MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Members Rides => Topic started by: patrickcullen87 on July 23, 2012, 12:05:04 pm

Title: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 23, 2012, 12:05:04 pm: well i got rid of the gti and decided to go for the R32 as it was a big itch that needed scratching! although the cars are very similar looking the difference is massive! anyways heres a few pictures :smiley:

the old Gti......
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and the R32
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Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: GarethB on July 23, 2012, 12:29:24 pm: Buckets :drool:

Looks lovely :happy2:
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: E30Dom on July 23, 2012, 12:47:41 pm: Quote from: GarethB on July 23, 2012, 12:29:24 pm
Buckets :drool:

Looks lovely :happy2:

They look in good nick too!

Sweet car, thankfully scratched the R32 itch, can;t say i'd never have another, but would have to be turbo'd...
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: TheBIGJAYY on July 23, 2012, 01:38:42 pm: :happy2: lovely motor mate! best colour for the .:R too! them buckets are just :party: tasssttyyy!!!

what was it which made u finally take the swap from the GTI to the .:R?
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 23, 2012, 01:40:28 pm: Quote from: TheBIGJAYY on July 23, 2012, 01:38:42 pm
:happy2: lovely motor mate! best colour for the .:R too! them buckets are just :party: tasssttyyy!!!

what was it which made u finally take the swap from the GTI to the .:R?

Made the decision after a lorry crashed into the drivers door of my Gti...got the car back fixed but it had no coilovers, standard wheels and the map was wiped off it when it returned so it wasn't any fun to drive at all!
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Ree on July 23, 2012, 11:13:50 pm: Lovely Motor not that am biased !

Get yourself over to R32oc !
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 23, 2012, 11:28:47 pm: Quote from: Ree on July 23, 2012, 11:13:50 pm
Lovely Motor not that am biased !

Get yourself over to R32oc !
Already on R32oc mate on the same name, just haven't posted on it much
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: monte on July 23, 2012, 11:33:39 pm: Aww Your Little-un is gorgeous mate :wink:

Car looks awesome too. LOVE the colour :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 23, 2012, 11:35:23 pm: Quote from: monte on July 23, 2012, 11:33:39 pm
Aww Your Little-un is gorgeous mate :wink:

Car looks awesome too. LOVE the colour :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
Thanks mate that's my little sister, she's the cutest wee thing haha yeah that's the only colour ad buy an R in.
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Grande_GTi on July 25, 2012, 11:21:06 am: Lovely colour these r32'S, those bucket's :love:

Yor old mk5 looked really nice too
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 25, 2012, 11:27:00 am: Quote from: Grande_GTi on July 25, 2012, 11:21:06 am
Lovely colour these r32'S, those bucket's :love:

Yor old mk5 looked really nice too

thanks mate, if the lorry never crashed into the Gti i would still have it just now i had loads of plans for it :(
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: 4dyctdi on July 25, 2012, 12:05:48 pm: Thats the same swap I hope to make someday. Is there much difference between the two?
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 25, 2012, 12:13:03 pm: Quote from: 4dyctdi on July 25, 2012, 12:05:48 pm
Thats the same swap I hope to make someday. Is there much difference between the two?

yes!! the whole ride feels so much different! it feels a lot smoother and its just constant power, where as the Gti felt aggresive and you could feel the turbo built up between gears where as the R is just a constant pull. It feels alot better built aswel but i dunno if thats because after the crash i felt the Gti was a bit untable but that was probably all in my head. Although i loved the noise of the turbo spooling up and the dump valve nothing will make you smile as much as planting your foot and listening to the exhaust note on the R. Handling wise i have so much more confidence in the R, i can plant my foot in the wet weather and not wheelspin where as you know urself the Gti is a little bit slippery in the wet, it just feels more safe in wet weather going into corners etc, cant fault it so far. if you do make the switch you will love it
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 25, 2012, 05:50:31 pm: Quote from: ilim on July 25, 2012, 05:49:08 pm
Need to stick a miltek on it mate

It's got a resonated Miltek on it bud :happy2:
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Scott-mk3 on July 25, 2012, 08:42:31 pm: Looks lovely mate,alway had the same itch of wanting an R over the gti but maybe one day ill change. 2 best colours anyway id say. Cant beat an R in DBP.

You keeping the R relativly standard or going same route as the gti with coilies etc?
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 25, 2012, 09:05:34 pm: Quote from: Scott-mk3 on July 25, 2012, 08:42:31 pm
Looks lovely mate,alway had the same itch of wanting an R over the gti but maybe one day ill change. 2 best colours anyway id say. Cant beat an R in DBP.

You keeping the R relativly standard or going same route as the gti with coilies etc?

Same route as the Gti mate I like my cars lowwwwww! Can't decide what wheels to get tho?
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 25, 2012, 09:07:04 pm: Perfect place too :smiley:

EDIT

Plate!!
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Scott-mk3 on July 25, 2012, 10:20:11 pm: Cant go wrong with a set of CH's but guessing you might be looking for something different from what the gti had. BBS CK's in 19 and anthracite would be nice against the blue.
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: skard on July 25, 2012, 10:35:28 pm: Lovely car but this thread isn't helping me!

Just got confirmation of a new job that means I'm doing about 5000 miles a year, so have upped my search for an ED30, but now the R32 has come up as an option.
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 26, 2012, 12:41:22 am: Quote from: Scott-mk3 on July 25, 2012, 10:20:11 pm
Cant go wrong with a set of CH's but guessing you might be looking for something different from what the gti had. BBS CK's in 19 and anthracite would be nice against the blue.

Yeah somethin a wee bit different, not a big fan of the CH on the R, quite liking the new Golf R wheels but I don't know if u want to get some nice deep dish BBS rims, in 2 minds lol
Quote from: skard on July 25, 2012, 10:35:28 pm
Lovely car but this thread isn't helping me!

Just got confirmation of a new job that means I'm doing about 5000 miles a year, so have upped my search for an ED30, but now the R32 has come up as an option.

Haha there's not much price difference between the R and ed30 aswel! Depends what route you want to go down, if you want power then the ed30 is so easy to tune unlike the R u need to spend silly money to get more power. Main reason I went for the R is the noise and the 4wd, got stuck in the snow about 6 times last year lol
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 26, 2012, 01:53:14 pm: Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on July 25, 2012, 09:07:04 pm
Perfect place too :smiley:

EDIT

Plate!!

typo :ashamed:
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 26, 2012, 05:37:36 pm: Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on July 26, 2012, 01:53:14 pm
Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on July 25, 2012, 09:07:04 pm
Perfect place too :smiley:

EDIT

Plate!!

typo :ashamed:
Haha was wondering what u meant! Thanks bud the gf bought me it for xmas
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: monte on July 26, 2012, 07:51:12 pm: Quote from: patrickcullen87 on July 25, 2012, 09:05:34 pm
Quote from: Scott-mk3 on July 25, 2012, 08:42:31 pm
Looks lovely mate,alway had the same itch of wanting an R over the gti but maybe one day ill change. 2 best colours anyway id say. Cant beat an R in DBP.

You keeping the R relativly standard or going same route as the gti with coilies etc?

Same route as the Gti mate I like my cars lowwwwww! Can't decide what wheels to get tho?

19" BBS CK's :drool: :drool: :drool:

Just look at Andy gorgeous oil burner :notworthy:

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OMG, I just had an accident looking at these pics again. :ashamed:
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 26, 2012, 07:57:01 pm: They are gorgeous wheels but am not to sure they look as good on a blue R as they do on a black car? Lol
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: E30Dom on July 27, 2012, 03:53:02 pm: Grrrr all this talk of R32's has got me itchy lol
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: grant845 on July 27, 2012, 05:27:39 pm: Car looks good mate, I'd seen your GTI about Denny a few times, looking forward to seeing this one!
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: patrickcullen87 on July 27, 2012, 05:30:08 pm: Quote from: grant845 on July 27, 2012, 05:27:39 pm
Car looks good mate, I'd seen your GTI about Denny a few times, looking forward to seeing this one!
Thanks mate, do you stay about Denny? What is it u drive?
Title: Re: out with the old in with the new
Post by: grant845 on July 27, 2012, 05:37:57 pm: Stay in Head of Muir, got a red Ed30 with dark grey wheels