MK5 Golf GTI
General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: heavyd on July 03, 2010, 01:33:00 am
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just moved up a mk!
got a dsg candy white. Its going to take some getting used to driving an auto!
I'm suprised how differnt the acceleration is compared to my mk4, as they're both putting out the same bhp.
Cant decide between revo or bluefin, got revo on my mk4, but feel robbed considering how cheap the deal was at inters compared to local revo dealer!
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any piks bud and spec mileage
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just moved up a mk!
got a dsg candy white. Its going to take some getting used to driving an auto!
I'm suprised how differnt the acceleration is compared to my mk4, as they're both putting out the same bhp.
Cant decide between revo or bluefin, got revo on my mk4, but feel robbed considering how cheap the deal was at inters compared to local revo dealer!
....Don't drive it as an auto! Pop it into M-mode and think manual and paddle shift exactly when you would in a conventional manual. Use D-mode for traffic queues and 30/40 mph urban cruising. Experiment switching between all modes including S. It's a learning curve but after 1,000 miles or so you'll grow to love it.
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Hi and Welcome along... :driver:
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just moved up a mk!
got a dsg candy white. Its going to take some getting used to driving an auto!
I'm suprised how differnt the acceleration is compared to my mk4, as they're both putting out the same bhp.
Cant decide between revo or bluefin, got revo on my mk4, but feel robbed considering how cheap the deal was at inters compared to local revo dealer!
Welcome along mate and nice choice :wink: :happy2:
When you say you're suprised how different the acceleration is between the 2, how do you mean. Don't forget the K04 in standard form is quite a progressive power delivery (bit boring really) and does hide the feeling of speed to a certain degree.
As for mapping options, you will find this forum has a heavy bias towards Revo, generall because everyone have been so pleased with it (including a few owners who have tried different software options before switching to Revo). But that doesn't mean that the other software companies don't offer a good product though.
I certainly wouldn't be put off by Revo just because you missed the Inters deal :surprised: That, imo, would be cutting off your nose to spite your face. Revo always have a deal on at Inters and it's just unfortunate you have missed it with the new motor :sad1: But for the sake a £100 or so, I know what I would do.. :wink:
Oh and get some pics up quick smartish.. :jumping:
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Welcome along, and congrats on your new ride. now crack on and post some pics :drinking:
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Welcome along mate, Revo FTMFW :happy2: :laugh:
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Welcome heavyd! Great choice of car and colour :smiley:
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welcome to the forum
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Hello and welcome nice choice!!
Pics,pics,pics............... :popcornsoda:
...............and spec :happy2:
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Wonder if this ones a 5dr ,with sunroof, xenons by pure chance?
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just moved up a mk!
got a dsg candy white. Its going to take some getting used to driving an auto!
I'm suprised how differnt the acceleration is compared to my mk4, as they're both putting out the same bhp.
Cant decide between revo or bluefin, got revo on my mk4, but feel robbed considering how cheap the deal was at inters compared to local revo dealer!
Sounds like GTi_mad, someones outbid you on the car you got funds out ready to pay out for.
If this is Kits Candys old car, id be pretty pissed mate.
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,16027.15.html
Penultimate post..
Especially if the cars be given to his brother Bullsh!t as the excuse why the car was no longer yours :fighting:
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^^^^ yep it seems it is doesnt it wot an absolute Wank3r :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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Wow what's going on here?
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We think that Heavyd has brought the car that Gti_mad had agree'd to buy, but was txted by Kits Candy saying his wife has given his car to to a family member due to an outstanding debt in his family for some building work.
But by the looks of it, has sold it on to someone else without even given Gti_mad the option of entering a higher bid if heavyd gave him a better offer then his asking price which Gti_mad and him had already agree'd.
Pretty low by Kits candy, especially as Dwaine had already taken out a bridging loan to pay him.
Im not even apart of this, but i know how excited dwaine was collecting this car.
At least the seller should have been honest.
This is of course , if this is the same car, so we await the pictures of his new ride, as about 3-4 of us at Gti International looked over it for dwaine to make sure he was buying a straight/good car.
We would love to see these Photo's heavyd!!, im sure you wernt aware of this deal im guessing.
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I see, that is shocking if it is the same and there can't be many 5 door white DSG edition 30s. Hopefully you'll get a better car Dwaine (cool name btw). I await pictures....
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this seems to be a hot topic! I got it from a garage down the road!
I'm still stripping my mk4 off all the bits I put on it, 4 full days of graft so far. I need to get my machine polisher out and a proper going over to sort the paintwork out before I have my name to any car pics!
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....Don't drive it as an auto! Pop it into M-mode and think manual and paddle shift exactly when you would in a conventional manual. Use D-mode for traffic queues and 30/40 mph urban cruising. Experiment switching between all modes including S. It's a learning curve but after 1,000 miles or so you'll grow to love it.
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Its just turned me lazy! its going to take some getting used to mind. I seem to have an invisible clutch peadle all the time?
The 's' mode seems a bit much for around town. feels like I'm killing the car every change. Do all the dsgs have launch control?
I'm going to try to get used to the dsg first, then go down to revo. Do I need to change diverter valves etc, or are the oem ones better than the mk4s? Also thinking about the forge twintake, rns 510....... I said I wasnt going to do anything to this car aswell?!I'll end up with exhaust, fuel pump , stage 2+ within a year no doubt. then I've got DaveB telling me that my standard brakes are useless, I need to buy bigger ones off him again....
What are the dsg gearboxes like coping with extra power then? will I end up upgrading or not? I know pretty much everything about mk4s, but just decided to move up a mk without any research!
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Still await the photo's though heavyd.
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Welcome mate!
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Hey HeavyD :drinking:
How are the boys? :laugh:
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I use this name on other types of site, I just put it in by mistake, If I could change it I would, did the same on edition38........
I'm not even that heavy!
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Still await the photo's though heavyd.
Lost your camera!!!????
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Still await the photo's though heavyd.
Lost your camera!!!????
What are you hassling this guy for Steve. Even if it is the said car it cant be his fault if Kits candy has sold it to him. You need to be hassling Kits candy :stupid:
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As i said TC, in my 1st message on here, its nowt to do with heavyD.
But a simple photo is a simple request if its is brought from a garage that wasnt even advertised for sale anywhere.
Then if it is, then kits candy has an huge apoligy to make to dwaine.
If it isnt the same car, then i eat lots of humble pie chap.
My neck and rope. :happy2:
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I wouldn't like to join a forum and have someone accuse me of being part of a dodgy deal, then have them demanding pics.
As i have said your beef is with the seller, not the buyer, if the guy doesn't want to put pics up then he doesn't have too. :happy2:
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Isnt exactly a scary request is it??, most people that join a forum like to show a photo of the new pride and joy tom.
Like every says at this point
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If someone doesnt have anything to hide, then a pic qould surely make the person asking look stupid.
So tom, heres hoping that a photo is posted so this happens .
Its no skin off my nose, but i know how upset Dwaine was and you dont. :happy2:
I wont " badger " any further as you say to keep forum etiquiette
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Steve I'm sure Dwaine will get over it mate. Have you not heard of destiny? Maybe he will find something better/cheaper? Not the end of the world either way and no one has died so lets not get our handbags out just yet! :laugh:
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thanks for all the defense and that steve :happy2: :happy2: .......... well my search goes on bin raiding PH and autotrader and cant find nothing with the same spec or price....... or even a decent priced fairly decent spec'd 1 :signLOL:
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thanks for all the defense and that steve :happy2: :happy2: .......... well my search goes on bin raiding PH and autotrader and cant find nothing with the same spec or price....... or even a decent priced fairly decent spec'd 1 :signLOL:
Something will come up chap! :happy2:
PM me your wish list and I'll let you know if I come across what your looking for! :wink:
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ok pm on its way :happy2:
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ok pm on its way :happy2:
Forget it after the 'girly car' comment! :booty: :P :pomppomp:
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well you maybe sellin girly cars atm but thats onli coz your not sellig your amazin ed30 :signLOL:
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Welcome to the forum
Dwaine, what is meant to be will be, i searched for almost two years before finding my ED30 and everything fell into place when i found the right one, im sure you will find one soon, and that will be the righ one for you :smiley: :happy2:
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well you maybe sellin girly cars atm but thats onli coz your not sellig your amazin ed30 :signLOL:
Good save! :grin:
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Yes hello and welcome to the forum!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, It took me a few days to completely strip my mk4, in between I have been dealing with people selling parts off it etc And I did state I would take pics after I have done a full detailing session on it with my machine polishers etc, which will happen next week when I am off work through the day. I am working from 6.30am- 5pm everyday this week, so sorry for not getting my camera out just as yet, but in the mean time I have had people around to test drive my car, sold 3 bumpers, brakes, etc etc. and I also have a 5 year old daughter to look after
Put it this way, I havent received any V5 document yet, so I've been staying low profile, incase some previous owner doesnt send it off.
And here comes the sh1t storm!!!!!!!!!!
For example if I had put an offer in last weekend, and was then asked when to come down and have a look at the car, then did a 4 hour round trip to have a look at a car, and then said I would buy the car, and then made arrangements and booked a train journey to collect the car. How does that make me a bad person? I might of paid £100 less than originally offered, due to a damaged alloy wheel, but in no way was I doing any bidding for christ sake, I might have been told there were other people interested, but I did the same thing to the bloke that just bought my car!!!!
If he is that bothered about the car, he can have it! I would prefer a 3dr with a manual gearbox anyway.
And if you check your facts, there was a white 5dr dsg with xenons for sale at stratstones 3 miles away, and a white 5dr 5 miles away at a local audi garage.
I just was just waiting for my V5 to come back before I came out with it, just in case kit candy held it back, especially after the badgering I got straight away of youse lot. I must have made an initial better offer than he did I suppose, which was more than I wanted to spend really, but wasnt aware that there was any other serious interest in the car, so my apologies.
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And breathe! :grin:
You didn't need to explain yourself chap, no one else's business in my opinion so fair play to you! :happy2:
Now where's those pics?? :signLOL: :signLOL: :laugh:
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Im not in anyway saying your a bad person!!. Where did i say that??
At least now you do admit it was Kits candy's motor,and un-beknown to you a deal was done and that he should of at least come clean to dwaine, why his money wasnt good enough for him, especially as he sorted a loan out to pay for it!!!.
So no grudges chap against you in the slightest!!!! :stupid:
Kits candy was and has been dis-honest.
Water under the bridge now.
Its a great car, great spec and a good one,
Now go put some miles on it chap :happy2:
Dwaine, hurry up and find one :signLOL:
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I would have said straight away, but I was waiting for my v5. Just found a revo dealer just down the road, so looks like that's next on the list. Will post some pics soon
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i will steve once i find a CW one that catches my eye :signLOL:
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oh well heres some pics, I didnt get the chance to do a proper polish, just a wash and some pinnacle souveran wax
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb150%2Fheavyd123%2FP1010105.jpg&hash=a0eac36b743df9ed79dff96d73ac39d523087543)
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(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb150%2Fheavyd123%2FP1010107.jpg&hash=93fca501c4b55b8ce3cf6097b4437299567e82b9)
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a nice wheel to sort out... and it has a slight buckle! and after further examination found all four wheels have had a touch of spray apint in their time, as has the bonnet :scared:
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First engine mod done, just bought a 2nd hand engine cover to chop up next week to make it a little easier on the eye
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Very Tidy indeed :happy2:
Looked well up together At Inters :happy2:
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welcome :happy2:
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Very nice. When detailed properly, CW cars are stunning.