MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Hurdy on March 04, 2009, 03:52:14 pm
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Just been to see Raj (E30M3).
I'll be cleaning for the next day or two now, before they go on :happy2:
Oh and I've confused Raj a bit too about getting the Focus RS as he's just had a "quick spin" in the passenger seat of mine :evilgrin:
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What rims are these?
Mike
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Get the pics up immediately Hurdy. :happy2: nice one.
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They are his 19" BBS CH's in black with the silver lip along with Goodyear F1 Assym tyres - done 100 miles.
Still in the boot as I've just got back :surprised:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi156.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft8%2Fhurdy_album%2FCleanedcar017.jpg&hash=af5cf3704274ee62403b9da70d872b3f84088d88)
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I'm packing a fun sized Mars bar for those right now...
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I'm packing a fun sized Mars bar for those right now...
coulddnt have put it better myself :grin:
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My sig must have been giving peeps hints surely! :jumping:
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I'm packing a fun sized Mars bar for those right now...
Big enough to fill a pram..................
:signLOL: :signLOL:
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mint mint mint. we need pics
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great news! i love those wheels mate, they will be a great addition to your car hurdy! ;)
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Yup,
They have even still got the protective polythene around the BBS caps :drool:
Had a good talk to Raj about his M3CSL and getting a Focus RS. Great guy and I think he may be popping down to the Pod on the 14th in his M3 too. :happy2:
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Oooh wheel porn :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
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So how big is your collection of wheel porn now, Hurdy?
Those are a classic favourite.
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there gonna look 8) Mr Hurditch :happy2:
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I love those wheels. You are a lucky man with way to much money :drool:
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Again it was a pleasure to meet you John, a true gent :happy2:. and the GTI of yours is a sleeper in the true sense ! 8)
I was nearly 98% sure what my next car was going to be, either a Focus RS or a 996 GT2. I must have gone through atleast 3 months of going back and forth on the decision, cheers John for making it harder now !! :P
John kindly took me for a spin(more like a lap of the nurburgring) in his crazy GTI as i wanted to see what a well modded GTI is like.
I was adamant i would not get a GTI again, ever.
Then what happens you meet John (Hurdy) (top bloke btw ) and he takes you for a drive and you come back with neck ache from the G achieved in cornering and swearing like a sailor :signLOL:
Forgot how good an mk5 GTI is and never realised how crazy a modded one was. :chicken: I totally forgot the composure , the qaulity and the shifts of the DSG, it really is the total package !
Its unbelievably , mind numbingly, arse twitchingly, hand grabbing the grab handle, foot hitting the imaginary brake pedal RAPID as a road tool, i imagine as a track car too ! The way those brakes shed of speed is crazy, i've got an enlarged AP Racing 6 pot on the CSL running pagid rs29's and the Tar-ox BBK were as good if not better ! !
John was kind enough to take me on a drive round one of my local country lanes which i know like the back of my hand.
Keep in mind he has not ever seen this road , the rate at which this road was dispatched was utterly gob smacking for a FWD 5 door car.
I mean, i take a CSL and a M5 around these roads atleast once a week and i like to think i know how to drive on that road, but damn, Johns GTI was reaching near enough the same speed with no fuss and with iron fisted control, no body roll, no wasted power and the worst bit is with a diff i think it would have been faster ! :scared: :surprised: The suspension just soaked up the abuse , its one very very good setup road car !
Also keep in mind that the GTi has a 2 litre 4pot turbo FSI and the other cars havea 5litre V10 and a 3.2 I6 and you seriously begin to wonder what the power in the M cars is doing !
What suprised me the most is that it was riding aswell if not better than a stock car, no harshness, no excessive noise, you wouldn't even know what lurked underneath was a montser, a proper sleeper !
Considering it cost a 1/3 to 1/2 the cost of the other cars, yet its just as fast is basically crazy :rolleye:
because it certainly is not half /third of the car !
Most BMW, Porsche or Audi drivers would have a hard time beliveing that a GTI is quicker in a straight line or round corners but im telling you guys it FU$%ING IS !
I reckon car mags really should test a GTI ed30 with a few mods etc, remap, DSG and LSD vs the Focus RS, both cost the same money, both about the same power, but which one would be the better everyday car ? ? :smiley:
Yes that old bug "but the GTI is modded, mod the FOcus the same and the Focus would win" but the Focus costs more ! a GTi Ed30 can be had for 17K, 3 K mods, that is still 20k ! It would be nice to see which one really is the better car. I for one would be very intrested to know !
The only thing magazines/media don't seem to realise is the GTI takes time to appreciate, like a good Cognac. Just sitting in Johns car brought back memories of how great a car the mk5 GTI is.
Now im totally stuck as to what car to get now , cheers John it only took me 3 months to decide between the Focus or the GT2 ! :P Now i have thoughts of a GTI in my head, not again !! :rolleye: I tell you my decision in another 3 months !!! LOL
Once again great meeting you John and thank you for that drive which made me "sh*t in my pants " :grin: You certainly know how to :driver:
Ps: those wheels will look awesome on your car bud ! 8)
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You are a lucky man with way to much money
+1.
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I think I'd better have another read of Hurdy's car thread.
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Very nice mate! Fancied these myself but could not justify that sort of cash!
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LOL,
Sorry Raj (E30M3) for confuzzling you again :innocent:
It is always a pleasure to meet up with a fellow petrolhead and talk shop for a few hours. You certainly made me welcome :smiley:
I suppose you'll be wanting the wheels back then :signLOL: :grin: :rolleye:
The wheel I've cleaned so far has come up a treat. I only hope the weather clears up for Sunday at Ultimate Dubs :smiley:
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So how big is your collection of wheel porn now, Hurdy?
Those are a classic favourite.
I'm catching up with some of the more serious collectors on here. I have 4 sets at the moment :jumping:
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im still recoving from a trip out in John's car early doors before the Santa Pod gig, and only just managed to loose the skid marks in my underpants from sh*tting myself with his late breaking ability!!!
Raj, one thing to add to the mix, no doubt in 2 years the value of that RS will be the same as a 4 year old Ed30 :wink:
More food for thought :drinking:
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Stuning Wheels Hurdy :happy2:
Toast
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Cool wheels ... but I would say that :happy2:
19" BBS CH owners club :wink:
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Love them Hurdy, very similar to mine :rolleye:
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Just finished cleaning and protecting the wheels and have just put them on. Decided to weigh the TD's and the BBS to see what the difference is.......the BBS CH's are 7.5lb heavier with the tyres included. That is a total of 30lb on the wheels :surprised:. I must say that they look gorgeous though and I can always swap back to the TD's whenever I wish. Here's a couple of pics.
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Hopefully I'll get some good ones this weekend at Ultimate Dubs :happy2:
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They look absolute class on Silver ! :drool:
those wheels are stunning ! :P 8)
Glad your happy John :)
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Cheers Raj,
At least my sig now matches my car properly. :driver:
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They look lush John and it's about time you had some black rims on your motor, really compliments it well.. :happy2:
One thing to remember though... Get the TD's back on when running at Pod.. :wink: :grin:
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I always feel pics dont do these wheels justice, then once you see them in the flesh :love:
You will find me dribbling somewhere near your rims wheels at Udubs for sure. :jumping:
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Looks fantastic! Nothing wrong with having a set of show wheels.. Just when you go to Pod or track day you can use the TD's.. Ideal really as the CH's wont get messed up..
Looking great mate.. :happy2:
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Look great :happy2:
So tempted to redo mine shadow chrome with the silver lip
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:drool: :drool: :drool: Hubba hubba :happy2:
They would have looked good on mine too :wink:
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They look awesome mate, cars looks sooo much better for them now :happy2: :happy2:
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they look great :) ill be about with my slr camera on sunday so i will get some good photos of it :evilgrin:
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hurdy those wheels really set the car off and are pure filth :happy2:
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Looking really nice there Hurdy. Could be tempted at some point for Black wheels as well for mine after seeing yours. :smiley:
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Wow! They look great Hurdy, really nice addition to the car :rolleye:
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looking great matey
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they look great john!!! :happy2: :happy2: