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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Jkctr on 28 January 2009, 22:55
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After joining ages ago i finally have a reason to be on here:
Was a joyous day despite the weather for me today. I got a train up to Birmingham (1st class for £17 - result!) and picked the car up! previous owner is a really nice guy who is only selling as he is off to Australia at the end of the year.
Some of you know but:
Its a 55 plate 3dr, in DBP with DSG at 30,000 miles and is stunning :grin:
Extras - Leather Recaros, cruise control, parrot car kit (probly more but nothing that really matters)
Despite the drizzle i had a great drive down the M40 and loved the V6, unbelievable noise and the car feels so solid in the wet, very strange feeling the power shift in the rear and shove you forward :P Im amazed how quiet it is on the motorway, i hit silly speeds without realizing as the car does about 75mph at 3k rpm and 90mph at 3200rpm, so have to be careful! (not that this happened though officer)
Seats are amazing and were the key thing i looked for, all i need now is the rns510 touchscreen satnav (option from vw) and some nice carbon bits (possibly some BBS CH wheels but there quite common so not sure)
A few pics (i will get some more on weekend, these are the ad pics and not great)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/699276-1.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/699276-2.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/699276-3.jpg)
Its great being able to use the power in the wet! Hurt my back coming out of a junction as i didn't realize just how much power i could put down, and it shoved me back while i was twisted looking the other way :embarassed:
All in all i love it and was worth every penny, also managed 33mpg on the motorway with the cruise control on (for 15 minutes until it went back into sport : :laugh: )
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that looks like a damn fine motor.
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if you don't mind me asking... how much did you pay for this beauty... on the hunt myself and getting confused about what a fair price is!!!
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I got it for 14750 (was up at 15,500) so there are some good deals out there, dont be too concerned with the ad prices as you can get some fair wedge off
Cheers :grin:
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Thanks - thats good to know :smiley:
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Lovely car, I am jealous!
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Looks great :smiley:
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very nice, enjoy!
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Very nice :cool: Love the Recaros :cool:
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Welcome to the Club!!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Loving those seats :cool:
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Nice, bargain cars now these.
As for the CH's they might be common (ish) choice but they suite the Golf really well - very OEM look.
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Yeah i Love the CH's! The black edition are awesome!
Cheers R32uk, its great to be on board :grin:
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Why didn't you buy a GTI?
I like the blue.
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Great stuff ! DPB is the only colour to get in the R32, well done sir.
(Where abouts in London are you?)
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Why didn't you buy a GTI?
I like the blue.
Because i wanted 4wd and a V6 :evil: Also not a fan of turbo engines tbh! Also i wanted an ED30 but there so similarly priced i went for the R32 after checking i could own and run it :wink:
Have you driven an R32?
Great stuff ! DPB is the only colour to get in the R32, well done sir.
(Where abouts in London are you?)
Finsbury park mate (south of tottenham) Where are you? Any meets i should know about?
Cheers by the way :grin:
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My godson has one.
My least favorite aspect of the real GTI is the steering.
The R32's is even worse.
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My godson has one.
My least favorite aspect of the real GTI is the steering.
The R32's is even worse.
You can get a few months old one (3,300 miles) for £17,000. If that cost £25,000 when new it's lost £8,000. Say £1,000 per month.
If I was loosing £33 a day on a car I wouldn't crash it either.
I dont loose £33 a day on mine :wink:
I think you might have logged on to the wrong site this morning Egbert... here's your usual link www.pennypinchers.com :grin:
That's a rubbish web site. Just a single page. Rather like an R32, all name and no substance.
You clearly do not like the R32 so not sure why your posting in my thread?
I think the steering is very good! light when going slow and heavier at high speeds. But seeing as you own one and i dont i guess you know best.....
Oh no wait, you dont :rolleyes:
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I miss my R32..................... :cry:
I upgraded to an ED30, 3dr, steel grey with a few options..................
I totally agree with what you say about driving an R32 in the wet..........So sure footed :smug:
The ED30 is up for sale now, not sure what to get next though :rolleyes:
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Lovely looking car ... bet you're over the moon with it :grin:
Love those seats and the colour :laugh: :rolleyes: :evil:
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I miss my R32..................... :cry:
I upgraded to an ED30, 3dr, steel grey with a few options..................
I totally agree with what you say about driving an R32 in the wet..........So sure footed :smug:
The ED30 is up for sale now, not sure what to get next though :rolleyes:
I would say upgrade to an R32 :wink:
Cant believe i got one! Not bad for 22 years old either :laugh:
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No way did you really win one???? :sick: :drool:
My car R32 was apparently the one given away on 5th Gear, the guy didn't like it so chopped it in, so my dealer told me anyway :rolleyes:
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Im in Croydon, South London. Only regular meet I go to is the Brands Hatch meet. There are loads about tho, eastern dubs do regular meets over to the east of town near City airport. There is also one over in the west at Ace Cafe near Wembley.
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No way did you really win one???? :sick: :drool:
My car R32 was apparently the one given away on 5th Gear, the guy didn't like it so chopped it in, so my dealer told me anyway :rolleyes:
No mate, sorry. Dont know why i wrote that :undecided:
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Im in Croydon, South London. Only regular meet I go to is the Brands Hatch meet. There are loads about tho, eastern dubs do regular meets over to the east of town near City airport. There is also one over in the west at Ace Cafe near Wembley.
Nice one, ill keep a look out mate. Always great to see people passionate about the car you love!
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The prices on new ones have dropped by about £4-5K at my dealer, all of them have leather etc..................So tempting!
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I miss my R32..................... :cry:
I upgraded to an ED30, 3dr, steel grey with a few options..................
I totally agree with what you say about driving an R32 in the wet..........So sure footed :smug:
The ED30 is up for sale now, not sure what to get next though :rolleyes:
Nicely put there :grin:
Very nice motor you have got yourself there sir, AWD is looking so attractive in these salt layered slippy roads, never considered DSG but wouldnt mind trying it out some day. All you need now are crazy TWINTURBOS :shocked: :rolleyes:
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I miss my R32..................... :cry:
I upgraded to an ED30, 3dr, steel grey with a few options..................
I totally agree with what you say about driving an R32 in the wet..........So sure footed :smug:
The ED30 is up for sale now, not sure what to get next though :rolleyes:
I would say upgrade to an R32 :wink:
Cant believe i got one! Not bad for 22 years old either :laugh:
Your an old man at 22 :grin:! I'm 18 with a GTI :laugh:! The r32 is stunning though! One of my mates has a full miltek exhaust on his and its the dogs bits....awesome v6 noise :cool:!!!!!
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18 with a MK5 GTI !? :shocked:
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18 with a MK5 GTI !? :shocked:
Young whippersnappers! :evil:
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18 with a MK5 GTI !? :shocked:
Young whippersnappers! :evil:
im 12 :smug: drivin on an irish license :laugh:
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The joys of business insurance!! :wink: :laugh:
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And living at home i expect :wink:
Nice one though at 18! :laugh:
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Great looking r32 mate and gotta love DPB well done :afro:
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Congrats!! I know how long you've been looking, so you must be well chuffed to finally get one!!
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I keep popping out to look at it under the flat! (garage is under the flats)
Off to bath in a bit so a nice long drive :laugh:
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happy for you mate, i would have loved to have a had a car like that when i was 22, i love it now at 35, enjoy it :cool:
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A few pics of my R and mums GTI with mums boyfriends BMW. Thought while was at my mums i would take a few pics :cool:
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/car2.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/car4.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/car1.jpg)
(http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s131/Jules86dad/securedownload.jpg)
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Never mind the cars i am impressived by the house!!
Although the R32 looks great, good colour and gearbox combo.
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Nice crib.
Did I just use the word crib . . . Oh dear.
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Theres too much money on that drive!!!
Nice selection there - that BMW looks cool, although Im not yet missing mine!
Nice R32 - I looked at them before buying my GTi, but my driving is low mileage back country lane blasts, so the GTi was tailor made for me :laugh:
Hows it doing on fuel by the way? Having had my GTi for a month, Im averaging an excellent 32mpg!
Andy
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Theres too much money on that drive!!!
Nice selection there - that BMW looks cool, although Im not yet missing mine!
Nice R32 - I looked at them before buying my GTi, but my driving is low mileage back country lane blasts, so the GTi was tailor made for me :laugh:
Hows it doing on fuel by the way? Having had my GTi for a month, Im averaging an excellent 32mpg!
Andy
Its actually very good on fuel, not much different to my old type r. I used half a tank driving from london to the isle of wight, and also doing a few fast short journeys showing the family. Then used about a 1/4 driving back to london with a few hard accelerations! I got as low as 9mpg which made me giggle :laugh:
My mum drove my R and said it was very nice, felt like driving hers but abit more solid with a nicer noise. She compared it to the BMW for the feel (i imagine with it being heavy and putting power to the rear)
I love it though, couldnt be more happy with it :evil:
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Theres too much money on that drive!!!
Nice selection there - that BMW looks cool, although Im not yet missing mine!
Nice R32 - I looked at them before buying my GTi, but my driving is low mileage back country lane blasts, so the GTi was tailor made for me :laugh:
Hows it doing on fuel by the way? Having had my GTi for a month, Im averaging an excellent 32mpg!
Andy
Its actually very good on fuel, not much different to my old type r. I used half a tank driving from london to the isle of wight, and also doing a few fast short journeys showing the family. Then used about a 1/4 driving back to london with a few hard accelerations! I got as low as 9mpg which made me giggle :laugh:
My mum drove my R and said it was very nice, felt like driving hers but abit more solid with a nicer noise. She compared it to the BMW for the feel (i imagine with it being heavy and putting power to the rear)
I love it though, couldnt be more happy with it :evil:
Nice one mate!
I have to say, the only thing I dont like about the R32 is this..........
Dont take it the wrong way..........
But when one is coming towards you on the road.........its kinda hard to tell if its an R32 or a Jetta!!!
Andy
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I think the back of the R32 looks great - but I dont like the chrome on the front :(
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Theres too much money on that drive!!!
Nice selection there - that BMW looks cool, although Im not yet missing mine!
Nice R32 - I looked at them before buying my GTi, but my driving is low mileage back country lane blasts, so the GTi was tailor made for me :laugh:
Hows it doing on fuel by the way? Having had my GTi for a month, Im averaging an excellent 32mpg!
Andy
Its actually very good on fuel, not much different to my old type r. I used half a tank driving from london to the isle of wight, and also doing a few fast short journeys showing the family. Then used about a 1/4 driving back to london with a few hard accelerations! I got as low as 9mpg which made me giggle :laugh:
My mum drove my R and said it was very nice, felt like driving hers but abit more solid with a nicer noise. She compared it to the BMW for the feel (i imagine with it being heavy and putting power to the rear)
I love it though, couldnt be more happy with it :evil:
Nice one mate!
I have to say, the only thing I dont like about the R32 is this..........
Dont take it the wrong way..........
But when one is coming towards you on the road.........its kinda hard to tell if its an R32 or a Jetta!!!
Andy
I was exactly the same until i owned one, i can see the minor differences such as the badge from a way off now! I do prefer the GTI front, it grows on you though :grin: