MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: chrisr on June 29, 2010, 09:37:29 pm

Title: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on June 29, 2010, 09:37:29 pm: Went & picked up a little project for me to have a play with Tonight.

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Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: Greeners on June 29, 2010, 09:40:03 pm: Ooh thats a bit nice! :happy2:

Rare colour too if I'm not mistaken?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: theo on June 29, 2010, 09:41:34 pm: Very nice. One of my friends dads had a very early R32. I loved going out in that car! What plans do you have?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: Toast on June 29, 2010, 09:43:52 pm: Looks mint :happy2: One of the lads we Know at Inters has a 3dr running a gt35 500bhp+ :evilgrin: :party:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on June 29, 2010, 09:56:24 pm: Cheers guys, Thats the good side I took the pics of :ashamed:

The car does have some issues that I need to sort out, Hence the reason for it be ing a project
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 11:05:37 am: Gave it a little going over with the buffer

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It turned 60k on its way home

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Gave the interior a quick going over aswell

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The engine bay got the slightest of cleans, Didnt want to upset how it ran by getting water where it wasnt meant to go!

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Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 04, 2010, 01:06:51 pm: Engine bay looks ok :happy2:.What did you use please ?. :smiley:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 04, 2010, 01:11:00 pm: :drool: :drool:

Awesome 'little' project Chris. Very jealous if that's just a project :wink:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 02:49:57 pm: Quote from: Gene Hunt on July 04, 2010, 01:06:51 pm
Engine bay looks ok :happy2:.What did you use please ?. :smiley:

Im a valeter by trade & used "Autosmart G101" to degrease the engine, Then a light power wash & then some "Autosmart Krill" engine dressing
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 03:02:56 pm: Quote from: rdfcpete on July 04, 2010, 01:11:00 pm
:drool: :drool:

Awesome 'little' project Chris. Very jealous if that's just a project :wink:

It it a project, :happy2: once its done & looking like it should then it will be sold on
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: keith on July 04, 2010, 03:35:06 pm: Thats my fav colour MKIV R32. how much if you dont mind me askin?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 04:17:02 pm: I bought it at what I think is a god price :wink:

When I got told about it & agreed to buy it without even seeing it my initial plans were to break it, But after seeing it & driving it back home I knew the paint could be save & the car put back to its former Glory.
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: Gene Hunt on July 04, 2010, 04:54:26 pm: Quote from: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 02:49:57 pm
Quote from: Gene Hunt on July 04, 2010, 01:06:51 pm
Engine bay looks ok :happy2:.What did you use please ?. :smiley:

Im a valeter by trade & used "Autosmart G101" to degrease the engine, Then a light power wash & then some "Autosmart Krill" engine dressing
.......thanks for that, i will have a go on the mk5. :happy2:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: edd666999 on July 04, 2010, 05:05:12 pm: i was thinking...id love one of those! then i saw..16.1mpg :signLOL:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: winrya on July 04, 2010, 05:08:30 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on July 04, 2010, 05:05:12 pm
i was thinking...id love one of those! then i saw..16.1mpg :signLOL:

Same here :laugh: I did end up on autotrader though :grin:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 05:09:28 pm: The 16.1 mpg was after a 4 mile journey in rush hour traffic at 5:30 pm, at one point I was stood still for just short of 10 mins due to roadworks,

On the same day on the way to work in the morning it got 24.8 on a 9 mile trip,

So not that bad
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 05:11:22 pm: Quote from: winrya on July 04, 2010, 05:08:30 pm
Quote from: edd666999 on July 04, 2010, 05:05:12 pm
i was thinking...id love one of those! then i saw..16.1mpg :signLOL:

Same here :laugh: I did end up on autotrader though :grin:

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That was after a 19 mile trip on the motorway.
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 04, 2010, 05:19:03 pm: ^ ^ ^

Even though you can see '£' signs falling out the exhaust, it's worth it for that sound and traction IMO

...And 28mpg is good anyway! Struggle for that in mine urban driving.
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 05:26:20 pm: Cant beat the V6 Soundtrack! :drool:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 04, 2010, 05:32:51 pm: An expensive soundtrack :party: But indeed, worth it.

Any loose clues to the plans then Chris? Or even the areas you have in mind to target? :smiley:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 05:51:10 pm: Well the car is nearly up to scratch again now, Fitted new seatbelt tensioner & Air bag module today, got the paint to nearly how it should be, Just need to decide if ill source a spoiler for it or not.?

