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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: davidfsmith on 07 November 2006, 10:17

Title: Today is the day
Post by: davidfsmith on 07 November 2006, 10:17
Today is the day I get my Mk5 GTI with various toys....

so fingers crossed (only been waiting for 5 months after various changes to the spec)
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: davidfsmith on 07 November 2006, 11:14
Finally turned up, 8 miles on the clock and she looks amazing.... almost worth the wait, although the drive home this evening will be the real test....

;-)

Golf GTi DSG
Leather
Xenon
Lux Pack 2
Winter Pack
Multi Function Steering Wheel

oh and the standard ugliest stereo in the world.... (what is it with that)
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: Paul-GTI on 07 November 2006, 11:33
NICE!!!

Post us some piccs when you have time (I expect youll be too busy driving for a while!!!)

enjoy
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: dalgleish00 on 07 November 2006, 11:53
Nice one and congratulations! DSG or manual?
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: davidfsmith on 07 November 2006, 12:21
DSG, used to have a Smart Roadster Brabus until my daughter arrived, this is the sensible family car...

;-)

Will get pics up later....
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: The Doc on 07 November 2006, 19:08
Your GTI sounds cool!

I really missed XENONS on my GTi  :sad:


We used to have a couple of Brabus Smarts  :wink:

This was our first one!

(http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9305/dsc00127aa4.jpg)

This was our second one!

(http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/198/dsc01337noregfa3.jpg)

(http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/4840/dsc01340yt3.jpg)

(http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/2161/dsc01335ck4.jpg)

 :wink: Great to use around the city when we lived in our flat!
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: davidfsmith on 07 November 2006, 19:52
Your GTI sounds cool!

It is very very cool, (but thanks Doc) I actually enjoyed my commute home, in spite of taking it easy to run in the motor (I still belive in this quaint old tradition!)

Just need to work out a few things now, tried to get the auto closing windows / sun roof to work but i think i got that wrong (searching on the forums here came up with press and hold lock, so I'll try that again) and the other thing is the revised stereo, why on earth are the buttons a different colour...  however that should be sorted when i get the cash together to Alpine the HU and add in GPS...  ;-)
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: Phil mcavity on 08 November 2006, 08:06
lol i amire your sense in humour of owning a smart, my mother has one and gets none stop stick in owning hers!!, if i got shopping to tescos with her, i keep expecting the anti theft brakes kick in as you leave the tesco parimeter red markers.!!

 and plz tell me if your were not another sad person that waves to a passing by smart owner!
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: wantmygti on 08 November 2006, 08:38
Phil, do you not wave at other GTi's......??
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: The Doc on 08 November 2006, 09:05
Its was my missus car for her to go to uni in and when I drove it I did not have time to wave to anyone!

Good fun though but it needed an ESP off switch!

I had a CL500 at the time!

(http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5097/pic00016tk2.jpg)
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: Phil mcavity on 08 November 2006, 14:15
No i gave up doing that cus  i was given "the Bird" from another from a golf gt tdi driver!!, i must admit, he didnt like it cus he was left for dead !!, I Think he wish's he had just 2 more grand when he bought his car! jelous me thinks! :smug:
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: The Doc on 08 November 2006, 16:50
I Think he wish's he had just 2 more grand when he bought his car! jelous me thinks!

Class  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: davidfsmith on 10 November 2006, 20:57
the whole running in lark is hard, put your foot down a bit and hello horizon....
;-)
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: The Doc on 10 November 2006, 23:57
 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: Neaty on 11 November 2006, 00:08
how long do u need to run them in for?
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: illyun on 11 November 2006, 06:52
1000 miles according to the handbook... and I do as the handbook orders even though it hurts  :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: Neaty on 11 November 2006, 12:38
I bet thats tough, notbeing able to give it some welly when you first get it.

When I bought my first car, my Mark 2 Driver, the fella who was selling it bought it as a run around until his Subaru came. It was the proper STI Pro-drive thingy and when he was running it in he wasnt allowed to take it past 4000rpm, and had an electronic limiter set by the dealer so that he couldnt take it above even if we wanted to.
Title: Re: Today is the day
Post by: The Doc on 11 November 2006, 16:14
Its bad  :sick: :sick: :sick: