MK5 Golf GTI

General => Photography Section => Topic started by: karl.cee on February 17, 2014, 02:19:31 pm

Title: new northeast mk5 owner
Post by: karl.cee on February 17, 2014, 02:19:31 pm

I have been a VW enthusiast since day one and couldn't wait to get my hands on my first car.

So, I had a little 1.4 VW Lupo, loved her to bits, just as you should no matter what your first car ended up being, had her for 1 whole year, fitted brand new wheels, a cheep set of coil overs and a custom powerflow exhaust, I couldn't help my self.  :smiley: Went all out on making sure she was safe, so in went a new gearbox, clutch and breaks as well of loads of other bits and bobs, but she was never quite a golf  :sad1:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc433%2Fsummit-awesome%2FSNV11913_zpscf78f44e.jpg&hash=3f2d42799484769346a08c79f546ed474a9b2097)

Time went on and I saved like never before to get a hold of a mk5

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc433%2Fsummit-awesome%2FWP_20140217_0031_zps41ceb72c.jpg&hash=1aa0537a616b0b767d0324995a5aca5e96bd76a6)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc433%2Fsummit-awesome%2FWP_20140217_0021_zpsa72dd305.jpg&hash=6a3d579b10dcc12c78417aff7141ea5613f3b6ce)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fcc433%2Fsummit-awesome%2FWP_20140217_0011_zps05a80fef.jpg&hash=343071ff80025f86f82db4561e92026fb66723e6)

This is what ii have ended up with  :grin:

My mk5 Golf GT TDI
picked her up for around £4000
with 90,000 miles on.
Not sure if I did well or got ripped off but its done now. So far I have had all the wheels refurbished, the belts done, the breaks done, and I have just had a set of H&R springs fitted so she sits better.

Sure there will be more to come but I am thinking this will probably be a slow and subtle build

Next on the list are,
stamped plates
Edition 30 front splitter
gti back bumper, sprayed
and maybe a milteck non resonated exhaust system

Title: Re: new northeast mk5 owner
Post by: jaffa on February 17, 2014, 02:21:54 pm

Welcome mate looks like a good base to start with  :happy2:

where abouts you from? theres a load of people on here from the northeast!

Title: Re: new northeast mk5 owner
Post by: karl.cee on February 17, 2014, 02:26:34 pm

Thanks  :happy2:

I'm from sunderland pal,

Just noticed i have posted this in the wrong place haha, gonna stick it in the right place and take it off here  :smiley:

Title: Re: new northeast mk5 owner
Post by: Greigzy on February 17, 2014, 03:02:04 pm

Welcome to the forum, my first lupo had a very similar plate

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fuu294%2FGreigzy%2FPicture008Medium.jpg&hash=8b8f16d3b35282b1048a96a069ed15e1fda65376)