MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: T6 SUR on March 18, 2013, 01:51:33 pm
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so Ive been looking for around 2 months, now after a candy white GTI (orginally thought about an ED30) but over time have come to prefer the look of the standard GTI.
Looked at a few white gti's but after xenons and leather, but all the ones i am seeing all have cloth seats and no xenons at all.
In order of preference i want :-
1. Xenons (as i think its going to be a ball ache to retrofit them to work 100% as from factory)
2. Leather heated seats (all the ones ive seen so far are all cloth and not heated)
3. Monza diamond cut wheels (not so fussed about the wheels as its easy to change them)
So i am wondering am i being too fussy expecting to find a 3dr with at least the xenons and leathers?
or maybe i'm thinking its going to be pretty rare to get a white one with this spec
Or am i just not being patient enought?
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Good grief. I wasn't aware there was a Candy White GTI non-ED30 until the other day, they're pretty rare apparently... you could be hunting for months and months. The fact that I have noticed there are less three door models around too makes it all that much harder.
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xenons and leather are both expensive options so would be a lot harded to come by than cheaper option , i believe Xenons were a £1200 extra and leather would be around the same if you say at the time GTI's were about 25K then these two alone added 10% to the cost ,
my candy white GTI has Xenons six disc changer in the arm rest, covered cubby and ash tray think thats the comfort pack but no winter pack (heated jets and seats) and no leather i like the cloth seats ED30 half leather would be better :happy2:
Rob
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cheers guys its a bit of a pickle, do i say what the heck buy what i can find and retrofit xenons and leather sits, or do i just say right at some point ones going to come up wait.
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cheers guys its a bit of a pickle, do i say what the heck buy what i can find and retrofit xenons and leather sits, or do i just say right at some point ones going to come up wait.
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The thing is, it may NEVER come up. Also, if you settle it might come up just after. I would say buy the closest you can get and retrofit some parts. ED30 seats come up for sale fairly regular and barely touch £900, and xenons are less.
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fwiw xenon lights on the mk5 were a £600 not £1200 option.
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fwiw xenon lights on the mk5 were a £600 not £1200 option.
it was a while ago when the GTI came out sure i read £1200 some where but could be wrong :ashamed:. second hand sets up go for £400-£500 now dont they at least its one option that keeps its value :smiley: must rip mine off before i sell and get some cash back
Rob
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well i was wrong in 2007 Xenons were £750 and leather was £1600
so still the 10% but wrong split
liink to option price some people had too much cash to blow on a new car :grin:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1tZNHP7pa7aMDMxYTIzMDQtNGQyMy00ZDAyLThmNWYtNTIzYzgzOWQwNzAy/edit?pli=1
Rob
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mines got heated leather, but no xenons, oh and its a black car :laugh:
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xenons and leather are both expensive options so would be a lot harded to come by than cheaper option , i believe Xenons were a £1200 extra and leather would be around the same if you say at the time GTI's were about 25K then these two alone added 10% to the cost ,
my candy white GTI has Xenons six disc changer in the arm rest, covered cubby and ash tray think thats the comfort pack but no winter pack (heated jets and seats) and no leather i like the cloth seats ED30 half leather would be better :happy2:
Rob
Jebus... i feel lucky now!! i've got a late 08 CW 3Dr GTi and knew i had to have it as soon as i seen it advertised!! Its got the heated leather but no winder pack but no xenons..
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Check mines out in the for sale bit. It's a 3 door red GTI with 6spd manual and has the best options IMO
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Mine's black, but is 3dr, 18" Monza's, heated leather and will soon have Xenon style lights so almost there..!
I did look at a Grey 3dr with xenons, 18" Monzas, heated leather, your ideal spec but it was a bit of a dog with 2 services in £60k miles so walked away...
Someone at my company has a white 55 plate, 3dr, 18" Monzas, leather.. no xenons though.
You might be waiting a while!
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They do pop up occasionally. This was on Pistonheads a little while ago.
http://www.carocean.co.uk/m/results/Volkswagen+Golf+dsg+18+monza+wheels/2/12800632
Even had proper GTI Recaro Buckets.
Half tempted with this one though.
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/golf-gti-mk5-mk6/volkswagen-golf-mk5-gti-2007/1060768
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Mine has heated leather and the 18" Monza IIs but no Xenons. Just ticked over onto 20K miles , 58 plate. All leather seats are also heated if they came from the factory btw.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FDmc1969%2FMy_2nd_Golf_GTI%2F004-1.jpg&hash=9d7ecfd80d983639f941199675dd09b1867397be)
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Mine has heated leather and the 18" Monza IIs but no Xenons. Just ticked over onto 20K miles , 58 plate. All leather seats are also heated if they came from the factory btw.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FDmc1969%2FMy_2nd_Golf_GTI%2F004-1.jpg&hash=9d7ecfd80d983639f941199675dd09b1867397be)
looks proper mint, have you had your monza's refurbed? They look like new!
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Yeah they were done before I picked the car up from Western VW in Edinburgh , they still look like that after 6 months as well! :happy2:
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I have one of these.
Candy white 3 door
1. Xenons
2. Leather heated seats
3. Monza diamond cut wheels
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I also have:
4. Parking Sensors
5. Highline Computer
6. Cruise Control
7. Winter Pack
8. DSG
9. Have other options I believe, like that arm rest thingy lol
Also has stage 1 revo map which I couldnt live without.
Love it and not seen many about in white either. I think the only option it hasnt got is the sat nav. Has nearly 4000 quid worth of options.
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Why do you want candy white, you don't want candy white you want steel grey THE BEST COLOUR :grin:
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Im starting to think that my gti is quite a rare spec...
Xenons
heated leather seats
Winter pack
Diamond cut monzas
sunroof
parking sensors
oh and the armrest :happy2:
(55 plate with only 60k miles but in black)
They are out there, you just have to find one.
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Im starting to think that my gti is quite a rare spec...
Xenons
heated leather seats
Winter pack
Diamond cut monzas
sunroof
parking sensors
oh and the armrest :happy2:
(55 plate with only 60k miles but in black)
They are out there, you just have to find one.
I have had the car 2 years now and last week I worked out how to adjust that armest :grin:
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Get Black - White is black most of the time in the UK anyway.
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Get Black - White is black most of the time in the UK anyway.
Whites easier to keep clean than black I always find :smiley:
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In order of preference i want :-
1. Xenons (as i think its going to be a ball ache to retrofit them to work 100% as from factory)
2. Leather heated seats (all the ones ive seen so far are all cloth and not heated)
3. Monza diamond cut wheels (not so fussed about the wheels as its easy to change them)
I've got a pretty similar wish list.
Must have Xenons. Specc'd them on the wifes Octavia and now wouldn't be without them. That's the one thing I won't compromise on.
I want heated seats too- not fussy if it's cloth or leather, although heated cloth is rare. Again specc'd them on the Octavia and love them!
Must also have the highline computer and an armrest.
18's and cruise are must haves but both can be easily and relatively cheaply retrofitted so not too fussed about those.
I want red or grey though and preferebaly 5 door (although I would take a 3dr and maybe a black one if it was otherwise perfect- I'd seen the black one you linked to with the Recaros and would be tempted if it wasn't so far away).
I'm not even seriously looking yet and I'm getting frustrated at not being able to find my perfect spec! :grin:
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Hope there's as many people in a year or two desperate for a high spec ED30 :innocent:
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I have one of these.
Candy white 3 door
1. Xenons
2. Leather heated seats
3. Monza diamond cut wheels
.
I also have:
4. Parking Sensors
5. Highline Computer
6. Cruise Control
7. Winter Pack
8. DSG
9. Have other options I believe, like that arm rest thingy lol
Also has stage 1 revo map which I couldnt live without.
Love it and not seen many about in white either. I think the only option it hasnt got is the sat nav. Has nearly 4000 quid worth of options.
do you wish to sell it :happy2:
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I've got a pretty similar wish list.
Must have Xenons. Specc'd them on the wifes Octavia and now wouldn't be without them. That's the one thing I won't compromise on.
I want heated seats too- not fussy if it's cloth or leather, although heated cloth is rare. Again specc'd them on the Octavia and love them!
Must also have the highline computer and an armrest.
18's and cruise are must haves but both can be easily and relatively cheaply retrofitted so not too fussed about those.
I want red or grey though and preferebaly 5 door (although I would take a 3dr and maybe a black one if it was otherwise perfect- I'd seen the black one you linked to with the Recaros and would be tempted if it wasn't so far away).
I'm not even seriously looking yet and I'm getting frustrated at not being able to find my perfect spec! :grin:
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I think our wish lists are very similar, its so fustrating, ive been on the hunt for 2 months now and cant find exactly what im after :sick:
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I have one of these.
Candy white 3 door
1. Xenons
2. Leather heated seats
3. Monza diamond cut wheels
.
I also have:
4. Parking Sensors
5. Highline Computer
6. Cruise Control
7. Winter Pack
8. DSG
9. Have other options I believe, like that arm rest thingy lol
Also has stage 1 revo map which I couldnt live without.
Love it and not seen many about in white either. I think the only option it hasnt got is the sat nav. Has nearly 4000 quid worth of options.
do you wish to sell it :happy2:
Not yet mate :smiley:
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stick some pics up mate, i wish to see what im missing out on! :P
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I think our wish lists are very similar, its so fustrating, ive been on the hunt for 2 months now and cant find exactly what im after :sick:
Yep, if I find a white 3dr one I'll let you know........... as long as you return the favour with red/grey 5drs :signLOL:
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I think our wish lists are very similar, its so fustrating, ive been on the hunt for 2 months now and cant find exactly what im after :sick:
Yep, if I find a white 3dr one I'll let you know........... as long as you return the favour with red/grey 5drs :signLOL:
if you find me a 3dr, low mileage gti with xenons and heated seats i will paypal you a little present! :happy2:
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I would just like to add that don't get too hung up on the options and forget about the basics which are more important. Such as general condition & full service history :happy2:
No point having a fully kitted out dog of a motor :P
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Mine is a red 3 door 56 plate 47000
It has some nice options
Options list
Xenons
Full leather heated
Sat nav
18 in monzas
Sunroof
Leather armrest with iPod dock
Winter pack
plus the standard spec
I still think this is the best car I have owned even after 3 yrs
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I have one of these.
Candy white 3 door
1. Xenons
2. Leather heated seats
3. Monza diamond cut wheels
.
I also have:
4. Parking Sensors
5. Highline Computer
6. Cruise Control
7. Winter Pack
8. DSG
9. Have other options I believe, like that arm rest thingy lol
Also has stage 1 revo map which I couldnt live without.
Love it and not seen many about in white either. I think the only option it hasnt got is the sat nav. Has nearly 4000 quid worth of options.
do you wish to sell it :happy2:
I may be selling this soon now. I just moved back to bmouth and have a 330 mile round trip each weekend to Essex so a diesel is on the horizon me thinks.
Let me know if you want any info
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Hello mate,
From personal experience if you have set your heart on Candy white with those particular options I would advise you to hold out until the right car comes along. If will be definately worth the wait. We searched for a couple of months in order to find the right car which was a Candy White 5 door after originally looking at the steel grey option. Its just my opinon but the Candy White truly is a beautiful car and you wont be dissapointed. Ours is a '56 model with paddle shift DSG, has full service history, 40,000 miles and had loads of extras, including electric sunroof, arm rest, sat nav, parking sensors, xenons, headlamp washers, heated/folding mirrors, 18" Monzas. The only thing it didnt have that we really wanted was heated leather seats, it came with heated cloth seats. We bought it from a V.W. dealer and coincidentally he had a steel grey 5 door gti for sale as well which had heated grey leather seats, door cards, armrest etc. So after a little negotiation and a bit more cash the dealer swapped interiors for us and what a transformation it made. Dont settle for second best if you have you heart set on a particular car and the 3 door candy white looks awesome but with 3 kids as well the 5 door was our only option really. Good luck with your search I hope you get what you want in the end
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I have a similar problem looking for a Mk6 5 door with all the bits my Mk5 has (2005 in black) :confused:
1. Xenons
2. Leather heated seats
3. Monza diamond cut wheels
4. Parking Sensors
5. Highline Computer
6. Cruise Control
7. Winter Pack
8. DSG
9. Satnav
10. MDI
11. Leather armrest
12. Blutooth
13. Heated/folding mirrors
14 Etc!!
I have only found 1 Mk6 in Autotrader and EBay with xenons ( and I missed it :rolleye:) which are a must once you have had them. :driver:
TonyZ
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Funnily enough, this is the same combination I looked for when searching for my current MK5. I looked for almost 8 months and had to settle on a black one without the xenons - but it has pretty much everything else.
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Hi I have a gti with all of that, but in black looking to sell it shortly. Thks ma
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so Ive been looking for around 2 months, now after a candy white GTI (orginally thought about an ED30) but over time have come to prefer the look of the standard GTI.
Looked at a few white gti's but after xenons and leather, but all the ones i am seeing all have cloth seats and no xenons at all.
In order of preference i want :-
1. Xenons (as i think its going to be a ball ache to retrofit them to work 100% as from factory)
2. Leather heated seats (all the ones ive seen so far are all cloth and not heated)
3. Monza diamond cut wheels (not so fussed about the wheels as its easy to change them)
So i am wondering am i being too fussy expecting to find a 3dr with at least the xenons and leathers?
or maybe i'm thinking its going to be pretty rare to get a white one with this spec
Or am i just not being patient enought?
How's this? Not completely standard but looks well maintained...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-GOLF-GTI-MK5-2-0TFSI-CANDY-WHITE-DSG-LOW-MILES-STUNNING-CAR-LEATHER-BBS-L-K-/271195417244?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3f2481aa9c