MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Steve in crete on March 25, 2015, 09:50:19 pm

Hi, ex UK now spend a lot of time in Crete and it was time to buy a car, it had the be a GTI, took delivery off the ferry from Athens Saturday 7.00am bought unseen from a reputable dealer, looked even better than in the pics ?
Late 2005 in Candy White with Red Leather interior, one owner 52k klms about 29k miles in incredible condition, well pleased.
Took me back to the new mk two i bought brand new back in 1986 in my much younger days
( now 62 ) retired from work but not life so before I buy the Volvo and flat cap I will have one last fling !

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: lukemk5gti on March 26, 2015, 08:28:42 am

Sounds like a great car! Get some photos, I love the BMW coupé's with white paint and red leather interior but it's not available on a GTI (to my knowledge).

Good luck with the new car!

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on March 26, 2015, 09:11:09 am

Welcome along,

You're not our only retired member that still enjoys a Gti eh, @RedRobin (http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=13)

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Steve in crete on March 29, 2015, 04:22:25 pm

Thanks for your welcome comments, when I figured out how to post pictures I will do it !  Opened the photo bucket account ok and uploaded the pictures but can't for the life of me find out how to post them to the site, it should be simple but not for me, watch this space will get the wife on the case !
Regards     Steve

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: dazza on March 29, 2015, 07:19:04 pm

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Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Steve in crete on March 30, 2015, 06:12:58 pm

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pictures of my new Greek forever car complete with red leather, as requested

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: StuF on March 30, 2015, 06:19:26 pm

Oh - I do like that!
Loving the red leather and quad exhaust system!
Lovely looking motor!  :happy2:

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: GTiBlues on March 30, 2015, 06:22:41 pm

That red leather is lush in a white car. Done well there dude!

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: AndyBrown on March 30, 2015, 06:27:03 pm

I'm a big fan of the red leather  :happy2:

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: H18Golf on March 31, 2015, 01:13:20 pm

Car looks superb.  Never saw the red leather interior before but looks the part on your white GTi.   :happy2:

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Steve in crete on March 31, 2015, 09:29:05 pm

Thanks for your comments, must admit when I saw it I decided I had to have it, I was shopping for a Giulietta at the time having given up trying to find a nice golf, it was paked up in the back of the alfa showroom, did not realise until later red was never an option in the UK, according to the build sheet it started life with charcoal cloth. Intend to contact Greek VW customer services to see what they know about it.  Have a good evening    Steve

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: dazza on April 02, 2015, 10:30:47 am

Very nice. Looks like the previous owner has looked after her well.

I've just arrived in Kolymbari

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: Steve in crete on April 04, 2015, 12:15:29 pm

Hope you have a great time dazza, weather is still a bit mixed as you probably know by now, we are about 150klms away in the eastern end of the island about 45klms East of heraklion.

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: dazza on April 08, 2015, 11:22:19 am

Thanks mate. The weather has been great up until today.

Loving driving on the hard shoulder of the highway, dodging boulders and bushes  :drool:
Just a pity its in a 1.2 fiat punto  :sick:

If i was living here i would definitely stick to the 17 inch wheels.

Title: Re: Forever car in Crete !
Post by: imraan Ed30 on April 11, 2015, 07:23:51 am

Hi and welcome to the forum, thats a Nice gti with a lovely interior :happy2: