MK5 Golf GTI

General => New Member Intro's => Topic started by: matt_the_mussel on July 03, 2014, 01:58:14 pm

Title: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 03, 2014, 01:58:14 pm
Hey guys, had my GTI for a couple of weeks now. Had her checked over by local specialists RK Engineering and its all good! (Apart from temp sensor and knackard AC)!  She's a standard magic black 3 door, 54 (2005) with 74k on the clock and lots of VAG stamps in the book :happy2:
Planning to do a good polish this weekend....maybe have a go at sanding/polishing the headlights too....will post some pics when she's gleeming!
Its nice to be able to go round corners again, my old passat wagon handled like a boat!
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: Wooosh on July 03, 2014, 02:07:12 pm
Welcome mate, you got many plans for your GTI or keeping it standard? Get some pictures up once polished. :happy2:
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 03, 2014, 07:57:31 pm
Cheers bud. Guna keep her standard I think, maybe one or two OEM mods. Got lots of bits and bobs to do to make her minty! Ask again in a couple of months and I'll probably be thinking about a cheeky remap!
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: Tortaruga on July 05, 2014, 09:58:23 pm
Deadly username. Welcome :smiley:
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 06, 2014, 05:42:43 pm
Right, she's had a quick polish....
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn179%2Fmattmiciak%2FA1_zpsff4dc5cf.jpg&hash=03d2cda17c9d213142b58fde2dd60a8d39a83653)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn179%2Fmattmiciak%2FA2_zpse45e855f.jpg&hash=35e2a7485c5f9103c34fb077a4c5a13666417550)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fn179%2Fmattmiciak%2FA3_zps60f2ab19.jpg&hash=d57fda8cc4e1b5dcf8b500433fb2847652fbcbf9)
I ran out of time on the front grills, only did the top one, mainly because I decided to start by sanding the headlights!
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 06, 2014, 05:46:14 pm
Quote from: Tortaruga on July 05, 2014, 09:58:23 pm
Deadly username. Welcome :smiley:
Sadly I'm not a double hard barstewards....I work on shellfish farms!
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: MC71 on July 06, 2014, 05:58:24 pm
mmmm Shellfish!!  :drool: :drool:

Welcome on board. Tidy Looking GTI you have there. :drinking:

Is that your real number plate?? If it is, its AWESOME, I know a few peeps that would pay ££££ for that puppy.

 :happy2:
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 06, 2014, 06:16:06 pm
Quote from: MC71 on July 06, 2014, 05:58:24 pm

Is that your real number plate?? If it is, its AWESOME, I know a few peeps that would pay ££££ for that puppy.

 :happy2:

I Wish! It would probably be worth more than the car....wonder if it was ever issued?
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: H18Golf on July 08, 2014, 11:44:45 am
Tidy GTi, on the look out for one just like it to be fair.  Looking to do the same as you, get a standard car and keep it pretty much the same except for bits and pieces here and there.
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 08, 2014, 01:06:12 pm
Quote from: H18Golf on July 08, 2014, 11:44:45 am
Tidy GTi, on the look out for one just like it to be fair.  Looking to do the same as you, get a standard car and keep it pretty much the same except for bits and pieces here and there.

Cheers mate. Yeh, I really respect the guys who go all out on the mods, the attention to detail can be awsome, but for me, being lazy and having no patience I decided to keep it simple! Plus the mk5's pretty good as standard!
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: KAN1NE on July 08, 2014, 11:47:14 pm
Nice GTI, I had to do a double take when I saw your plate too!  Would be a GREAT plate to have registered.
Title: Re: GTI Newbie
Post by: matt_the_mussel on July 09, 2014, 10:34:26 am
Cheers KAN1NE. I just had a quick look on the DVLA site, dont seem to be able to get a plate to end in 'I' :sad1:
Best you can do is MK05 GTK. Only £250 squid tho....