MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: M@ty-C on April 14, 2009, 03:30:46 pm

Title: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: M@ty-C on April 14, 2009, 03:30:46 pm: Afternoon all,

Would like to say hello to you all and there are some cracking cars on here. As of now i am currently an owner of an 56 plate Vauxhall Astra H SRi 1.9 CDTI 150 with a dutk tuning box on. but i am looking to trade that in and get Mk5 Golf GT TDI 170 at the moment i am just searching the internet for a rough price and some information really. What are you views on the Golf in question? what tuning posiblities are there? and the main question is Manual or DSG? Any help would be great?

Many Thanks

Matt
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: 182_blue on April 14, 2009, 03:41:34 pm: Welcome to the forum chap, where I'm Nottingham are you ?
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: T88OMM on April 14, 2009, 04:59:41 pm: Welcome along matey :driver:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: AwesomeSarah on April 14, 2009, 05:11:08 pm: Hi
I am from Notts too
Worksop to be precise.......
Welcome along , lots of info on here in regards the 170BHP engine......
May be worth looking at removing the PDF too
Sarah
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Top Cat on April 14, 2009, 06:46:49 pm: Welcome to the forum M@ty :smiley:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: john_o on April 14, 2009, 07:27:10 pm: welcome to the fun :happy2:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: cal tdi on April 14, 2009, 07:45:19 pm: welcome matey
220bhp easy-ishly and toooorque :driver:

remap, intercooler, dpf delete, turbo back and you'll be one happy bunny
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Moschops on April 14, 2009, 10:32:29 pm: Hi and Welcome :driver:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: VC on April 14, 2009, 11:04:05 pm: pretty easy money to get well clear of the 200bhp barrier with the right toys, the forum holds a bounty of info :party:

welcome on board :drinking:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: vwrascal on April 14, 2009, 11:12:53 pm: welcome fella :happy2:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Hurdy on April 15, 2009, 10:23:03 am: Welcome to the forum 8)

DSG all the way!
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: WhiteGTI on April 15, 2009, 10:37:44 am: Welcome to the forum :happy2:

Just test drive two 170's, one with manual and one with DSG and decide which you prefer the most. Only you can really be the judge of what is better in terms of which set-up best suits your driving style normal driving conditions.
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Caz on April 15, 2009, 12:37:42 pm: hello and welcomes :smiley:

:happy2: to getting a GT :smiley: (make sure it's black.lol)
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: mixit on April 15, 2009, 08:41:00 pm: Welcome, and if you test drive a DSG, make it a good long drive. It takes time for it to "Click" :wink:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: M@ty-C on April 16, 2009, 02:24:58 am: Thank you all. I am from New Ollerton. Apart from the obvious is there much difference fro the 140 and the 170? and as for getting black they are a lovely car when clean but a nightmare to keep clear. I'm looking forward to test driving at the weekend

Matt
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Greeners on April 16, 2009, 12:19:03 pm: Welcome Matt :happy2:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: RunRabbit on April 16, 2009, 06:08:42 pm: Quote from: M@ty-C on April 16, 2009, 02:24:58 am
Thank you all. I am from New Ollerton. Apart from the obvious is there much difference fro the 140 and the 170? and as for getting black they are a lovely car when clean but a nightmare to keep clear. I'm looking forward to test driving at the weekend

Matt

170 has dual exhausts whereas the 140 doesn't

Make sure you get a late GT sport as these come with leather, darkened headlights and window tints as standard.
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: JPC on April 17, 2009, 10:18:25 am: welcome along. ive got just the car your after, have a look at my build thread! ;)
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: oldtomo on April 22, 2009, 02:50:17 pm: Welcome mate :smiley:

DSG is the way forward pal :happy2:
Title: Re: Hello all from New Member from Nottinghamshire
Post by: Edition30 on April 22, 2009, 07:17:15 pm: Quote from: M@ty-C on April 14, 2009, 03:30:46 pm
Vauxhall Astra H SRi 1.9 CDTI 150 with a dtuk tuning box on.

Take it you bought the box from Andrew Pawly? Heard some bad things about them boxes in the long run, they just overfuel your engine. Good fun while they last though. Only left mine on for a week a it was caining fuel and smoking like a bitch.

On the manual-DSG question the only thing I can say is test drive both, wish I had now as alot of people favour the DSG yet I keep thinking it will take some of the fun away from driving.

Im sure the 170 is tuneable to 200+ and will be alot more refined than the Astra, the Astra is a good car (looks wise) but I feel as if there was something missing and now in the GTI its all clear...build quality and refinement.

Welcome...