MK5 Golf GTI
General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: punkeyfunky on July 21, 2009, 10:53:09 pm
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Evenin' all. No, I'm not a copper, although my Mrs will be soon ;)
I'll be picking up 'my' Ed30 tomorrow; I've landed here by agreeing to sell some Roadster bits (guess what the trade-in for the Golf is?) to CocoPops.
I trust you're all well, and ready and willing to read the drivel I'll undoubtedly post ;o)
'My' Ed30 is red, clean & tidy, and wearing 20k. Hopefully, that means 'nicely run in' and ready for a 120mile/day round trip commute.
-Lee aka punkeyfunky
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Welcome Lee :drinking:
Great introduction, should I ask about the username? :laugh:
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Hey Lee...
You found us :happy2:
They're a good bunch, very helpful.... if a little nasty to poor little smart roadsters!! :P :popcornsoda:
A few to watch out for, all special in their own right... you'll work em out. :P :grin:
Cheers,
Lee.
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welcome on board, interesting name :grin:
there are other members in the force within these walls its all good, no prejudice on here :happy2:
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welcome to the site :drinking:
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Welcome to the Forum. :happy2:
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welcome :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
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welcome along matey
:pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
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welcome and yes we are all abit nuts :booty: :stupid: :P
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haha! i love this smiley!! :booty: :booty:
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Welcome along Lee, get some pics up when you pick her up :pomppomp: :pomppomp:
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Welcome Lee, am sure you will enjoy your time with us :drinking:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkeyfunky/3746393747/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkeyfunky/3746393747/)
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Yay! Here she is!
Bad points:
- there's a gap in the cubby 'hole tween the seats, a curvy shape, but nothing in it. Not sure what is supposed to be in there
- few dings/marks that I'll have to get straightened out (but nothing major)
- er, that's about all I can think of...
Good points:
- Goes like stink
- The 'stereo' does everything; CD, DVD, navigation, traffic - more than I expected!
- Goes like stink
- Barely any increase in insurance costs from the Roadster
- Goes like stink
It's off to VW for some TLC first thing tomorrow (a service, not due but I'm a oil changing kinda guy).
I'm a happy boy :)
-Lee
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Looks nice :jumpmove:
if your getting it serviced there is a high chance of it being on long life service, i would ask them to change it to T&D but still ask them to use the long life oil. :happy2:
It will confuse the hell out of them but its considered the best thing to do. :smiley:
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Welcome Lee, and nice to see another Red 5 dr ed30 here.
Good luck trying to avoid the illness thats worse then Swine flu in this place :happy2:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkeyfunky/3746393747/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/punkeyfunky/3746393747/)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.static.flickr.com%2F2122%2F3746393747_8a1246cdd6.jpg&hash=47a2e44feab4a316e6669e0002b16783af8cd4c8)
Yay! Here she is!
Bad points:
- there's a gap in the cubby 'hole tween the seats, a curvy shape, but nothing in it. Not sure what is supposed to be in there
- few dings/marks that I'll have to get straightened out (but nothing major)
- er, that's about all I can think of...
Good points:
- Goes like stink
- The 'stereo' does everything; CD, DVD, navigation, traffic - more than I expected!
- Goes like stink
- Barely any increase in insurance costs from the Roadster
- Goes like stink
It's off to VW for some TLC first thing tomorrow (a service, not due but I'm a oil changing kinda guy).
I'm a happy boy :)
-Lee
get a picture of the centre console up for whats missing, I have a std 1 in the garage u can have :happy2:
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My money is on the bottle opener missing :grin:
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hellooo and welcomes :smiley: :happy2:
car looks well, does it go ok? lol :grin:
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Welcome along Lee. Stay away from the slope, at least for a few days eh? :grin:
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I think his list contains...
vRSTU's OEM Bluetooth
Remap
I showed Lee the bluetooth when I met him on thursday.
Enjoy it chap!
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ooo lovely car :happy2: , welcome to the forum
Goes like stink
wait til you remap it .......... :pomppomp:
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Hi and Welcome :driver:
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Welcome :happy2:
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Hey all,
Thanks for the replies; I've been a busy boy starting my new job, and covered 600 commuting miles last week. My Ed30 is doing very well (as expected) and as a special treat, I even read the manuals today and learned some new stuff ;)
The bottle opener thingy is missing; if anyone has one spare, I'd like to purchase, please drop me a PM/email/whatever :)
My Ed30's mats aren't 'right'; they're from a Golf, but don't clip on properly (oval holes in the mat, round studs on the floor). Fortunately, as my Mrs worked for VW (UK head office here in MK) for several years, I know lots of VW people, so sorting out a new set now. w00t!
Now, on the remap topic (yeah, you know, the one I wasn't going to do). Right now, I get 33mpg on my commute; does anyone have good proven examples of better mpg after a remap? Yes, I know that's not the primary reason, but if I can demonstrate that remap = better mpg, I might just be able to get it past the accountant (er, my Mrs!)
-Lee
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Hey all,
but if I can demonstrate that remap = better mpg, I might just be able to get it past the accountant (er, my Mrs!)
-Lee
lol good luck on that one, taken me years to crack my nut on that subject.
All depends on how you can restrain from using your size 10 :happy2:
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Hey all,
Thanks for the replies; I've been a busy boy starting my new job, and covered 600 commuting miles last week. My Ed30 is doing very well (as expected) and as a special treat, I even read the manuals today and learned some new stuff ;)
The bottle opener thingy is missing; if anyone has one spare, I'd like to purchase, please drop me a PM/email/whatever :)
My Ed30's mats aren't 'right'; they're from a Golf, but don't clip on properly (oval holes in the mat, round studs on the floor). Fortunately, as my Mrs worked for VW (UK head office here in MK) for several years, I know lots of VW people, so sorting out a new set now. w00t!
Now, on the remap topic (yeah, you know, the one I wasn't going to do). Right now, I get 33mpg on my commute; does anyone have good proven examples of better mpg after a remap? Yes, I know that's not the primary reason, but if I can demonstrate that remap = better mpg, I might just be able to get it past the accountant (er, my Mrs!)
-Lee
I have a spare somewhere. I will send it on.
:happy2:
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Welcome along mate - car looks good.
Hope to pick my 5dr Tornado Red Ed30 on Thursday - an '08 plate also :happy2:
Looks like the mods are already planned on your car .... I'm trying to ignore the urge - but it ain't easy :smiley:
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Totally agree.
I can't seem to keep away from the mods section either and I'm getting some very unhealthy yearnings.....
I might have to go and see someone!!
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Hey all,
Thanks for the replies; I've been a busy boy starting my new job, and covered 600 commuting miles last week. My Ed30 is doing very well (as expected) and as a special treat, I even read the manuals today and learned some new stuff ;)
The bottle opener thingy is missing; if anyone has one spare, I'd like to purchase, please drop me a PM/email/whatever :)
My Ed30's mats aren't 'right'; they're from a Golf, but don't clip on properly (oval holes in the mat, round studs on the floor). Fortunately, as my Mrs worked for VW (UK head office here in MK) for several years, I know lots of VW people, so sorting out a new set now. w00t!
Now, on the remap topic (yeah, you know, the one I wasn't going to do). Right now, I get 33mpg on my commute; does anyone have good proven examples of better mpg after a remap? Yes, I know that's not the primary reason, but if I can demonstrate that remap = better mpg, I might just be able to get it past the accountant (er, my Mrs!)
-Lee
If I take it easy on my commute (13 miles of A and B roads and motorway @ 50mph) I can regularly achieve 37+ mpg! :happy2:
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welcome fella, post remap our commuting consumption has improved considerably, other times it has not fared so well :happy2:
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Wow - those mpg achievements are impressive.
If I took it very easy in my Focus ST on my 40 mile commute - mainly on 60mph limit roads - I was lucky to see 27 mpg (not even worth mentioning what that dropped to when mapped and used with a heavy right foot!).
If I can get anywhere near 35mpg on the work journey I'll be seriously impressed.
Maybe then I can use the 'remap to save fuel' argument with the boss indoors as well! :happy2: