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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: jeremybeetle2 on 09 September 2007, 22:04

Title: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: jeremybeetle2 on 09 September 2007, 22:04
Has anybody managed to persuade VW to supply them an Edition 30 with the black german spec 18" Detroit wheels? I've spied them on the German VW website and wished I'd negotiated these into the deal. Any ideas?

cheers
Tony

http://www.volkswagen.de/vwcms_publish/etc/medialib/vwcms/virtualmaster/de/Models/golf0/Golf/content.Par.0387.Image.jpg 
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: Hurdy on 10 September 2007, 00:33
The only people who have managed to get them over here have bought parallel imports or have ordered the wheels seperately. I haven't heard of anyone in the UK who has bought a UK car and managed to get a deal with the Detroits. :sad:

Alternative option is to order the Detroits and sell the Pecara's and hope you don't have to shell out too much extra.
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: speedynz on 10 September 2007, 03:43
Black Detroit's are standard on ED 30's over here and only one ED 30 (out of a total run of 9 6spd manuals) had the (no cost) optional Pescaras.

Those black rims really spilt opinion and thankfully I've got the one with the Pescaras.
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: Peskarik on 10 September 2007, 11:10
Quote from: speedynz on 10 September 2007, 03:43
Black Detroit's are standard on ED 30's over here and only one ED 30 (out of a total run of 9 6spd manuals) had the (no cost) optional Pescaras.

Those black rims really spilt opinion and thankfully I've got the one with the Pescaras.

what split opinion?  :shocked: They are the right choice for Edition 30!  :laugh:
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: jeremybeetle2 on 10 September 2007, 19:45
Hi
Thanks for the messages.

The dealer informed me today that I can order them in the UK at £380 a corner - ouch!
That's nearly as much as the MK2 GTI I sold not so long ago!!!

I like the Pec's but they look a nightmare to keep clean.

I wonder if an enterprising German dealer would do a swap for *slightly* less the the €2000!!!

cheers
Tony


Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: jer on 10 September 2007, 20:18
 :huh:i thought these wheels were called rockinghams?
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: TagnuT on 10 September 2007, 22:27
Quote from: jer on 10 September 2007, 20:18
:huh:i thought these wheels were called rockinghams?

On German website they are called Rockinghams.
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: theBatch on 12 September 2007, 15:57
ghetto
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: jeremybeetle2 on 12 September 2007, 20:36
forgive my ignorance - whats the carcraft?

cheers
TP
Title: Re: Edition 30 - German Wheels
Post by: theBatch on 13 September 2007, 07:17
sh*te, posted in the wrong thread. What a rod!