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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: LesR32 on 01 September 2008, 12:45
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You might have seen a guy on these forums synnea who has owned a R32, stupidly got married and bought a diesel, and has now got himself a GTI... I must thank his wife, as i am the beneficiary in the sale of his R32 (and his wee brother).... I thought it was about time that i came on and joined this forum to express the love for the R32 and many other Golfs out there...
also i would like say just how impressed i was with the GTI. Only got about 5mins drive in it but i really like the smooth delivery of power. I will like to see the remap it lined up along side the R. Interesting match up in my book......
Thanks
Steve, aka Les
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hey, welcome les :smiley: :smiley: wouldnt mind an .:R one day
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welcome Les (aka another person on here called steve!!)
Customary to supply us all picture whores with some photo's.
Id race the GTi before he remaps it or he might just have a smirk on his face :wink:.
Enjoy your wheels and enjoy your long stay here :smiley:
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lol, he has 280bph to go up against in my R, full miltek exhaust and remap. Same remap done to another R and it was pushing out 274bhp with no miltek. I look forward to heathly competition from him, But i am hopping no smirk lol
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Hello & Welcome from yet another Steve :smiley:
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Welcome Les (Steve) :cool:
Always good to add another R32 into the mix :wink:
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lol, he has 280bph to go up against in my R, full miltek exhaust and remap. Same remap done to another R and it was pushing out 274bhp with no miltek. I look forward to heathly competition from him, But i am hopping no smirk lol
One thing I have noticed since getting the GTI on Sat it how light and nimble it is compared to the R. Its only now I am realising how heavy the R32 is with that V6 lump upfront and the Haldex system. You may have your 280BHP, but by the time you take into account your extra weight and Haldex transmission loss I reckon my 240BHP GTI will give you a run for your money. As for the lads on here with remapped Edition 30s - your crome front grille will shine nicely in their rear view mirror....
In the wet however I had may as well be in a canoe...
Welcome wee bro to the forum :grin:
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I work with Steve.. Welcome to the forum and i'm looking forward to a spin in the R32 tomorrow :laugh:
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I work with Steve.. Welcome to the forum and i'm looking forward to a spin in the R32 tomorrow :laugh:
Clive you may need me to show my bro how to drive it. :grin:
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One thing I have noticed since getting the GTI on Sat it how light and nimble it is compared to the R. Its only now I am realising how heavy the R32 is with that V6 lump upfront and the Haldex system.
And aint I been saying that on and off for eons? !! :tongue:
Oh, welcome Les/Steve! :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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So your both brothers...one of you drive an R32 and another drives a GTI...a Happy family i guess lol
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lol, he has 280bph to go up against in my R, full miltek exhaust and remap. Same remap done to another R and it was pushing out 274bhp with no miltek. I look forward to heathly competition from him, But i am hopping no smirk lol
One thing I have noticed since getting the GTI on Sat it how light and nimble it is compared to the R. Its only now I am realising how heavy the R32 is with that V6 lump upfront and the Haldex system. You may have your 280BHP, but by the time you take into account your extra weight and Haldex transmission loss I reckon my 240BHP GTI will give you a run for your money. As for the lads on here with remapped Edition 30s - your crome front grille will shine nicely in their rear view mirror....
In the wet however I had may as well be in a canoe...
Welcome wee bro to the forum :grin:
Yes bro, u may have a light and nimble car, but driving it might be ur problem lol lol, i can see the brotherly love blossoming over the forum.... Now i dont wanna have to report u to any moderators lol
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lol, he has 280bph to go up against in my R, full miltek exhaust and remap. Same remap done to another R and it was pushing out 274bhp with no miltek. I look forward to heathly competition from him, But i am hopping no smirk lol
One thing I have noticed since getting the GTI on Sat it how light and nimble it is compared to the R. Its only now I am realising how heavy the R32 is with that V6 lump upfront and the Haldex system. You may have your 280BHP, but by the time you take into account your extra weight and Haldex transmission loss I reckon my 240BHP GTI will give you a run for your money. As for the lads on here with remapped Edition 30s - your crome front grille will shine nicely in their rear view mirror....
In the wet however I had may as well be in a canoe...
Welcome wee bro to the forum :grin:
Yes bro, u may have a light and nimble car, but driving it might be ur problem lol lol, i can see the brotherly love blossoming over the forum.... Now i dont wanna have to report u to any moderators lol
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Yes bro, u may have a light and nimble car, but driving it might be ur problem lol lol, i can see the brotherly love blossoming over the forum.... Now i dont wanna have to report u to any moderators lol
lol, he has 280bph to go up against in my R, full miltek exhaust and remap. Same remap done to another R and it was pushing out 274bhp with no miltek. I look forward to heathly competition from him, But i am hopping no smirk lol
One thing I have noticed since getting the GTI on Sat it how light and nimble it is compared to the R. Its only now I am realising how heavy the R32 is with that V6 lump upfront and the Haldex system. You may have your 280BHP, but by the time you take into account your extra weight and Haldex transmission loss I reckon my 240BHP GTI will give you a run for your money. As for the lads on here with remapped Edition 30s - your crome front grille will shine nicely in their rear view mirror....
In the wet however I had may as well be in a canoe...
Welcome wee bro to the forum :grin:
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Yes bro, u may have a light and nimble car, but driving it might be ur problem lol lol, i can see the brotherly love blossoming over the forum.... Now i dont wanna have to report u to any moderators lol
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Moderators - please send him a instruction book on how to post!
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yes, i am a tool!!! That will serve me rite for running my mouth off day 1!!!
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Are you guys in the same building, possibly in the same room....with your backs to each other posting on the forum? lol
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welcome Les (aka another person on here called steve!!)
Cant keep us Steve's out :grin:
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Are you guys in the same building, possibly in the same room....with your backs to each other posting on the forum? lol
lol no - we are both in Belfast though!
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This thread is a classic :grin:
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May i also just add that i am getting my R32 back today!!! the flywheel and clutch went on it on friday just before i had a trackday in it on monday. Talk about being GUTTED!!! On behalf of the rest of the forum i would like to publicly blame the 12,000 miles of driving my brother did in the R before selling it to me. I fully blame wearing the clutch away due to his abusive driving nature and would like to wish good luck to his GTI!!!!
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I drove it like she was built to be driven.
All I can say is my bro gets 30mpg 'driving' his R32 to work, he boasted about how economical it was for a V6, how he manages only one tank of fuel for a week..... I used to get 18 or 20mpg on a similiar journey to work when I had it. Nuff said :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I drove it like she was built to be driven.
All I can say is my bro gets 30mpg 'driving' his R32 to work, he boasted about how economical it was for a V6, how he manages only one tank of fuel for a week..... I used to get 18 or 20mpg on a similiar journey to work when I had it. Nuff said :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Get it rite bro.... 36.6mpg once!!!
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Get it rite bro.... 36.6mpg once!!!
Are you sure you havent swapped the V6 for a TDI engine? I did believe you when you said she was in having the clutch replaced - but maybe it was the engine you got changed! Or wait - thats right you may have got the 36.6mpg when your mate had to tow you home in his ford focus ST (sorry for the bad language).....
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Get it rite bro.... 36.6mpg once!!!
Are you sure you havent swapped the V6 for a TDI engine? I did believe you when you said she was in having the clutch replaced - but maybe it was the engine you got changed! Or wait - thats right you may have got the 36.6mpg when your mate had to tow you home in his ford focus ST (sorry for the bad language).....
You are gonna get reported boy!!! this is a joke taken the golfs name in vain telling that a Ford had to toe me!!!! Someone start a poll on gettin synnea banned from posing for a day for slaggin golfs!!!
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lol welcome to the banter on the forum. I was embarassed for you having to get towed home by a bright orange you know what.
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Brotherly love eh! :rolleyes:
I'm glad I've got two sisters - both with Skoda Fabia's :lipsrsealed:
Carry on guys....I'm enjoying the "banter" :wink:
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Thats the banter over for today, unfort my brother has to leave work at 4 cause it takes him that extra time getting home in his slow golf :grin: lol.
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If you 2 are going to go head to head.
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm104/tomashandmilly/2320238237_f3fd55f0f1_o.jpg)
Then the rest of us will sort you out. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
(http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm104/tomashandmilly/Bolte-Bridge1000px.jpg)
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Nice pics.
Welcome to the forum. This marriage lark does cause a few problems R32-------> TDI-------->GTI :wink: