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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Stiggy on 12 July 2007, 23:50

Title: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: Stiggy on 12 July 2007, 23:50

I may make myself sound like a sad git here but here goes anyway.  Was drivin along the M5 towards wocester today for work and saw plenty of juicy gtis and r32s on the way there and back - just wanted to say it makes the drive back home much more pleasureable and less stressful, especially after a hecktik (spelling?) days work.

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: Cass on 13 July 2007, 08:24

Hectic :rolleyes:

Cass

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: NORTHERNER on 13 July 2007, 18:34

Saw two black EDITION 30's on the M6 going south today, say 2pm'ish... they were stuck in the same traffic jam as me from junction 22 down... weird that they were literally next to each other... I though they might be driving convoy!
We should start a "GTi's spotted" thread...  :wink:

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: illyun on 13 July 2007, 18:38

Quote from: NORTHERNER on 13 July 2007, 18:34

Saw two black EDITION 30's on the M6 going south today, say 2pm'ish... they were stuck in the same traffic jam as me from junction 22 down... weird that they were literally next to each other... I though they might be driving convoy!
We should start a "GTi's spotted" thread...  :wink:

I used to commute from Birmingham/Ipswich to Bristol/Newport and I have to say that from my experience - and I travel/drive a lot, the M5 had the highest concentration of Mk5 GTIs - not sure about R32s though - I've seen more on the M25/M4

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: fliptophead on 14 July 2007, 07:48

I must sit with my head up my backside....

I've only ever seen one other Ed30 on the roads, and that was on the M4 near heathrow, and one other R32 (which I see a lot since I know the owner!), back up here in the north.

I live in the north, but travel the whole UK with some regularity...

Lots of  GTI's however... ( I'm loathed to  use 'normal' or 'vanilla' as a GTI is anything but normal ).

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: illyun on 14 July 2007, 14:31

Quote from: fliptophead on 14 July 2007, 07:48

I must sit with my head up my backside....

I've only ever seen one other Ed30 on the roads, and that was on the M4 near heathrow, and one other R32 (which I see a lot since I know the owner!), back up here in the north.

I live in the north, but travel the whole UK with some regularity...

Lots of  GTI's however... ( I'm loathed to  use 'normal' or 'vanilla' as a GTI is anything but normal ).

I think I have seen 2 or 3 Edition 30's this year and thats with 20k miles of driving  :shocked:

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: Phil mcavity on 14 July 2007, 15:11

ive got 3 within 2 miles of me!

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: fliptophead on 14 July 2007, 16:23

@Phil...

The VW stealers must be very happy in your neck of the woods!

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: GreyTornado on 14 July 2007, 17:26

yeah same here.... must be at least 6 in my town. :grin:

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: p3eps on 14 July 2007, 18:12

I had a red Ed30 following me for about 30 miles from Dundee to Aberdeen.  I was a bit dubious when I had about 35 miles to go till I was home and the remaining distance on my highline was saying 45... so I pulled into a petrol station - and they carried on!

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: FatManc on 17 July 2007, 09:56

Not seen any other ED30's around my neck of the woods, yet (central Essex)  :sad:

Title: Re: The M5 GTI corridor
Post by: SteveS on 17 July 2007, 15:19

i dont think i have seen any e30s round watford. i didnt see a gti but didnt see if it was e30 or not... not seen it sinse.. so i think mine is the only oen round here. watford area.