MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: oisinc on October 07, 2011, 04:01:13 pm
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Im sure this has been asked before but....
If you had to do it all over again what would you start with as a base car with the intention of tuning it to 300+ ?
The only thing holding me back on getting an edt 30 is the seats. In saying that I do like the Pirelli edt seats :)
no accounting for taste I know. :D
Also can you fit a highline dash screen if not installed by the factory?
Am I right to say the Mk 6 MFW wont work unless you have the highline screen??
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if you want to modify go ed30/pirelli, if you want to keep the car standard and move on in a year or so may as well get a gti as you will have fun but wont pay as much
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Thanks...
done and dusted :)
ED30/Pirelli here i come :D
any nice ones for sale on here??
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Im sure this has been asked before but....
If you had to do it all over again what would you start with as a base car with the intention of tuning it to 300+ ?
The only thing holding me back on getting an edt 30 is the seats. In saying that I do like the Pirelli edt seats :)
no accounting for taste I know. :D
Also can you fit a highline dash screen if not installed by the factory?
Am I right to say the Mk 6 MFW wont work unless you have the highline screen??
You are letting the seats influence which one you go for :signLOL:
IMO the ED30 seats are the best out of the 3 :happy2:
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Thanks...
done and dusted :)
ED30/Pirelli here i come :D
any nice ones for sale on here??
if your going to modify heavily and you buy a manual - get the clutch and lsd fitted and all suspension, brakes before you go big power. i went stg 2+ first - my clutch lasted less than a week :rolleye:
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list :wink: :happy2:
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you could always swap an Ed30 interior with someone and get a retrim... i think the Ed30 is the way to go, bearing in mind that when i drove it i thought it was a bit wallowy and not a great handler compared to the standard GTI or the A3 2.0T i ended up getting but as you should be getting lowering springs (at the very least) this shouldn't be that much of a problem.
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
Lazy mans car, drive like Pro and get the manual :P
can of worms on its way :signLOL:
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
Lazy mans car, drive like Pro and get the manual :P
can of worms on its way :signLOL:
..............as Creatz say's manual box every time & having had both,normal GTI & ED 30 is the way to go. :happy2:
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if your going to modify heavily and you buy a manual - get the clutch and lsd fitted and all suspension, brakes before you go big power. i went stg 2+ first - my clutch lasted less than a week :rolleye:
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What clutch did you upgrade to? does it feel standard or heavy? how much was it fitted?
i have an ED30 and will be getting a remap, the standard clutch is very high so that might be the 1st thing to change :(
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list :wink: :happy2:
I guess if the right ed30 came along I would get it and then find a leather interior somewhere or get a re-trim. But Id rather spend my cash on the engine/suspension/brakes etc..
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Yep, call me crazy but the inside is where I'll be spending most of my time :p
Going for DSG not Manual. the o/h has to drive it to :(
I understand where you are coming from but they would be pretty easy to change if you find a great car with the 'wrong' interior. If your going for 300+ then you could just add it to your mod list :wink: :happy2:
I guess if the right ed30 came along I would get it and then find a leather interior somewhere or get a re-trim. But Id rather spend my cash on the engine/suspension/brakes etc..
.............don't forget ED 30 came with part leather seats. :smiley:
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Does it come with arm rest as standard swell ?
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its the tartan i dont like :)
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Does it come with arm rest as standard swell ?
...........no.
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If I were to choose again between the edition 30 or the gti.
I'd definitely go for the.......S3. :grin: :happy2:
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If I were to choose again between the edition 30 or the gti.
I'd definitely go for the.......S3. :grin: :happy2:
Yea me too!!!! Half already done for you! Intercooler, brakes etc!! Also better made, thats from an ed30 owner!!
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teah would be nice having all four wheels to get the power down with...
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there are several reasons not to go Audi tho. as an 8P owner i'd say the 8P is perhaps better than the Mk5 but it's definitely not better than the Mk6. and RNS-510 d!cks all over RNS-E which is a useless pile of junk. the 8P is starting to look a little dated now too. i'd be saving for a Golf .:R :driver:
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I think most people would have the S3 if we had the money!! Saying that ive had mine nearly 3 years and still love it!
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dont think i would consider an s3 to be enough of a step up from a stg 2+ ed30, for me would have to be a rs3 or golf r if was going to keep it in the vag family
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you're aware the S3 and the Golf R are the same car, right?
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Golf R looks :drool: tho.
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as above, it'd be RNS-510 that swings it for me. i don't like the idea of an .:R car that hasn't got a VR6. i'd probably put a modified GTI kit on it and drive it as what it should have been - a "GTI-R".
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If you do get a ED30 then I'll swap my full leather for your ED30 part leather... has to be 3 dr though :)