MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: roblan on October 27, 2010, 10:43:34 pm

Title: Hi from Kent
Post by: roblan on October 27, 2010, 10:43:34 pm: Hi. Have been reading lots on the forum and a few weeks ago took the plunge and got a 2007 Edition 30 DSG. I was originally close to buying a Civic Type R but one drive in the Ed30 and there was no contest :-) It's my first FWD car for a while having had a number of 3 series BMWs (latest being a 330d coupe - now for sale if you know anyone looking!). The GTI is definitely a more fun drive!

The car is fairly standard and the only mod I plan at the moment is to add the RNS510 satnav.

Few pictures taken today after cleaning and quick polish for the first time.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd431%2FRobLa1%2FGTI%2520Ed30%2FDSC_0005.jpg&hash=6d705debff2a6761e903593f9026e7066c789112)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd431%2FRobLa1%2FGTI%2520Ed30%2FDSC_0006.jpg&hash=7827ee3b117cdbabf01dc7a6604acfecccf1b85a)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd431%2FRobLa1%2FGTI%2520Ed30%2FDSC_0009.jpg&hash=bc90ee3055f0234e22ea2cd2a813d36d0d155e7b)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1219.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd431%2FRobLa1%2FGTI%2520Ed30%2FDSC_0004.jpg&hash=5825ee967d487f5022e2979fb48859967c299094)
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: stealthwolf on October 27, 2010, 11:03:34 pm: That shine is stunning!

One day, I'll save enough for a decent correction by JPC.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: luckyGti on October 27, 2010, 11:19:27 pm: Welcome, Looks fantastic :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: cartwheel on October 28, 2010, 12:31:49 am: That shine is insane!

My best mate has got a type-r, and I've had jap performance cars before. Good cheap fun, but the Golf is an amazing all rounder, deffo done the right thing!

Nice car buddy, everytime I see an ed30 I want the tinted rear clusters!
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: PND on October 28, 2010, 01:06:23 am: Quote from: roblan on October 27, 2010, 10:43:34 pm
Few pictures taken today after cleaning and quick polish for the first time.

Welcome!

Quick polish?! What's it going to look like when you try?! Looks great!
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Gtikenny on October 28, 2010, 09:02:51 am: hi and welcome i think i might have seen you in rainham last week if im not mistaken...
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Andy on October 28, 2010, 09:33:00 am: Welcome to the forum.. : :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Richn83 on October 28, 2010, 09:42:43 am: Welcome roughly where in kent are we talking? Im not far off the A20 in the Bromley area
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: vRS Carl on October 28, 2010, 11:18:32 am: Welcome mate :drinking:

Car looks great. Im in the Kent area (Folkestone) most weekends.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: apollo13 on October 28, 2010, 11:26:13 am: I wish would stay like that for longer!! :grin:

Welcome!!

Where are you in Kent? Ill keep a look out for you Im in Rainham.

Lee.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Gtikenny on October 28, 2010, 01:01:34 pm: good to see another Gti owner in rainham :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: roblan on October 28, 2010, 08:26:42 pm: Quote from: Gtikenny on October 28, 2010, 09:02:51 am
hi and welcome i think i might have seen you in rainham last week if im not mistaken...

Hi. I took the car to Elite in Rainham a few weeks ago to get them to check the alignment. Heard they are the best and was not disappointed. Absolutely brilliant customer service with before and after printouts!

I live just the other side of the river in Dartford.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: roblan on October 28, 2010, 08:30:15 pm: Quote from: PND on October 28, 2010, 01:06:23 am
Quote from: roblan on October 27, 2010, 10:43:34 pm
Few pictures taken today after cleaning and quick polish for the first time.

Welcome!

Quick polish?! What's it going to look like when you try?! Looks great!

Thanks. Amazing what a bit of Megs NXT can do! Paintwork maybe not quite as good as it looks in the pics with a few stone chips. Looking at Chipex to fill in some of the small stone chips on the bonnet and then look at a proper correction after the winter.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Robert74 on October 28, 2010, 08:57:21 pm: Welcome, I am also in Kent, Westerham to be exact.

Great looking car!
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Werner on October 28, 2010, 10:30:36 pm: Wauw!! Looks really great, well cleaned as well!
Did you do any (performance) mods on this?
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: JamesBaby on October 29, 2010, 01:37:08 pm: Car Looks amazing mate. I'm thinking about at ED30 too. Had not considered black, but yours looks well nice!!
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: roblan on October 29, 2010, 08:04:03 pm: Quote from: Werner on October 28, 2010, 10:30:36 pm
Wauw!! Looks really great, well cleaned as well!
Did you do any (performance) mods on this?

Enjoying the "standard" performance at the moment but tempted by a Revo remap maybe next year. Anyone found a good Revo dealer in Kent?
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Robert74 on October 29, 2010, 08:37:05 pm: I think your nearest will be AMD in Lakeside Essex.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Greeners on October 30, 2010, 09:24:46 pm: Welcome :drinking:

Good choice in Motor! :wink:
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: redgem on November 06, 2010, 01:05:54 am: Welcome :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: GeeTeeI on November 06, 2010, 09:45:53 pm: Hi there.

Another Kentish GTI owner here - Folkestone for me.

Love the shine of that car - amazing.

Mine's being detailed this Friday, simply can't wait to see the end result.
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: Andy on November 06, 2010, 10:39:28 pm: i always thought mine was clean until i got mine detailed the results are amazing
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: rileyboy on November 07, 2010, 07:02:42 pm: nice car im a gillingham boy
Title: Re: Hi from Kent
Post by: micaerin on November 07, 2010, 07:19:51 pm: Welcome to the forum, Im from Deal :happy2: