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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: brensgti on 31 March 2006, 07:46
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Hi all,
picked up my new GTi yesterday afternoon and God it has been worth waiting for :laugh:. The spec is as follows:
colour: shadow blue
gearbox: DSG
wheels: 18"
Doors: 5
extra's: Winter-pack , Cream leather, RCD500+, Phat-Noise system,Bi-Xenon headlights, dual climate control,
Center-arm rest.
I have driven quite a few good cars but this has blown me totally away. The DSG is a must have as its sooooo
smooth in changing and the accelleration is also smooth and very progressive.
Can't wait to get out driving it again. Will post pics later ( too busy driving !!!!)
brendan
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Hi all,
picked up my new GTi yesterday afternoon and God it has been worth waiting for :laugh:. The spec is as follows:
colour: shadow blue
gearbox: DSG
wheels: 18"
Doors: 5
extra's: Winter-pack , Cream leather, RCD500+, Phat-Noise system,Bi-Xenon headlights, dual climate control,
      Center-arm rest.
I have driven quite a few good cars but this has blown me totally away. The DSG is a must have as its sooooo
smooth in changing and the accelleration is also smooth and very progressive.
Can't wait to get out driving it again. Will post pics later ( too busy driving !!!!)
brendan
Congrats! when did you order it? mines got a build date for week 14 and just wondering time scales from then! :rolleyes:
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Good to hear your enjoying it!!
I like the sound of DSG but it seems a bit confusing to change into different modes etc! :undecided:
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Mine was built this week - week 13 - and I am anticipating collecting it in mid April - late April depending on when I get my monthly pay check! :rolleyes:
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Mine was built this week - week 13 - and I am anticipating collecting it in mid April - late April depending on when I get my monthly pay check!  :rolleyes:
Thanks mate well here is hoping mine will be here april as well! cant wait! :sick:
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Nice one fella, it's good to read that your happy :smiley:
We should also be getting ours at the end of April, it'll be nice to see all the pics fellas....
What's the phat sound pack?
Matty
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Hi Matt55,
The Phat Noise system is a 20gb mp3 player system that is installed in the boot. It mimic's an external cd changer and in my case is connected to the RCD500+ system. So now I have the capability of 6*cd's and a 20gb music library to listen to.
It comprises of a removable cartridge and receiver in the boot. In order to transfer songs to it you remove the cartridge and insert it into a cradle ( also supplied) connected to your PC.
PhatNosise have their own program for transfering the mp3's across. Once all the mp3's are copied ,re-insert the cartridge back into the car. double tap the cd button on the head unit to access it. Instead of having a menu system you can select songs either by , artist,album,genre from the headunit buttons. The best part is that it reads the tags on the mp3 files and "SPEAKS" them out to you so you can keep your eyes on the rapidly approaching corner ;-))))))))). Admitidly it's a digitized voice but it's still impresses the onlookers.
So far I have none of the reported door rattle/buzzing or the squeaky steering.
Happy days
brendan
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I picked mine up yesterday. (Black pearl 3dr, 17", man, center armrest, rcd 500)
iPod adapter gets fitted this week. ( It's the VW in the glovebox item.)
The car is fantastic, the sound system is much better than the one I test drove 12 months ago. The rain sensing wipers and the auto side/headlights are superb features. The electro mechanical steering is just amazing. Build quality is perfect, no rattles (obviously it's early days). I will run it solely on Shell Optimax (98ron) for the first few 1000 miles at least.
Roads are poor where I live so 17" is a better option. Ride is pretty firm, but I expect it will loosen up as the miles go by.
It's a fantastic drive, every journey is a treat for the senses. Mr Clarkson got it right - get out of your 4x4 and into one of these. Can't see it happening though. Most people seem to be more impressed by either a BMW badge or something with 4 big wheels, regardless of actual on or off-road capabilities, running costs, practicality etc. However, the Golf isn't exactly Mr Sensible either at Gp 17 insurance, £21,000 for a 3 dr hatchback, and a requirement for £1/litre petrol. (Just trying to put forward a balanced argument!)
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How jealous am i!!!!!!!!! we still have four weeks :cry:
How's about some pics fellas???!?!? :smiley: :cool:
thanks for the info brens, we've gone for the RCD 500 with 6 CD and soundpack, hopefully it'll be cracking. :cool:
Now get thosse pics sorted!!! :wink: :grin: :laugh:
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Mine was scheduled to be built last week - week 13 starting 17th March - so should be at the dealers by week 16 starting 17th April. Only problem is I don't get paid until the end of the week after, so have an agonising wait of a week and a half until I get it. I don't think an IOU note would suffice the stealer... :laugh:
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Official iPod connector fitted yesterday.ÂÂÂ
Nice VW symbol appears on the ipod when you plug it in. Lives in the glovebox. Took the tech about 70 mins to fit. He did an excellent job. However when first plugged in (video iPod 5th gen), it wouldn't play properly. It just looped the first few seconds, a bit like a stuck vinyl record. This was cured by(my idea!) reseting the iPod (press menu and centre button until apple appears, then press << and centre button again until function list appears, then select reset option). It worked fine after this.
Operation:
I have an RCD500, so you press CD twice to get to the 6 iPod 'channels'. 1-5 are the first 5 playlists, 6 is the entire song list. Track indicator only goes up to 99 then starts again at 1, playlists can be as long as you like. No track info of course. Mix button works. Scan too if you have that one. You get seamless integration with CD and radio.
You can't operate the ipod manually while it's connected.
So the key is setting up your playlists. (eg one for Podcasts, one for metal, etc etc)
Not sure how much it cost as we never agreed a price. (its in the £150 area?? quite expensive as you can get similar-not VW bits of kit on ebay for £40, but these may/will invalidate your warranty)
Overall impression-An essential addition.
cutting edge stuff eh! :wink: :cool: :wink: