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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #10 on: 10 February 2009, 18:36 »
Quote from: 2007GTI on 10 February 2009, 17:09
am I missing something, as Gene asked for autoexpress and that was Evo, or are they one in the same now?
...........think there part of the same group mate  :wink:.
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Offline Egbutt Wash

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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #11 on: 10 February 2009, 18:41 »
Dennis Publishing own both.
They also own VIZ


Viz Top Tip...

GOLF GT DRIVERS: Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your car before starting a long journey. You drive the thing like a sodding dodgem car anyway
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #12 on: 10 February 2009, 21:13 »
Quote from: Jimothy on 10 February 2009, 16:50
Their pick of ultimate GTI is the Mk2

and rightly so, not that i am bias at all
Have to second that - I think the Mk2 16v is the best, closely followed by the Mk5 and then the Mk1... I reckon they go it spot on for the frist three but chose the Mk3 over the Mk4?!  :sick:
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #13 on: 10 February 2009, 21:14 »
Quote from: DJGTi on 10 February 2009, 17:08
They also gave the MkV 5 stars in every category and then said the Mk2 was the best. I'm not arguing, though :wink:.

The Mk2 is much greater than the sum of its parts  :wink:
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Offline Gene Hunt.

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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #14 on: 11 February 2009, 09:29 »
Big thanks to john-o for forwarding me a copy.Great read. :cool:
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #15 on: 11 February 2009, 10:51 »
Cheers bud, just ordered mine! :cool:
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #16 on: 11 February 2009, 11:56 »
Tough choice between the Mk2 and Mk5.

One has the comfort, specification and safety of a modern car.

One has the "charm" of being an old classic and having a certain retro chic.


If given the choice I know which one I would choose, or rather have chosen  :grin:
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #17 on: 12 February 2009, 22:08 »
I was thinking of buying a Mk2 for pottering about in.
Having looked at the crash test video there's no way I want one.
Crash a Mk2 GTI into any modern car and you will be dead.

The crash test is here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyzCswJ_tkk

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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #18 on: 13 February 2009, 16:52 »
eeek. that vid demonstrates how far car safety has come in 20 years. cheers for the link.
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Re: Golf GTI guide from autoexpress 21st jan.
« Reply #19 on: 14 February 2009, 00:39 »
Very basic piece of journo IMHO. MK 2 was good in it's day but the Mk 5 is easily the best of all to date. Too early to comment on Mk 6 without a good test drive/real world report. Seen a few cars on transporters as well as in dealers and looks very vulnerable with no body protective trim on doors/side panels. Mk 1 was the icon and the Mk 3 and 4 (with all due respect to owners of these cars) are best forgotten about.

Publication would have been better with comparitive stats instead of just a skeletal write up.

Big bumper Mk 2 might make me think about purchasing a project car though : )

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