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Title: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 19 September 2010, 19:40
Hello everyone

Me and some other GTI enthusiasts hit the road today and covered five mountain passes today. 6 GTIs, 1 R. Five made it to the finish, two got lost - no I'm just kidding, they went home earlier. Here are some fotos, I hope you like them:

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZVmQYqLmI/AAAAAAAABNw/TJHay6FlvBI/s720/P1000309.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZVnucQTbI/AAAAAAAABN0/r4NVtzP-XZM/s720/P1000310.JPG)

All in one "line": 1 candy white, 1 urban grey, 1 deep blue, 4 black magic
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZVrXxqcLI/AAAAAAAABN8/dYJTq428giM/s720/P1000312.JPG)

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZVtLr1v-I/AAAAAAAABOA/ow1BFm0-ZE0/s720/P1000313.JPG)

The white one is mine:
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV1FMoaxI/AAAAAAAABOY/E-YEWFOqe4c/s720/P1000318.JPG)

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV2-0P7EI/AAAAAAAABOc/Np3N8TzJ1I4/s720/P1000319.JPG)

They liked the GTIs as well:
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV5IsNvtI/AAAAAAAABOg/KFn_xaSZw14/s720/P1000320.JPG)

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV64H06kI/AAAAAAAABOk/oVkR7DEhs6Y/s720/P1000321.JPG)

(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV8XxKCPI/AAAAAAAABOo/rm6S8Rx6TSM/s720/P1000322.JPG)
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: am1w on 19 September 2010, 20:04
Very pretty pictures.
The White and Blue cars really stand out.
But, why on earth did one of the drivers put a red lip on his car? :rolleyes:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: evo1986 on 19 September 2010, 20:15
Is that a blue gti or an r discussed as a gti? Looks the dogs bollocks in that colour
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 19 September 2010, 20:17
It's a GTI in deep blue.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: Snoopy on 19 September 2010, 20:17
Evo, Its a blue GTI i have seen a few on other forums. I even posted a few pics of them up on here in deep blue pearl in the past. Heres one of the threads i did http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=138563.0 (Not the same car i don't think but another couple of blue ones)
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: am1w on 19 September 2010, 20:18
Deep Blue Pearl is the colour of Heaven IMO. Really stunning. :smiley:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: evo1986 on 19 September 2010, 20:20
Beautiful.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: gizzywizzy on 19 September 2010, 22:40
Is that GTI in the very first pic the same as the Rising Blue of the R?  If so I love it.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: Aur on 19 September 2010, 22:48
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. Do you have it in a higher resolution for me to use as a wallpaper please?
 


(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV2-0P7EI/AAAAAAAABOc/Np3N8TzJ1I4/s720/P1000319.JPG)

Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 20 September 2010, 07:07
Evo, Its a blue GTI i have seen a few on other forums. I even posted a few pics of them up on here in deep blue pearl in the past. Heres one of the threads i did http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=138563.0 (Not the same car i don't think but another couple of blue ones)

It's the same car, it's the only deep blue GTI in Switzerland. He now has KW coilovers and 19" Audi R8 replicas, the 17" Denvers are his winter wheels, the 18" Detroits/Monzas are standard if you order leather seats, which he did, that's why the car has Denvers and Detroits.
I don't like blue cars very much, but this deep blue pearl looks stunning in the sun.
The GTI with the red lip has 296 hp and a fantastic sound. It was intersting to see how much faster it is than the heavy R. The R didn't had a chance although it only has 30 hp less.


More pics with better quality will follow.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: herbie911 on 20 September 2010, 08:18
Nothing better than nice cars with gorgeous scenery. Good photography!
The blue GTI do look very nice indeed! :drool:
Wonder what wax he use!

Shame weather in UK been really bad lately---I think we should organise a peak district run to rival our European friends! :wink:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: KennyGTI on 20 September 2010, 08:21
296bhp! Whats he had done to it???

Pics are lovely mate!!! Look fantastic!!! Good work  :cool:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 20 September 2010, 08:34
The 296 hp result from the ABT Power Upgrade. ABT claims 260 hp, but the result on the rolling road was 296 hp. It's insane how this thing goes. The driver of the R was very upset about the R's performace, he's getting an ABT upgrade this week, the result will be around 330 hp.
There will be another trip like this next year, maybe some of you guys will join us? :cool:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: KennyGTI on 20 September 2010, 08:48
So its that just from a flash!?  :shocked:

Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: Spartacus on 20 September 2010, 09:00
Simply Stunning  :cool:

Back at work on a bleak Monday morning and this has cheered me up.

Very jealous though, looked to be great fun.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: moutains on 20 September 2010, 09:25
lovely cars stunning scenery love switzerland been there for hols. loads of times never driven there though. done a few passes but only in coaches.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: am1w on 20 September 2010, 12:06
Driven all over Switzerland when I was younger and in a Porsche. Those were the days. Now I will have to do it in a GTi, maybe! :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: The Danno on 20 September 2010, 12:10
What colour was the R? I couldn't make it out from the pics.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 20 September 2010, 12:16
The R was black.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: am1w on 20 September 2010, 12:20
feivel: I love the way you show-off your sunroof :grin:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: mfl on 20 September 2010, 12:26
What can I say, amazing scenery, even more amazing roads, .......

all we get here is nothing but wall to wall speed cameras and radar equipped police cars and ridiculously low speed limits.

you can be surrounded by nothing but empty country and you can't go over 100km/h !
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: musicman87 on 20 September 2010, 13:13
Stunning. Absolutely stunning. Do you have it in a higher resolution for me to use as a wallpaper please?
 


(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fvT7RjJG7Mo/TJZV2-0P7EI/AAAAAAAABOc/Np3N8TzJ1I4/s720/P1000319.JPG)


Love those Wheels!!! Are they after-market or an option in Switzerland?
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: feivel on 20 September 2010, 13:33
These are aftermarket Audi R8 replicas.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: kgreenway on 21 September 2010, 07:49
Pics are stunning!  As another poster are they available in high res, as they'd make awesome wallpapers.
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: MAW73 on 25 September 2010, 09:17
Great pics. What a drive that must be on the roads, so picturesque.

The Audi rep wheels look great on the blue car and I kind of like the red lip on the black car  :embarassed:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: ErikGTI on 25 September 2010, 09:57
The 296 hp result from the ABT Power Upgrade. ABT claims 260 hp, but the result on the rolling road was 296 hp. It's insane how this thing goes. The driver of the R was very upset about the R's performace, he's getting an ABT upgrade this week, the result will be around 330 hp.
There will be another trip like this next year, maybe some of you guys will join us? :cool:

I have ABT as well but did not measure,  it does feel quicker than the JD upgrade (my friend has)...both on paper 260 BHP...did your friend do the DOB only ????
I guess he measured it on the rolling bank...you make me suddenly very curiuos to measure my performance... :I overtook once an Scirocco "R" like he wasn't even there......(but you always wonder if your competitor gives it all)   cool:
Title: Re: A couple of GTIs playing in the Swiss Alps
Post by: The Danno on 27 September 2010, 08:30
^^^^^^^
Half the time when some muppet in a gti or similar comes tearing up behind me, I'll pull over and let him go. I'm not interested. Nothing to prove.

Now I'll have a go at a porsche just to see if there's a difference, but he probably thinks I'm the muppet!!!