MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: ed30Paul on March 20, 2013, 11:52:44 am

Title: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: ed30Paul on March 20, 2013, 11:52:44 am
Hi guys & Girls,

Am a happy new owner of an edition 30 GTI. Wanted one for ages and finally got one.

2008 5-dr
Steel Grey
Manual
35K
RNS510
Highline
Rear parking sensors
Lux pack
Winter pack
Bi-Xenons
6 CD changer
Build number 2142 (Just ordered Plaque from VW UK)

Some pics of it being delivered from South Wales 220miles from me:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FIMAG0233.jpg&hash=4790c253bd56f0b9974fb651831cffd4ec69ed77)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FIMAG0235.jpg&hash=ece2bdc983b4a1c8878432a28ff6549761c29e05)

Exhaust turned up in a terrible state, so a bit of wire wool & Autosol all good now:

Before:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FIMAG0238.jpg&hash=f882c326a45ac34720e9c1e276031fd6caaff108)

After:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FIMAG0241.jpg&hash=6a80cc548d4f0fa5796fd5eec7185fd877094888)

Just recently bought some GTI inserts for the seats, looking at some upgrades in the future once the 12 month VW warrenty runs out.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FIMAG0243.jpg&hash=3081bd015994783c9831061d5a595d6ccb301093)

Must say excellent forum and will start a build thread next year with upgrades.

Sold the MK1 GTI for the edition 30. Pic of perfect driveway, we have a VW fetish in our household  :laugh:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FMk5GTI.jpg&hash=c525304a7c3a35d46fa807abbcc5088509092c0b)
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: prp74 on March 20, 2013, 04:46:59 pm
Welcome mate  :happy2: Great spec eddy you have there.. enjoy!
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Frodo-anni on March 20, 2013, 10:26:41 pm
Great spec'd car, welcome to the forum!! :happy2:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: alfboden on March 20, 2013, 10:28:43 pm
Lovely car! What grade wire wool did you use for the exhaust? Mines looking as bad if not worse than yours!
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: ed30Paul on March 21, 2013, 12:55:33 pm
Thanks for the kind words.

Lovely car! What grade wire wool did you use for the exhaust? Mines looking as bad if not worse than yours!

Not sure what grade the wire wool was, just some that i found in me shed.
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: ed30Paul on March 21, 2013, 12:57:37 pm
Strange, sitting in the edition 30 & driving it reminds me of my MK1 campaign. Absolutely love it.
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: driver rider on March 21, 2013, 01:32:32 pm
Welcome!  You didn't fancy the drive from wales?  Would have been a lot of fun!  :driver:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: ed30Paul on March 22, 2013, 08:22:10 am
Agreed would of been great. Decieded to get it trailered to me as it takes the stress out of getting there etc... and it was included into the price of the car  :jumpmove:

Been thinking about Mods for the future:

Cruise Control
Revo Remap
BCS powervalve cat back
Pannel filter or maybe some induction kit
Maybe paint wheels steel grey
S3/R Brakes
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Kiwi on March 22, 2013, 10:56:07 am

Great motor and welcome to the forum  :drinking:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Frodo-anni on March 22, 2013, 08:44:47 pm
Agreed would of been great. Decieded to get it trailered to me as it takes the stress out of getting there etc... and it was included into the price of the car  :jumpmove:

Been thinking about Mods for the future:

Cruise Control
Revo Remap
BCS powervalve cat back
Pannel filter or maybe some induction kit
Maybe paint wheels steel grey
S3/R Brakes

Its started!!!   :signLOL:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Andy on March 22, 2013, 08:53:23 pm
welcome to the forum-nice spec ed you have got your self :happy2:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: F4TTYS_GTI on March 23, 2013, 03:33:08 am
sweet motor mate  :happy2:

welcome
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: X Oilman on March 23, 2013, 08:34:20 am
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fx317%2Fpaulthomp007%2FMk5GTI.jpg&hash=c525304a7c3a35d46fa807abbcc5088509092c0b)
 :happy2:
Hi there, thats a nice lil trio
Welcome from another noob
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: rdfcpete on March 23, 2013, 10:45:55 am
That's a cracking looking Ed30, my favourite colour in SG. Slightly biased  :smiley:

MK1 looks a dish too. More pics of both would be cool :happy2:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: GeeJay on March 23, 2013, 01:09:22 pm
Lovely car there mate, definitely jealous!

Where did you get the seat inserts from? Looks class!
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: robern2 on March 24, 2013, 01:23:52 pm
Welcome. Always great to see another steel grey ed30.
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Dave J on March 24, 2013, 04:04:22 pm
Lovely car - looks as though the first owner ticked a lot of options!

The exhaust came up very well - seems that owners these days just don't bother with cleaning the chrome. Was very disappointed with mine, even after wirewool & autosol.

Look forward to how you get on with the car, and as said before - show us some more of the mk1  :smiley:
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Makka91 on March 24, 2013, 10:56:02 pm
looks nice that mate, can't wait until I find one I like
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Geezerus on March 24, 2013, 11:40:48 pm
Great looking car

I wish my gti had them wheels instead of the monza's

Welcome to the forum also from another n00b
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: ed30Paul on March 26, 2013, 10:57:24 am
MK1 GTI sold a few weeks ago, here was the advert and lots of pics:

http://vwgolfmk1.org.uk/forum/index.php?page=topicview&id=cars-for-sale_2%2F1983-brm152-mk1-golf&kfs100=30

Loved the car had it for 4 years.
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: LukePraoline on March 27, 2013, 06:20:25 pm
im looking at getting a edition 30 cant wait until i find one
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: DF2008 on March 30, 2013, 06:45:49 pm
Looks good on the drive with the "Family" you have there. Previous owner looks as though they looked after it well
Title: Re: New Edition 30 owner
Post by: Jonmaddock on March 31, 2013, 11:30:31 pm
Tidy looking ed30