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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: LaserBlue on 28 March 2008, 18:56
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Has anybody got the VW PERFORMACE MAG this month?
theres a shootout between the ED30 v AUDI S3 V LEON CUPRA
0.60 TIMES:
1ST. 6.06 Audi S3
2ND. 6.38 Seat Cupra
3RD. 6.64 ED30
LAP TIMES:
1ST. Audi S3 1.27.4
2ND Seat Cupra 1.27.5
3RD. ED30. 1.30.5
The SEAT CUPRA looks well hot with them black 18" and in white plus the sporty seats look kool
This car wasnt an option before i got the GTI. never drove it or looked into properly.
Saw one the other day and they do look nice, cheaper than the GTI aswell
On paper it weighs less and has 5bhp more than the ED30, same torque and bigger brake discs.
Question is now.. Would any of you have one over the GTI?
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In a heartbeat.
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My mate has one and it is really nice car, interior doesn't feel as solid but still pretty good.
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I've been looking myself and after much thought.....NO. I love the value, i can get one brand new for £17k but, to me, it just doesn't have that "golf gti" appeal. I think the killer is the interior, the golf is gorgeous inside, well build, nice materials and the seat feels very fisherprice. Also every review i've read (apart from the one posted) has said the golf handles better, rides far far better and has a better feel to it. And for me, the thing i've loved about the golf is the complete ownership proposition. On a budget, the seat is a great value "almost golf gti" but if you have the money, there is only one car to buy.
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the golf is gorgeous inside, well build,
:grin: :grin: :grin:
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Seat interia Plastics are cheap and very very bland and boring,could i stare at one behind a wheel comparing it to a GTi's, you need to visit "the priory" for severe counciling!. looks nice on the outside the seat, but really did leave the design pencil behind on the inside. :sick:
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TBH, haven't seen it. But I'm sick of hearing those 'superior' plastics rub together on the GTI.
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Never Seat.
If I had the money I'd get S3.
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true hurts though teebee :laugh:, it might be a fast car your Seat, but so is a rally car!!, not everything is about how fast it goes round corners,that means sh%te in alot of peoples opinions, the inside of the GTi is one of the nicest in the hot hatch market.Thats where the golf will always win .Seats are budget buys, things arent cheaper if there isnt a reason. i had a leon FR and Altea FR and couldnt wait to get shot of it off the test drive.
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yeah i would have the s3 aswell..
HAVE YOU SEEN THE SPORTS SEATS IN THEM!!!
they are super cool, wonder if they would fit in our GTIs??
Ive already got the S3 wheels, 7 spoke with polished center caps, ultra cool ultra rare.
will post pix when i put them on.
The GTI is definitive so no hot hatch would compare to it :cool:
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Eh ??!!??
Truth hurts ?...... wtf is that about ??!??!?!??
I've got the bloody Golf and the whole 'quality' issue, sad to say, is a myth that really needs debunking.
#squeak......rattle......clank......squeak.....buzzzzz# = soundtrack of a GTI drive
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Must be a friday afternoon special, had mine 2.5 years now and if you didn't know you'd think it was brand new. Not a creak or rattle anywhere in the interior
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sorry teebee, thought you had the seat as someone else comes in the forum with his Red Seat.
well you must have a friday afternoon GTi, my 07 GTi and also my 05 GTi didnt have any rattles whatsover. Id take yours back if you say yours rattles as much as a babys rattle..
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Phil, mine would drown out the sound of a baby's rattle :sad:
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take it back teebee, i wouldnt stand for it!, if its under warranty, create havoc at the dealers till they sort it out!
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take it back teebee, i wouldnt stand for it!, if its under warranty, create havoc at the dealers till they sort it out!
It gets very tiring going back and forth to the dealers for warranty work been there done it,if there was another hot hatch around £20,000 as good to drive as the gti mine would be away but just cant find one.
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Phil, you'll have to speak up, can't hear you over the rattles :laugh:
I'll be honest here - I can't be arsed. 13 months till it goes, and I won't be sorry. I've pointed out all manner of things to the dealer, and they don't give a flying one. Sure, they'll fix the dash - four or five days in dock, they say - but I don't wanna drive an asthmatic Polo in the meantime. Who would ? They never even bothered to come up with an explanation as to why it sounded like a diesel.
Noticed a few days ago that paint is flaking off the NSF wing around the junction with the 'screen.
What a surprise :rolleyes:
Last service - 48k approx - pads all round......a notional £1 prize to anyone who can guess the cost :huh:
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I must admit I'm no fan of the SEAT build quality. We have a new Leaon PD140 Stylance with Sports Pack coming next week but it was the best of a bad bunch from SWMBO's car list.
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I like the style of the Leon. Its just some of the interior plastics let it down.
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Leon = :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick::sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick::sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick::sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:
VILE LOOKING CAR
And why do people who drive them think they are better than the GTI?
DISGUSTING LOOKING CAR!!!
They are a heap of sh!t man. Rather have a Astra VXR (and thats really saying something)
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Rather have a Astra VXR (and thats really saying something)
Yeah that is a bit rash mate, perhaps in the cold light of day you'll realise :grin:
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Hrm I dunno..I'd have one :cool: I know they're practically the same car but it's when someone asks what you drive that counts :cool:
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Hrm I dunno..I'd have one :cool: I know they're practically the same car but it's when someone asks what you drive that counts :cool:
That GTI is a much better looking car !
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You can't get either of the other two with DSG at the moment.
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I just chose the golf over the leon....after years of swoping between the 2....
what it came down to for me was the mk2 leon felt like it would hard work on a day to day basis - the cabin was not a nice place to be at all - I think both of these are mostly due to the really poor visability & the large slab of cheapo plastic right in the middle of the dash. I really like the outside of the mk2 looks so modern & different - but not enougth.
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I do like the new Cupra (especially in Candy White with the gloss black rims and spoiler)...
But the main thing that made me go for the Edition 30 over the Cupra was.....
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4321/carmageddon2703ta0.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
Compared to...
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9130/49154939op2.png) (http://imageshack.us)
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In the magazine it says its 17mm lower than the GTI???
Also are the ED30 alloys 8j or 7.5j???