MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Ryan88uk on June 21, 2013, 03:25:07 pm
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Hi All
I'm currently driving a Mk2 Leon Cupra but want to switch to a Mk5 Golf GTi but can't decide on weather to go for a standard GTi or Edition 30?
I know that a Standard GTi comes with a K03 Turbo and the edition 30 comes with a K04 Turbo but still don't know what to pick
Any advice is most welcome!
Cheers Ryan
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Ask a silly question expect a silly answer :popcornsoda:
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Drive both then see whats in your budjet, and if its worth it i.e. running costs, insurance etc
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silly question if you can afford the edition
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Id go for a mk2 leon cupra 240 bhp
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Always the Ed30. After driving both back to back for a year or so the Ed30 is harder, better, faster, stronger.
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I test drove numerous gti's then decided to up my budget and get an edition :happy2:
I knew that if I had the Gti I'd have only kicked myself 6 months down the line
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K03 for lagless motoring. :evilgrin: They produce similar torque at stage 1, so will depend on whether you drive you car regularly past 4k.
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As above if you can afford it get the edition 30.
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I could have got an ED30 but decided to buy based on condition. I looked at 3 ED30s, and all of them had some problems. I found a recovery receipt for one where it had been run out of oil on a motorway. Another had some major accident damage. That and the interior of the edition 30 was a bit off for me so I went for a gti with leather that hadn't been battered. if you get bored just throw a k04 on at a later date.
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I'd have thought the swap from a Leon Cupra to a Mk5 GTI of any variety wouldn't be worth the bother given the similar underpinnings.
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I would have thought the main difference would have been in the ride as the leon fr is known for a hard ride. used to feel everything when driving my brothers leon
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I could have got an ED30 but decided to buy based on condition. I looked at 3 ED30s, and all of them had some problems. I found a recovery receipt for one where it had been run out of oil on a motorway. Another had some major accident damage. That and the interior of the edition 30 was a bit off for me so I went for a gti with leather that hadn't been battered. if you get bored just throw a k04 on at a later date.
Gotta agree with this. I wanted an Ed30, but all the ones I viewed were in a pretty poor state and I didn't fancy a long wait of searching to find the right one. So decided to opt for a decent GTI and add the K04 :happy2:
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I guess it depends on they type of driving you plan on doing?
I have a GTI and I'm rarely over 3.5k of revs and it more than fast enough for me!
Also did the same, looked at a few Edition 30s and they all seemed to have been 'well used'.
Where as it's easier to find a good GTI as most (not all) seem to have been driven as a normal car rather than a hot hatch.
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I could have got an ED30 but decided to buy based on condition. I looked at 3 ED30s, and all of them had some problems. I found a recovery receipt for one where it had been run out of oil on a motorway. Another had some major accident damage. That and the interior of the edition 30 was a bit off for me so I went for a gti with leather that hadn't been battered. if you get bored just throw a k04 on at a later date.
Gotta agree with this. I wanted an Ed30, but all the ones I viewed were in a pretty poor state and I didn't fancy a long wait of searching to find the right one. So decided to opt for a decent GTI and add the K04 :happy2:
can i ask how you went about getting a K04 sorted? where you buy it/who fitted it etc? be good to know as im thinking about going down this route in a few months and ive been looking a few different options...or send us a pm.ta! :happy2:
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^^ K04 hardware is regularly available in the for-sale section on here :happy2:
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^^ K04 hardware is regularly available in the for-sale section on here :happy2:
As Graeme says, K04 bits do pop up in the for sale section fairly frequently. Fitted by AKS Tuning, who did an awesome job :happy2:
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I have a standard gti with dsg and I have never had and pardon the pun I have never had so much fun with my clothes on!! Having never driven an ed30 I dont miss anything!! Going to get a stage 1 or 2 at some stage because the golf gti is wild...
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I have a standard gti with dsg and I have never had and pardon the pun I have never had so much fun with my clothes on!! Having never driven an ed30 I dont miss anything!! Going to get a stage 1 or 2 at some stage because the golf gti is wild...
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Just wait til you start playing with it :driver: Stage 3 GTIs are pretty mental :happy2:
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I have a standard gti with dsg and I have never had and pardon the pun I have never had so much fun with my clothes on!! Having never driven an ed30 I dont miss anything!! Going to get a stage 1 or 2 at some stage because the golf gti is wild...
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Just wait til you start playing with it :driver: Stage 3 GTIs are pretty mental :happy2:
Even better with WMI :evilgrin:
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^^ K04 hardware is regularly available in the for-sale section on here :happy2:
As Graeme says, K04 bits do pop up in the for sale section fairly frequently. Fitted by AKS Tuning, who did an awesome job :happy2:
thanks both! ive seen bits cropping up every now and again so when the times right ill be putting my money where my mouth is :smiley: