MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: nandez88 on September 10, 2013, 04:39:05 pm

Title: From the states
Post by: nandez88 on September 10, 2013, 04:39:05 pm

New to the UK, My Mkv GTI and I, just got out here looking to check out some good events/meets.


(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fae241%2Fshernandez8852%2Fphoto_zps4c67f44c.jpg&hash=18def04d0064d12c904df2c806a0f3ef3f20ca9f)
American spec, Stage 1 Jabba/APR Intake/Miltek Exhaust

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: pitsirikas on September 10, 2013, 06:19:43 pm

Hey :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:........look :surprised: :surprised: :surprised:......the steering wheel is on the wrong side....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL: :signLOL:

Don't worry mate........mine is also οn the wrong side.

Welcome aboard... :smiley:

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Scottymon on September 10, 2013, 06:42:33 pm

Yes welcome 'abroad' mate.. boom boom tish :drinking:

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: nandez88 on September 11, 2013, 11:51:03 am

 :signLOL: :signLOL:

Thanks all I'm stoked to be driving in the wrong side of the road, it took some time to understand the roads, I got it now

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Rumple on September 11, 2013, 12:13:24 pm

Very nice Gti mate!  :happy2: Where are you located?

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: nandez88 on September 11, 2013, 12:31:38 pm

I'm in Newmarket, and thanks mate. Got a lot more to do with it. Next step down pipe and fuel pump to go stage 2, and you where you located?

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Rumple on September 11, 2013, 12:35:33 pm

What CAI kit have you got in it?

Im from Dartford, just south of London.

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: nandez88 on September 11, 2013, 12:48:27 pm

I got the APR carbon fiber CAI. So it's not to far of a ride to you from where I'm at... Any good meets or anything out that way?

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Rumple on September 11, 2013, 12:52:48 pm

There's a monthly German car meet at Brand hatch race track called Prept pretty good last months saw around 200 cars in attendance.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prept/123256861161969

Also this sunday is Players show in Essex.

http://www.players-show.com/

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Gene Hunt on September 11, 2013, 01:46:34 pm

Hi. You stationed at one of the American air bases by any chance?. :smiley:

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: alexmccabe on September 11, 2013, 01:59:45 pm

Did you get the rear indicators sorted out? They flash the brake lights don't they, front what I saw in the states. That is illegal here :(

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: nandez88 on September 11, 2013, 02:13:34 pm

Quote from: Gene Hunt on September 11, 2013, 01:46:34 pm

Hi. You stationed at one of the American air bases by any chance?. :smiley:

Yeah I am here at lakenheath, are you local?


And the lights that was a pain to sort it out but now one of my reverse lights is a fog light. when I go back to the states I will have to sort it out again.

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: alexmccabe on September 11, 2013, 03:30:22 pm

Quote from: nandez88 on September 11, 2013, 02:13:34 pm

And the lights that was a pain to sort it out but now one of my reverse lights is a fog light. when I go back to the states I will have to sort it out again.

Out of curiosity, how did you do it? It is a shame as I like the brake lights as indicators.

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Sim0n_parker on September 15, 2013, 03:42:30 pm

Nice car matey

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: rich83 on September 15, 2013, 04:16:52 pm

Welcome to the UK and the forum... how did you get your car here? was it not massively expensive?

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: MPS on September 15, 2013, 05:21:06 pm

Welcome, have you got over the shock yet of how small everything is over here?  :signLOL:

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: MC71 on September 15, 2013, 05:35:12 pm

^^^^ What, like our women!  :laugh:

Welcome on board.  :drinking:

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: Scottymon on September 15, 2013, 05:40:38 pm

I like Big Butts and cannot lie

Title: Re: From the states
Post by: MC71 on September 15, 2013, 06:01:33 pm

^^^^  Who doesn't?  :drinking: