Standard GTI and Edition 30 Differences.....

[Saint Steve]

Well having driven both extensively, i cant tell the difference on pick-up but from 50 onwards, the ed30 really does push on better.

Dont always believe what the Journo's write about.

[winrya]

Yea i never pay too much attention, always found it strange how they always pushed the ed30 to one side as a waste of money and pretty much ignored it.  Well in top gear mag and evo (the only ones i read).  I love my ed30 valance

[JonnyG]

Well seeing as the new Golf GTi Mk6 is not having the 230bhp engiine, I think the ED30 is going to become quite a sought after car over the next few years, because of the rarity of it's engine and ease of remapping to 300bhp.   

[neg]

Yea i never pay too much attention, always found it strange how they always pushed the ed30 to one side as a waste of money and pretty much ignored it.  Well in top gear mag and evo (the only ones i read).  I love my ed30 valance

They dont look at remap potential - so in fact it could be looked at as more money for not a great deal - its only when you know what your paying for you see its worth it.

[Jkctr]

Yea i never pay too much attention, always found it strange how they always pushed the ed30 to one side as a waste of money and pretty much ignored it.  Well in top gear mag and evo (the only ones i read).  I love my ed30 valance

They dont look at remap potential - so in fact it could be looked at as more money for not a great deal - its only when you know what your paying for you see its worth it.

Is that not the point though, the ED30 will become the enthusiasts choice. Look at the mk4 gti, you can pick them up for a grand but the anniversary editions are still around £8k for a good one!

[AlanD]

Yea i never pay too much attention, always found it strange how they always pushed the ed30 to one side as a waste of money and pretty much ignored it.  Well in top gear mag and evo (the only ones i read).  I love my ed30 valance

They dont look at remap potential - so in fact it could be looked at as more money for not a great deal - its only when you know what your paying for you see its worth it.

Is that not the point though, the ED30 will become the enthusiasts choice. Look at the mk4 gti, you can pick them up for a grand but the anniversary editions are still around £8k for a good one!

Yes and no, that is a little misleading as the Anni didnt come out till 2002 so they are all going to be much newer and done less miles than its 2000 / 1999 counter parts that are selling for less.

Obviously a limited run special edition will sell for more.

[neg]

Its all up and down, depends on who wants one - i agree the 25th Anni does seem to be worth more than standard and I expect the 30th will be similar but when a mag does a review they dont really look at this they just see it as a very similar car for a few grand more.

[Jkctr]

Yeah fair enough!

[Teutonic_Tamer]

The ED30 has :

- 230bhp Engine which is more like a detuned S3 engine, with K04 turbocharger and other bits and bobs

Wrong.  The S3 has many unique uprated components which are NOT shared with any other TFSI engine, including different pistons, cylinder head, PCV, and camshafts.  So the Ed30 is NOT a "detuned S3 engine".

[Teutonic_Tamer]

Trust me, go for the Ed30, if you can get a good spec ed30, get it, you will ALWAYS glance over your shoulder when one drives past you, and you wished if only id got that instead.

been there, and love this ed30 to bits.  :embarassed:

But that is just your own personal opinion.  There are many others who would never even look at an Ed30 or Pirelli, simply because they had a much more limited range of spec and options compared to the standard GTI.

Oh, I suppose you never look over your shoulder at an RS4 or an S3 . . . .