MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: jimk04 on November 06, 2011, 07:35:20 pm

Title: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 06, 2011, 07:35:20 pm
Hey guys - new to here but a long in the tooth VW guy, been at this for nearly 20 years!

I just bought a mk5 gti off Ali from London, hes posted his pics on here before - Shadow blue 3 door manual.

First thing - he is a great young man and only selling due to circumstances out his control - I can tell he was gutted to see it go and a genuine VW enthusiast. :happy2:

It is the 1st mk5 I have driven and I am well and truly smitten. I have come from a 280hp mk2 Golf which was ballistic but tricky. The mk5 is just so capable, even with 260hp it runs.

Pics to follow soon,

Will be on here a bit now :smiley:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Andy on November 06, 2011, 11:44:05 pm
welcome :happy2:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Weston on November 07, 2011, 07:26:16 am
Welcome along  :happy2:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 07, 2011, 09:50:50 am
Welcome along mate! is it ali6n2's? nice example :)
Any pics of the mk2? one of my good mates has a lovely bam engined mk2, id love a tfsi one!
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: mk125 on November 08, 2011, 09:04:10 am
Hello
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 08, 2011, 07:04:08 pm
Hi guys

I think he went by HAli or AliH on here.

I am madly trying to resist modding it but it is in my nature!

Here is my mk2
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ff399%2Fjimk04%2FIMG_7455.jpg&hash=1927d3b48182afba25794fd72ef522eff290e719)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ff399%2Fjimk04%2FIMG_7438.jpg&hash=b2540bd4191030fa22e957ec40c5266d60d30255)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ff399%2Fjimk04%2FIMG_7430.jpg&hash=d9cf9f19929d97883dff7f4b0cc409a07406f520)
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: 81lly on November 08, 2011, 07:31:37 pm
Welcome to the forum, nice mk2 that :happy2:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: baldwined30 on November 08, 2011, 07:36:57 pm
more mk 2 pics!!!!!!
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: mk125 on November 08, 2011, 08:28:23 pm
that mk2 is so nice  :congrats:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 12, 2011, 08:03:51 am
Thanks for the comments!
Looking for a faq section but to no avail.
When can I pm and reply to for sale threads?
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 12, 2011, 08:05:11 am
Ha ha have just seen the thread at top of this page sorry!
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Andy on November 12, 2011, 09:22:13 am
lovely mk2 :notworthy:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jon-tfsi on November 13, 2011, 07:47:55 pm
 :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Has this been sold then? Seriously nice car!!
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 13, 2011, 07:49:32 pm
Quote from: jimk04 on November 08, 2011, 07:04:08 pm
Hi guys

I think he went by HAli or AliH on here.

I am madly trying to resist modding it but it is in my nature!

Here is my mk2
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ff399%2Fjimk04%2FIMG_7455.jpg&hash=1927d3b48182afba25794fd72ef522eff290e719)

If only you'de resisted another week lol  :P
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 13, 2011, 08:41:26 pm
@ Jon - yeah this was sold to fund the mk5. I wasnt sure whether I wanted to - I spent over a year and about 10 grand building the mk2....but I have no regrets now.

Mike yeah you may have bagged the wishbones if I had :drinking: :P :happy2:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 13, 2011, 08:44:11 pm
A few more pics of the mk2 build for anyone interested!

http://clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227911 (http://clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=227911)
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: jimk04 on November 13, 2011, 08:48:03 pm
After that lot the car had a Peloquin diff, Integrated Engineering rods and a 6 speed close ratio 02S box. :driver:
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: Grande_GTi on November 19, 2011, 12:29:45 pm
tast mk2 fella
Title: Re: New member - new mk5 owner
Post by: JackG on November 26, 2011, 06:41:49 pm
Welcome buddy, lovely mk2!