MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Shockwave on March 03, 2012, 08:32:32 pm

Title: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Shockwave on March 03, 2012, 08:32:32 pm

Hi all,

New to the site and have just purchased a steel grey Edition 30 so I thought I'd introduce myself and share a picture.

Rob.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockwave.me.uk%2Fimages%2FGolf%2FSide.JPG&hash=755cbc617bbc0b5436528466428ff2025a4bcb63)

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: sanj on March 03, 2012, 08:34:01 pm

Nice car and nice colour mate,welcome to the forum's! :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Andy on March 03, 2012, 08:35:09 pm

Welcome to the forum,think you will beat the buggy in a race :signLOL:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Shockwave on March 03, 2012, 08:38:31 pm

Quote from: maxitrol on March 03, 2012, 08:35:09 pm

Welcome to the forum,think you will beat the buggy in a race :signLOL:

That may be true, I don't think I'd be allowed back on the golf course though!  :wink:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Andy on March 03, 2012, 08:42:58 pm

 :signLOL:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Tamiyoman on March 03, 2012, 10:02:25 pm

Quote from: maxitrol on March 03, 2012, 08:42:58 pm

:signLOL:

Nice steelie, My own ED30 is a golf club chariot too  :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Shockwave on March 04, 2012, 02:42:00 pm

Thanks for the welcome guys.

I'm hoping my golf clubs and trolley will be a better fit that they are in my Civic Type R!

Rob.

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Weston on March 04, 2012, 04:40:39 pm

Welcome along  :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: deano65 on March 05, 2012, 08:02:47 am

Hi, mate
just joined myself ,cars mint fancy some of them alloys for mine.How do you compare the Type R to it , i had one cosmic grey but found it was very edgy and thirsty no comparison really to the Mk5.. :smiley:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: yetidom on March 05, 2012, 08:42:03 am

 :happy2:  Lovely motor mate, awesome colour!

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Shockwave on March 05, 2012, 08:45:17 am

Quote from: deano65 on March 05, 2012, 08:02:47 am

Hi, mate
just joined myself ,cars mint fancy some of them alloys for mine.How do you compare the Type R to it , i had one cosmic grey but found it was very edgy and thirsty no comparison really to the Mk5.. :smiley:

I've only test driven the golf - I pick it up today all being well. Not looking forward to the 6 hour round trip to collect it  :indifferent:

I've had my Type-R for 5 years now and I've loved it, the only issues really are that it's really noisy and uncomfortable on the longer journeys so I was looking for something that has some power lower down (rather than having to rev to 5900RPM+ to get the grunt) and is a little more grown up for those longer journeys.

Plus the added toys on the golf like sat nav, iPod prep and the DSG gearbox were too hard to turn down!  :happy2:

Rob.

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Shockwave on March 05, 2012, 08:46:32 am

Thanks for the welcome Weston and Yetidom  :happy2:

Rob.

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: yetidom on March 05, 2012, 12:04:57 pm

Quote from: Shockwave on March 05, 2012, 08:46:32 am

Thanks for the welcome Weston and Yetidom  :happy2:

Rob.

I'm positive you'll LOVE it.  I've had my E30 about a month or so (so still a newb on here) but it makes me smile every journey.  The DSG box is awesome and it definitely gives the car a jekyll and hyde character.  In 'D' under normal driving conditions it feels like a nice relaxing cruiser and if anything a bit sluggish/sedate, in S/manual or when you're driving in a 'spirited' fashion, it's much more brutal/raw/fun...   :driver:  Long journeys are a doddle too - so comfortable.  I was a bit nervous about the latter coming from a fairly new BMW oil-burning coupe, but the E30 is truly fantastic.  My mates got a remapped Pirelli (stage 1) and it seems to be exactly the same split-personality beast (with the brutal side of the scale being a whole load faster and more fun)!   

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: bigmig95 on March 05, 2012, 01:21:04 pm

Welcome.  Nice looking car.  :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: JackG on March 05, 2012, 02:43:49 pm

Welcome, lovely in steel grey  :congrats:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: mvb12 on March 05, 2012, 04:13:49 pm

whata beatiful example. welcome aboard buddy  :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTI Ed30 Owner
Post by: Frodo-anni on March 05, 2012, 07:26:28 pm

Looking good, sure you will enjoy it  :happy2: