MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Moz on March 05, 2012, 09:50:42 pm

Title: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 05, 2012, 09:50:42 pm: I'm in absolute love, came from a 110 PD and a 130 PD MK4 over from UKMKIVS. Traded in and took a MK5 3 Door GTI and I'm the second owner from new.

Very chuffed.

Couple of pictures.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg17.imageshack.us%2Fimg17%2F2823%2F20120304143444.jpg&hash=1157cd46f3af27790d6f9c5b0cc1cec1d4e953f3)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg696.imageshack.us%2Fimg696%2F3205%2F20120304143427.jpg&hash=4b9b3946c350854fd07795b57feabd1d4ad592ab)

Not looking into any serious Mods as want to stay OEM.

Looking at adding

Cruise
Arm Rest
upgrading CD player to MP3 (Any about, give me a shout?)

Looking for a Drivers side mat as well as needing to clean up the tailpipes which are rusty.

Have a few Q's I need to ask, so will do those in correct sections.

Speak soon.
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: andrewparker on March 05, 2012, 10:02:56 pm: Good work :happy2:

Enjoying the extra power? :driver:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 05, 2012, 10:08:53 pm: Very much so, it's not as ruthless as the 130PD which was mapped to 164bhp. But the power is a lot more smooth and the GTI exhaust sounds amazing. I took it for a blast around a local industrial park, as it was empty after 6 and I'm still beaming now, I can point it and it'll take me, utterly superb handling compared to my Mk4.

I think along with the Cruise and Armrest, I want to upgrade the brakes as well.

What are the standard size 288mm and if they are, would 312mm fit in my standard wheels with bigger carriers?
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: deano65 on March 06, 2012, 08:05:35 am: Nice motor :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 06, 2012, 10:09:44 am: Thanks you mate.
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Weston on March 06, 2012, 09:12:06 pm: Welcome :happy2: standard front brakes are 312mm, get some R32 brakes @ 345mm on there :driver:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 06, 2012, 10:10:05 pm: Cheers mate will weigh up cost compared to updated standard disc and pads.
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Andy on March 07, 2012, 01:47:25 am: welcome to the forum--nice colour gti,been on this forum you will have it modded :evilgrin:am also on uk mkiv forum
Title: Re: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 07, 2012, 07:08:59 am: Well I promised my self I wouldn't and any mods would be OEM. So guess we'll see ha

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Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Mk5 GTian on March 07, 2012, 10:53:00 pm: Welcome! Another new member in Shadow Blue, the fastest colour if I'm not mistaken! :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: reflex11 on March 07, 2012, 11:35:43 pm: very nice car! now get that exhaust clean :grin:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Kregiel on March 07, 2012, 11:41:47 pm: great colour! those don't come that often
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: JackG on March 08, 2012, 12:16:04 am: Welcome :happy2:
I may have imagined it but I thought I saw a MK5 R32 in this blue the other day :drool:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: MC71 on March 08, 2012, 07:00:35 pm: Nice car, welcome. :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Frodo-anni on March 08, 2012, 07:30:22 pm: Welcome, on ukmkivs myself also, came from a 150pd anni to my eddie
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 14, 2012, 06:44:23 pm: Thanks guys, most definitely the best colour, but I'm biased. Haha.

This weekend will be spent cleaning up the exhaust and also giving the interior a good clean, as well as the custom two bucket wash.

Bought a few bits this week.

Boot cargo net.
Fire extinguisher
first aid kit
RCD300
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: sanj on March 14, 2012, 07:27:08 pm: Welcome to the forums's mate,i've not been here long myself but I love it! :laugh:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Huggers on March 14, 2012, 08:36:36 pm: Lovely motor that. I will look for something similar in about a year
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Mk5 GTian on March 17, 2012, 08:54:09 am: Quote from: Huggers on March 14, 2012, 08:36:36 pm
Lovely motor that. I will look for something similar in about a year

Go for it Huggers! Shadow blue looks amazing in the sunlight, and goes a purpley blue under lights in the dark. :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on March 28, 2012, 03:49:26 pm: I know it's nothing major, but I've just had Awesome fit the cruise for me, and it didn't need the other computer chip bit, so I'm chuffed with that.

It was going to have a major service today, but Awesome somehow didn't do it., and when I came to pay and it wasn't done, I was to eager to get out in the sun so will save the Service for another day!
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on September 19, 2012, 01:21:24 pm: Well tomorrow is MOT time and Service, once this is done, it'll be going up for sale or swaps.

I backed out of a R32 deal last month, they offered me £6500 for mine, and this R32 was Mk5 at 8k, which I thought was too cheap so I left it.

Thinking about it now, glad I did, TDI is the way!
Title: Re: Hi - Just bought GTI
Post by: Moz on September 20, 2012, 01:20:34 pm: :driver: :driver: :driver: :jumpmove: :jumpmove: :jumping:

MOT passed with flying colours, and that's with De Cat.

Had full service done also, and they said Sparks could do with being replaced, so asked him to go ageah with that, and it needed a new CV upfront as other had a small hole in it.

Very happy, once I get it back tonight, I'll be getting a valet, and then can arrange to have some pictures taken and get it up for sale!