MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: Panthera on May 20, 2012, 11:57:52 am

Title: New GTi owner here
Post by: Panthera on May 20, 2012, 11:57:52 am

Hi all,

Just registered on this forum as I have not long had my Mk5 GTi 5 door in Blue Graphite on a '57' plate.  I have had the car since the end of January this year and I think its been one of the best cars I have owned so far to date.  My reason for getting a GTI was because my previous car, Volvo S60R was staring to bankrupt me  and I needed something cheaper to run. Returning no more than 21mpg (4.6mpg if I was playing), not to mention the main dealer charges. Don't get me wrong, loverly car and very capable and not to mention the 5 cylinder warble engine note the car produced - made you do weak at the knees.   So when I sold my R I thought about looking at mk5 Golf GTi's and after pretty much a whole week of searching Autotrader, Piston Heads and the likes I see a Golf GTi that I liked.  

The rest is history as they say.  

Darren

Title: Re: New GTi owner here
Post by: TANNER on May 20, 2012, 03:53:53 pm

Welcome to the Forum Darren!
Massive knowledge base in here should you need any advice.
 :happy2:

Title: Re: New GTi owner here
Post by: Panthera on May 20, 2012, 06:12:41 pm

Thank you Tanner.

Title: Re: New GTi owner here
Post by: Thor on May 20, 2012, 08:19:36 pm

Welcome to the forum, great place  :happy2:  just watch out for the slippery slope :signLOL:

Title: Re: New GTi owner here
Post by: Panthera on May 24, 2012, 05:49:40 pm

I know all about the slippery slope (with regards to modifying)

Title: Re: New GTi owner here
Post by: nik nak on June 10, 2012, 08:03:45 pm

welcome  :happy2: