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Title: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: funkythumbs42 on 16 January 2010, 18:45
Spotted a golf r going across the tyne bridge friday night, first time i have seen one in person and in comparison to the pictures ive seen it looked absolutely lush especially with those led rears, VERY NICE  :laugh:

anybodys on here?  care to take me for a spin  :evil:

greg
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: keelaw on 16 January 2010, 18:51
You mean to say you didn't get a pic?!  :p

Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: funkythumbs42 on 16 January 2010, 18:52
i was walking across the bridge and in a flash it zoomed past me  :cry:
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: Snoopy on 16 January 2010, 20:53
Out of curiosity in what direction was it going? Heading into Newcastle or Gateshead?
Zoomed on the tyne bridge that must be nearly as rare as seeing a Golf R  :grin:
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: funkythumbs42 on 16 January 2010, 20:59
going into newcastle haha, wudnt say zoomed but doing about 40 i just caught the front in a glance then had a nice stare at the rear
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: Snoopy on 16 January 2010, 21:02
I will keep an eye out for it. Hopefully in March there will be a Blue GTI coming out of newcastle at about that time too  :smiley: Feel free to wave like a nutter if you see me :grin:

That R maybe the demo(or whatever they want to call them, intro model etc) from Benfield Silverlink.

There are quite a few from the Newcastle area on here but most seem to be waiting for there GTI/GTDs to arrive.
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: denyason on 17 January 2010, 05:01
fellows geordies in our midst!    :laugh:

i've only ever seen one mrk6 gti and it was a black 5 door like mine. 
btw- i have never walked on the tyne  bridge in my life, only by car- which either means you dont drive so u aint a gti connoisuer.....or your gti broke down....
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: funkythumbs42 on 17 January 2010, 05:11
well you obviously have never heard of the age old method of transport called walking my friend which is a much more sensible option then driving my gti 1.5 mile into work and then paying £10 a day parking in the city centre, when its probably just as quick to work considering traffiv  :nerd:
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: Snoopy on 17 January 2010, 11:00
^ I had thought that the mk5 black 3 door 55 plate GTI i keep seeing at around 5ish coming under the flyover onto the bridge from the newcastle side may have been yours, i guess not.
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: denyason on 18 January 2010, 03:22
^ I had thought that the mk5 black 3 door 55 plate GTI i keep seeing at around 5ish coming under the flyover onto the bridge from the newcastle side may have been yours, i guess not.

nah mate- mines a spanking new mark 6- though it dont look it- so bloody dirty, never been washed lately- weather not helping :laugh:
anyways i only wonder north of the river aka gosforth.

on topic- the bumper of the r is huge- very aggressive lookin and way better than the gti's which i feel are very subtle- bit too subtle when you compare the focus rs, vauxhall "whatsitsname"....

Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: denyason on 18 January 2010, 03:28
well you obviously have never heard of the age old method of transport called walking my friend which is a much more sensible option then driving my gti 1.5 mile into work and then paying £10 a day parking in the city centre, when its probably just as quick to work considering traffiv  :nerd:

dude! man i recently leased out a car space near eldon square for 18 per week for some bloke with a megane sport.   lol
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: avalon on 18 January 2010, 09:35
going into newcastle haha, wudnt say zoomed but doing about 40 i just caught the front in a glance then had a nice stare at the rear

Obviously from Gateshead then - we do have good taste ;-))))


Ava
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: Snoopy on 22 January 2010, 21:16
How many people on here from the north east?

Also anyone know if theres a Golf R in any of the local showrooms yet?
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: sundaydriver on 22 January 2010, 22:02
I live near middlesbrough and have been into Lookers VW yesterday but no sign of any MK6 GTI's let alone the Golf R
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: gizzywizzy on 23 January 2010, 20:39
I'm in Whitby, my dealer is Des Winks in Scarborough but as far as I know they don't have an R yet, though they do have about 6 GTI's on 09 and 59 plates.

Gizzy
Title: Re: SPOTTED - Golf R 3-Door Blue, Tyne Bridge Newcastle Friday Night 5.15ish
Post by: SilverChariot on 25 January 2010, 10:00
I'm wondering if it's the one in the carenthusiast.com review: http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=141441.0 (http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=141441.0)

At the top of the review it says they drove from London to Newcastle.

:nerd: