39:05 pm
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Who has the highest mileage Gti on here then and what year is it?
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Might be mine: Just over 85k miles since August 2005 and I've enjoyed every single mile and hope for many more.
Is there any particular reason you want to know?
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I'm just shy of 90k since August 2006 and still racking up the miles... unfortunately mine are boring commuting miles :ashamed:
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O5 & 72000.00. Looks & runs like new.
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April '06 and 91k, mostly boring motorway miles though
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Might be mine: Just over 85k miles since August 2005 and I've enjoyed every single mile and hope for many more.
Is there any particular reason you want to know?
One of the blokes I work with new company car arrived, and I had to contact the old lease company to collect the old car.
They needed to know what mileage he had done to adjust the cost on miles over agreement.
I had to get a second opinion when I saw it had done 276,000 MILES!!....I thought I was reading it wrong.
I just wondered if a GTI was capable of doing that mileage?
If your interested it was a 55 plate Honda Accord that had been to the moon and back.
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Hondas do last forever. My 05 plate GTI is on about 74k and it don't think it'll do another 74k if the truth be told. The mk5 is just not a well made car. Too many of them with the steering rack and subframe problems for my liking. I spend a fortune on my car in terms of maintenance and servicing trying to keep it as good as I can, but iot's a lossing battle as far as I'm concerned.
In contrast, I also have a mk4 1.6 Golf Match with about 80k on it that drives like new! Anyone interested in buying it? :happy2:
My 2nd car was a Vauxhall cavalier 1.4L that I sold with 170k on the clock. It got a bigger engine and still going strong 5 years later with WELL over 200l miles on it. Never missed a beat apart from needing a new clutch at 166k
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mine was a 05 with 58k, its now got 27k! :party: :signLOL:
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And doesn't work :laugh:
soon tho
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Mines has only done 29k on a 56 plate.. :pomppomp:
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28k on a 58 plate :pomppomp:
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I think Danish had ~180000 km on his iirc :notworthy:
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And doesn't work :laugh:
soon tho
u little git!! :P :laugh:
still waiting for shark to call me!
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mines is a 2005, and has 29k
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subframe problems for my liking. I spend a fortune on my car in terms of maintenance and servicing trying to keep it as good as I can, but iot's a lossing battle as far as I'm concerned.
Garth.....Sub frame problems??? All cars require Maintenance & Servicing...
Do you mean the cost of this or are you not happy with the car in general...
I must admit I think the MK5 is quite well put together..... however I have only had the car a few weeks.
Time will tell...It's still concerning with all your care & money you spend on the car that you don't think it will cover another 75k :surprised:
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I had to get a second opinion when I saw it had done 276,000 MILES!!....I thought I was reading it wrong.
I just wondered if a GTI was capable of doing that mileage?
....Definitely capable if it's well maintained and serviced. VolkswagenDRIVER magazine have a Mk4 GTI which has done 246,000.
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Garth.....Sub frame problems??? All cars require Maintenance & Servicing...
Do you mean the cost of this or are you not happy with the car in general...
I must admit I think the MK5 is quite well put together..... however I have only had the car a few weeks.
Time will tell...It's still concerning with all your care & money you spend on the car that you don't think it will cover another 75k :surprised:
Yes, Are you not aware of the mk5 clunking sub frame problem? Do a search, it's well documented. As is the worn steering rack issue. These are both above and beyond normal maintenance and servicing.
Everything is relative, so if you are coming from something like a citroen then the mk5 Golf probably does seem well put together. However, it is not as well put together as a mk4 Golf and the quality of some of the parts is a lot lower. This is not my opinion but something VW were critised quite heavily about when the mk5 was released.
Overall I still like the mk5 GTI, it's still a pretty good car- it handles well and is fast out of the box plus I really like the shape and styling. My problem is for a company that use 'if only everything in life was as reliable as a Volkswagen', the truth is somehting different.
My car is hardly a high miler and it is treated very well and never thrashed, yet the list of faults gets longer each week and they seem to be cropping up faster than I can solve them at the moment, particularly annoying rattles!
All that said, my engine does still sound and go like a new one (even if the check engine light is on yet again), it's just the rest of the car that's ageing prematurely!
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Yes, Are you not aware of the mk5 clunking sub frame problem? Do a search, it's well documented. As is the worn steering rack issue. These are both above and beyond normal maintenance and servicing.
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Thanks........I'll check these out hope you get your fault light sorted :wink:
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my mk5 gti has done 25k and its a 54plate
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105K on an 05 plate
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this clunking problem always seems to appear on the us golf mk5 forum. im yet to see it on any TFSI forum in the uk though!!
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139k. Golf gti mk 5 blue 2005
Fingers crossed it keeps on going.
Just had second cambelt service and waterpump.
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32k 07 plate here
probably not the thread to moan about vw build quality but got to agree with some of the comments here.
My golf has had a failed air con compressor, drinks a bit of oil too. Then the cambelt needs doing next year.
I had a focus st170 prior to the golf, did over 100k in it, never used a drop of oil or let me down. Cambelt was 10 years or 100k!
I'm yet to be convinced by the perceived quality. I'm not knocking vw but I think vauxhall, ford & co are closing the gap.
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The other brands may close the gap but they cant get within a million miles of the vw customer service. Its expensive but well worth the extra.
18k service on my vauxhall vivaro, £229. oil,filter and tyre kick. This took 2 days. They said it needed new pads and discs (it still doesnt, now on 41k)
they also put the van on a 2 post ramp and squashed the sills flat, left the coolant cap off and broke the under tray :sad1:
You cannot get courtesy vans from vauxhall even though they are business vehicles, it appears you must put your business on hold whilst servicing takes place!!!
20k service on edition 30 oil,pollen, brake fluid change £259 they gave a VW keyring and mug for free and i was given a courtesy vehicle for 2 days while they found a rattle also get free coffee every time i visit dealer!
I also have experience of ford dealers....... :sick:
Back to my point......57 plate Edition 30 on 25k :happy2:
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I bought the car Feb '09 at 28k miles and it's not a kick in the arse off 40k miles now... an '06 plate for me.
Re: the perceived quality issues that are being discussed - it's all relative. My last three cars have been two FIATs and a Hyundai, so the fit and interior finish is a world apart from what I'm used to.
I'm not so impressed with the arsey and sometimes downright arrogant VW dealers, silly spares prices and the endless 'Check Engine' warning lights.
Still, I suppose the acid test would be, 'would I buy another VW/VAG car?' (R32 or S4, please)
Yes, in a heartbeat. :happy2:
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@ KRL, 193.000km and counting :laugh:, any higher?? 06 BTW :happy2:
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@ KRL, 193.000km and counting :laugh:, any higher?? 06 BTW :happy2:
193,000km * 62% = 119,660 miles :surprised: :notworthy:
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s4lek seems to be ahead atm with 139K!!!! assuming thats miles and not km!
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54 plate and 101,000+ miles.
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How long have these high milers been modified for?
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s4lek seems to be ahead atm with 139K!!!! assuming thats miles and not km!
even though his is a 05 it's still a lot of miles, :notworthy:
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How long have these high milers been modified for?
mine 33.000km :smiley:
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this clunking problem always seems to appear on the us golf mk5 forum. im yet to see it on any TFSI forum in the uk though!!
You have now :wink:
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definatly miles mate , ill try and get a pic when i get the chance.