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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 08:44

Title: When you 1st
Post by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 08:44: Bought your GTI-T what did you do? (only did this model as it's what I have)

Did you drive it around as much as you could?

Clean/Polish

Test the performance?

Modify it? if so how much and what?

Or something else?
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: RandomJord on 17 March 2010, 08:48: I had it posh valeted by TONA, then had it checked over an got a long an expensive list of things to fix!

So I'm currently tootling around in it until iv replaced all brakes an other bits, some essential, some just a preferance!
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: redevo1 on 17 March 2010, 08:57: Told the wife I needed more power and better handling :grin:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: s-l-i-x on 17 March 2010, 09:51: ........ Took it to R-Tech to transform her into a real GTI :evil:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: navmk4gti on 17 March 2010, 13:18: Quote from: s-l-i-x on 17 March 2010, 09:51
........ Took it to R-Tech to transform her into a real GTI :evil:

+1

also regular service and vag com check :lipsrsealed:

and done loads mods but not enough :laugh:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Hulmie on 17 March 2010, 13:31: I thought damn, what have i done.

Was so used to my last mk4 already being tuned, didnt think getting a standard one would feel much different and the white car looked nice but then on starting to clean it realised it may have had lady owners but none of which had looked after the bodywork. rear of the car was covered in brake dust from when the caliper had previously stuck.

So first thing was a 9 hour cleaning session on the outside and within a month and nearl 1k lighter, the car was running 198bhp and made me smile and realise why i bought it.
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: brianpologti on 17 March 2010, 14:29: Went blashing pass the girlfriend in my old polo on the way home ,
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: haf1zur on 17 March 2010, 14:43: i didnt have a gti but when i first got my r32 i did 1200 miles in the first week for no apparent reason
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 15:38: haa haa, I drove around for no apparent reason too... not for 1200 miles mind. But had it on diagnosics, polished her, got a quote to sort out some minor dents and blemishes, ordered a new GTI badge as it was a "G" booked in for cambelt and oil service so I know where I stand with it....

Just after somone with Vagcom/Tacho to add miles to empty on my computer and sort the auto windows up and down....
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Dave_IOW on 17 March 2010, 19:37: I took mine to R-tech 30 mins after i bought the car :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Adam on 17 March 2010, 19:41: Thought to my self....I bought a diesel :shocked:

I know it says GTI-Ts but thats just fuelist
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 20:02: Where is R-Tech based? Diesel isn't too bad.... lol ;)
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Rhyso on 17 March 2010, 20:17: Quote from: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 20:02
Where is R-Tech based? Diesel isn't too bad.... lol ;)

Hinckley, Leicestershire
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: s-l-i-x on 17 March 2010, 20:18: http://www.r-techpower.co.uk/ :kiss:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Grand Master Patch on 17 March 2010, 20:21: On my first Mk4,i spent 10 minutes trying to figure out how to open the fuel cap,sat there flicking through the manual :grin:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: golf gti 260 on 17 March 2010, 20:28: washed it n then went driving evrywhere :wink:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: Rhyso on 17 March 2010, 20:30: waited 3 hours for the idiot who sold me my car to drain the petrol out of the tank

Then spent the journey home 'playing' :evil:
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: MickeyC on 17 March 2010, 20:54: i bought mine from Corbridge last september ( 2 hour 30 min drive )

so i had a nice drive back, all motorway but i had a smile on my face like the cheshire cat all the way home, it was late evening so was pretty much night time.

i woke up early the next day like a child on christmas and went out and gave it a wash then drove round aimlessly just to play!
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: 5miffy on 17 March 2010, 21:46: Excellent, I'm glad it isn't just me with the cheshire cat face, despite it being stock its the looks and all round package that impresses..
Title: Re: When you 1st
Post by: T_J_G on 17 March 2010, 22:32: I bought mine, got it home and gave it a proper wash and wax. Didn't get mapped for a few moths as I wanted to find out if it had any problems first.