MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 09:13:53 pm

Title: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 09:13:53 pm
Hi, guys, my name is Ross and i'm 21. Just thought i'd introduce myself to everybody.

Yesterday I bought my first VW and my first fast car. Its a 2008 golf edition 30 in red. I'm moving from a 2008 120d m sport coupe and looking forward to some powerrr! Get it on wednesday so the wait if killing me ha ha....

Got a couple of questions i'd like to ask, but i'll keep them for the specific sections.

Cheers, Ross :)
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Gene Hunt on January 25, 2013, 09:21:21 pm
Hi & Welcome Ross :smiley:. Nice car mate(got the same but in black). If you don't mind me asking is the insurance bad for a 21 year old please?,my son is dying to get one also but insurance is putting him off. :scared:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Andy on January 25, 2013, 09:21:41 pm
oohnice choice need pics when you get it :happy2:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 09:40:25 pm
Hi & Welcome Ross :smiley:. Nice car mate(got the same but in black). If you don't mind me asking is the insurance bad for a 21 year old please?,my son is dying to get one also but insurance is putting him off. :scared:

I've just turned 21 a few weeks ago. My insurance is reasonable at around 1k. That is the lowest my insurance has ever been, and about 100 quid dearer than my bm would have cost me. I've not got any no claims discount either and have 2 sp30s. I probably sound like a total chav ha ha!
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 09:41:40 pm
oohnice choice need pics when you get it :happy2:

Yip, i will do. It'll be given the 'Ross' treatment as my parents call it before any pics are taken haha.
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: MC71 on January 25, 2013, 09:55:23 pm
Welcome on board young fella!  :drinking:

Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Rachael on January 25, 2013, 09:56:03 pm
That is a brilliant price for insurance factoring in age and ur sp30's  :smiley:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 10:08:17 pm
Welcome on board young fella!  :drinking:



Cheers :)

Ps. how do you multi quite on here?
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 10:09:35 pm
That is a brilliant price for insurance factoring in age and ur sp30's  :smiley:

Yeah, it's not the worst. I think the new regs that came in about male and female being treated equally has helped
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Rachael on January 25, 2013, 10:15:51 pm
I thought they weren't mean to bring yours down though and just take ours up?!

Oh and welcome by the way  :smiley:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Andy on January 25, 2013, 10:19:13 pm
just keep taping what you want to quote on
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: luke2702 on January 25, 2013, 10:20:36 pm
 :worthless:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: MC71 on January 25, 2013, 10:28:47 pm
^^^^ that will be hard as the man hasn't even picked his car up yet.


(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1049.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs399%2Fmcaborn%2Fpicture%2520jokes%2F8bc6ea52395224646db7a9e037d6c1dc.jpg&hash=3f8e6823881077f058001cbd5025be72099506df)
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 10:34:53 pm
I thought they weren't mean to bring yours down though and just take ours up?!

Oh and welcome by the way  :smiley:

I think that would be really unfair to do that. Maybe insurance co.s are being decent for a change ha ha

just keep taping what you want to quote on

I pressed reply then used 'insert quote' from the recent replies.

Will get pics once i've got it lol.

Also, i don't like the wheels. It's got black monza style ones with diamond cut rim. I think they were popular in europe looking at the pics on google. Would much prefer the standard pescara ones :(

Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: bigmig95 on January 25, 2013, 10:53:45 pm
Welcome mate.  Has insurance gone down ?  I paid that in early nineties for a MK1 Astra GTE.

You'll love the car.  Enjoy it
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 11:05:03 pm
Welcome mate.  Has insurance gone down ?  I paid that in early nineties for a MK1 Astra GTE.

You'll love the car.  Enjoy it

Not down as such, there was new regs introduced that means that male and female have to be treated the same. I'm still not sure whether it is that that has helped or that fact that i've turned 21 :)

Anybody know of the wheels that are fitted to my car?

The same as these

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fxx57%2Frf860%2FVW-Golf-GTI-Edition-30-01_zps3b76e28f.jpg&hash=c03e5c5d7dd66060b47fc96431dc3008a3417f8c)
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: MC71 on January 25, 2013, 11:07:08 pm
^^^^
You've got the Euro Detriots on at the moment. Nice looking wheels IMO but if you want the Pescara's I'd recommend getting some BBS VZ's in 18"x8" Hyper Silver, same as the BBS CH's and Pescara's. The BZ's come with a ET44 so more room inside the wheel for a BBK than the Pescara's (18"x7.5" ET51) if needed. The VZ wheels fill out the aches better, giving a better stance as well.

Forum member on here sells them band new for £610....

Click here (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,57937.0.html)

And you'll have no problem selling the Detriots either. You've not even picked it up yet and we are helping you spend money already!!  :signLOL:


Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 11:12:29 pm
^^^^
You've got the Euro Detriots on at the moment. Nice looking wheels IMO but if you want the Pescara's I'd recommend getting some BBS VZ's in 18"x8" Hyper Silver, same as the BBS CH's and Pescara's. They come with ET44 so more room inside the wheel for a BBK than the Pescara's (18"x7.5" ET51) If needed and the wheels fill out the aches better, giving a better stance as well.

Forum member on here sells them band new for £610....

Click here (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,57937.0.html)

And you'll have no problem selling the Detriots either. You've not even picked it up yet and we are helping you spend money already!!  :signLOL:




Are they made by VW? At first i thought they were aftermarket until i started looking around.

Thanks for the link. Something to consider when i sell the wheels left by my bmw...
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: MC71 on January 25, 2013, 11:19:09 pm
Yes, they are OEM VW wheels for the Euro Edidy as in the pic you posted!  :happy2:
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 25, 2013, 11:21:33 pm
Yes, they are OEM VW wheels for the Euro Edidy as in the pic you posted!  :happy2:

Great, eases the mind a bit that they are not cheap aftermarket sh*te! And hopefully further proves to me that the car is standard, which i want.
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on January 30, 2013, 04:16:16 pm
Picked up the car today. Happy with it apart from the horrible black wheels :( That can be sorted quite easily tho. Going to try and retro fit the cruise control at the weekend and get it cleaned up to my standard! Also, loving the powerrr :D
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Powervalve Nige on January 31, 2013, 04:44:06 pm
Congrats on getting the Eddy - let the fun commence  :party:
Cheers
Nige
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: winrya on January 31, 2013, 04:52:02 pm
I thought they weren't mean to bring yours down though and just take ours up?!

Oh and welcome by the way  :smiley:

It's made a massive difference for young male drivers.  Chap who works for me is 18 with a saxo vtr.  Was paying £3200 a year to insure it (£300 a month) and took it off the road a couple of months back as said he'd rather have the money and walk to work.  Came in the other day back in his car.  When I asked how come, he said his insurance had dropped to under £1000.  He was getting this price from everywhere so back on the road for under £100 a month.  Insurance company said it was because of the new rules
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: rf860 on February 02, 2013, 08:43:03 pm
For anybody interested, i've taken some pics and set up a rr

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,60952.0.html
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: Rachael on February 02, 2013, 08:50:25 pm
I thought they weren't mean to bring yours down though and just take ours up?!

Oh and welcome by the way  :smiley:

It's made a massive difference for young male drivers.  Chap who works for me is 18 with a saxo vtr.  Was paying £3200 a year to insure it (£300 a month) and took it off the road a couple of months back as said he'd rather have the money and walk to work.  Came in the other day back in his car.  When I asked how come, he said his insurance had dropped to under £1000.  He was getting this price from everywhere so back on the road for under £100 a month.  Insurance company said it was because of the new rules

No wonder he took it off the road for that much.
A friend of mine has a diahatsu terrios, 1.3 I think, she's 22 and pays £4000 a year. Shocking.
Title: Re: First time VW owner
Post by: sam2kk8 on February 02, 2013, 09:05:45 pm
looks smart