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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: jer on 04 February 2007, 17:51

Title: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 04 February 2007, 17:51: (http://htt[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture210.jpg)p://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture211.jpg[/IMG](http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture207.jpg)/jerclaire/Picture209.jpg[/IMG](http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture206.jpg)(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/j[IMG]http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture208.jpg[/IMGerclaire/Picture203.jpg)
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Phil mcavity on 04 February 2007, 17:55: Nice picture, shame about the reg plate!!
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 04 February 2007, 18:05: (http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture203.jpg)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture211.jpg)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture210.jpg)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture209.jpg)
(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w39/jerclaire/Picture208.jpg)
sorry took a while to get to grips with the picture posting.
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: TagnuT on 04 February 2007, 18:13: Looks nice! :wink:
At least you have got some good tyres on it. I was looking at a new Seat Leon FR in the showroom last week and it was fitted with Goodyear Eagle NCT5s!
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: 2007GTI on 04 February 2007, 18:54: nice pics, shame about the reg!
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Phil mcavity on 04 February 2007, 19:31: Am i right in saying, thats poole Bay in those photos jer??
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Neaty on 04 February 2007, 19:39: looking good there jer :cool:

i do love that interior
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 04 February 2007, 19:40: yes mate,poole harbour looking towards poole town.plate is my 6 mnths old daughters nik name :laugh:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Tony D on 04 February 2007, 19:41: Nice pics dude, and very nice looking car. :cool:

I just wish VW had ftted some 19" CH's instead of the puny looking 18's. :cry:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 04 February 2007, 19:42: cheers neaty.
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 04 February 2007, 19:54: yes tony,it would have been nice still musnt grumble :rolleyes:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Tony D on 04 February 2007, 19:56: They can always be upgraded I guess! :wink:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: DAZ$TAR on 05 February 2007, 10:04: Nice pics / nice motor !

Congrats and enjoy !

Daz
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: DAZ$TAR on 05 February 2007, 10:23: I think the wheels are big enough in my opinion.....

Just needs to be lower I reckon 25mm would be very cool

The WRC Rally cars run 18'' on tarmac and they are similar sized cars

But they ride soooo lowwww !

:grin:

Daz
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: theBatch on 05 February 2007, 17:20: Love the snaps.

Ive got a 3door DSG on order, cannot wait.

But dude, nooo...

Quote from: jer on 04 February 2007, 19:40
plate is my 6 mnths old daughters nik name :laugh:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 05 February 2007, 17:46: glad u like pics guys.[nuff poking me bout plate now,it was a xmas gift ,better than a jumper].hey batch when your del date? :drool:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: theBatch on 05 February 2007, 18:08: I heard last week that my car will be built (build complete) by week 6 and is hopeful i can take delivery in the first week of March.

Cannot wait! Counting down the days. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: TagnuT on 05 February 2007, 18:23: Build week 4, Del 1st of March!

Just need to sell my MKIV GT TDI :rolleyes:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 05 February 2007, 18:54: well its worth the wait guys [hang in there]. :grin:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Stiggy on 05 February 2007, 19:58: Thats one sweet machine there jer - looks very nice! Must be really enjoying the car - how many miles have you done so far then?!

Really getting impatient with mine - cant wait! :laugh:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: ndewar on 05 February 2007, 20:05: Great pics mate, I'm waiting on the same 5 door in red as well,

Good to see those picies,

Enjoy
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: paulm007 on 05 February 2007, 20:48: Question that I think I already know the answer to:

Got the green light from the boss ('er indoors! to order a new GTI). So contacted local stealer, 3 door, (black pearl), 18 monzas and winter pack. Got a price and after picking myself up of the floor rang around a few places. To cut a long story short, got a very good quote on a standard GTI but also a v good quote on a ED30 (within the old budget).

So what to do, the boss says I can have either (got to love her!!) but I do read a few negative things about the ED30, but I dont like to be just one of the crowd and thing the additional 30bhp will certainly entertain!

Views, advice, opinion???

Cheers
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: wantmygti on 05 February 2007, 21:13: I had the same quandry and went for a few options instead of the ED30. Depends if you want 30bhp, some body coloured bits and some red stitching or some other treats on a GTi.

I prefer the wheels of the GTi, wanted it blue, and didn't feel the extra cost of the ED30 would give me enough to warrant it, plus i took into account higher insurance and arginally higher fuel consumption.

BUT, the ED30 looks great, is limited in numbers and for the time being will hold a higher value.
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: jer on 05 February 2007, 21:22: hi paul [i think?],i really dont see any negative things about the ed30,only hear negative things understandably, from those who have recently shelled out loads of money on a standard gti only to be faced with an upgraded model. i know there seems to be a lot of fuss about the wheels but in the flesh they look good.but there you go im bias,what i will say is that an edition 30 should hold its value a bit better like the anniversary,but ultimatley the choice is yours.
jer.
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: paulm007 on 05 February 2007, 21:32: Thanks Jer

To be honest your opinion reflects mine, going to give them a call tomorrow and place the order I think, as long as they can give me a decent delivery date, just then have to wait weeks and get my Mk4 GT TDI flogged!!!
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: illyun on 06 February 2007, 00:22: Don't listen to those that reckon the standard GTI is better... OK it may win the popular vote - including mine - in the aesthetic dept. but it doesn't match the Edition 30 for residuals, an uprated engine (not just an ecu re-map) and that exclusitivity. As for its detractors, as someone else has pointed out, its a case of sour grapes as they've probably spent a lot on a standard model...
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: paulm007 on 06 February 2007, 00:43: Agreed Illyun, and if you are swappiing your R32 for one it can't be that bad can it!!! :)
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: Creepy Coupe on 06 February 2007, 09:21: Nice pictures, in a nice location, I love Poole, with the extra power of the ED30 I think VW have closed the gap in the Golf range even more now.

Hope you enjoy your car.
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: illyun on 06 February 2007, 09:24: I'll miss the R32 and DSG :cry: I had an 06 GTI and although its more fun to drive, the R32 is a grown up beast/monster of a hot-hatch and the engine sounds sublime... However, I love GTIs too and the Edition 30 will be a weekend car... My next new car in 1-2 years time - most probably Sept 08 - will be an R32/R36 with DSG unless something else spectacular comes out of VW...
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: DAZ$TAR on 06 February 2007, 10:07: How do you think it will compare performance wise against your R32 ?

Will it 'feel' quicker ?

I have a MK4 R32 for the past 5 years and I'm just waiting for delivery on the ED30 (withought a test drive)

Just wondering how its going to feel....

Daz
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: bmx on 10 February 2007, 06:11: bhp at the wheels will be higher in the edition 30 :cool:

a lot of power is lost through the haldex system,

most chipped TT quattro are loosing 90bhp through transmision :shocked:
Title: Re: took some ed30 photos today
Post by: illyun on 10 February 2007, 12:02: I reckon it will feel quicker as its lighter and feels more frantic and certainly give the R32 a run for its money from 0-60... Thats going by the 06 GTI I had, but it did feel like a toy car compared to the Mk5 R32.