MK5 Golf GTI
General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Syy on May 14, 2012, 08:49:33 pm
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Hi Guys,
Just signed up and thought i would say hello !
Im currently on the hunt for a Edition 30 DSG 3dr have a 13k budget to play with (when the loan comes through. The standard GTI appeals too but would need to have some extra's to convince me to sacrifice that extra 30bhp (leather Xenons, Sat Nav etc)
currently driving an Seat Ibiza FR PD130 remapped to 175bhp by Awesome GTi (car is going up for sale soon if anybody is interested ill post details) only had it a year but it doesnt really excite me enough so im moving on...
I enjoy drivers cars before the ibiza i had a Civic Type R which i miss greatly, so im hoping to get back some of that feeling with Golf with the addition of refinement as well.
Anyways just a quick hello, and hopfully ill find one soon !
Cheers
Syy
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Welcome along fella.
Good luck with the search, hope you get the one you want. Took me a while to get my ED30 in the spec I wanted but its worth the wait, cracking car IMHO!! ED30 has plenty of room within the engine for modding with it's k04.
On this forum you will need ALL of that 13k as the slippery slope will soon take hold!!
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Cheers Bud :happy2:
Ive found a few i like the look of, so gonna go see them soon. Gotta get the Ibiza sold first its a well looked after car and has low mileage and full dealer history so i dont think ill have a problem selling it. I just cant be without a car for too long so i hope one comes along soon.
Looking forward to getting the golf ive heard nothing but good things about them. :smiley:
lol yeah i always get bitten by the modding bug :smiley:
Just one question about the golf actually, does it have iPod connectivity as standard ?
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The difference is only 30bhp to start off with (along with all the extras over std GTI), when you start tuning the difference gets much wider, Stage 1 GTI 245hp stage 1 Ed30 300hp, stage 2 GTI 270hp stage 2 ED30 330hp
K04 is great for tuning and since you joined here you will be spending shed loads modding before you know it :happy2:
Car sales are slow at moment, thats not good news for you selling, but good news for negotiating on a new one (swings n roundabouts).
I think Ipod con was an option.
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Just one question about the golf actually, does it have iPod connectivity as standard ?
I have the iPod dock in the armrest and don't use it, pain in the backside to use. Get yourself a motor with a RNS510 (a great OEM touch screen DAB Sat Nav' head unit) or RCD510 (slightly cheaper touch screen, possibly DAB, head unit) which both have an SD Memory Card slots and much better. Both can be retro-fitted to the ED30 if your car does not come with one, there you go, we are spending your money already and you haven't got the car yet!!
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Cheers for the advice guys been trawling through auto trader, piston heads etc etc today and found a beauty which i fell in love straight away but somebody got to it literally minutes before i did...pretty soul destroying
Still the search continues....
Ok cool ill add the RNS510 to my list of "would likes" then (not making my search any easier are ya guys lol)
Do you know of any other sites other than eBay, PistonHeads Auotrader i should be searching on ? Enthusiast sites such as this one for example ?
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There is a steel grey 3dr DSG with 19k on clock, with xenons, tints, parking sensors etc.. for your busget in trader today
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Ahh man your like putting a knife in my heart right now...
Thats the one i missed out on ! :sad1:
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PM me when you get your post count up - I may be able to help you on your hunt.
Dom
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Shy, seen this???
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3871291.htm
Hell of a car, it's (near as makes no difference) brand new!! Give him a "cheeky" offer". :happy2:
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i did see that one yes, amazing car i agree it is basically brand new !
Was considering an offer but i thought 13k would be too much of a drop from his £17.4 asking price.
Ill give it a go see if it goes anywhere...
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i did see that one yes, amazing car i agree it is basically brand new !
Was considering an offer but i thought 13k would be too much of a drop from his £17.4 asking price.
Ill give it a go see if it goes anywhere...
Just buy it, Wonga.com or loan shanks will be able to help you out with the difference, I hear their very amenable!!! :signLOL: :happy2:
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Shy, seen this???
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3871291.htm
Hell of a car, it's (near as makes no difference) brand new!! Give him a "cheeky" offer". :happy2:
Wow 2600 miles and brand new. That is a very special eddy.
Welcome to the forum :happy2:
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May have found "the one" watch this space.... :laugh:
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maindealer prices are well down now dont forget :happy2:
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Deposit has been paid ! Should be picking it up this week :jumping:
here are some clues to the spec...
-Opposite colour to yellow
-I wont need a map any more
-The road ahead of me will no longer be yellow
-Staying at a set speed will be easy
-My iPhone will love it...
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Just my luck..the guy i am/was purchasing from has had some issues which are now preventing him from selling the car :(
Ive told him to keep the deposit for now as i wanna make sure the car is secure, but he is gonna come back to me on Friday with an answer as to whether he can continue with the sale :(
Pitfals of buyin private i guess...
In the meantime though i am getting tempted by R32's :)
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Just my luck..the guy i am/was purchasing from has had some issues which are now preventing him from selling the car :(
Ive told him to keep the deposit for now as i wanna make sure the car is secure, but he is gonna come back to me on Friday with an answer as to whether he can continue with the sale :(
Pitfals of buyin private i guess...
In the meantime though i am getting tempted by R32's :)
Hold out for the ED30 mate, step away from the dark side :evilgrin:
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lol i think you may be right ive just seen the tax band and average MPG :scared:
really hope this ED30 comes through, keep your fingers crossed for me guys !
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Guys another one has just come up within my price range, it doesn't have the options I would like but I'm wandering if any of the following options can be retro-fitted and at what cost ? It may be worth my while
- RNS 510
- Arm Rest
- iPod connectivity
- cruise control
Any help much appreciated :happy2:
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Guys another one has just come up within my price range, it doesn't have the options I would like but I'm wandering if any of the following options can be retro-fitted and at what cost ? It may be worth my while
- RNS 510
- Arm Rest
- iPod connectivity
- cruise control
Any help much appreciated :happy2:
.........all can be fitted mate. :happy2:
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Afternoon!
Beadles VW in Sevenoaks have just dropped the price of a red DSG ED30 by a grand. It's a little over your £13K budget at £13,995, but I've seen this car myself and it's very clean. All 4 tyres are Conti's, wheels have been professionally sprayed dark grey, less than 30K on the clock. They sold the car when new, serviced it, and now they are selling it used (owner traded it in for a new Polo GTi). It's defo worth a look - it's on the VW used site.
Cheers,
Adam
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I've seen that car it is very nice but It's out my price range :( I've been round looking at a few more this weekend but none have matched the one I originally found :(
Still searching....
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Guys another one has just come up within my price range, it doesn't have the options I would like but I'm wandering if any of the following options can be retro-fitted and at what cost ? It may be worth my while
- RNS 510
- Arm Rest
- iPod connectivity
- cruise control
Any help much appreciated :happy2:
Yes they can be
RNS510 - latest version can be done for about £600 fitted
Armrest - unsure of price, but you woul dalso have to get airduct pipes if you want the rear vents to work. Also decide what you want in the armrest, ie MDI, cd changer, storage etc.
Ipod - yes, you can have Ipod dock in armrest, but you would be better having the MDI in either the armrest or in glovebox, demon666 on here does the kits, about £95 for the armrest kit & loom.
Cruise control - some dealers will now retrofit, but also AwesomeGTI do in Irlam, manchester. Cost about £150 ish.
There are a few members on here that can do all the work for you, ie Eddie_nl (norfolk area), mortytdi (leeds area).
If you want the RNS510, then really try to get a car with highline cluster so you can scroll through menus and have the nav directions etc..
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Guys another one has just come up within my price range, it doesn't have the options I would like but I'm wandering if any of the following options can be retro-fitted and at what cost ? It may be worth my while
- RNS 510
- Arm Rest
- iPod connectivity
- cruise control
Any help much appreciated :happy2:
Yes they can be
RNS510 - latest version can be done for about £600 fitted
Armrest - unsure of price, but you woul dalso have to get airduct pipes if you want the rear vents to work. Also decide what you want in the armrest, ie MDI, cd changer, storage etc.
Ipod - yes, you can have Ipod dock in armrest, but you would be better having the MDI in either the armrest or in glovebox, demon666 on here does the kits, about £95 for the armrest kit & loom.
Cruise control - some dealers will now retrofit, but also AwesomeGTI do in Irlam, manchester. Cost about £150 ish.
There are a few members on here that can do all the work for you, ie Eddie_nl (norfolk area), mortytdi (leeds area).
If you want the RNS510, then really try to get a car with highline cluster so you can scroll through menus and have the nav directions etc..
thank you very much for the info, I'll bare that in mind during my search :happy2:
It's getting frustrating now I have the money sat in my account ready to go ! Lost out on one and now can't find another like it :scared:
Might drop vw an email and give them a cheeky offer on that tornado red one mentioned above
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Evening Syy.
I popped into Beadles on my way home last night and they informed me that it had sold that morning - within 4 days of the £1,000 price cut.
They clearly don't hang about when priced right. At £14,995 I thought they were taking the p155. Dropped to £13,995 and it was snapped up.
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I'm going to be putting my edition 30 dsg in black up for sale soon.
It's a 3dr. With rns510. Bluetooth, and iPod. Mfsw too. And I'm just about to extend the vw warranty.
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I'm going to be putting my edition 30 dsg in black up for sale soon.
It's a 3dr. With rns510. Bluetooth, and iPod. Mfsw too. And I'm just about to extend the vw warranty.
Oh I forgot to add, it's an 07 with 66k on clock. There's a thread in members rides section with pictures.
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welcome :happy2:
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Sorry ive been absent for a while but with good reason ! Ive found the car... :jumping:
I picked it up on Saturday, ive only got one pic so far but ill post more soon !
Its an 08 Plate with only 28k miles on the clock !Its absolutely immaculate inside and out and has been very well looked after.
Im very very happy its an amazing car and its my birthday tomorrow too, what a present to my hey ! :happy2:
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Happy Birthday for tomorrow, i bought my ED30 just before my 30th.
Spec, details....??? :signLOL:
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Cheers bud ! :happy2:
It doesn't have any of the options as far as i can tell but i didn't mind that because i had a choice of getting a higher mileage older car with options or a newer car with stupidly low mileage which is well below what it should be for a 4 year old car. I chose the later because the car has been so well looked after, its a very clean example...
Im very happy with my choice and the car is amazing to drive, it really is the best of both worlds, quick and comfortable i love it !
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Cheers bud ! :happy2:
It doesn't have any of the options as far as i can tell but i didn't mind that because i had a choice of getting a higher mileage older car with options or a newer car with stupidly low mileage which is well below what it should be for a 4 year old car. I chose the later because the car has been so well looked after, its a very clean example...
Im very happy with my choice and the car is amazing to drive, it really is the best of both worlds, quick and comfortable i love it !
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Great Result, see the wait is worth while!! :happy2:
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Nice one, looks really good fella, bet your well chuffed. Glad you got there in the end. :congrats:
As you already know, every option you want can be retro fitted so happy hunting and happy spending!!
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Welcome Along :laugh: don't keep us waiting