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Title: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: lincolnmk5 on 02 April 2008, 13:33
Ive just been to Chesterfield for a meeting , driving from the Sleaford area across past Newark and Mansfield , 60 miles each way , loads of traffic but saw not one GTI or R32 . a couple of GTs in Mansfield area but nothing else . How rare are these cars , there dont seem to be many in these parts at all ?   
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: joesgti on 02 April 2008, 13:40
i saw a few last weekend when i was doing some miles, about 6 or 7 over the whole weekend but dont see many at all through the week. :smiley:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Steve78 on 02 April 2008, 14:45
Ive just been to Chesterfield for a meeting , driving from the Sleaford area across past Newark and Mansfield , 60 miles each way , loads of traffic but saw not one GTI or R32 . a couple of GTs in Mansfield area but nothing else . How rare are these cars , there dont seem to be many in these parts at all ?   

I see far more GT's on the road than GTI's.
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: TagnuT on 02 April 2008, 14:49
Ive just been to Chesterfield for a meeting , driving from the Sleaford area across past Newark and Mansfield , 60 miles each way , loads of traffic but saw not one GTI or R32 . a couple of GTs in Mansfield area but nothing else . How rare are these cars , there dont seem to be many in these parts at all ?   

I see far more GT's on the road than GTI's.

Loads of the little B*ggers around (GTs that is) . I see one GTI in a moring on the way to work. :afro:

Mind you I did flash him once (head lights mind) and I got a funny look back :embarassed:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: maxamus on 02 April 2008, 14:54
i have the only GTI in the village   :grin:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: joesgti on 02 April 2008, 14:57
i have the only GTI in the village   :grin:

same haha  :cool:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: AlanD on 02 April 2008, 15:24
I see loads in the south / south east London area on my commute to work. There is a silver ED30 which I see daily in the traffic.
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Russ.C on 02 April 2008, 17:07
i have the only GTI in the village   :grin:

same haha  :cool:

I was! Until some women down the road took delivery of a 57 plate GTI a couple of months back! I wave when I see her driving it but always get a funny look back... :rolleyes:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Vtec Abuser on 02 April 2008, 18:13
Ive just been to Chesterfield for a meeting , driving from the Sleaford area across past Newark and Mansfield , 60 miles each way , loads of traffic but saw not one GTI or R32 . a couple of GTs in Mansfield area but nothing else . How rare are these cars , there dont seem to be many in these parts at all ?   
Don't worry mate. You'll soon see me flying about soon.  :evil: As I live in Lincoln and do silly miles all over the county..  :wink:

I'm working in Manchester today and on the M60 I must of seen about 7 GTI's in the space of about 5 mins whilst I was on the way to the hotel.. Must be GTi capital..  :grin:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: gazbutmk5gti on 02 April 2008, 18:16
could have bin me, use the M60 everyday
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Vtec Abuser on 02 April 2008, 18:18
No it wasn't mate.. All standard GTI's i'm afraid, no Ed30's.. I even went to the dealer in Stockport quickly to see if they had any ED30's in, just to have a perv over, but nope..  :sad:
I'll keep my eyes peeled for ya though fella...  :wink:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: mr magoo on 02 April 2008, 18:41
I do a run on the M25, M1, M6 about four times a month and usually only notice one or two GTi's in that time - a few other Golfs though.

One thing - xenon headlamps - absolutely fantastic at picking out the flourescent stickers on the sides of police cars  :rolleyes: :laugh:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Sweeney on 02 April 2008, 18:45
I have seen 5 r32's (2 blacks, 3 blues), 3 ed30's (a red, white and black) and 5 gtis (blue, 2 white, silver and red)... lol

One thing to note is in the gti/ed30's its been mostly young (18-28ish) female drivers, in the r32's they have all been males of at least 40.
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: mr magoo on 02 April 2008, 18:59
I have seen 5 r32's (2 blacks, 3 blues), 3 ed30's (a red, white and black) and 5 gtis (blue, 2 white, silver and red)... lol

One thing to note is in the gti/ed30's its been mostly young (18-28ish) female drivers, in the r32's they have all been males of at least 40.

I think I'll move to Glasgow  :laugh: for the GTi drivers there, not the R32 owners, he quickly adds  :laugh: :embarassed:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: sparkzz on 02 April 2008, 19:03
too many GT's around,  there are loads on my commute!!
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: R32UK on 02 April 2008, 19:33
I have seen 5 r32's (2 blacks, 3 blues), 3 ed30's (a red, white and black) and 5 gtis (blue, 2 white, silver and red)... lol

One thing to note is in the gti/ed30's its been mostly young (18-28ish) female drivers, in the r32's they have all been males of at least 40.

Im only 28!! TBH i see mostly women driving R32's. I actually got stopped in a car park by a woman who decided it would be a good time to tell me that she has an R32 at home and how its the best car ever!!
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: topher on 02 April 2008, 19:38
And I'm 27.. its right though, most of the other R32s I see are being driven by older guys. Still haven't seen an ED30 other than going to shows. The roads are crawling with GT sports though.
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Sweeney on 02 April 2008, 19:44
Have only seen 1 gt myself, oap female driving it.
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Hurdy on 02 April 2008, 21:35
Ive just been to Chesterfield for a meeting , driving from the Sleaford area across past Newark and Mansfield , 60 miles each way , loads of traffic but saw not one GTI or R32 . a couple of GTs in Mansfield area but nothing else . How rare are these cars , there dont seem to be many in these parts at all ?   

If you'd have been a bit further north into Sheffield you would have been tripping over GT's and spotting a fair few GTI's too.
Only seen a couple of ED30's round here in the last year though :cool:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: 182_blue on 02 April 2008, 22:41
i see quite a few Gti's in Notttingham/ Hucknall , i dont see any ED30's though, or white ones   :evil:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Gulfstream11 on 03 April 2008, 07:12
OK...Doncaster calling...here are my results..

Quite a lot of GT sports... A couple of GTI's... NO ED30,s   and definately aint seen a white GTI...  :cool:
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: Phil mcavity on 03 April 2008, 17:19
GT golfs are a cheap option if its a company Car, the tax band is alot less then the GTi , hense why so many youngish reps drive round in them giving you long looks when u pass in a GTi  :smug:. GT golfs down here out number GTi's by about 7-1
Title: Re: No GTIs spotted!!
Post by: maxamus on 03 April 2008, 21:30
Im the only 1 with a 3dr black GTI around here   :smug:
See alot of GT's and only seen a few 5dr GTI's in red, silver, black and grey.
Only 1 ED30 and thats in red.

I must say, all the other GTI drivers stare at mine now - i bet they are thinking there something different about that one. And they are right because mine is fully colourcoded, r32 rear lights and a matt black front grill VW badge  :evil: