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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: maxamus on 05 July 2007, 23:07
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Is it just me or has anyone else changed thier opinion on a WHITE GTI?
Im in love with them now and even though i love my black one, i sure wouldnt mind a white one.
(http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6744/abtsportslinevsr4golfgtxd0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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White GTI's look great...but it is a subjective colour. A lot of people still look down on white cars for whatever reason. Might make the car harder to sell on in the long run, and a lot of us ( me included ) have bought the car with residuals in mind. If it makes you feel good, go for it.
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Ive gone from a Black Gti to a white one, plan to do a few things to make it different :D
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The manager at the Dealers i got mine from certainly changed his mind on white ones, when i picked my candy white Ed30 up last friday, he came over to say that he liked it so much he has changed the one he has on order over from black to white :smiley: :cool: :smiley:
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as mentioned previously, very few cars can pull white off well.... rs turbo, and the Mk1 and Mk5 Golf GTi look great! Would I have one.... well I bought Black but it was a 5 door, in white it HAS to be 3
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I get loads of comments on mine, If I pull into the stealers the sales guys come out and have a look, at petrol stations the cashiers say it looks smart. The kids in the street say it's the coolest car ever.
I think there is a general sway towards white, not all cars can carry it off, but if you look at vehicle transporters there certainley seems to be much more white about. I saw a Porsche 911 in white the other day looked awesome.
Guess it's a fashion thing and certainley Apple have helped with the perception of all things white.
More and more manufacturers are showing concept cars in white, saw an advert for a merc the other day in white.
The GTI is a special motor itself, the ED30 makes it more unique, a Candy GTI Ed30 is the icing on the cake.
Re. residuals, stealers will find any excuse to offer bottom book. I'll be looking for private sale to a Golf enthusiast who wants a special motor when I come up up to renew.
Pabs
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Nice set of Abt wheels :wink:
Cass
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I have white.
I'm told, although I'm not sure it is correct, by a VW salesperson that VW no longer make them in white now.
If this is correct would that make them more exclusive, thus holding their residual better. I dont know.
What do you guys think?
Nevets
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oooo i hope thats true,
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I have white.
I'm told, although I'm not sure it is correct, by a VW salesperson that VW no longer make them in white now.
If this is correct would that make them more exclusive, thus holding their residual better. I dont know.
What do you guys think?
Nevets
they do make them in white still
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Oh yea, i forgot to mention, that whenever I stop at the traffic lights, random blonde birds knock on my window and ask would I take them for a ride :wink: in my sexy white golf. :rolleyes:
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Oh yea, i forgot to mention, that whenever I stop at the traffic lights, random blonde birds knock on my window and ask would I take them for a ride :wink: in my sexy white golf. :rolleyes:
they be the ladys of the night :grin:
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I have white.
I'm told, although I'm not sure it is correct, by a VW salesperson that VW no longer make them in white now.
If this is correct would that make them more exclusive, thus holding their residual better. I dont know.
What do you guys think?
Nevets
I think it's the Golf models, rather than the GTI that you can't order in white anymore - not sure :)
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I have white.
I'm told, although I'm not sure it is correct, by a VW salesperson that VW no longer make them in white now.
If this is correct would that make them more exclusive, thus holding their residual better. I dont know.
What do you guys think?
Nevets
That sounds like typical sales bullsh@t :huh:
Cass
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Hey Maxamus, Why don't u ask them to spray your repaired panals white, you could go half and half.
U got your motor sorted yet ?
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Hey Maxamus, Why don't u ask them to spray your repaired panals white, you could could half and half.
U got it sorted yet ?
Its getting repaired at the moment. No mechanical damage, only bodywork and panels. They ordered the parts yesterday. I was told car will be ready in 4 weeks which means i will pick it up on 3rd August :sad:
Its a long wait.
I've told them to do some extra work for me. I've asked them to come back with a quote for changing the tailgate lights for the R32 smoked ones, colour coding all the bumpers and refurbing all my alloys (2 alloys will be done as part of the insurance work and two i will pay for).
Just waiting to see how much they will charge...... :huh:
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ABT is good stuff but very overpriced :shocked:
I should know i used to run the UK franchise :wink:
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Cass you could be right on the sales bull.
Whilst my car was in for some work I asked a sales person for a part exchange value against the edition 30.
He thought my car in white looked fantastic, and then told me he believes white had been stopped.
Nevets
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Hi everyone,
Newbie here, had my GTI ED 30 in CANDY WHITE for 2 weeks now, getting used to the usual comments of "great car, why get white?" Haven't had a white car since my Pug 205 GTI 1.9 in 1987.
Love looking in my rear mirror to see peoples necks craning to see the car that just drove past them!
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Oh yea, i forgot to mention, that whenever I stop at the traffic lights, random blonde birds knock on my window and ask would I take them for a ride :wink: in my sexy white golf. :rolleyes:
well, they obviously highly developed, very good taste... :smiley: CANDY MAKES YOU DANDY!!!! WHITE IS ZI COLOR!!!
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ABT is good stuff but very overpriced :shocked:
I should know i used to run the UK franchise :wink:
terribly overpriced!! they must be kidding... :angry:
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heres mine -
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC04217.jpg)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC04220.jpg)
Thinking of getting the BBS Anthracite -
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC04221.jpg)
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Rob, my next GTi will definately be white.
Please leave the wheels as they are, they look so much better!!
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I like the way the black and white contrast each other on the standard GTI im not a fan of it on the ed30 as theres too much white.
Rob-MK5 i really like the look of your GTI but i would not paint the wheels black they look so much better silver imo.
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rob
I think your car would look better with the monza II's but in a graphite colour (dark grey)
I would paint the calipers white also to tie all the car togther. Graphite alloys with white calipers look the biz
One of the lads near me owns a white Lambo Gallardo. His is white with white painted calipers and graphite lambo allloys. It looks the dogs...........
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Rob - the BBS look good. Also have to say I like them in anthracite too... although it sounds like I am in the minority -looks like the new springs have done the job too!
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rob
I think your car would look better with the monza II's but in a graphite colour (dark grey)
I would paint the calipers white also to tie all the car togther. Graphite alloys with white calipers look the biz
One of the lads near me owns a white Lambo Gallardo. His is white with white painted calipers and graphite lambo allloys. It looks the dogs...........
Piccie of Lambo pleeeeeeese :drool:
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Not sure about white calipers :undecided:
Heres a Gallardo i got to drive, could go with this combo but need another set of wheels,
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC00683.jpg)
Although i was thinking black the BBS and do the edge in white like this -
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/gti_treffen_woerthersee_2007_034.jpg)
Rob
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That Gallardo is........oh.......ohhh..ahhhhh..that's better :evil: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:
The Golf...hmmm....Don't like the bonnet.....like the wheels....only white can get away with it :cool:
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Are those custom painted ABT wheels? Black with white - those aare nice rims!
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Been playing around abit -
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/Votex1.jpg)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/Votex2.jpg)
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Again, I like it as it is.
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The worst thing about Candy White?????................................ it is a nightmare to polish!!! :angry:
On the other hand, it IS lurvley :smug: :cool:
Hev x
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Rob - I like it... looks superb IMHO
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(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/Votex2.jpg)
that looks great. Black-white contrast - fantastic imho.
silver is conservative on a car painted in a color that is not considered conservative these days. Why stop halfway? Paint them disks Rob!
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haha Im really liking the Black and White combo,
Think going to go for it :D
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haha Im really liking the Black and White combo,
Think going to go for it :D
Don't think - do... or don't do... there is no think :wink: (rephrasing Master Joda) :smiley:
Don't listen to conservative guys here, black rims on a white car look great: I saw white Porsche, BMW M5, S3, GTI, Curpa R, all with black rims - effective eyecatcher! Especially M5 (the old 400hp version) looked astonishing! :drool:
P.S. Just don't paint your bonnet black, that is lame.. :sick:
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Yeh i Like white,
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC00790.jpg)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC00778.jpg)
(http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j146/robintegra/DSC00754.jpg)
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Heres my white Edition
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n286/wolfbane1967/IMG_1182.ed.jpg)
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n286/wolfbane1967/IMG_1183.ed.jpg)
Enjoy
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Wolfbane, that is nice. I really like the Black monza's on the White ED30's!!
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Thanks NORTHERNER
I just love the black and white together
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Thanks NORTHERNER
I just love the black and white together
As in the Abby Titmus video