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Title: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: wigit on December 15, 2008, 01:35:45 pm
Just had a response from VW regarding UK GTI Pirelli numbers, VW are showing circa 210 have currently been sold and 36 remain in stock so they are estimating 250 in total and VW have no intention of providing plaques
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: JPC on December 15, 2008, 01:46:55 pm
wow....only 250 of them?

i bet they estimated more sales than that right? ed30s sold like hot cakes,
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Phil Mcavity on December 15, 2008, 01:54:53 pm
to be fair order books were only open for about a month on pirelli, so sales rates about the same if they were left longer to sale.

anyone fancy an ed 30 for a pirelli :laugh:?
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: wigit on December 15, 2008, 02:16:30 pm
think you could order may through to beginning of august for factory orders, we ordered mid July and repecced what was to be the dealer demo
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Greeners on December 15, 2008, 02:29:37 pm
think you could order may through to beginning of august for factory orders, we ordered mid July and repecced what was to be the dealer demo

wigit, why no pics of your cars on here yet?  :santa:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: wigit on December 15, 2008, 02:37:13 pm
because i need to get my arse in gear and take some decent shots over christmas, dirty pirelli pick below

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fww100%2Faswaterman%2FDSC00602.jpg&hash=f57042bc8af18987ca7ea6a9be9081b59cacd9ae)

penny only dropped that the spokes are in the P shape, what a tool......
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Strat on December 15, 2008, 02:44:57 pm
I actually saw another Pirelli on the road a couple of weeks ago. Both pulled up next to each other in traffic and had to do a double take seeing the same car! haha
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: WhiteGTI on December 15, 2008, 02:58:41 pm
I actually saw another Pirelli on the road a couple of weeks ago. Both pulled up next to each other in traffic and had to do a double take seeing the same car! haha

Thats quite a rare event!!! With around 210 in the whole country and you pull up next to another one!! Crazy!  :smiley: :smiley: :driver:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Greeners on December 15, 2008, 03:00:27 pm
V Nice wigit, can just about see the Rocco too  :happy2:

P.S. I had to have someone point the P out to me too  :laugh: I was thinking of a conventional P rather that the P in the Pirelli logo  :signIWS:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: MAT ED30 on December 15, 2008, 03:03:49 pm
yes you did  :signLOL:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: lswed30 on December 15, 2008, 04:17:24 pm
because i need to get my arse in gear and take some decent shots over christmas, dirty pirelli pick below

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fww100%2Faswaterman%2FDSC00602.jpg&hash=f57042bc8af18987ca7ea6a9be9081b59cacd9ae)

penny only dropped that the spokes are in the P shape, what a tool......


I didnt even notice untill you mentioned it lol.
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: JPC on December 15, 2008, 04:27:46 pm
looking guurd!
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: billyboy on December 17, 2008, 07:20:25 pm
carnt beleave some of you didnt know about the Ps  :signIWS:
anyway i drove passed a dealers on tues morning (0630) they only had dim lights on, but i thought i seen summit, so i pulled over (safely) and walked back to have a look, and there at the back of the shop stood a brand new spanking silver 3dr pirelli.
no plates nothing, thought theyed all been snapped up.
its in willenhall coachcraft, off jnk 10 M6,
billy
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: WhiteGTI on December 17, 2008, 07:25:26 pm
Im sorry, but i still cannot see the P in the wheels....

We all know I'm stupid, so I saw no harm in admitting the above!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Help a brother out lol............
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Top Cat on December 17, 2008, 07:58:39 pm
Im sorry, but i still cannot see the P in the wheels....

We all know I'm stupid, so I saw no harm in admitting the above!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Help a brother out lol............

Chris you are a star.  :grin:

first off imagine the p in the famous signature pirelli, the round bit of the p extends over the letters, google it if your not sure.
Then look at the spokes of the wheel only and the bit that connects to the rim is the vertical section of the p and the actual spoke is the round bit, if you look at the line down the middle of each spoke, well that is the space inside the P.  :fighting2:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: billyboy on December 17, 2008, 08:00:42 pm
Im sorry, but i still cannot see the P in the wheels....

We all know I'm stupid, so I saw no harm in admitting the above!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Help a brother out lol............
here goes
if you look at the rear wheel and look at the spoke thats at 10 o'clock, its got a sticky out bit on the rim, thats the first bit of the P, then the second bit is from that line to the wheel bolt and around and back to the rim, hows that
billy
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: WhiteGTI on December 17, 2008, 08:01:11 pm
Im sorry, but i still cannot see the P in the wheels....

We all know I'm stupid, so I saw no harm in admitting the above!  :grin: :grin: :grin:

Help a brother out lol............

Chris you are a star.  :grin:

first off imagine the p in the famous signature pirelli, the round bit of the p extends over the letters, google it if your not sure.
Then look at the spokes of the wheel only and the bit that connects to the rim is the vertical section of the p and the actual spoke is the round bit, if you look at the line down the middle of each spoke, well that is the space inside the P.  :fighting2:

Oh!!!

I was just picturing a normal letter P!

Yeah, it immediately clicked as soon as you mentioned the Pirelli symbol!

Cheers!!
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: WhiteGTI on December 17, 2008, 08:03:34 pm
Thanks also Billy!  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: wigit on December 17, 2008, 11:24:53 pm
its ok chaps been sat on our drive since october and penny dropped last week, read it in vw driver then missus worked it out :)
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: gtipirelli on March 28, 2009, 08:52:30 pm
New to the forum and asked how many Pirelli's were in the UK on an earlier post. I guess this post answers my question. Quite like the idea that there are only 249 other cars the same as mine.

Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: wigit on March 29, 2009, 10:30:51 am
asked vw for the split on colour this week and won't give it, however, they are still saying only 210 currently registered
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Snoopy on March 29, 2009, 12:41:42 pm
So are the rest still unregistered?  :evilgrin: Or is there only 210?
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: RIZLA X on September 04, 2011, 07:25:58 pm
I was given a number of 222?
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Saint Steve on September 04, 2011, 07:37:26 pm
I was given a number of 222?

Do you have a plaque to proove this?
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Nasir on September 04, 2011, 07:49:24 pm
I was given a number of 222?

Do you have a plaque to proove this?

I think he means he was told 222 were produced, not a specific build number for his car.
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: Saint Steve on September 04, 2011, 09:22:01 pm
Oh I see!! sorry mis-understood his statement.. :happy2:
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: RIZLA X on September 06, 2011, 11:40:05 am
Yes I was referring to production numbers. Thanks
Title: Re: GTI Pirelli Numbers
Post by: E30Dom on September 06, 2011, 11:46:34 am
So where are the unregistered ones?  :popcornsoda: