MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: johnhol78 on January 21, 2011, 08:11:43 pm

Title: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: johnhol78 on January 21, 2011, 08:11:43 pm
Hopefully have muy old BMW 320D being piked up tomorrow and the balance paid......then off to pick up my new 55 GTi up from a garage, been preped all week and can't wait.

Black
5DR
Manual,
Biege leather interior

Question i have is i read people talking about the computer being mid, high etc.....what does this mean?

The computer has one line from I can tell....all the usual like temp above it though the area that changes with the button on stalk is one line....
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: big al on January 21, 2011, 10:34:29 pm
Bet you cannot wait can you mate! I know what I was like the last night before I picked up mine!
Highline is when you have the ability to alter a lot of settings of the car, It is when the dash screen is one large pic, and when doors are open you will get a picture of which door is open rather than just having a picture light up.

What are your plans for it?
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 22, 2011, 07:07:20 am
Great choice of car mate but biege leather on black paint work !!!!.What the hell were VW thinking that day. Sorry but just my thoughts.
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: stealthwolf on January 22, 2011, 09:58:35 am
^^^Have you seen the pics? A couple of members have this combo and it looks great. Definitely brightens up the interior!
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 22, 2011, 11:28:46 am
^^^Have you seen the pics? A couple of members have this combo and it looks great. Definitely brightens up the interior!
..........do you think?. I've seena couple in the flesh when i was looking for a GTI & to me it's  :sick:. The mk5 GTI was ment to go back to the ''orginal'' mk 1 GTI roots, tartan seats & decent power etc. The biege leather seats just don't work in a GTI for me.Sorry but just my thoughts.  :innocent:
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: johnhol78 on January 22, 2011, 12:10:18 pm
No worries mate, everyones different. I like the black interior but the biege definitly brightens it up.

No planned mods, might run it standard for a while and look at a remap later in the year. The wife has said I can't spend anymore money  :sad1:

I was up at 5.30....anxious about the bloke buying mine but all done and dusted so setting off in 15 minutes  :driver:
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: markc on January 22, 2011, 12:53:29 pm
Good stuff mate  :smiley:  Make sure you dont leave it long before swapping the dv, for the newer Rev D (piston type)    :happy2:
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 22, 2011, 02:01:16 pm
No worries mate, everyones different. I like the black interior but the biege definitly brightens it up.

No planned mods, might run it standard for a while and look at a remap later in the year. The wife has said I can't spend anymore money  :sad1:

I was up at 5.30....anxious about the bloke buying mine but all done and dusted so setting off in 15 minutes  :driver:
...... :happy2: you will enjoy it  :wink:. I'm on my second mk5 GTI &  can't think of anything else i would want to change it for, unless i won the lottery of course. :signLOL:
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: johnhol78 on January 23, 2011, 08:06:44 pm
Picked it up and love it........

Heres a pick from the dealer site - will take my own next weekend if it stops raining...Power is great - felt the DSG I drove 2 weeks ago was slightly quicker though that's probably my gear changes.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi46.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ff150%2Fjohnhol%2FGTi.jpg&hash=65206e7a6757a4097a2aaa55abb3f2cc335600d6)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f150/johnhol/GTi.jpg (http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f150/johnhol/GTi.jpg)

Biege leather interior looks great - got some cheap rubber mats from argos and cut round the fitted mats and they look great - breaking the biege up and adding protection during the winter.

Any help with REVO would be great - going to try the 5 day trial though need to know if any other mods are needed for a stage 1 - if so might stick with standard setup.

Thanks
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Moschops on January 23, 2011, 09:47:10 pm
Hi and Welcome along  :driver:
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Kalpsn2000 on January 25, 2011, 02:50:11 pm
Hi & welcome mate

Picked up my GTI about 5 weeks ago and absolutely love it  :happy2: You will to  :happy2:

It is definitely one of the best all-rounder’s.

A pic of what the highline looks like:

http://www.vwaudicruise.com/resources/DSCF0096.JPG

Midline is half that size.
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: johnhol78 on January 25, 2011, 02:54:19 pm
Mines definitely the midline one then.

Love the car anyway so this is no problem for me.

Booked in for the 5 hour trial of revo next Saturday. Worth a try I suppose. :)
Title: Re: Pick my first GTi tomorrow
Post by: Greeners on February 10, 2011, 12:18:04 pm
Welcome fella!  :drinking: