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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: john_o on 30 October 2007, 16:04
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12 weeks after order my Edition 30 arrived today :cool:
8 miles on the clock
Proper pics to follow once I 'officially' clean it at the weekend
(http://www.axbv77.dsl.pipex.com/images/weblog/golf_ed30_first_day_800px.jpg)
(http://www.axbv77.dsl.pipex.com/images/weblog/golf_ed30_first_day_2_800px.jpg)
Ben @ Gilbert Lawton in Manchester was top notch , thoroughly recommended.
First impressions are
1. I no longer worried about getting a black one , i love it .......
2. Its a big car!
3. The paintwork is actually pretty good , little swirling (I did NOT have the lifeshine done) , slightly orange peely imho under close scrutiny but thats just me being picky
4. The car feels soo special with all the little extras
5. It came with the bottle opener and 1 litre of oil (for free after I asked :wink:)
6. The wheels look so much better in the flesh , and have grown on me , I always felt they looked a bit 'small'
7. It doesnt have shift! Yes Im running it in 'enthusiastically' , but even on light throttle it goes.....
It feels way faster than a std GTI on the test drive.
Cant feel lag , but then Im not letting it labour at low rpm.
8. I got a noisy one !!!! As posted on here , at idle its noisy lol. Seems the luck of the draw. more so with A/C on
9. the highline comp is a must :wink:
10. Michelin tyres so I think I may have been lucky there.
first mod will be a small front number plate from www.fancyplates.com , I made sure the dealer only stuck the plates on (I HATE drilled holes!) , so I hope to replace that soon.
All in all its been worth the wait (dont they all say that ?) , and I'm looking forward to running it in.
Anyone on here get an oil change after 1k as a precaution ? I assume it just goes to the first service? (I chose Time&Dist but plan to specify long life oil)
JohnO
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Looks great, but not as fast as silver :tongue:
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black is cool :cool: second best colour after white, :smiley: (mines black) the reason it sooo loud is coz its now worn in and is brand new so all the cogs are tight as hell!! P.S dont rag it :rolleyes:
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^^^^NOT*^^^^ :tongue:
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Looks great, but not as fast as silver :tongue:
Especially 5 door silver ones :wink:
Lovely car John_o :cool:
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how well do ur side skirts fit???? !!!
nice car btw :)
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how well do ur skirts fit???? !!!
oh er Missus...... :kiss: :kiss:
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black is cool :cool: second best colour after white, :smiley: (mines black) the reason it sooo loud is coz its now worn in and is brand new so all the cogs are tight as hell!! P.S dont rag it :rolleyes:
I do agree with you. White is the bestest colorrrr :evil:
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Stunning! :D
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thanks for the positive comments folks , I really do love this car already.
averaging 22 mpg while running in lol ..... 50 miles done so far and its gulping fuel !!!!
oil check due soon :cool:
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Stunning car John. Glad to hear you are enjoying it.
I may seem a bit of a loser and perhaps (and most probably am wrong and imagining it) but is she not a bit high? As in wheel gap? Dont want to break the happy mood but would you mind looking under the wheel arches and making sure that they took your spacers out? (Spcers are small rubber strips that are wedged between the suspension for transport). I was looking at pics of Illyuns Ed30 and his seems lower.
Once again. Nice to see you got your car :smiley:
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dosnt look tooooo high, probs because the susspension hasnt bedded in yet??!!?? :smiley:
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It looks a bit like a R32 I saw once. The owner still argued with me until I showed him the spacers were still in. There was a thread about it somewhere.
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Nice, I like the colour but am too lazy to live with it!
Looks like I should finally pick up my 3Dr Silver DSG next week, I didn't think I was ever going to get it.
I ordered through a broker, and it got delayed so many times in the end I got an Audi TT off of him instead!
Its not arrived at the dealer and I've manage to get a reasonable deal to swap, having had the TT only 4 months,
its a nice car but a little disappointing as I didn't get to spec it and am looking forward to the DSG. Lets just
hope I've made the right decision!
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Congrats on the beautiful black beast! (wish mine was that clean :sad:) enjoy!! :smiley:
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welcome to the black club :wink:
good luck with keeping it clean :grin:
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I may seem a bit of a loser ........
not at all , Im a stickler for detail things too.
I will check at the weekend. Although it isnt too high and I would hope to notice a complete lack of susp travel :shocked:
but you never know ...........
tbh I thought the ride height was better than I expected. Plus the 18's seem to fill the arches better.
Its def a car that has a completely different look that pictures dont quite capture.
89 miles and counting ........ :-) t/c light flashed tonight on light throttle , so I may check the tyre pressures too !!!
thanks again for all the positive feedback.
JohnO
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Great to hear you are enjoying her. The Pescaras have really grown on me.
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Stunning car John. Glad to hear you are enjoying it.
I may seem a bit of a loser and perhaps (and most probably am wrong and imagining it) but is she not a bit high? As in wheel gap? Dont want to break the happy mood but would you mind looking under the wheel arches and making sure that they took your spacers out? (Spcers are small rubber strips that are wedged between the suspension for transport). I was looking at pics of Illyuns Ed30 and his seems lower.
Once again. Nice to see you got your car :smiley:
Thanks mate... I think I just got the best one from the factory :evil:
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Show off :laugh: :grin: :lipsrsealed: :evil:
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Thanks mate... I think I just got the best one from the factory :evil:
er no that was me :evil:
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Now Now boys....
lets not start a fight :evil:
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would you mind looking under the wheel arches and making sure that they took your spacers out?
did so tonight , and they are not present :wink:
However the car has also dropped a bit even in 2 days driving, in fact there isnt exactly a lot of room for a std car!
lots more pics once it gets a full wash.
JohnO
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Great. Nice to hear it has settled I must agree that the GTI's do sit low.
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Nice motor mate, mine is sat minging on the drive after a week in Cornwall, seeing yours has got me reaching for the lambswool mit! :grin:
Btw, my car took about two weeks to 'settle' and now sits nice and low :evil:
Stunning car John. Glad to hear you are enjoying it.
I may seem a bit of a loser and perhaps (and most probably am wrong and imagining it) but is she not a bit high? As in wheel gap? Dont want to break the happy mood but would you mind looking under the wheel arches and making sure that they took your spacers out? (Spcers are small rubber strips that are wedged between the suspension for transport). I was looking at pics of Illyuns Ed30 and his seems lower.
Once again. Nice to see you got your car :smiley:
Thanks mate... I think I just got the best one from the factory :evil:
As for this quote, Illyun is just working his way through the ED30 fleet until he gets the best one! :rolleyes:
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As for this quote, Illyun is just working his way through the ED30 fleet until he gets the best one!
:grin: :evil:
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Show off :laugh: :grin: :lipsrsealed: :evil:
:grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
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would you mind looking under the wheel arches and making sure that they took your spacers out?
did so tonight , and they are not present :wink:
However the car has also dropped a bit even in 2 days driving, in fact there isnt exactly a lot of room for a std car!
lots more pics once it gets a full wash.
JohnO
It took my Ed30 a few thousand miles to drop - and a couple of months...
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As for this quote, Illyun is just working his way through the ED30 fleet until he gets the best one! :rolleyes:
lol... cheeky git.. Actually, you're not far off... I am working through the VW Golf GTI fleet until I get the best one! Just bought a black mk1 Campaign minter with 39k on the clock :shocked:
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As for this quote, Illyun is just working his way through the ED30 fleet until he gets the best one! :rolleyes:
lol... cheeky git.. Actually, you're not far off... I am working through the VW Golf GTI fleet until I get the best one! Just bought a black mk1 Campaign minter with 39k on the clock :shocked:
Pics please :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Yes. Pics please.