Once the log book comes back it will be getting advertised for sale
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 04, 2010, 07:06:01 pm: I see, fair play :congrats:

When you say spoiler, do you mean front splitter or a rear spoiler?
If the earlier, then an LCR splitter would look very tidy I reckon :happy2:

I presume from the way you're talking this isn't your first and won't be your last project?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 07:11:15 pm: I meant the boot spoiler, The LCP Splitter does look nice on the R32 Bumper, but its still got its origional 2 black R32 lower splitters so ill leave them on,

Its not my forst project & wont be my last, The last 2 I did was a MK4 GT TDi that ended up with R32 front, R-line rear, Full leather Recaro, Audi TT wheels, Previous to that it was a MK4 GTi 1.8t, That ended up with the full Anni kit & a set of BBS LM reps, (Those were my personal cars though)

I have also within the last year bought & repaired 2 projects, 1 was a MK2 Fiesta XR2 that was looking very sorry for its self, The other was a rare colour Amafi Blue MK4 Xr3i cabriolet that had also been neglected.
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 04, 2010, 09:23:15 pm: Got bored Today with the weather being rubbish so I eddited one of my pics

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Also liked this pic of 2 generations of Golf's together

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Decided I would enable the "Miles to Empty" & illuminated needles feature aswell

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Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 14, 2010, 07:36:34 pm: took the car out last night,

whilst I was out it felt like it was holding back and had a slight missfire, after a bit it felt normal again though, after about 20 mins the Engine light started to flash and then stayed on,

the car was missing quite a lot so I limped back home, put vagcom on it and it showed missfire on cylinder 5.

looks like it was coil pack, rang tps up at 8:20 this morning and had a new genuine one here for 10:00. will fit it tonight and take it for another run
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 14, 2010, 09:36:29 pm: Sorry to hear you had cylinder/coil probs Chris. Looks like you actioned it more than ASAP :happy2:

We need some vids of the exhaust/sound if I'm honest :evilgrin:
Are you hoping to sell it on for more, or balance your books?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 14, 2010, 09:48:31 pm: I think this could have been the cause of the problems

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But after a little issue trying to remove it I replaced it with this

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Genuine VW item, (Remember the saying "Buy cheap buy twice!)

It now runs & sounds even better than it did when I first bought it, So that makes me think it had been ready to pack in before & the drive the other night finished it off.

As for the selling it on, Im hoping to make a little on it, There is one on Ebay now on a cat D but not yet repaired & thats up at £5000

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170511428884&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 14, 2010, 10:04:02 pm: Does look in bit of state that ^

Reckon you've got a bit of power back that you might of lost?

Why the link to a CatD .:R? If yours is hunky dorey, won't it be worth near double that one fella? :confused: Especially in a colour that rare, adds a bit of novelty tax? :party:
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 14, 2010, 10:09:19 pm: Think it was down on power, I put the link up to that R because mine is also a cat D
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on July 15, 2010, 10:54:51 pm: ^ Ah I see - okay. I just caught your thread on R32oc afterwards actually and realised the relevance :happy2:

I'd absolutely love one of these when I have the opportunity and budget, so I'm pretty envious!
What's the current personal ride, is that the MK5 GT TDi?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on July 16, 2010, 05:31:51 pm: Yeah my normal car is the GT TDi
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on August 15, 2010, 07:09:36 pm: Took it out to get some pics whilst we had some fine weather

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Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on August 15, 2010, 09:38:00 pm: Very tidy Chris. Everytime I catch this thread I think I should get myself some .:R fun! I nearly bought an A3 with the V6 engine previous to getting my GTI. The fuel would've been silly at the time, but one day...

BTW - has the rear boot spoiler been taken off?
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: chrisr on August 15, 2010, 09:45:07 pm: For some reason its got a different tailgate on it, Dont know the reason in this but Im on the look out for a spoiler if I can get one at the right price.

Looks like a standard Golf with twin pipes on it as it is now, Seems to attract alot of people driving quite close wanting to find out what it is
Title: Re: Bought a little project
Post by: rdfcpete on August 22, 2010, 12:23:52 pm: ^ Heh, I bet. Costs too much to show them all a new pair of heels.

Think I saw this in eBay earlier Chris, sad news if it's going already :/