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Title: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gmac on 11 October 2006, 12:32: Hi all,

I'm Guy McKenna, 35, live in Fleet/Hants, own a used car site just up the road in Hook. Used to work for VW a few years back, and have had many a Dub in the past. I'm collecting my new GT TDi 170 DSG tomorrow, so will be coming here for some tuning advice, no doubt.

I really wanted a GTi, but after owning the Mitsubishi Evo8 I have now, I wanted something that was good on fuel, so plumped for the the oil burner instead. I have already got a set of Mk5 GTi alloys waiting to go on, and am just trying to figure out if the honeycombe grills will fit directly onto my GT bumper.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:

Nice looking siteÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â btw :cool:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: golfpro on 11 October 2006, 12:52: Thanks, congrats, welcome and enjoy!

Make sure you get us some pics when you get it! Sounds like a good choice!
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Len on 11 October 2006, 12:56: Welcome.
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Dinky on 11 October 2006, 13:24: welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

ooo..u have an evo? can i have a pic of that as well purlease! :drool:

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: >>Mart<< on 11 October 2006, 13:26: hey welcome :grin:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gmac on 11 October 2006, 13:39: Quote from: Dinx on 11 October 2006, 13:24
welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

ooo..u have an evo? can i have a pic of that as well purlease! :drool:

Dinx :kiss:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/evo800.jpg)

:smiley:

Got an old Escort tooÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/IMG_1171.jpg)
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Fielder on 11 October 2006, 13:49: Trust me mate, Have you seen the Torque figures for the TDIs? you wont be dissapointed with the performance of your Mk5 Oil Burner :cool:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Daz... on 11 October 2006, 13:54: Welcome to the forum :cool:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gmac on 11 October 2006, 14:04: Quote from: Fielder (Not-Work-Safe) on 11 October 2006, 13:49
Trust me mate, Have you seen the Torque figures for the TDIs? you wont be dissapointed with the performance of your Mk5 Oil BurnerÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cool:

Sure have. I think the Evo is somewhere around the 355nm mark, and the Tdi is 350nm, so pretty similar.

Big thing I'm looking forward to is saying goodbye to 17mpg :laugh:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Agreeable Slick on 11 October 2006, 15:19: Arrow. :cool:

Your escort is by far the best one there.
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: golfpro on 11 October 2006, 16:14: got to agree, that escort is luuuuuvly!
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Neaty on 11 October 2006, 21:15: Quote from: gmac on 11 October 2006, 13:39
Quote from: Dinx on 11 October 2006, 13:24
welcome to the forum hun :smiley:

ooo..u have an evo? can i have a pic of that as well purlease! :drool:

Dinx :kiss:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/evo800.jpg)

:smiley:

Got an old Escort tooÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/IMG_1171.jpg)

sorry you cant post those pics up on here, they are just pornography! :drool:

what you running in your Mark 2 Escort? RS1800?

hello and welcome by the way
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Dinky on 12 October 2006, 10:47: i still likes the evo! :drool:

the escort is funky thou!

Dinx :kiss:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Stu.750 on 12 October 2006, 15:28: Hey up mate , n welcomes , stunning line up , `scort is quality
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gibby on 12 October 2006, 15:49: Welcome to the forum. :smiley: A nice line up of cars, but for us old skool kids I'm loving that Escort ! :cool:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gmac on 14 October 2006, 14:30: The Escort is a genuine flat front RS2000 (1978)

Got the oil burner on Thursday - very pleased with it so far (apart from one of the Xenons playing up last night, flickering like mad)

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF1585.jpg)

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF1588.jpg)

Felt the need to get a set of GTi alloys on as soon as possibleÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â :wink:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF1590.jpg)
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: gmac on 14 October 2006, 14:33: Forgot to mention - took this in p/ex last week, and have given it to the missus, so we are now a his 'n' hers, Mr & Mrs Golf family

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/gmac-01/DSCF1526.jpg)
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Neaty on 15 October 2006, 19:33: :cool: looks much better with GTI wheels on

whats ur evo, FQ300?
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Bazza on 17 October 2006, 20:33: Welcome :cool:

Be careful when tuning the mk5, vw performance did their's and it snapped a drive shaft, a few month's later. :grin:

Loving the car's mate, the escort is one of my favorite's
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Rhyso on 17 October 2006, 20:35: how do :smiley:
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: boneybradley on 17 October 2006, 21:01: Nice new golf...and a lucky misses
I used to have a mk2 mexico and was great for a blast every now and then (unless it's wet and then you drive rather more carefull) but like most sane people decided not a good car for everday, now reliable comfy easy to drive golf time
Title: Re: Hi-diddly-ho Golfarinos
Post by: Neaty on 20 October 2006, 18:57: surely when its wet is the perfect time for some sideways action :evil: