MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: gadge on May 28, 2009, 08:46:02 pm

Title: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 28, 2009, 08:46:02 pm: Hello.

Im from www.vxronline.co.uk and on the look for a nice mk5 Golf GTi with DSG :)

I have a stage2 astra vxr nurburgring now, thats up for sale.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 28, 2009, 08:48:44 pm: Welcome Gadge, good on you :smiley:, and Edition30 is what you need to satisfy your POWER needs :wink:

Any colour/spec do you have in mind?. Have you tried Both Transmissions to come to your conclusion?
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 28, 2009, 09:16:52 pm: would love the edition 30, but on a 10k budget. Tried the DSG and enjoyed it. Driven manuals all my life so would like the change tbh.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Top Cat on May 28, 2009, 09:37:41 pm: Welcome to the forum Gadge. :happy2: Be patient the right car will turn up soon. :happy2:
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Post by: Caz on May 28, 2009, 09:51:31 pm: helloo and welcomes and happy hunting.. :smiley:
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Rich on May 28, 2009, 10:05:06 pm: oo 10k is a little loww.

For the extra 2k you could get a better one in good condition and probs more spec

my thoughts
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Greeners on May 28, 2009, 10:54:29 pm: Welcome fella! :drinking:

Good luck with the search and congratulations on seeing the light! :wink:
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Post by: Moschops on May 29, 2009, 12:03:15 am: Hi and Welcome... :driver:

I'm also on VXRonline too....moved to VW 12 months ago :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 08:26:50 am: Quote from: Rich on May 28, 2009, 10:05:06 pm
oo 10k is a little loww.

For the extra 2k you could get a better one in good condition and probs more spec

my thoughts

I could, but it would leave more to pay off my credit card! lol. Reason why im selling the nurb!
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: john_o on May 29, 2009, 08:37:52 am: hi and welcome :happy2:
get a run about for a few months and wait for a nice DSG ED30 :wink:
Anything else and youll probably want to change it later , just ask PhilMc
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Post by: T88OMM on May 29, 2009, 09:37:08 am: Welcome along Gadge :driver:
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Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 29, 2009, 02:51:42 pm: Are you going down the modded route or are you happy with 200bhp and keeping it much like that?.

If you wanting bhp better or as good as the vxr, then you will need the ed30.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 05:59:00 pm: Do edition 30's ever pop up around 11k anyway??

how much of a deal is it to put the ed30 turbo into a normal gti?
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 29, 2009, 07:00:17 pm: Quote from: gadge on May 29, 2009, 05:59:00 pm
Do edition 30's ever pop up around 11k anyway??

how much of a deal is it to put the ed30 turbo into a normal gti?
No and No to both your questions. sorry dude, unless you want to spend a few grand doing it, then save up, lowest your find an ed30 will be around 13k ish, which would be a manual with poverty spec or a DSG with galactic mileage .
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 07:09:42 pm: It quite easy to get carried away, saying little bit extra gets you this. You can go on forever like that, i know! I been there. At the end of the day i'd be happy with a gti was dsg, its still a nice looking, fun car to drive. Is'nt it?
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 07:34:10 pm: what do you guys think of this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=160337282790
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Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 29, 2009, 07:51:17 pm: Not my cuppa tea,whats he saying factory upgraded alloys?? some sort of aftermarket ones more like with the vw centre caps.
Tis a low spec aswell.Not many factory extras, except the Xenons.
Looks like its hard a tough start in life. Wouldnt offer more the 10k to be honest, because what hes done to it etc . Worth more as standard without the JMS bodykit.

There is better out there but it all depends on your Budget Gadg :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 07:59:38 pm: budget will max out at 11k. Just looking at british car auctions, but cant see a gti going through them, more like 1.4's and dervs
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 29, 2009, 08:03:32 pm: People now are tending to hold onto them, seems to be Baby forces sale, or redundancy etc, not hardly any that are "Bored" of it.
:happy2:
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 08:10:27 pm: found another:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-VOLKSWAGEN-GOLF-GTI-AUTO-BLACK_W0QQitemZ220423096837QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item33523d8a05&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A0%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50
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Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 29, 2009, 08:17:09 pm: Better car, not been Messed with and more honest condition. Nice spec aswell.

See if he will post some interia shots.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 08:25:25 pm: asked the owner to send me some pics. Would like leather inside tho. Not too keen on the cloth interior.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 29, 2009, 10:00:54 pm: My heads vanished up my backside now and not sure what car to get now! been looking at M3's, A3's, Leon's,...list can go on! Worked my funds out and absolute max is now Ã‚Â£11,700.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: Phil Mcavity on May 30, 2009, 06:56:32 am: go blag a test drive at a local dealership mate, so you can see what its all about. :happy2:
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 30, 2009, 07:07:17 am: Had a test drive of a used gti. Didnt have long enough to fully get use to the dsg box and get a proper feel for the car, but still was good.
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: hufcforpromotion on May 30, 2009, 08:00:52 am: Good luck with your search buddy! Have you sold the Astra yet? If not how much min. are you looking for?
Title: Re: Hi All!
Post by: gadge on May 30, 2009, 08:39:02 am: To be honest, started off wanting 15200, but after weighing up various costs and what i need, its want min 15500.
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Post by: WhiteGTI on June 05, 2009, 10:15:19 am: Welcome to the forum :happy2:
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Post by: JPC on June 09, 2009, 09:19:28 am: hello and welcome along