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General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: billyjo76 on December 23, 2012, 05:03:23 pm

Title: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 23, 2012, 05:03:23 pm: hello all, im new to the forum, 4 months ago i sold my vxr to buy a 2008 ED30, candy white with a genuine 7,500 miles on it, i bought it off a middle aged gent who had it from new, im over the moon with it! :happy2: its still only done 8,300 miles up to now and its as close to new as you can find ...

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fag155%2Fbillyjo76%2FCIMG1444_zps87bfe14c.jpg&hash=5dbebc8b8485b219d6a4f49bee975c89cfcc9195)
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: Andy on December 23, 2012, 05:08:56 pm: welcome to the forum from another yorkshire man -wonder if you got trevs old ed30 as his had done thatmileage
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 23, 2012, 05:20:32 pm: certainly did andy :happy2: chuffed to bits with it, great man to deal with was trev !
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: prp74 on December 23, 2012, 05:25:50 pm: Welcome and nice looking motor :happy2:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 23, 2012, 05:30:39 pm: thankyou :driver:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: Tortaruga on December 23, 2012, 06:28:14 pm: Unreal. How can someone put so few miles on such a great car? :confused:

Welcome to the forum and go on buy a calendar.
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: Andy on December 23, 2012, 06:30:04 pm: Trev is on here as well-you got a good example there
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Post by: Neil on December 23, 2012, 07:16:05 pm: Another Yorkshire hello :happy2:
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Post by: Andy on December 23, 2012, 07:17:45 pm: where bouts in yorkshire you from?Am in Richmond
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Post by: SL03 JOE on December 23, 2012, 07:59:16 pm: Welcome and you lucky bugger! :)
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Post by: 81lly on December 23, 2012, 10:13:56 pm: Welcome to the forum, also from Yorkshire :happy2:
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Post by: TurboTrev on December 24, 2012, 12:04:59 pm: Absolutely beautiful, but I am slightly biased. :love: Glad you're enjoying it, despite the R, I'm still missing it.... :sad1:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 03:57:57 pm: hello trev :happy2: hows the R going?? mines in the garage and keep warm for the winter now... absolute love it!
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 04:00:42 pm: thankyou joe - i think i made the right choice in waiting for a low milage one, always loved candy white, also like the red ED30`s, went to see one, but it was a bit of a dog :sad1:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 04:01:39 pm: andy - im about 10 miles from richmond, greta bridge, you may know it?
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 04:02:35 pm: Quote from: prp74 on December 23, 2012, 05:25:50 pm
Welcome and nice looking motor :happy2:

thankyou :happy2:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: Andy on December 24, 2012, 05:02:09 pm: Quote from: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 04:01:39 pm
andy - im about 10 miles from richmond, greta bridge, you may know it?

yeah i know the place-am organising a rolling road meet at underline in Feb if you fancy comeing
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 05:56:17 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on December 24, 2012, 05:02:09 pm
Quote from: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 04:01:39 pm
andy - im about 10 miles from richmond, greta bridge, you may know it?

yeah i know the place-am organising a rolling road meet at underline in Feb if you fancy comeing
sounds good andy , its running a stage 1 revo map on it at the minute, just need an sps switch for it to switch it on.. :driver:
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Post by: Andy on December 24, 2012, 06:31:44 pm: Dave at the meet can do that for you as he is a revo dealer :happy2:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 06:46:07 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on December 24, 2012, 06:31:44 pm
Dave at the meet can do that for you as he is a revo dealer :happy2:

great stuff andy, i want to try and buy 1 so then i can run it stock -but when i get the wild head on i can switch it over :smiley:

just been looking at your golf andy :happy2: you work next to petchys? in richmond..? worked with big gaz? small world mate :happy2:
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Post by: Andy on December 24, 2012, 06:52:39 pm: Dave had some switch s for sale last week..Yes work at patch doing the tyres;Big Gay used to work with me but got made redundant ...spent a small fortune on my golf :signLOL:Do you still work with Gaz? small world
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Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 06:57:34 pm: Quote from: maxitrol on December 24, 2012, 06:52:39 pm
Dave had some switch s for sale last week..Yes work at patch doing the tyres;Big Gay used to work with me but got made redundant ...spent a small fortune on my golf :signLOL:Do you still work with Gaz? small world

im not sure which switch i need andy? theres different one`s? vw are all new to me..lol

i never worked with gaz andy, just know gaz really well thats all :happy2:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 07:00:08 pm: Quote from: Tortaruga on December 23, 2012, 06:28:14 pm
Unreal. How can someone put so few miles on such a great car? :confused:

Welcome to the forum and go on buy a calendar.

lol, its nice to find one with such low milage tho :happy2:
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 07:00:47 pm: Quote from: 81lly on December 23, 2012, 10:13:56 pm
Welcome to the forum, also from Yorkshire :happy2:
where abouts from mate?
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: Andy on December 24, 2012, 07:04:33 pm: Dave or another member on here will help you which box you need
Title: Re: hello from north yorkshire :-)
Post by: billyjo76 on December 24, 2012, 07:11:02 pm: cheers andy :happy2: