MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 03:56:29 pm

Title: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 03:56:29 pm: Hi all, I purchased a 2006 pearlescent black Golf GTI two weeks ago, one owner, 60k miles, FSH, leather, cam belt and water pump replaced 2000 miles ago etc. I had a couple of small parking dings sorted, all alloys refurbed by The Wheel Specialist and the car now looks immaculate. Well chuffed, esp after suffering with a 1.4 Corsa Sxi for the last 4 years!
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Tortaruga on October 25, 2012, 04:00:31 pm: Welcome :smiley:
Pearlescent black is a great colour. Lots of cleaning though, but looks really aggressive when shiney. Get those shiney photos up for us forum magpies :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 04:09:28 pm: Thanks Tortaruga, will try and post some pics, yep the black pearlescent looks cracking when clean.......well used to cleaning black cars as our other one is a black Land Rover! Cheers and looking forward to my time here on this forum.
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: dodds-gttdi on October 25, 2012, 05:31:16 pm: Welcome from Midlothian!! :happy2: where abouts you from?
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 09:25:33 pm: I work in Edinburgh, live in the Borders and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Andy on October 25, 2012, 10:22:48 pm: Welcome to the forum.my car auntie has a caravan at kelso of which am up there a few times a year
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: dave on October 25, 2012, 11:38:24 pm: Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: dodds-gttdi on October 26, 2012, 08:07:17 am: Quote from: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 09:25:33 pm
Peebles, work in Edinburgh and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?

Good stuff. :driver: I'm from Dalkeith. There's a good few members on here now from Edinburgh so you might bump into somebody up here too. :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: golfman on October 26, 2012, 08:23:03 am: Welcome to the forum

now get those pictures up

scott :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Neil on October 26, 2012, 10:13:57 am: Hello SCOTGTI.

Quote from: dave on October 25, 2012, 11:38:24 pm
Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day

I`m up that way every year for the Jim Clark Rally :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Teo10 on October 26, 2012, 10:34:34 am: Quote from: dodds-gttdi on October 26, 2012, 08:07:17 am
Quote from: ScotGTI on October 25, 2012, 09:25:33 pm
Peebles, work in Edinburgh and needed something to have a bit of fun with on the way to and from work :grin: Where in Midlothian are you from?

Good stuff. :driver: I'm from Dalkeith. There's a good few members on here now from Edinburgh so you might bump into somebody up here too. :happy2:

Mon the Edinburgh Boys! too many old old men and woman driving them around here!
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: dodds-gttdi on October 26, 2012, 11:29:50 am: Quote from: Neil on October 26, 2012, 10:13:57 am

Quote from: dave on October 25, 2012, 11:38:24 pm
Welcome bud I'm from Kelso myself and also have a pearlescent black gti :-) might see you kicking about one day

I`m up that way every year for the Jim Clark Rally :happy2:

I'm normally down at the Jim Clark Rally every year too. I'll keep my eyes peeled for Mk5 GTI's next time. Normally just down for the Friday and Saturday stuff. I'd like to see more of the classic (Reiver's) rally stuff but that normally takes place on the Sunday.

Quote from: golfman on October 26, 2012, 08:23:03 am
Welcome to the forum

now get those pictures up

scott :happy2:

Back on topic though. :worthless:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Lone_Par on October 26, 2012, 12:30:03 pm: Welcome mate. Another diamond black GTI owner here! Look forward to seeing pix. :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Jme on October 26, 2012, 07:40:55 pm: Welcome mate. Know your area quite well I'm in gala and Selkirk often. Hope your enjoying ur car as much as I'm enjoying mine.
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 26, 2012, 09:35:54 pm: Thanks everyone, I will keep an eye out for you all, the GTI is proving to be an awesome car to have for the Borders roads! All of a sudden, I can overtake (safely of course) in places that I never stood a chance before :happy2:
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 27, 2012, 09:31:40 pm: (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn474%2FScotcap%2Fimage-1.jpg&hash=811a75bce8b5ef9a227d96634e51ea9a2018aad6)

Here she is.
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 27, 2012, 09:38:37 pm: And just for a bit of fun - can anyone recognise this car? - my wee hobby rebuild completed a few years ago.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn474%2FScotcap%2FPicture413.jpg&hash=89e9c11ecd23a4f8f739c79b6c18218c2cf50e7e)
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 27, 2012, 09:46:17 pm: ........And the road I want to drive the GTI up next year. 21 hair pins bends on the 8 mile climb up Alpe d'Huez. Picture taken on a previous trip.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn474%2FScotcap%2FPicture087.jpg&hash=418f6e97ef3a8831bea4dedd272bae491544633f)
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: Andy on October 28, 2012, 12:49:59 pm: Quote from: ScotGTI on October 27, 2012, 09:38:37 pm
And just for a bit of fun - can anyone recognise this car? - my wee hobby rebuild completed a few years ago.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fnn474%2FScotcap%2FPicture413.jpg&hash=89e9c11ecd23a4f8f739c79b6c18218c2cf50e7e)
looks like a suzuki cappuccino
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: ScotGTI on October 28, 2012, 04:04:19 pm: Got it in one :happy2: Not anywhere near as quick as the GTI, but a lot of fun nonetheless.
Title: Re: New owner from Scottish Borders
Post by: dmac1969 on October 31, 2012, 09:09:37 pm: Welcome , I'm in Berwick , often in both Edinburgh and Gala , theres a few Mk5 GTIs around here now! :happy2: