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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Peskarik on 21 July 2007, 12:17

Title: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 21 July 2007, 12:17: Got it delivered on Thursday, took a 300km trip through Swiss Alps. That was fabulous!

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic2.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic9.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic8.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic6.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic5.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic4.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic3.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic7.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/IMG_1648.jpg)

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/IMG_1668.jpg)

Obviously, it is not BLACK any more. :smiley:
But I am happy I changed in the last minute. :smiley:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: 2007GTI on 21 July 2007, 12:22: nice pics! your signature says black Ed30! :laugh:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 21 July 2007, 12:25: Quote from: 2007GTI on 21 July 2007, 12:22
nice pics! your signature says black Ed30! :laugh:

:laugh: It is a surprise for all you guys. :smiley:
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Post by: SteveS on 21 July 2007, 12:37: nice :D
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Post by: Manu_R32 on 21 July 2007, 12:39: :shocked: Very Very Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: fliptophead on 21 July 2007, 12:56: Lovely stuff!
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Post by: whitegtidriver on 21 July 2007, 13:01: looking good in white,ive driven through switzerland a couple of times. we went over one of the old passes (tunnel blocked, crash) views were stunning got to be some of the best driving roads in europe(watch out for stray cows though) plus the nurgburgring is on the way down there ish.
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Post by: Rob-MK5 on 21 July 2007, 13:32: very nice,

Best Colour :cool:
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Post by: Rhyso on 21 July 2007, 14:32: looks stunning :cool: :cool:
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Post by: Manu_R32 on 21 July 2007, 14:40: What size are those rims!?
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: wolfbane1967 on 21 July 2007, 14:50: Very very nice,and the best color to :grin:

Nice scenery in Swiss Alps

Congrats to your Ed30 :wink:
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Post by: wolfbane1967 on 21 July 2007, 14:52: Rim size is 18 inch
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Post by: ekin88 on 21 July 2007, 15:29: Nice scenery, and great looking car,
some questions,

how much was the car?
how long did you have to wait for the order?
is it hard to import?
did you do the research and deal yourself or through a broker?

cheers
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Hurdy on 21 July 2007, 17:12: Beautiful looking car there :cool:

That is how to take photos of a car, gorgeous scenery and a gorgeous car.

Excellent choice

Much more distinctive than black :rolleyes:

*Dons armour and waits for the backlash from Black GTI owners* :wink:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: 08micsta on 21 July 2007, 18:37: Quote from: Hurdy on 21 July 2007, 17:12
Beautiful looking car there :cool:

That is how to take photos of a car, gorgeous scenery and a gorgeous car.

Excellent choice

Much more distinctive than black :rolleyes:

*Dons armour and waits for the backlash from Black GTI owners* :wink:

lol! I feel that i must agree. Looks awesome in white and the scenery is fantastic.
Congrats
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: illyun on 21 July 2007, 19:46: Quote from: Hurdy on 21 July 2007, 17:12
Beautiful looking car there :cool:

That is how to take photos of a car, gorgeous scenery and a gorgeous car.

Excellent choice

Much more distinctive than black :rolleyes:

*Dons armour and waits for the backlash from Black GTI owners* :wink:

I've had two Mk5 black GTIs and another on the way - also black ... white looks fantastic and I prefer it to black in a way but I'm too much of a coward to actually go for it and get white. :embarassed: Might not be able to live with it in the long run.
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Manu_R32 on 21 July 2007, 22:05: (http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic4.jpg)

My new Background and MSN Display picture, i absolutley love the contrast of black on white on this car!!!!! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: lol :grin:
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Post by: RedRobin on 21 July 2007, 23:44: Candy White meets Snow White in The Swiss Alps - Very cool images :cool:

Enjoy and Safe Journeys
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: TagnuT on 22 July 2007, 07:38: Wonderful pictures....of a very nice car. Looks like you had a great drive. :cool:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 22 July 2007, 09:34: Quote from: ekin88 on 21 July 2007, 15:29
Nice scenery, and great looking car,
some questions,

how much was the car?
how long did you have to wait for the order?
is it hard to import?
did you do the research and deal yourself or through a broker?

cheers

Ciao,
The car is not imported, I bought it here in Switzerland. I got a nice 9% discount through connections of my boss at one of the dealers. Final price was equivalent to 19500 quid. The delivery time is 10 weeks.

The car is fabulous. But the curbs are a real enemy. You buy these rims, you better be careful parking! I already curbed it a little on one rim :embarassed: :cry: :cry: :cry: It was raining heavily and it was dark. :embarassed: :cry: :cry: It is hardly visible though, THANK GOD!
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 22 July 2007, 09:41: Quote from: illyun on 21 July 2007, 19:46
Quote from: Hurdy on 21 July 2007, 17:12
Beautiful looking car there :cool:

That is how to take photos of a car, gorgeous scenery and a gorgeous car.

Excellent choice

Much more distinctive than black :rolleyes:

*Dons armour and waits for the backlash from Black GTI owners* :wink:

I've had two Mk5 black GTIs and another on the way - also black ... white looks fantastic and I prefer it to black in a way but I'm too much of a coward to actually go for it and get white. :embarassed: Might not be able to live with it in the long run.

It is VERY easy to live with it in the long run! :laugh: It looks ZZZUPER in white, I am soooooo glad I changed from black to white in the end! I see white cars more and more - SAAB, BMW, PORSCHE, saw a similar Ed30 the other day. Saw a gray Ed30 with black rims yesterday. Ed30s are very rare here still and all the drivers check each other out. :laugh: I got a wave and a smile from gray Ed30 driver, it felt great! In Ed30 you feel like you belong to some kind of club. :smiley:

THe scenery in the mountains here is breath-taking. Norway is even more breath-taking. Drive to Flom and see for yourself.

THANK YOU ALL FOR REPLIES!!! :smiley: Appreciate it! :smiley:

Now go for another drive, guys. :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 22 July 2007, 09:47: Quote from: Manu_GTI on 21 July 2007, 22:05

My new Background and MSN Display picture, i absolutley love the contrast of black on white on this car!!!!! :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: lol :grin:

Oh, Vielen Dank!!! :smiley:

(these images are heavily compressed, I have original 8mp versions if you need, shot with Canon EOS 350D.)

I prefer these ones myself:

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic9.jpg)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa67/Peskarik/pic7.jpg)

Now I have also put the photos as background on the computers at work. :evil: :laugh:
My boss brought me a bottle of bubbly last Friday, we celebrate Ed30 on Wednesday. :smiley:
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Post by: Creepy Coupe on 22 July 2007, 10:47: Nice scenery, beautiful part of the world :drool:
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Post by: Teutonic_Tamer on 27 August 2007, 09:04: Gorgeous, and the car is OK, too !!! :wink: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 27 August 2007, 09:15: Quote from: Teutonic_Tamer on 27 August 2007, 09:04
Gorgeous, and the car is OK, too !!! :wink: :smiley: :smiley:

TT, it is great to see you back in the forum!!! Thank you for the praise. :smiley: Love my blond baby (I mean the car) more and more every day. Just came from France. GTI goes stready at the speed of X30 km/h (GPS reading). First number you fill in yourself. :smug:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: RedRobin on 27 August 2007, 10:17: The Mk5 GTI is totally comfortable and feels solid and stable up to about 135 mph (GPS on German autobahns) and then she begins to feel a bit 'light' and is slow to gain anymore speed. She'll 'cruise' at 120 mph for as long as you want without feeling stressed or stretched. On one day I saw an average of 90 mph :smiley: :cool:.
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 27 August 2007, 11:58: Quote from: RedRobin on 27 August 2007, 10:17
The Mk5 GTI is totally comfortable and feels solid and stable up to about 135 mph (GPS on German autobahns) and then she begins to feel a bit 'light' and is slow to gain anymore speed. She'll 'cruise' at 120 mph for as long as you want without feeling stressed or stretched. On one day I saw an average of 90 mph :smiley: :cool:.

Ed.30 has a bit more power higher up in the rev range, so at x30 km/h it was pulling nicely, and it would go faster, but I was afraid to push anymore. :embarassed:
Imagine 330hp Oettinger conversion and a bit longer 6th gear - it would do 300kmh no problem. :smiley:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: RedRobin on 27 August 2007, 12:29: ....I hope you'll understand that I'm not trying to say my car is faster than yours etc when I say this, but: With the various performance mods on my car its performance is probably similar to a standard Ed30 and might even be faster (also depending on the driver!). But I don't want to start any "my pen!s is bigger than yours" stuff :grin:
Title: Re: Mio Amore Ed30 is here, finally. :-)
Post by: Peskarik on 27 August 2007, 13:01: Quote from: RedRobin on 27 August 2007, 12:29
....I hope you'll understand that I'm not trying to say my car is faster than yours etc when I say this, but: With the various performance mods on my car its performance is probably similar to a standard Ed30 and might even be faster (also depending on the driver!). But I don't want to start any "my pen!s is bigger than yours" stuff :grin:

didn't know you were talking about your red devil. :smiley: I can only tell what I felt - I was doing x30kmh by GPS (close to x70 on speedometer) and it was still pulling, but I stepped off the gas pedal. :embarassed: