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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: illyun on 30 November 2008, 22:27

Title: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: illyun on 30 November 2008, 22:27: Take a look at this - http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/807360.htm

Pointless conversion in my opinion - you can get a real GTI for less than £9k nowadays, but those alloys actually look really good on the car. I'm not a fan of non-BBS aftermarket alloys for the GTI - unless its a purely functional decision like light-weight racing ones for track use... however, these look really nice.
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: Edition30 on 30 November 2008, 23:19: Quote
Much less depreciation(car should hold value well because of demand for cheaper to run cars)

Hmm £10,295 for a 2004 1.6? made me lol.

On the other hand it does look very nice, tastfully modified...its calling out for some VW centre caps though.
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: AlanD on 01 December 2008, 10:41: Looks really nice. That guy has done a stella job of the conversion. I just cant see the point in doing things like this. I can only assume that someone would want this because they cant afford to buy / run / insure the car. But that must have a cost a healthy ammount of cash to get ther car looking like it is now, surley the money spent on doing it up could have paid for the real thing.

Them RS4s suit in nice aswell, Rosie has them on hers.
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: Greenouse on 01 December 2008, 12:06: Fair play to him, he's done a fantastic job on that. Maybe he couldn't afford to insure a GTI :huh: Either way he needs to be a bit more realistic about the price. :nerd:
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: mad man gti on 01 December 2008, 16:26: Genuine GTI exhaust(sounds almost like real GTI), :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: dan_apps on 01 December 2008, 19:47: nice job to be fair, but at the end of the day its still mutton dressed as lamb!
Title: Re: 1.6FSI To GTI Lookalike Conversion
Post by: illyun on 02 December 2008, 00:29: It does look like the nicest 'conversion' I have come across... but still completely pointless IMHO. :undecided: